Book review:
He’s a man on the run.
Undercover ATF agent Jack Spencer has been running away his entire life. His last assignment has him questioning who he really is, what he believes, and who he can trust. When his cover is compromised, and he’s injured, he must disappear in order to survive.
She wants a fresh start.
After five tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, ex-Army medic Maggie Coleman wants a quiet life, one without emotional trauma. The peace and serenity of the Hawai’ian Islands is just what the doctor ordered. Then Jack crashes into her life, taking her on a rollercoaster ride into the unknown.
Now, they’re running for their lives.
Maggie and Jack flee the Islands only to find their every move is anticipated. As the days wear on, they form a bond that transcends their situation, and they must learn to depend not only on each other, but God as well. When they finally reach the safe house in the mountains of Montana, Jack and Maggie hunker down and wait for reinforcements. Before help arrives, Maggie is kidnapped, and Jack has only one option—offer himself in exchange. Failure is not an option. Because if he does, they both stand to lose more than just their budding relationship.
My review:
Confession: Had I known I was reviewing an e-book, I would have passed on this one. Not an e-book fan, and I like books I review to be on my shelf. But had I passed, I would have missed a great read.
This was a completely new author to me. It looks like she has one other book under her belt, a Christmas novel. The description of the book made reviewing it an easy sale. And it did not disappoint.
The book starts out with a bang - literally. Jack and Maggie are thrown together as she rides along to save his life, ultimately making the decision to stick with him as he runs for his life while she does her best to keep him alive.
I can't really come up with anything negative about the book. As with any movie, TV show, or book, a gunshot victim always gets around better than they would in reality, yet I felt the author did a better job on that than most authors, especially with an EMT along for the ride to keep an eye on the wound.
I loved the two main characters. Jack made a great hero/male protagonist, and Maggie made a great heroine/female protagonist. The book had non stop suspense - just as I like it - a lot of attraction/romance, and the author did not shy away from Christian content, with Jack and Maggie realizing and discussing how God was protecting them. On the romance part, I wanted to knock their heads together a few times, but all is well that ends well.
And the book did have a great ending. As I said at the beginning of my review, I would have passed on this had I known I was reviewing an e-book.....so I am glad I didn't pass. This may be the author's first suspense novel, but she knocked it out of the park. Definitely a 5-star review.
I was provided a copy of this book for review purposes. All opinions in this review are my own.
About the author:
Jennifer Chastain is a member of ACFW, ACFW-NC, and My Book Therapy/Novel Academy. Several of her other stories were finalists in the Blue Ridge Mountains Foundations contest and she was a finalist in the Touched by Love contest, sponsored by the Faith, Hope, and Love Christian Writers. Her contemporary romance stories contain the themes of redemption, grace, and forgiveness.
A hopeful romantic, Jennifer loves dark chocolate, Diet Coke, old movies and a good romantic movie. She loves to experiment with new recipes in the kitchen and when not cooking, she’s reading or conducting more research for her stories. Growing up in the snowy North, Christmas has always been her favorite holiday, with the scents of cinnamon, vanilla, and pine scenting the air.
Check out her other book, The Mistletoe Contract
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