Melissa Simmons—Lissa to her friends—is a young woman with many talents. A former field engineer with the Canadian Armed Forces, demolitions is just one of her military skills. When her childhood friend Fernando asks for Lissa's help, she doesn’t think twice, but hops a plane to his tiny island country.
Alexander Demitrius is the reigning prince of a once influential Mediterranean island paradise. Warring rebels, headed by Fernando, have torn the prince's world apart. Alex is strong-willed, a powerful and charismatic leader with no intentions of allowing rebels to usurp his rule. He dreams of a unified island and being taken seriously by the world. When he meets what appears to be a guileless female tourist—the intrepid Melissa—his thoughts of warring are interrupted by dreams of her seduction. Alex is no stranger to the game of love, but meets his match in this evasive young woman.
When a serious illness almost takes her life, Prince Alexander must decide which is more important: love or war.
Excerpt
She didn’t know why she’d come tonight, it was much too dangerous now. Her shoulder had still not healed. If Alex were to hold her a bit too tight, he’d probably hurt her and she’d have to do some creative thinking. He’d probably want to know what happened to her after the attack that day though, and so far, she hadn’t come up with a suitable lie.
She hoped he’d be simply happy to see her alive and well. All she knew was that every fiber of her being wanted, no needed to be with Alex.
Wordlessly he came to stand before her. His eyes seemed to burn into her very soul, much like they had before. His fingers sent delicious shivers up and down her arms before pausing to rest lightly on the curve of her hips. Lissa’s eyelashes fluttered closed with his first gentle kiss.
“I missed you,” she breathed.
“You missed me so much you had to stay away?” He spoke the words so gently that Melissa almost missed the sarcasm.
“No, of course not. I wanted to come.” Her arms crept up his chest and around his neck. She kissed his throat. “I tried but I just couldn’t get here. But I’m here now.”
“Yes,” he murmured against her hair. “You are. And you’re under arrest, Lissa.”
Melissa’s eyes flew open and she attempted a step backward. Alex’s firm grip on her hips tightened. “That’s not very funny, Alex. ‘I’ve missed you too” would be a little more appropriate, don’t you think?”
“It would be if I had been worried about you, and didn’t know where you’ve been these last few days, but you see Lissa, I know exactly where you’ve been.”
“That again? You don’t know anything about me. Let me go! Let me go! With both palms, she pushed against his chest, sending Alex a step backward and breaking his hold on her. “You’re insane. I’m getting out of here.”
Two armed soldiers moved out of nowhere and into position behind her, effectively blocking her exit. Melissa whirled around to face Alex, panic mounting. “What do you think you’re doing? Alex, you’re making a big…”
Her words were silenced by the lethal calmness in Alex’s eyes, and for the first time, she felt fear. It prickled down her spine making her nerves tense. A cold knot congealed in the pit of her stomach.
He knew! She didn’t know how he knew, but he knew. When did he figure it out? Then it hit her with an intensity that knocked the wind out of her chest. He knew at the taverna, when he questioned her. At the lake when they had come so close to making love, he knew. She swallowed hard and bit back the tears, refusing to let Alex see her pain.
“Take her away.”
Professional Reviews
Midwest Book Review--Laurel Johnson
Spicy romance, sparked by lovers' quarrels and misunderstandings, make any book by Jennifer Lynn a stand out. Nobody navigates the rocky road to love better than this author. She proved that with her first book, Hoodwinked, and firmly cements her position with Rebel Road.
Melissa Simmons - Lissa to her friends - is a young Canadian with many talents.
She's a university student majoring in criminology and a Field Engineer with the Canadian Armed Forces. Being a crack sniper and demolitions expert are among her military skills. At age 22, love has been furthest from her mind as she pursued her twin careers. When her childhood friend Fernando asks for Lissa's help, she goes to him despite her family's protests.
Alexander Demitrius is the reigning prince of a once influential Mediterranean island paradise. Warring rebels, headed by Fernando, have torn the Prince's world apart. Alex is strong-willed, a powerful and charismatic leader with no intentions of allowing rebels to usurp his rule. He dreams of a unified island and being taken seriously by the world. When he meets what appears to be a guileless female tourist - the intrepid Melissa - his thoughts of warring are interrupted by dreams of her seduction. Alex is no stranger to the game of seduction, but meets his match in this evasive Canadian female.
Ah yes! Passion flares from their first meeting, despite Melissa knowing they are destined to be enemies. One part of her participates daily in down and dirty guerilla fighting - at which she excels - while the female heart of her imagines the virile Alexander as lover. When she is captured by the enemy, the prince uses everything at his disposal to break her will. Classic sensory deprivation fails to work so he reverts to applying his considerable charm. Melissa is a virgin, ripe for the plucking, and more than willing to be plucked when sexual attraction turns to love. And when a serious illness almost takes her life, Prince Alexander learns a bitter lesson: Some things are more important than war or always being right.
This author sets such scenes so well - leading lovers through their paces towards that inevitable first coupling - and she does not disappoint in Rebel Road. Melissa, her delightfully sexy prince, and breathless readers of romantic fiction are all in for a treat, thanks to the inventive mind of Jennifer Lynn.
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Reviews for "My Enemy My Love"
Reviewed by Connie
3/23/2003
I love it.
This is your best book ever keep going girl.
Can see your name in the bright lights.
Squeak
Reviewed by Erin Moore, author
3/11/2003
Rebel Road is a sizzling romance with non-stop action that draws the reader in from the beginning. Ms. Lynn does a wonderful job starting the novel with a great hook that draws you into the story, the characters and makes you wonder what’s going on, making you turn the pages, and she never lets you go from there.
Rebel Road is an enticing love story with wonderfully developed characters that you can’t help but to cheer for. The heroine Melissa is a strong lady, one that every woman admires and wants to be, and the hero, Alex is a proud strong man, every woman’s dream come true. Ms. Lynn makes you hope that there is a way for Alex and Melissa to be together at the same time putting them in a situation that makes you think they’ll never be able to work it out and be happy. With the war going on and both of them on opposite sides, you start to believe that it is impossible for these two lovers to ever be together as they truly should be. Ms. Lynn does a great job, making the reader feel as the characters feel, and long as the characters long.
Rebel Road is a definite must read. It’s a great story from start to finish, with great characters, a fast moving plot and a well-researched story line. It’s not to be missed, once you pick up a copy, you won’t be able to put it down.
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