Book description:
When a worker at the Sanctuary is discovered dead in the tiger enclosure, authorities assume the big cat killed her. But when the autopsy shows she was killed by a lethal dose of anesthetic delivered by a tranquilizer gun, suspicion falls on Blake Lawson, co-owner of the Sanctuary. Blake has his hands full trying to clear his name as well as get the Sanctuary finances back in the black. When a soil test turns up traces of rare earth, he's even more puzzled. Is someone trying to run them out of business to get to whatever is under the ground?
Meanwhile, wildlife veterinarian Paradise Alden is determined to find the brother she only recently learned even existed. When the results of the DNA test she ran mysteriously disappear from her portal before she can read them, she realizes someone must not want her to know the truth. A break-in at her new apartment is alarming, but she tries to pass it off as someone trying to scare her away. She refuses to turn tail and run when she is desperate for answers.
For Blake, the only solid ground is his relationship with Paradise, and he longs to propose--but how can they even think about starting a life together with so many forces working against them?
My review:
I loved the first book in this series, and have been looking forward to this one. Colleen Coble has a few series where it centers on the same couple all three books, and this is another of those series. I like that. Instead of a couple meeting and dealing with whatever a suspense author throws at them as they fall in love and get married or engaged at the end of the book, the relationship grows over the length of the series.
This was just as an exciting and great read as Ambush. An animal sanctuary makes such a great setting for a suspense series, and this is some of Coble's best writing in my opinion. Prowl had even more character development for the very likable characters in this series. Paradise is a great character, but she needs to stop being so stubborn and independent and let Blake carry more of her load.
And Blake....he is one of Cobles best characters so far. He runs the animal sanctuary, putting most of his paycheck right back into it, while helping his mom raise his 5 and 7 year old brothers, Isaac and Levi, who add so much to the story.
Prowl brings in new bad guys, and a lot of attempts to get Blake and his family to fail and get Sanctuary closed for good. I was afraid it was going to happen, especially when an elusive will entered the picture.
Coble is one of those authors who puts a lot of faith/Christian content in her books, and this one was no different. There was a theme of trusting God no matter how bleak things are, and that was something I need to focus more on, so I appreciate that.
While reading Prowl, I found myself wishing I could live and work at a place like that.
The book had a great ending, and there were a couple of things I didn't see coming, such as identity of a guilty party. I am already looking forward to the third and final book in this series.
Special thanks to the author for an advance e-book copy of this novel. I was under no obligation to provide a review and the thoughts contained herein are my own.
About the author:
Best-selling author Colleen Coble's novels have won or finaled in awards ranging from the Best Books of Indiana, the ACFW Carol Award, the Romance Writers of America RITA, the Holt Medallion, the Daphne du Maurier, National Readers' Choice, and the Booksellers Best. She has over 5 million books in print and writes romantic mysteries because she loves to see justice prevail. Colleen is CEO of American Christian Fiction Writers. She lives with her husband Dave in Indiana. Visit her website at ColleenCoble.com
Prowl releases November 4.
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