When I tell you the suspense in this book keeps coming and there are lots of twists. Travis jumps into action and helps Dylan with no questions asked. When Dylan finds himself in a sticky situation and in danger he knows that there is one person that can help him, and that is Traivs.
Eden jumps right into the action and we get a better understanding of Travis Mike Bravo team and history as well as Dylan’s role as a DEA agent.
Their “meet cute” was pretty epic, and is one that shall not be missed. Dylan and Travis have history, some good and some not so good. The author has done a fine job of bringing this period and setting to life, and created a memorable heroine in the process.After reading Mike Bravo IRIS, I knew that Travis was going to steal my heart. The plot combines mystery and romance, and vividly recreates the precarious existence of Jewish communities in countries where violence and prejudice against them could erupt at the slightest provocation. Esther Erman has taken Scott’s Rebecca and given her a full life and history after her flight from England.
The heroine of this novel is based on the character in Sir Walter Scott’s Ivanhoe. Can their search bring the true killer to light, and restore peace to this town, which has provided Rebecca with refuge? Rebecca and Rafael refuse to believe a holy man could be capable of this crime, and investigate, seeking justice and the true culprit rather than a convenient scapegoat. When a Frankish crusader is stabbed in a tavern, the rabbi is arrested for the murder this stirs up hatred against the local Jews. A visiting rabbi from Egypt condemns the local Jewish population for fraternizing with other faiths. Rebecca’s peaceful existence is upended when Crusaders begin terrorizing the innocent citizens of the town, inflicting rape and fear upon the locals. Rebecca has built a life for herself, but her heart still belongs to the gallant knight who saved her so many years ago, and she resists the marriage proposals of her good friend Rafael Lopes Dias. She attended the city’s renowned medical school, and now practices her art as a physician and teacher. Salerno, Sicily, 1205 CE: Rebecca, a Jewish woman who escaped England after her rescue by the knight Ivanhoe, has settled in Salerno, where Jews, Christians, and Muslims live in relative amity. Rebecca of Salerno: A Novel of Rogue Crusaders, a Jewish Female Physician, and a Murder
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