Wings of Life
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Last published Wed, Dec 21, 2016
Skye Edwards. Daughter to Captain Joseph Edwards, the greatest soldier the 22nd Special Air Service regiment has ever seen. Until he went MIA.
At 18, Skye has seen enough tragedies to last a lifetime. Left only with her mother, she struggles to achieve the only the goal she has ever wanted: to become the best pilot she can be and to honour her father's memory. When she meets Zachary Taylor- a mysterious stranger with a classified background- her life seems to turn for the better, but can it last?
5 years later, Skye has achieved her dream and is the youngest ever to achieve her rank. When she is chosen to lead a highly classified mission, she is ecstatic. But it is quickly apparent that all is not as it seems. When she is shot down over the Verkhoyansk mountain range in Russia she encounters a familiar face, and together they must battle to survive against enemies both old and new. But can love conquer all?
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