During a school field trip to the National Air and Space Museum, schoolteacher Abigail Locke accidentally picks up an extra backpack.   Unbeknownst to her, this backpack contains twenty million dollars, the ransom demanded by a group of terrorists for the safe return of an ambassador's son.  Before she knows it, Abbie is thrust into the midst of an international diplomatic crisis, a far cry from the way she'd planned to spend her thirtieth birthday. 

SGT Flynn O'Toole finds himself captivated by the freckled brunette.  When the rest of Eagle Squadron suspects that Abbie might be involved in the incident, Flynn is convinced of her innocence, and is soon proven correct.  The terrorists' demands that Abbie personally return the money in a public place require Flynn and Abbie to spend plenty of time together in close quarters, awaiting instructions. 

Flynn, the pretty boy of Eagle Squadron, with his dark hair, blue eyes, and flashing dimples, uses his looks and charm to keep women at a distance.  His charisma covers a heart scarred from rejection and abandonment, but Flynn's deepest wish is to find the kind of love and acceptance that Abbie seems to offer, if only he could believe that it would last. 

SEVEN DAYS TO FOREVER, the second Eagle Squadron book, features characters from the small Balkan country of Ladavia.  The fictitious nation gives Ms. Weaver the freedom to write about terrorism and international politics without alienating readers of any particular ethnic background.  This fictional element is nicely balanced by the realism of the story's Washington, DC, setting.  Ms. Weaver gets all the details right, bringing a sense of immediacy to her story.  Readers familiar with the capital will feel that they're right there with Abbie, Flynn, and the soldiers of Eagle Squadron. 

Abbie and Flynn are a terrific romantic couple.  Flynn is the ultimate tortured hero, and Abbie has the patience necessary to coax him from his protective shell.  The succession of aborted ransom drop-offs are carefully choreographed and exciting to read.  Ms. Weaver has no trouble keeping the action moving at rapid-fire pace while allowing time for character development, and, more importantly, romance.  Flynn and Abbie sizzle with sensuality and shimmer with hope for the courage to reach for their dreams.  Medic Jack Norton provides comic relief, and the scenes involving Ambassador Vilyas and his family highlight all the traits that draw Flynn to Abbie's side.  Abbie's students are realistic grade-schoolers, preoccupied with Pokemon and endearingly prone to say or do exactly what one most wishes they wouldn't. 

SEVEN DAYS TO FOREVER builds on the momentum of EYE OF THE BEHOLDER. Captain Sarah Fox's story, the conclusion of this trilogy, is up next, due in November.  Readers can only hope that Ms. Weaver will return to Eagle Squadron at some point in the future to satisfy their curiosity about other members of the squad.  Jack would make an interesting hero, and surely MAJ Mitch Redinger's perfectly-groomed exterior is hiding the stressors known only to military families.  Ms. Weaver has definitely left her readers wanting more.