By Kelly Bridgewater
For the past five years, FBI Special
Agent Risa Jacobs has worked in the violent crimes against children division of
the Houston FBI. She’s never had reason to believe there’s a target on her back . . . until now.
When the long-awaited reunion between Risa and her brother, Trenton, ends in
tragedy, Risa is riddled with guilt, unable to cope with the responsibility she
feels over his death. On leave from the FBI, Risa returns to her former career
as an English teacher at a local college, only to see her past and present
collide when one of her students, Carson Mercury, turns in an assignment that
reads like an eyewitness account of her brother’s murder, with details never
revealed publicly.
Alarmed by Carson’s inside knowledge of Trenton’s death, Risa reaches out to
her former partner at the FBI. Special Agent Gage Patterson has been working a
string of baby kidnappings, but he agrees to help look into Carson’s
background. Risa and Gage soon discover their cases might be connected as a
string of high-value thefts have occurred at properties where security systems
were installed by Carson’s stepfather and children have gone missing. There’s a
far more sinister plot at play than they ever imagined, and innocent lives are
in danger.
My
Thoughts:
Facing
the Enemy by DiAnn Mills features two mysteries that
come around and tie together into one eye opening ending. Mills does a
wonderful job at diving into a story that uses a writing assignment and missing
babies and ties them together. The writing assignment was my favorite part. As
a budding author, it felt unique and different. The plot did capture my
attention and did not let go. As for the budding romance between Gage and Rise,
it seemed a little over the top. Yes, the heroine and the hero have a past, but
personally, I wanted a little deeper of a relationship before they dove into
their budding feelings. Mills did a wonderful job at crafting a world that
keeps the readers actively involved in the plot. The element of the missing
babies tugged at my heartstrings. I could not imagine how awful it would feel
to have your baby stolen from you when the baby was under three months old.
Overall, Facing the Enemy by DiAnn Mills
has some unique, yet original plot ideas; however, the romance was not what I
expected. More backstory that leads to the growing romance.
I received a complimentary copy of Facing the Enemy by DiAnn Mills from
Tyndale Publishing, but the opinions stated are all my own.
My
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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