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Release Date: October 26, 2021
An abandoned little boy is the only clue
to a killer's dangerous holiday plot…
Certain a desperate 911 caller is her presumed-dead sister, emergency dispatcher Brandi Callahan follows the cryptic message to a terrified toddler…and an armed assailant. Now Brandi will do anything to protect the boy—even if it means asking her ex-fiancé, Texas Ranger Rhett Kincaid, for help. But can Brandi and Rhett stop this killer before he exacts his terrible Christmas vengeance?
❥ Heat Level: Mild/Sweet
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A broken engagement leaves two souls hurting, each going their separate ways, but neither willing to truly let the other go in their hearts. When Brandi finds herself swallowed up in a mystery that has plagued her family for years, there is only one man that she can turn to with whom she knows, even if her heart isn’t ready to trust again. This time around there is a sweet little boy who clings to her, a tot that she is sure belongs to her missing sister. Now if she can prove the truth that she has known all along, her family’s innocence, while also protecting this precious child’s life, as well as her own life, mind, and heart.
From the get-go the action is a swift push into the suspenseful narrative, but I never once felt lost. Brandi is so desperate to find her sister, and that is something the reader feels right along with her. I can also understand her mistrust of Rhett, especially when the details of their failed engagement come to light, though her keeping him at arms length for as long as she did became tiresome for me.
You can instantly tell that Rhett is one of those men with a heart of gold, and the fact that he is willing to put up with Brandi’s distrust, while also putting his life on the line for her and sweet little Levi, says so much about his character.
Though full of suspense, there were moments that lagged for me, and I found myself skimming the pages to get back to the action. I do feel like the characters were well fleshed-out, I just fought to connect with them on more than a superficial level. The writing itself was descriptive, painting a good word picture, and did not leave me wanting. My favorite part, hands down, were the few twists at the end that actually had me shaking my head in dismay. I had an inkling who was behind it all, but one twist in particular had eluded me the entire time, and was a pleasant plot twist.
All in all, this was a decent suspenseful read with a holiday twist, and one I could see reading while cozying up next two a twinkling Christmas tree.
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