Bøker av M. L. Buchman

Why are men so often clichés on the romantic page? They don't need to be. Not even when real-life men appear to be clichés of themselves. These techniques can create male characters who pop off the page in any genre for their realism and depth.Come join the male author of over a hundred short stories, fifty romance novels, and twenty thrillers (including numerous Top 10 Romance of the Year accolades from B&N, NPR, and various industry reviewers) as he explores: common tropes (and why they're wrong even when they're so right), guy-speak, emotions, physicality, journeys, and much more.Also we'll tackle the Kinda-Myths: grunting, silent, brooding, uncommunicative, punching walls, rampant sex drive (while in a gunfight), arrogance, lack of emotion, conversations all about them...

Russia teeters on the brink of collapse, spoiling for a battle to end all wars. All it needs? One thin excuse. World War I began with the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. World War II launched with the invasion of Poland. As for Russia's invasion of Ukraine... A Russian flyby of an American CMV-22 Osprey tiltrotor goes desperately wrong over the North Sea. Will the tipping point for World War III break the moment a favored daughter of the Oligarchy goes down in flames? When the NSA's secret military base at Menwith Hill in the UK needs specialized expertise, they call in Miranda Chase. She and her elite team of air-crash investigators must avert a crisis like none before. A crisis that unravels her past, batters at her autism, and threatens to crush her team in the ultimate grinder of East vs. West. "Miranda is utterly compelling!" - Booklist, starred review "Escape Rating: A. Five Stars! OMG just start with Drone and be prepared for a fantastic binge-read!" -Reading Reality

Five tales of romance and boats collected together on a voyage of love, travel, andadventure in a world afloat.Solo Crossing - sailing away from it all can chart a fresh course through the pastReturn Passage - setting a course for home leads to a new futureNarrowboat Goddess - love on the English canalsCarved from Sand - when sand sculpture and sailboat racing collideSanta and the Pirate Queen - true love at Christmas only needs a pirate shipPull on your sou'wester and snuggle down for a good ride.

A first mission by a new team should not risk everything-except this time it must."I can't wait for the next one to come out."Launching a new Special Operations helicopter company may be the hardest assignment a commander could draw. Forming it with a team of rookie pilots, then slamming them into a Black Ops crisis mission to infiltrate China-well that's just uncalled for.And what is Major Pete Napier to do with the soft-spoken woman who can outfly him on his best day? Maybe China isn't his biggest challenge."Buchman's research is amazing and his attention to detail is astounding."[Can be read stand-alone or in series. A complete happy-ever-after with no cliffhangers. Originally published in "The Night Stalkers 5E" series in 2015. Re-edited 2021 for improved reader experience but still the same great story.]Buy now to join the military romance adventure.

She buries her past. He honors his past. But it's the future that may kill them both."Full of suspense, tension, questions, and amazing characters."Patty O'Donoghue left her home in Gloucester, right where it belongs in the best-forgotten past. She now flies her beloved Night Stalkers helicopters.Lieutenant Mick Quinn honors his past so deeply that he left his family's Alaskan crabbing boat to join the very best fleet he could find. Fate takes them beyond the last island in the Aleutians and forces them together on a fishing trawler to disable a new Russian threat. The falling in love part? For damn sure that was never in the mission plan."A top military romance writer. 6 stars!"[Can be read stand-alone or in series. A complete happy-ever-after with no cliffhangers. Originally published in "The Night Stalkers 5E" series in 2015. Re-edited 2021 for improved reader experience but still the same great story.]Buy now to join the military romance adventure.

The riveting and heartwarming conclusion to the acclaimed series."That is how you wrap up a series. (This) was eloquent and beautiful and heartbreaking and fabulous."Gordon Finchley knows he's toast when he crashes his firefighting helicopter into a wildland forest fire. Newly-arrived Ripley Vaughan almost negates his near-miraculous survival when she barely misses slicing him in two with her massive Erickson Aircrane helicopter during rescue.In deepest irony, a wildfire sweeps over their base camp on Ripley's first full day. It should be getting better-yet it's getting worse. Before long, she's on the far side of the Pacific and losing the battle against both the fire and Gordon's effect on her heart.In this riveting wrap-up to the Firehawks series, the entire Mount Hood Aviation heli-attack squad needs all their skills to not get burned by the ultimate wildfire."M. L. Buchman is one of the best military suspense/romance writers on the market." "With a spectacularly satisfying ending, this will thrill Buchman's many fans and all action romance readers." - Booklist [Can be read stand-alone or in series. A complete happy-ever-after with no cliffhangers.]

They both came from the streets, now they must save a nation."Best 5 romance of 2013!" - Eloisa James, Barnes & NobleHer father said Lola LaRue would grow up to be a stripper and a whore. Instead she became a top helicopter pilot for the Army's secret Night Stalker regiment.Tim Maloney ran from his family to work in a chop shop, parting out stolen cars. Both their lives changed the day the planes flew into the World Trade Center. Little did they know that they'd have to come together to save their country from the next great attack."Buchman proves his military romance prowess." - RT Book Reviews"Buchman takes the military romance to a new standard of excellence." - Booklist[Can be read stand-alone or in series. A complete happy-ever-after with no cliffhangers. Originally published in 2013. Re-edited 2021 for improved reader experience but still the same great story.]

12 Tales not led by WWMs.Thrillers may be the last great bastion of the Western White Male. From Doc Savage to James Bond. From Dirk Pitt to Jack Reacher.Now is the time to venture into the rest of the world. Who rides to the rescue? Vietnamese magicians, female undercover operatives, Chinese assassins, and women like you never imagined.Western White Males? Who needs them!

