ItÆs the Æ70s, the era of free love, and foreign correspondent Alaina Abbott is in South Vietnam covering the controversial war.

The fiercly determined Alaina is hell-bent on uncovering and reporting the truth. As an investigative journalist she is accustomed to working in a manÆs world. Alaina can give as good as she gets, but when she is assigned to work with ace aviator and legendary ladiesÆ man, Colonel Robert E. Lee Blackhart, sheÆs thrown completely off balance.

Blackhart is both tough as nails and smooth as silk. Initially he believes that Alaina is just another in a long string of liberal journalists. But when the two are caught up in a dangerous web of intrigue, BlackhartÆs attraction for the spirited reporter becomes undeniable. Can the elusive Blackhart commit to only one womanàand if he does, will it be his undoing?

Torn between truth and consequences, duty and desire, Blackhart and Alaina find themselves fighting for life and love. Red Phoenix Rising, the stunning break-out novel by new-comer Marie Carroll, is one you wonÆt ever forget.