Flight of the Sparrows

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  E Book Publisher: Aspen Mountain Press
  ISBN: 978-1-60168-005-1
  Release Date: September 9, 2006
  Artist: Jinger Heaston
  Available at:Aspen Mountain Press
   $6.99
  
  Print Publisher: MLR Press
  ISBN: 978-1-934531-10-5
  Release Date: May, 2007
  Artist: Deana C. Jamroz
  Price: $16.99
  Available at: Amazon.com
  and at: Barnes & Noble

Summary
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Black Ops Leader Daniel Burke is beginning to tire of his lonely nomad's lifestyle, but he stays in the game because he's good at it, loyal and he feels a bond of brotherhood for his longtime teammates. When someone starts to dog his trail, it leads him and his team back to England where his career and life took a different turn eighteen years ago. Now people want him dead and they are willing to take his team out with him. Enter teenager computer whiz Quill Tarquin who hacks into secret government files detailing joint, clandestine operations between American and British forces and stumbles on something much more sinister. Suddenly Burke and his boys have their hands full with assassins, internal betrayals and career changes. And now they get to play father to an orphaned teenage terrorist dropped into their laps. Taking flight seems the only answer.



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Excerpt

Jameison pulled the collar of his overcoat up higher against the drizzle and stared at Crowe's hardened face, deciding on the value of debating the issue any further. There was something about the man that reminded Jameison of a coiled snake just waiting for the opportunity to strike its next victim. Crowe's reputation for violence accompanied by a high body count was well known. However guilty of hacking into MI5 as these boys might be, Jameison didn't think they deserved to suffer the kind of abuse Crowe was reputed to dish out to his prisoners.

His conscience got the better of his judgement. Jameison reached out to take Kevin back. Before he could get a proper hold of him, the boy was pulled from his reach, straight up into the open back of the army truck. Burke's face appeared in Kevin's place, an apologetic smile on his lips.

Throwing Crowe a warning look, Burke nodded at Jameison. "He'll be fine, Inspector. I'm sharing guard duty with Lt. Crowe at the moment."

Crowe gave Burke a disgusted sneer. "We're capturing terrorists Burke, not babysitting school boys. Lower your guard, someone'll pay for it, Yank. But it won't be me or my men, remember that." Crowe climbed up into the truck and disappeared from sight.

Peering after Crowe, Jameison could see the jabbering older McCabe perched on a bench across from his pale, silent brother. Crowe and his men lined one side of the truck with Liam, while Burke's men lined the other. The brothers sat at the very front, one on each side of the truck, corralled in place by the soldiers.

Jameison gave Burke a resigned nod, then walked back to the car. He drove to a more secluded spot down the street. They would stay close to provide back up to the team if it was needed. Chances were, the terrorist assault team would be more than able to handle the situation, but it never hurt to have a plan B. Besides, Jameison was anxious to see the fabled SparrowFour in action, even if it was from a distance.




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Reviews
  Review Site: Fallen Angel Reviews
  Reviewed by Teresa
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"Flight of the Sparrows by Laura Baumbach in an action/adventure story that grabs a hold of the audience from the start."

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"Once again, Ms. Baumbach has created a unique and unusual story that will engage the readers imagination and hold them spell bound from the start. Quill is on the surface a brash and obnoxious young man, but underneath he is just looking for somewhere to belong. Daniel is a confident man who has many surprises in store for him that he never imagined. Add to this a plot line that keeps the reader in suspense from the start, and you have a book that the will be a keeper in anyones library. Thanks goes to Ms. Baumbach for such a great story."





  Review Site: TCM Reviews
  Reviewed by Rocky Reichman

"Exquisite writing and good description dominate this book. Baumbach creates strong characters, with interesting personalities that any reader can relate to. The story is fluid. The words flow together well, melding to make an inspiring story. Flight of the Sparrows has a plot thick with intrigue, adventure and unexpected twists. The author easily melts character analysis together with action-packed prose. "

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  Review Site: Fallen Angel Reviews
  Reviewed by Serena
  Rating

"Flight of the Sparrows is an intriguing look into the mechanics of a black ops team and the danger they face every day. It also explores the intricacies of computer terrorism. I found myself struggling to put down this book. Laura Baumbach has created a fast-paced story that leaves you guessing until the very end."






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The juxtaposition of a group of elite military Americans trying to handle the care and protection of a rebellious British teen was fun to watch, with the inevitable uncomfortable moments encountered by a group of bachelors trying to cope with instant fatherhood providing a lighter element to contrast the action and drama. It was also very refreshing to read an author who uses contractions in dialogue the way people really use them in speaking. I noticed this immediately, and it gave the story a natural flow that's often absent from works with more formal phrasing.

Flight of the Sparrows is an action adventure political thriller with romantic elements. I very much enjoyed reading Baumbach's style and this story.

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Reviewed by Lee M





EuroReviews

Flight Of The Sparrows from Laura Baumbach was a thrilling story to read from the first page to start with until the last! ... I must admit that the story was well written, with unexpected twists here and there, and that Laura Baumbach did a great job with this novel.

Reviewer:   Sylvie

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