Hell & Back

Name: Hell & Back
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Julie Rowe
ISBN: 9781666179569

Author: Julie Rowe

Series: Outbreak Task Force #5

Narrator: Jeffrey Kafer

Unabridged: 7 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 03/07/2023

Categories: Fiction, Romance, Suspense & Thriller, Military Romance

Synopsis

Racing to lock down the CDC's deadly virus samples from terrorists, ex-Special Forces medic Henry Lee partners with Ruby Toth on the Outbreak Task Force. But the terrorists always seem one step ahead. As they work side by side, Henry's taken with how Ruby accepts and respects him, instead of pitying him for all he lost overseas, including his leg. Ruby's hiding something, though, and Henry fears she's been leaking sensitive information.

Terrorists have kidnapped her brother, and now microbiologist Ruby Toth faces a horrible choice. If she doesn't give them a vial of Small Pox as ransom, her brother will die. She knows her prickly—yet very hot—boss, Henry, could provide the help she needs. But she joined the CDC to root out insiders plotting to unleash a bio-engineered pandemic, and she can't trust anyone. Not even Henry.

Contains mature themes.

About Julie Rowe

Julie Rowe's first career as a medical lab technologist in Canada took her to the Northwest Territories and northern Alberta, where she still resides. She loves to include medical details in her romance novels, but admits she'll never be able to write about all her medical experiences because, "No one would believe them!" A double Golden Heart finalist in 2006, Julie's writing has appeared in several magazines, including Today's Parent, Reader's Digest (Canada), and Canadian Living. She currently facilitates communication workshops for her local city college.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sheena ☆ Book Sheenanigans on November 21, 2020

I can absolutely say that I liked this but didn’t love it as much as I had anticipated and I would honestly generalize this as a decent followup to the ‘Outbreak Task Force’ series. This time around, we follow ex-Special Forces medic Henry Lee and his partner Ruby Toth who are racing......more

Goodreads review by Dísir on September 03, 2020

3.5 stars rounding up 'Hell & Back' is Julie Rowe's high-octane, medical-science thriller that, well, probably sits all too uncomfortable in this virus-ridden world at the moment. Still, it provides some mighty fine hours of escapism, non-stop action and rides the all-engulfing wave of bioterrorism w......more

Goodreads review by Celestine on January 25, 2021

I've read all of these Outbreak Task Force books to date, but a series detailing the battle of the CDC against unknown terrorists trying to unleash weaponized diseases on the population hit a little too close for comfort in 2020. I have to admit, the familiar themes of this four-year-old series had......more

Goodreads review by Lauriane (L.M. Durand) on September 07, 2020

Get ready because this book is going to give you one heck of a ride. This action-packed novel will keep you on the edge of your seat from beginning to end. Ruby just started working at the CDC when threats from a group of terrorists escalate. Her brother is kidnapped and the only way for her to have......more

Goodreads review by Diane on September 21, 2020

Ex Special Force, Henry Lee works for the CDC On the Outbreak Task Force and is mentoring Ruby Toth. Terrorists attack and they seem to have a lot of inside information. There is plenty of action throughout this book along with a romance. There were a couple of scenes that defied credibility. It hel......more