Book 2

Medusa Rising

by Cindy Dees

Published 1 September 2005

SHE'S A DOCTOR. A HEALER. CAN SHE KILL IN THE NAME OF GOOD?

Dr. Aleesha Gautier had asked herself that question many times since joining the Medusa Project, the United States' first all-woman Special Ops team. Could she take lives–even to protect national security–when her every instinct screamed to save them?

Her first official mission–taking back a hijacked cruise ship–brought her face-to-face with her greatest fear: bad guys she would have to kill to save innocent lives. And one hijacker who might not be what he appeared. The mission could only end in death–unless Aleesha's choice to trust the wrong man was right….


The Medusa Project

by Cindy Dees

Published 1 February 2005

Air Force Major Vanessa Blake had been handpicked to lead the first all-female Special Forces team, the Medusas. But there was one bit of classified information the military hadn't shared with her–their trainer, tough-as-nails Lieutenant Colonel Jake Scatalone, was under orders to prove women had no place in Special Forces.

No matter how well Vanessa and her team performed, they would fail.

Then Scatalone disappeared on a crucial mission in hostile territory. And Vanessa made the military a deal it couldn't refuse: send in the Medusas. If they succeeded, they would become an official team. If they died, no one would ever have to know….