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“Go, go, go!” Brock screamed.
The pilot took the chopper airborne and as they raced up over the canopy of trees below, Anna caught a glimpse of the second helicopter coming up behind them.
Brock sat down beside Anna.
“I’ve had bad dates before, Quick,” Brock yelled over the roar of ammunition firing, “but this is ridiculous.”
“Sorry about that,” she yelled back. “I’ll try for dinner and a movie next time.”
“I’m going to hold you to that.”
“I hope you do.”
Suddenly, there was an intense shudder in one of the engines, followed by violent shaking. It didn’t stop. Brock’s eyes widened.
Anna could hear the pilot shouting into the radio before he turned to them and hollered, “We’re going down. Hang on. It’s gonna be a rough—”
Dear Reader,
I’m surrounded by Bombshells so it was easy for me to write about one. Between my wife, daughter and daughter-in-law, I had plenty of material to draw upon to create Anna Quick. She’s a combination of all three of these dynamic women, with a touch of mama-bear-defending-her-cubs just for fun.
I hope you enjoy reading about Anna and her adventure as much as I enjoyed writing about her.
Best,
Terry Watkins
The Big Burn
Terry Watkins
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TERRY WATKINS
as a high school student spent time tracking and camping in the mountains of Pennsylvania. Later he would do just about everything, from serving his country in the military to earning an MFA in writing from the American Film Institute. He’s credentialed in industrial firefighting and has carried a top secret clearance for work as a security officer. Settled now in San Diego with his wife, author Mary Leo, Terry is busy putting his love of action-adventure into novels.
For Aaron: beloved son, friend and teacher.
1970–2005
Contents
Prologue
Part One: The Smoke Jumper
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Part Two: Warrior
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Part Three: The Strait of Malacca
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Part Four: Operation Fierce Snake
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Part Five: Operation Blowback
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Prologue
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Jason Quick pulled the laptop from the bloody hand of the dead Malaysian, then rifled through the man’s pockets until he found the keys. They were in the right-hand pocket of his jacket. The key ring held the JumpDrive memory stick Jason was hoping for. A backup for the laptop. He quickly yanked it off the ring and started down the alley where a car waited.
The nervous-looking Malaysian standing beside the car yelled at him in Malay, urging him to hurry. Another man, sitting behind the wheel, also insisted that he hurry.
Jason was about ten yards away from the car when he heard shouts behind him. He turned just as a man came after him, firing his weapon.
Jason felt the searing pain of the bullet as it went through the inside of his left thigh.
He spun, dropped to one knee and fired three rounds.
His pursuer went down—only to be replaced at the mouth of the alley by two more men trying to stop him.
More gunfire erupted.
The Malaysian waiting for him at the car returned the gunfire, while Jason rose and limped toward him. Bullets screamed both ways, pieces of stucco flew from the walls, men yelled
