Stuart Woods

Holly Barker series was a great read for me. Stuart gives short chapters and continued action all through his books.

What's the matter, don't you like surprises?"
"I like them if they're pleasant ones, and when they happen suddenly," Holly said. "But not when I have to ponder them for an hour and forty-five minutes.

I'm being uprooted," Dino said. "You're being transplanted," Viv replied, "and to a better home.

It was time to panic, Scotty thought. The only thing she could think of was to faint.
Scotty had never fainted before, not even in the worst moments of her life, but she was so frightened that very little acting was required. She simply placed a hand on her forehead, then crumpled in sections at Bo's feet like an elongated sack of oranges.
Bo's inexperience with fainting apparently matched Scotty's, because he reacted as if she had taken an arrow to the chest.