Two stories featuring women in the military and romances with them. Two different women in these stories and two different locales. Both women are foreign born working in various US military forces.

Captain "Kat" Kim is a martial artist par excellence and sometimes she holds back. When Special Forces Captain Jeff Steiger challenges her she can't resist showing him some of what she's capable of and beating him. They are assigned on a Art thief investigation and they have to learn to deal with each other both professionally and personally. I loved that they dealt with the issues of protectiveness that he felt towards her and him having to learn to let her be her and trust her to do her job, while she learned to trust someone other than herself with her emotions and safety. I enjoyed the story and could see where they had to work through some of this stuff.

His Woman in Command is by Lindsay McKenna and features Captain Nike Alexander, a greek-born pilot working for the US in Afghanistan who falls for Captain Gavin Jackson but doesn't want to act on her feelings because her past heartbreak with a military romance gets in the way. Features some quite positive moments with people in Afghanistan, glossing over some of the sensitive topics but overall I enjoyed the read.

Both stories were well done, characters were realistic and knew their limits and were competent military personnel without compromising themselves due to love or stupidity. ( )