"INTO THE FIRE" BY IRENE HANNON - NEW RELEASE PREVIEW

 

"Into the Fire" by Irene Hannon

🔍Book Blurb:

As a former smokejumper, arson investigator Bri Tucker knows her way around fires. But after a mysterious blaze takes the life of a former colleague, Bri inherits a curious puzzle from him that raises questions about several fiery deaths. Someone, however, doesn't want her picking up where he left off in search of answers.

When she teams up with ATF Special Agent Marc Davis to solve the puzzle, the danger escalates. But will they manage to track down the person behind the mysterious deaths before their budding romance--and maybe even their lives--go up in flames?

The book blurb and cover seen above came from Amazon.com, where you can sample the first 3+ chapters.

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Into the Fire is the most recently released book by Irene Hannon, one of my all-time favorite suspense authors. 

Prologue Opening Lines: 

FIRE WAS CLEANSING. SACRIFICIAL, ALMOST.

And soon . . . very soon . . . the flames would come.

But first, my souvenir.

That opening really grabbed my attention and told me right away that this is a first-person account of a killer, likely a serial killer that loves fire, who's about to do something bad, really bad . . . Such a creepy scene!

Chapter One Opening Line: 

ARSON INVESTIGATORS WEREN'T SUPPOSED TO DIE IN FIRES.

The first chapter shifts to a third-person perspective, five months after the prologue scene, now following the investigation of a very suspicious house fire in which an experienced arson investigator was killed . . .  Great intro! I'M HOOKED and will be posting my full review of this book on Goodreads as soon as I finish reading it.

I received a free copy of this book from Revell, which I am SO grateful for, and these are my honest thoughts.

"SHADOWS AT DUSK" BY ELIZABETH GODDARD - NEW RELEASE

Note: I do not like seeing identifiable people on book covers, especially faces.

"Shadows at Dusk" by Elizabeth Goddard

🔍Book Blurb:

Montana Detective Trevor West is desperate to learn what happened to his sister, who went missing in Alaska over a year ago, leaving nothing but a few photographs as clues to her whereabouts. At the advice of Police Chief Autumn Long, Trevor enlists the help of an experienced bush pilot. If Carrie James can't help him find the places in the photographs, no one can.

But Carrie has her own agenda. Grieving the death of her closest friend and the only person she could trust, Carrie will help Trevor find his sister on one condition--that he help her track down her friend's killer.

As the two close in on the answers they crave, they'll face dangers and connections they could not have imagined. They'll have to learn to trust one another--and face the dark secrets of the past--if they are ever to discover the truth and bring a killer to justice.

The book blurb and cover seen above came from Amazon.com, where you can sample the first 4+ chapters.

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Shadows at Dusk is Elizabeth Goddard's newest book, released just last month (October, 2023). This is the second book in the Missing in Alaska series. I've been a big fan of this author since reading her Uncommon Justice trilogy in 2020, which I really loved! I highly recommend reading anything by this author if you like clean romantic suspense.

Now, it's time to do a bit of reading . . .

Prologue Opening Lines:

The old cargo plane vibrated as the pilate descended into the airdrop zone, the turbulence shuddering through Carrie James. She braced herself on a bench a few feet from the secured freight—emergency supplies that could mean the difference between life and death in a food-starved, war-torn country.

"UNDER FIRE" BY LYNN H. BLACKBURN

 

"Under Fire" by Lynn H. Blackburn

Book Blurb:

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.

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My Initial Thoughts:

Released this month (March, 2023), Under Fire is the third and final book of the Defend and Protect series.

Thank you Revell and NetGalley for sending me a free digital ARC copy of this book to read and help promote! Considering the trouble I've had accessing this ebook, here are my thoughts on the first two chapters, which I read via Amazon's free preview.

First line: "US Secret Service Agent Tessa Reed was no stranger to hangovers."

I'm not crazy about the opening line implying that one of the main characters is a drunk. That said, it's made clear by the end of chapter one and much clearer by the end of chapter two that this character, Tessa, is in big trouble, trouble that has already cost her a lot and will cost her everything if she doesn't make some serious changes soon. There's obviously going to be a strong redemption story here, which I'm always a fan of.

US Secret Service Agent Zane Thacker is a character that I can relate to in several ways. I look forward to learning more of his and Tessa's stories.

Now that it's complete, I'm planning a buddy read around this series and will post my final reviews on Goodreads. 😊

Credits: The book blurb and cover photo seen in this post are courtesy of Amazon.com.