Thursday, July 15, 2021

Dangerous Exposure by Dianna Shuford


Blurb:

  Talking and walking faith is easy when life is going well, but how do you rely on God in the midst of an assailant’s attention? Addison Parker, a resident of small-town Massey, Georgia, works to serve and protect as a homicide detective in the city of Atlanta. Facing burn-out from constant exposure to society’s dark side, Addison vows to locate the newly emerged murderer Jackdaw. This killer, hunting women who serve their community on the Southside of Atlanta, has targeted Addison Parker as his next quarry in this deadly scheme.

Joe Vaughn, a news reporter and newly arrived resident of Atlanta is trying to start over. His mother’s long struggle with cancer and a journalistic mistake left him with a career nearly ended. Skeptical of police procedures after the botched investigation that let his father’s killers go free, he finds his current articles provide the only link between Jackdaw’s murders. Evidence that at first implicates Joe leads to an unwilling alliance aimed at drawing out the killer.

Together Addison and Joe lay a trap to catch the elusive Jackdaw, but become ensnared by each other in the process. Addison, still running from a past relationship gone wrong, and Joe, a backslidden soul still hurting from his parents’ untimely deaths, battle each other in an attempt to deny a budding relationship. Will Addison and Joe stop seeing life through past hurt and betrayal so God can gift them with the relationship neither has dared to dream about? Can they find the killer before it’s too late, protecting Addison from the threat of death? Addison and Joe discover faith through their tumultuous journey together, trusting in Him when the natural world around them falls apart.

REVIEW:

 Joe and Addison are like oil and water at first. He is a reporter who has found what he believes to be a connection to murders. Addison is the detective working on the murder cases. When women he is spotlighting in his articles end up being hurt, they start working together. Closely together.


He is frustrated because innocent women are getting hurt and he feels responsible. He wants to help and gets overzealous at times. She wants to solve the case before anyone else ends up hurt. When they decide to set a trap, with her as the bait, things don’t go as expected, mainly because they both start having feelings for each other.

She was hurt horribly in a previous relationship, so she keeps pushing him away. He lost his way because of losing everyone he loves. Will the police be able to keep Addison safe or will she get hurt in the process? A wonderful romantic suspense that will leave you wanting more.

I received an ARC in exchange for an honest, voluntary review.

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