STAR-SPANGLED BRIDE

Rating:
Summary: Good early novel
Review: This early book of Iris Johansen is a nice blend of romance and adventure. What it lacks in coherent character development it makes up for in charm. Ten years before the book starts Gabe Falkner saved a 14 year old Ronnie Dalton from an earthquake wrecked hotel without ever knowing her name. Gabe is a journalist who managed to be in the wrong place at the wrong time and has spent a year as a hostage to a rebel leader, in part because of Ronnies' father illegal activities. Ronnie has hero-worshipped Gabe from a far from years. She even became a photojournalist because of him and this situation gives her the opportunity to pay him back by rescuing him. It is a decent early effort by a great author and well worth the read if you can find it.