The connection between doctors Jonah Armstrong and Jacinta McCloud is instantaneous. The only problem is their lives are so very different... or so Jonah believes. He is a doctor on a mission in Papua, New Guinea and doesn't want another woman he loves to be there. The loss of his sister many years ago has convinced him a woman just isn't safe in the jungle. Jacinta has other ideas... but what will happen when the two of them are kidnapped while in the jungle?

DANGEROUS ASSIGNMENT is actually a better read if you don’t read the back cover of the book. The publisher’s blurb gives the entire plot away. This leaves little room for any of the surprises that the author has in store for the reader. 

I enjoyed seeing how the doctors addressed the medical needs in the jungle and the stories of Peeta and the birth of the babies were heartwarming. I didn't realize till I'd finished the book but apparently the author is a midwife and it really showed in the way she wrote the scenes about the births as I felt her love and joy shining through. Fiona McArthur does a phenomenal job at capturing the sheer joy and wonder of children in DANGEROUS ASSIGNMENT.

I do have some minor complaints. I got a little tired of Jacinta's "dark brows" being referred to. Maybe it was meant to be endearing or complimentary? And I am still not certain I buy into the story about why Jacinta joined up on the missions to follow Jonah... because that is exactly what she did. On one hand, the hero and heroine are perfect matches for how they worked together in the jungle. But Jacinta's reasoning behind following Jonah, a man she'd barely met, still bugs me... but I guess only a woman willing to chase Jonah would have broken through that exterior shell he had. Regardless, DANGEROUS ASSIGNMENT is a fast paced and exciting story that is well worth reading.

Reviewed by Debbie

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Posted April 2008