Help me congratulate Colleen and Rick on their newest release! Here’s the blurb:
True crime writer Britt Olsen knows the minds of
monsters. She never expected to share their DNA.
A simple DNA test shatters everything Britt believes about
her past. The father she loved was not her biological parent, and the mother
she trusted has spent decades hiding her CIA past. Worse, Britt's real father
is a disgraced Mossad assassin known in the intelligence underworld as Abaddon.
Before Britt can process the truth, violence strikes.
Five-year-old Willow Hamilton--the president's
granddaughter--is kidnapped, and Abaddon becomes the prime suspect. Determined
to help rescue the child, Britt joins forces with FBI Special Agent Stein
Nordahl, a man who has spent years hunting the assassin responsible for his own
father's death.
As the search intensifies, Britt and Stein uncover a web of
secrets that reaches deep into the intelligence world. Forced on the run
through the unforgiving Pacific Northwest wilderness, they face deadly
ambushes, corrupt agents, and betrayals from people they thought they could
trust.
But time is running out for Willow.
To save the girl and stop Abaddon's catastrophic plans,
Britt must confront the darkest question of all--whether she is defined by the
blood in her veins or the choices she makes.
Because the world's most dangerous assassin has finally come
looking for his daughter.
And in a battle shaped by secrets, betrayal, and faith,
Britt must decide what kind of legacy she will claim.
REVIEW
I enjoy a good romantic suspense tale, and this was no
exception. I liked the chemistry that developed between Britt and Stein, with
neither one of them knowing what to do about it. Plus, they were doing their
best to protect Willow and get her back to her parents. I also enjoyed reading
about Willow’s attachment to Britt – I mean, who could blame the five-year-old
little girl for attaching to the person she felt safe with after all she had
been through, but boy … Willow turned out to be one tough little girl.
I also enjoyed reading about Britt’s adventures, if you
will, while she tried to come to grips with some of the secrets her mother held
so close.
I thought I had figured out the whodunnit … well, that
turned out to be an incorrect assumption on my part. I was a bit shocked at who
that turned out to be.
I also liked the fact that Stein and Britt learned to call
upon their faith in times of trouble. Not so much as to be off-putting but
enough to know that there is definitely a Higher Power that we can call on when
we need to. But Britt’s mom and her secrets? How could those have been hidden
all these many years without Britt having a clue?
I hope that Britt and Stein have more adventures.
