The Path to Freedom (Task Force 125 Book 1)

Sarah Stevens had nothing left to lose when what would have been a Vegas mugging ended with her standing and the men she beat leading to a job offer. Three weeks later she's in the Nevada desert learning to take down men twice her size, on a one-way path into Task Force 125 — a covert American counter-terrorism unit whose first mission for her is seducing her way onto a Mediterranean arms dealer's yacht. The man directing her in the earpiece — Vince Hennessee, former Force Recon, scarred and patient and watching her too closely — is the one she shouldn't want. The man on the deck is the one she has to take down. The path between the two is the path to freedom — and it's going to cost her something she didn't know she still had to lose.

The Path to Freedom is the first novel in the Task Force 125 series — a covert American counter-terrorism unit, an ensemble of operators worth loving, and the woman whose instincts make her dangerous and whose heart makes her theirs. Slow-burn into white-hot, with action that doesn't flinch and a found-family unit you'll want to read all five books to live with.

For readers who loved:

• Suzanne Brockmann
• Maya Banks (KGI series)
• Catherine Mann
• Cindy Gerard
• Pamela Clare

I have to say THE PATH TO FREEDOM is one genuinely impressive read.
I loved Sarah's gung ho attitude and her determination to reinvent herself and there's no doubt in my mind that she's wholly successful in achieving that goal. Vince has issues of his own - both personally and professionally - and Sarah's ability to stand up to him is a huge turn on for him. One of the things I especially enjoyed about this story was the closeness of the members of Task Force 125. There's a genuine caring and `openness' that's extended to Sarah and really says a lot about this group. Lisa Pietsch infuses this story with humor, lots of action, friendship, romance and suspense so that you're pulled into these characters lives and don't want to let them go. Fortunately Ms. Pietsch is working on more stories for both Sarah and her fellow `fat camp' roomy' Tracey Ballentine so I'll be anxious to revisit them both and find out just where their adventures have taken them.
~Chrissy Dionne (courtesy of Romance Junkies)