Under Fire

Title: Under Fire

Series: Defend and Protect #3

Author: Lynn H. Blackburn

Genre: Suspense, Romance, Christian Fiction

Publisher: Revell    

Source: Publisher Provided

My review:

Under Fire is the final book in the Defend and Protect series by Lynn H. Blackburn. While it could be read and enjoyed as a standalone novel, I highly recommend reading the first two books in the series to understand the relationship between the agents.

So, the beginning was a little odd to me. Usually, with a suspense novel, you jump right into the action. That was not the case this time. The story starts a year and a half earlier, the second chapter is five months later, and the third chapter takes us to the present day. While it was an odd start, it was an engaging and brilliant beginning. It gives the reader a better understanding of Tessa and Tessa and Zane's friendship. We have been waiting through all the stories to understand what has kept them apart. Their story is fraught with tension, emotional revelations, and high-powered stakes.

While the suspense didn't start right away, the threats did. The president is coming to town, and Tessa is in charge of the legalistic nightmares the visit entails. The threats coming against her are intense and personal. 

I loved seeing the friendships evolve from story to story. I love how the friends have each other's backs and speak frankly with each other. It was a satisfying conclusion to the series.

Thank you to Revell for the opportunity to review this book. I was not required to provide a positive review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

★★★★/5

Synopsis (Goodreads): 

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.