Tracking a Kidnapper

If you like a good mystery, clean Christian stories and romance, this is the one for you. This story centers around K-9 Officer Vivienne Armstrong, her K-9 partner Hank and FBI Profiler, Caleb Black. While Vivienne and Hank are out exercising, a child is kidnapped. Using Hank’s talents they are able to stop the kidnapping but not arrest the criminal. Little did she know that her actions would put her in the crosshair of a criminal. A criminal that will do anything to eliminate her. Caleb is a man with a tragic past that had him losing his faith. By chance he’s close by when Vivienne is attacked the first time. At that point he’s assigned to protect her and they both end up in a safe house. He wants to dictate what Vivienne has to do , but as much as she appreciates his concern , she’ll not stop doing her job. As the danger escalates, so does the attraction between Caleb and Vivienne. But will Caleb be able to find his faith? Will he be able to trust God and find that he has a second chance in life? And if he does, will they overcome the danger and find their HEA? The plot was engaging, and the characters complex. I was entrusted a copy of this book by Netgalley and Harlequin. The opinions expressed are solely my own.

This was a good book and once I started reading I had to keep going to the end so that I could find out who did it and why for at least one of the cases discussed. Vivienne is a K-9 dog handler and her dog, Hank is a tracker and one day while they are out exercising a little boy disappears. Hank is able to track the boy's scent and he and Vivienne are able to thwart the kidnapping and save the boy, but not catch the suspect. Now the suspect is after Vivienne and Hank to get even for them putting a stop to the plan. Caleb Black is an FBI profiler who is at Vivienne's station to investigate a double homicide and decide if the same person committed the crime 20 years apart or not. He happens to be near Vivienne when the first attack against her happens and so her boss decides that Caleb can just stay with her at an FBI safe house. Vivienne has a strong faith in God and his plan for her, but she soon realizes that Caleb has lost his faith due to the circumstances surrounding the deaths of his wife and son. She prays that one day Caleb will find his way back. Just what is God's plan for Caleb and Vivienne? Can Caleb recover his faith and re-open his heart? Can Vivienne give up some of her need to control everything? This book made me laugh, think and put me on the edge of my seat more than once. I definitely recommend it. My thanks to Netgalley, Valerie Hansen and Love Inspired for allowing me to read an advanced copy of this book. I am freely giving this review and all thoughts and opinions are my own.