Holiday Secrets: A Riveting Western Suspense

This is book one in the McKade Law series, what a great place to start. Sleeman always does such a great job at grabbing your interest and keeping it throughout the novel. Her characters are well developed and her plot well thought out. If you enjoy FBI/police type suspense books you will love this one. Gavin McKade, is the handsome FBI agent. He has some issues he must deal with and coming home brings all those issues to the surface. Will he be able to keep Lexie safe while keeping his distance? Will he be able to heal and grow in the process too? Lexie Grant is the beautiful and caring woman who is in need or protection, but is there more at stake than her safety? She too has some family issues and trust issues she must deal with. I love how Lexi and Gavin both must face separate yet somewhat the same issues and trust in God. There is drama, suspense, mystery, family, twist and turns, love and romance all wound up in this novel. I look forward to reading more in this series.

This is the beginning of a new series by Ms Sleeman. A series about a law enforcement family and their lives. This one gives us Gavin McKade and Lexie Grant. Prior to leaving town, Gavin was deputy and his Dad the sheriff. The two never saw eye to eye and Gavin, and after an incident that deeply affected Gavin, he decided to leave and become an FBI agent far away from his hometown. Lexie chose to stay in town but never forgave him for leaving her and her young brother. Now he’s back to investigate Lexie’s father, but arrives right after Dr Grant was killed in front of Lexie. Though the story is about what exactly Dr Grant was involved in, it’s really about family dynamics, about how the relationships between sons and fathers are not always easy. The parent’s expectations and those of the son clash, sometimes because they are so much alike. The author also delves on how feelings of abandonment can hinder a relationship to the extend that for fear of being hurt all over again, one might not give it a second chance. In the midst of all this angst, the suspense keeps you wondering what’s going to happen next and in the end, will Lexie , Gavin and his Dad find peace, faith in God , acceptance and love. Looking forward to future stories in this series. I was gifted a copy of this book. The opinions expressed are solely my own.

When Susan Sleeman starts a new series, I'm totally IN! This one is set in Texas and involves the McKade family who are all in some sort of law enforcement. We meet all of the siblings in this book but the oldest, Gavin, is front and center. It seems he has had a falling out with his father who is the sheriff of their town so he's gone on to be a FBI agent in the big city. However, he comes back exclusively to work on a case involving his ex-girlfriend's father. He still loves Lexie Grant but he had to get away from his father so he left town. Lexie sees her father gunned down in front of her and she has no idea that he's part of a deadly syndicate. That's why Gavin is in town and together, along with Gavin's father, they have to figure out, not only who killed Lexie's father but who is trying to kill Lexie and her brother! There is a lot of action and a very surprising ending! Lexie will need to learn forgiveness as she works with Gavin, and so will her brother, Adam. Gavin's family is also wonderful - I really enjoyed all of them! I really liked this story and the characters. I look forward to the following books!