"Target Acquired" by Lynette Eason
🔍Book Blurb:
Tough-as-nails Kenzie King has finally earned her place as a tactical medic on a SWAT team. But not everyone on the all-male team accepts her. Rumor is, she didn't get the position because of what she could do but because of who she knew. Which means she has to work harder and longer than anyone else to prove herself.
Cole Garrison is a man with deep faith who is finally ready to settle down and build a family of his own--if he can find the right person, that is. Kenzie sure has set off his interest meter, but trouble seems to follow in her wake. Since she joined the team, someone has begun to ambush and pick off team members, one by one.
It's all hands on deck to discover the culprit and end the killing. Can Kenzie and Cole put aside their differences and work together as a team? Or will their budding attraction be snuffed out by a sniper's bullet?
The book blurb and cover seen above came from Amazon.com, where you can sample the prologue and first 2 chapters.
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Released just last month (August, 2024), Target Acquired is Lynette Eason's newest book. This is the second book in the Lake City Heroes series, of which I believe each book can be read as a standalone.
I just previewed the first pages of this book and here are my thoughts.
The Prologue is set in an overcrowded mental hospital in North Carolina, in the summer of 1947, such an interesting and eerie setting!
Eliza, a new patient asks, "Who was screaming all night long? Such wretched screaming. My ears are still ringing with it." To which her nurse replies, "It's just the way of this place. You'll learn to ignore it." - Not sure I could ever get used to that! So creepy! And something about how 22-year-old Eliza ended up in this hospital and her treatment is very suspicious. I'm very interested in learning more about this!
Chapter One is set in the same location, present day, and follows a SWAT team on a mission to save lives in an intense hostage situation. At this point I'm guessing Sergeant Cole Garrison is going to be my favorite character in this book.
After finishing Chapter Two, I'm enjoying the prose, feeling connected to some of the characters, and really wondering how the present day will be tied to the 1947 scene.
I'll be posting my full review of Target Acquired on Goodreads and other platforms as soon as I finish it.
Note: I received a free digital ARC copy of this book from Revell via NetGalley, for which I am SO grateful, and these are my honest thoughts.
