The Tide of War
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Publisher Description
Lieutenant Commander Kyle West is one of Earth Fleet's greatest fighter pilots. Every day, he leads his squadron into battle over Earth's cities in a seemingly endless war against a vicious alien race, defending his home and his loved ones.
Millions of miles away, the Fleet's Elite Squadron attacks from another angle, engaging the enemy on its home turf. Casualties are high, and the Squadron needs more of the Fleet's very best. But joining the Elite is a death sentence — a surety Kyle isn't willing to face. Until a devastating attack wipes out the family he refused to leave.
Commander Andrei Dezhnyov, an Elite Squadron gunner, isn't sure what to make of the cocky new American pilot. Kyle is equally uncertain about the snarly Russian, but as they warm up to each other, their tentative alliance becomes a deep bond — one that endangers them both when a daring and disobedient rescue reveals secrets that call into question everything they've ever believed about their enemy. Secrets that their superiors would kill to protect.
This book was previously published.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Erotic romance author Witt sets up her clumsy first SF novel with a premise that has stunning implications for its characters, but earthshaking revelations are overshadowed as the interstellar narrative gives way to a burgeoning love story. Top pilot Kyle West is pressured by his command to join the Elite Squadron in assaulting the home world of the vicious Menarians, but he's unwilling to leave behind his partner and their son. When Kyle's family is killed in a raid, he gets on the next transport to the front lines, bent on revenge. Shockingly, mere weeks after those gory deaths, Kyle embarks on a steamy relationship with hotshot gunner Andrei Dezhnyov who is also weirdly untraumatized by war and the loss of loved ones, except in obligatory scenes of vulnerability and comforting and the adventure story loses focus. As the novel skids to a halt, the weak and implausible blend of romance and SF leaves Witt scrambling to wrap up major plot points, leaving fans of both genres unfulfilled.