10 Tales of Unlikely PartnersThe Odd Couple, Remington Steele, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Kirk and Spock, any couple in Friends or The Big Bang Theory or...Thrown together by chance, assignment, or circumstance. Driven apart by skills, personality, or they just don't trust each other. Until their lives are on the line and their only options are to cooperate-or die.Partnerships from the too perfect couple to the new met stranger. And when your partner isn't another person?

12 Tales of HonorIt comes in many forms: military, political, among thieves, between friends, and so much more.Come read an amazing collection of thriller and action-adventure stories by the best and a few of the newest voices. Travel from Ancient Israel to the near future, from the American Revolution to the world of hackers, and face death and danger at every turn.Hang onto your seat and take the plunge!

As the Arctic melts, the fabled Northwest and Northeast Passages are opening. But are they opening to war?A Chinese freighter attacked. A sabotaged passenger jet crashed in Quebec. And high overhead an E-4B Nightwatch, America's fortress-in-the-sky, sees all. With nations shifting to high alert, Miranda Chase lands once more in the midst of the fray. But first she must fight battles of her own. Can she conquer the emotional chaos her autism unleashes amid the loss of her past? In time to save her team? -And avert the disaster playing out under the Northern Lights? A tale of high adventure, airplanes, and espionage. "Miranda is utterly compelling!" - Booklist, starred review "Escape Rating: A. Five Stars! OMG just start with Drone and be prepared for a fantastic binge-read!" -Reading Reality

Miranda Chase-the autistic heroine you didn't expect. Fighting the battles no one else could win.Revenge? A terrorist attack? Or a declaration of war?The head of the Senate Armed Services Committee lies dead. The murder weapon? An Air Force jet deliberately crashed into his DC hotel room.Half a world away in the South China Sea, an F-35C Lightning II - America's newest fighter jet - crashes during landing. It cripples the aircraft supercarrier USS Theodore Roosevelt. An accident? Or China's next move toward world domination?Miranda Chase and her NTSB air-crash investigation team are spread thin as they struggle to unravel multiple horrific crashes at once - and halt a global firestorm before it burns them all. Worst of all? The next target could be Miranda herself."Miranda is utterly compelling!" - Booklist, starred review"Escape Rating: A. Five Stars! OMG just start with Drone and be prepared for a fantastic binge-read!" -Reading Reality

Need to infiltrate a drug smuggler's operation, call Delta Force."Top 10 Romance of the Year!" - Booklist Richie-a genius about everything except women-takes point on the team's most dangerous mission yet. At his side, Melissa-who can spot everyone's motives but her own-must prove far more than her abilities as a woman who can fight with the best. And once they've gone undercover, the challenge will be to come out alive. Only together can they survive the lethal mission and the intense heat that fires between them."Buchman's most ambitiously fast¿paced, action¿packed story to date." - RT Book Reviews"With one of the best endings found in Buchman's books, two of the most engaging characters, and a dramatic aerial assault, this high-action romance has everything, and it's a one-sitting read for sure." - Booklist[Can be read stand-alone or in series. A complete happy-ever-after with no cliffhangers. Originally published in 2016. Re-edited 2021 for improved reader experience but still the same great story.]Buy now to join the military romantic adventure.

The first woman of Delta Force can conquer anything, except herself."If Tom Clancy ever wrote a romance novel, 'Target Engaged' will be it!" - Marienela.netSurviving the potentially lethal Delta Force training counts as only the first step on Carla Anderson's path to honoring her KIA brother. She's going to take down every bad guy if it kills her.Kyle Reeves, the steadiest and best soldier fresh from the most advanced training can handle anything, except perhaps Carla.When they take on the drug lords of Venezuela, well...falling in love would be easier if it wasn't so hard."Buchman cannot write a bad book, and this, possibly his best yet, is another great example of what military romance should be." - Booklist"Meticulous research, action-packed mission scenes, and a passionate love story between the phenomenal lead characters, with the romance being equally as breathtaking as the action." - RT Book Reviews[Can be read stand-alone or in series. A complete happy-ever-after with no cliffhangers. Originally published in 2015. Re-edited 2021 for improved reader experience but still the same great story.]Buy now to join the military romantic adventure.

"Tom Clancy fans open to a strong female lead will clamor for more. - PWThe lead NTSB air-crash investigator-trapped between a stealth drone and a hard crash. A US Air Force C-130 transport plane, bearing top-secret cargo, lies shattered in the Nevada desert at Area 51's Groom Lake. China's prototype fifth-generation jet fighter goes missing. Far above, a stealth drone flies a very lethal, and very covert Black Op. The CIA, the US military command, and the secretive National Reconnaissance Office are all locked in a political battle for control of the nation's future. Miranda Chase, the NTSB's autistic air-crash genius investigator, lands in the center of the gathering maelstrom. Burdened with a new team and a unique personality, she must connect the pieces to stay alive. And she must do it before the wreckage of her past crashes down upon her and destroys US-China relations forever.

Clive Cussler meets Dale Brown. / "Superb!" - Booklist starred review / "The best military thriller I've read in a very long time. Love the female characters." - Sheldon McArthur, founder of The Mystery Bookstore, LAA US Air Force C-130 transport plane, bearing top secret cargo, lies shattered in the Nevada desert at Groom Lake.China's prototype fifth-generation jet fighter goes missing.Far above, a US supersonic, stealth drone flies a very lethal Black Op.The CIA, the US military command, and the secretive National Reconnaissance Office are all locked in a battle for control of the nation's future.Miranda Chase, the National Transportation Safety Board's air-crash savant, lands in the center of the gathering maelstrom.Burdened with a new team and a polarizing personality, she must connect the pieces to stay alive. And she must do it before the wreckage of her past crashes down upon her and destroys US-China relations forever.