This K-9 team is trained to eliminate threats. This threat could eliminate them.
Being a loner is getting old. Jazz Lamont still can’t fit in at the Phoenix K-9 Agency, and she’s losing her best friend. At least providing security with her K-9 partner at the Tri-City Fair will mean revisiting the only place where she once belonged. But a series of accidents threatens her beloved fair and puts lives at risk.
Thriller author Hawthorne Emerson suspects foul play after the first “accident.” Moonlighting as fair security to investigate the death of his sister’s boyfriend, he’s eager to find the truth. He doesn’t expect the task to lead him to the cult he escaped.
Finding the culprit behind the sabotage is personal for Jazz and Hawthorne. But someone else has a personal stake, too. Someone who wants Jazz dead. When everything she thought was true is dismantled, can Jazz risk trusting others—including God—to survive?
My review:
I am so glad I gave this series and author a try. I absolutely love this series, and was happy to see this book was finally coming out.
I think the first book will always be my favorite - it is called the prequel, but it is technically the first book. It was published first, and by a different publisher than the rest of the books, so I am guessing that is why it gets called the prequel instead of book #1.
But this book almost topples that one as my favorite. I have come to see Agen is a great author, but she really pulled out the stops for this 4th (5th?) book.
First off, the two main characters: Jazz, K-9 handler, non-Christian, who has been in all of the books since she is part of the team, and Hawthorne, confirmed bachelor, Christian, and author of thriller books...and Jazz' favorite author. And they meet in an exciting adrenaline-rush way.
Both are complex, but likable characters. Because of how she was raised, Jazz feels like a loaner, unlovable, and doesn't even feel she belongs with her team. Hawthorne doesn't want to be tied down, or trapped by relationships.
And the book had a great plot. The book centers around a fair that has been in the town for several years. Hawthorne is there to try to uncover the truth about the death of his little sister's boyfriend. Jazz is there as part of security, but quickly becomes the target of whoever is causing mayhem at the fair.
Toss in romance and a cult for good measure, and you have the makings of a great romantic suspense novel.
I absolutely loved this book. It was full of drama and suspense, and was a very difficult book to put down. (Foolish man that I am, I started it before work, and had to put it down. Would have been bad to call off from my car in the hospital parking lot.)
I had a suspect fairly early in the book - at least halfway - and am happy to report that I was right. In fact, I was screaming inwardly at one point to Jazz "it is a trap don't do it!". :)
Of course one thing that makes a series like this so enjoyable is having a team or other group of people that are in all of the books and come together to help protect and support. And of course that happened in this book. Jazz finally realized she was considered part of the team just as much as the others, and was valued by them......and by God.....and of course, by her favorite author.
I appreciate that the author doesn't shy away from a Christian message, and shares it through struggles of her characters.
The book had a great ending, and one of the last spoken statements had me chuckling out loud. Jazz, to Hawthorne: "There's something I have been wanting to ask you ever since we met."
To find out the thing she asked to cause him to laugh (and anyone who reads the book), you will have to read the book. :)
The books could be read as stand alones, as they don't make much - if any - reference to what happened in previous books, but I would personally recommend reading them in order, as it does have references and appearances of the boyfriends/fiance's from the other books.
Special thanks to the author for an advance e-book copy of this book. I was under no obligation to provide a review and the thoughts contained herein are my own.
About the author:
Jerusha Agen imagines danger around every corner but knows God is there, too. So naturally, she writes suspense infused with the hope of salvation in Jesus Christ.
With a B.A. in English and a background in screenwriting, Jerusha is a speaker, writing instructor, and Fear Warrior who sounds the call to battle against fear in our everyday lives.
Jerusha loves to hang out with her big furry dogs and little furry cats. You’ll often find her sharing irresistibly adorable photos of them in her newsletter and on social media.
Get a free suspense story from Jerusha and find more of her thrilling, fear-fighting novels at www.JerushaAgen.com.
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