Protecting a witness could be a deadly mission for this K-9 team.
K-9 officer Tarren McGregor never imagined that a cartel would find its way to Texas’s South Padre Island—or target his best friend’s sister. But when Julia Hamilton witnesses and prevents the kidnapping of a teen girl, Tarren knows that trouble is soon to follow. Because Julia didn’t just protect the girl—she saw the abductor’s face. Now she’s marked for murder, and it’s up to Tarren and his K-9 partner to keep Julia safe from the human traffickers in pursuit…even if it means putting themselves in the line of fire.
From Love Inspired Suspense: Courage. Danger. Faith.
My review:
Some books have a slow buildup to action and suspense, but this one just takes off from the first page with an attempted kidnapping, and never lets up until the very end.
I really liked this book. Suspense is my favorite genre', and this author did a great job on that aspect of the book as she always does, with a lot of drama and action thrown in. But I loved the characters and their relationships and interplay. There is a lot of discussions about "tropes" in Christian fiction, and the trope in this one was best friend's little sister.
Tarren, the hero of the story, has been best friends with Julia's brother, Jeremy, since 1st grade, so Tarren has always steered clear of Julia in the romance department. To make things worse, her brother is now her boss.
And don't forget Raz, Tarren's K-9 partner. I am not a fan of dogs at all, but I do enjoy these K-9 suspense novels.
Throw in a drug cartel that consists of some very bad guys, kidnapped girls, and a lot of gun fighting, and this turned out to be an excellent read.
Special thanks to the author for an advance copy of this novel. I was under no obligation to provide a review and the thoughts contained herein are my own.
About the author:
Award winning, multi-published author Terri Reed found solace from a chaotic childhood in the pages of books that took her far away to different realms and realities. When she discovered Christian fiction, she also discovered her own story telling voice. Now she writes books of heart-warming romance and heart-pounding suspense infused with faith. Her romance and romantic suspense novels have appeared on Publisher's Weekly top ten and Nielsen BookScan top hundred lists, and have been featured in USA Today. She's a member of the Honor Roll of Romance Writers of America. Her books have finaled in Romance Writers of America RITA contest, National Readers' Choice Award, Inspirational Reader's Choice Award, and the American Christian Fiction Writers Carol Award. One of her romance novels was adapted into a Hallmark movie for Christmas 2019. Terri resides in the Pacific Northwest with her college-sweetheart husband. When not writing, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends and running the agility course with her Australian shepherd.
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