By Kelly Bridgewater
USSS Special Agent Zane Thacker has landed his dream
assignment protecting the president of the United States. When the president
plans a fundraiser at the exclusive estate of a political supporter in Raleigh,
Zane is thrilled to be working again with Special Agent Tessa Reed, his best
friend--and the woman he desperately wishes could be more.
Though Tessa almost lost everything, she battled her demons and came out on the
other side healthy and healed. But when her role as the liaison between the
Raleigh office and the president's protective detail wrenches her past back
into the present, her greatest failure threatens to come to light.
Zane refuses to let Tessa go through this alone. But can he stand by the woman
he loves and protect the president from a mounting threat at the
same time?
Sparks fly as award-winning romantic suspense writer Lynn H. Blackburn closes
out her Defend and Protect series with this explosive tale of secrets kept,
lies exposed, and relationships restored.
My
Thoughts:
Under
Fire
by Lynn H. Blackburn is defined as a romantic suspense novel. As the genre
suggests, should be plenty of suspense and romance to round out the story.
Unfortunately, for my opinion, the story focused 85% on the development of the
romance between Tessa and Zane and about 15% on the suspense element. The plot
did not move that fast. Plenty of moments for Tessa and Zane to question their
budding relationship. Plenty of moments of wondering why or why not that they
should be in a relationship. At certain times, there were moments were Tessa's
life was put in danger and then the story would plan the presidential patrol,
but nothing really pressing. I would assume if a president of the United States
would be coming to town, and someone has threaten to bring him harm that the
story would be more focused on the protection and trying to figure out who did
the threat. But that was not the case. It seemed to be a little important, but
not that important to the characters. I would delete the suspense part of the
genre title and just call it a contemporary romance novel. While the writing of Blackburn is a delight to
read, the plot just didn't deliver what it promised. I wanted more suspense and
a sense of urgency for the readers.
I received a complimentary copy of Under Fire by Lynn H. Blackburn through
Revell Publishing, but the opinions stated are all my own.
My
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
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