About "Beyond Those Hills"

Set in the mid-1980s, this novel depicts the tribulations of three individuals entangled in an emotional triangle in the wake of the Iran-Contras scandal.

Entrusted with the well being of his late best friend’s daughter, Laura, former C.I.A. operative Jim Marshall had kept his promise well beyond what was expected of him. Now an accomplished young woman, Laura Armitage uses Marshall’s connections to become an unlikely candidate to an elite US Navy unit. A tragedy still shadowing her days, Lieutenant Armitage flees the rubbles of a shattered life and reports for duty only to face discrimination, humiliation, and cover-ups at the highest levels of the chain of command, each threatening to irrevocably mar her sense of patriotism. She stands her ground through every mission from the Middle East to the Arctic Circle, assessing the value of her allegiance to the flag, aware her integrity may not be enough to win over her teammates and her contemptuous commanding officer, Lieutenant T.J. Wilkins.

Beyond Those Hills: an Officer and a Lady is M.H.A. Menondji's debut novel. It is a multifaceted self-discovery journey and meticulously documented military fiction depicting three years in the life of a female soldier waging war on several fronts.

Three lives intertwined by love, death, lust and a sense of duty that rises above politicians’corruption... An entertaining tale of redemption woven into the private battles of a female warrior. Dive in. Double time.