"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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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. 😊