Natalie Walters: Lights Out

By Kelly Bridgewater

CIA analyst Brynn Taylor developed a new program to combat terrorism, and she invited members of foreign intelligence agencies to America to foster cooperation between countries. Now one of them, Egyptian spy Remon Riad, is missing.

Jack Hudson has been working for the Strategic Neutralization and Protection Agency (SNAP) for almost nine years and takes the lead in hunting down the missing spy. But he isn't at all pleased to find out Brynn is involved. It's hard to trust a woman who's already betrayed you.

Every lead they follow draws them dangerously deeper into an international plot. Kidnapping, murder, explosions, poisoning--the terrorists will do anything to accomplish their goal of causing a digital blackout that will blind a strategic US military communications center and throw the world into chaos.

Can Brynn surrender control to a man who doesn't trust her? And can Jack ever get over what she did to him? The fate of the world--and their hearts--hangs in the balance.

 

My Thoughts:

Egypt. Terrorism. Romance. All of these elements work nicely together in Natalie Walters’ newest release, Lights Out. The story and plot center on the SNAP agency as they deal with life and working to stop the terrorism from other countries. Brynn, the heroine, is thrown into this agency as a temporary employee as she works through the current issue. The characters are crafted with enough personality and knowledge that I can’t wait to see what Walters does with the sideline characters that appear in this novel. Of course, what romantic suspense novel does not do well without a little romance? Walters throw this into the plot to keep the readers interested. Jack, the hero, and Brynn have a little past that filters onto the current story and does have them wondering what if. The plot was a little unpredictable, but being a terrorist plot story, it is really not that original. Most stories with terrorism feature the same elements and usually have the same vein to an ending. While I believe this story is a lot stronger than her previous series, I do wish the terrorism plot was written with a unique twist. Overall, if readers are a fan of DiAnn Mills, Colleen Coble, or Patricia Bradley, then this is definitely a novel for you to read.

I received a complimentary copy of  Lights Out by Natalie Walters from Revell Publishing, but the opinions stated are all my own.

My Rating:  4 out of 5 stars

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