Defending the Witness by Sharee Stover

Ayla DuPree witnesses a murder and is sent straight into witness protection.  Her handler is killed and US Marshall Chance Tavalla is task with her protection.  He's a fugitive hunter not a babysitter.  So he's not too happy with the detail.  Ayla isn't too happy either.  She's afraid to trust anyone with her life.  At every turn is seems like someone has found out where Ayla is and tries to kill her.  

The characters were both Christians, so there was some religion throughout the book.  It wasn't overbearing.  This was a clean fast paced Christian book that kept me reading.  It was a book that I would let my teenage granddaughters read.  

I was given this book by Love Inspired Suspense Publishing via NetGally in exchange for an honest review.  I was not compensated in any way.  

Cold Pursuit by Nancy Mehl

River and Tony are both suffering from the after affects of their last case as FBI agents. They both about died.  River decided to move to St. Louis because her mother is suffering from Alzheimer.  Tony decides to move there also.  He's never had a different partner than River and didn't want to start now.   So they decide to open a PI office.  A mother comes to them and wants her to find her son.  He's been missing for four years.  She just wants closure.  

This is a fast paced mystery that will keep you guessing and kept me reading. There are several sub plots in the book as well.  Interwoven is a mystery that doesn't get solved.  River and Tony aren't even aware of what's going on.  But they will.  

I was given this book by Bethany House Publishing via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.  I was not compensated in any way.

Countdown by Lynette Eason

Raina sees a picture of a teen boy on television that starts the ball rolling for the fight of her life.  She's on the run from a stalker.  But she can't let that stop her from protecting the boy.   Vince is a US Marshall, who is also a friend.  He knows something isn't right and offers to help.  The problem Raina has, is that everybody who has tried to help her in the past has ended up dead.  As the story unravels, Raina has to determine who she is going to trust with her story or keep running.  The stalker always seems to be one step ahead of her.  He's determined to catch her.  She's the run that got away.  

I highly recommend this book.  I couldn't put it down.  

I was given this book by Revell Publishing via NetGalley for an honest review.  I was not compensated in any way. 

Blue Ridge Mountain Escape by Loretta Eidson

 All Haley wanted was a vacation.  A time to relax and destress.  She goes to the mountains to a secluded cabin.  She is woke up in the middle of the night by three escaped convicts.  She is knocked around and left unconscious.  When she comes to, Kendall, a fireman is telling her they must leave immediately.  The forest is on fire.  This is their story of surviving against a forest fire and escaped convicts against all odds.  Haley is concerned about the convicts salvation and takes every opportunity to tell them about Jesus.  Kendall wants to prove to his dad that fighting fires is important.  Not going into the family welding business.  

There's not a mystery in this book. But there is a lot of running for your life from fire.  It kept me reading.

I was given this book by Love Inspired Suspense via Net\Galley in exchange for an honest review.  I was not compensated in any way.

Fugitive in Hiding by Jenna Night

I felt this book was about trust and learning to forgive each others mistakes.  Connor and Naomi had briefly been married until a tragedy they couldn't come to grips with tore them apart.  Now Naomi need Connor's to help her clear her brother of murder charges.  Connor also needs to protect Naomi as someone is trying to kill her.  Through all this Connor and Naomi struggle to forgive each other.   

This was a fast paced book that I enjoyed reading as they worked through their struggles.  I was given this book by Love Inspired Suspense Publishing via Net/Galley for an honest review.  I was not compensated in any way.                           

Tracking the Tiny Target by Connie Queen

This was a story about a women who left an abusive and criminal husband.  She turned him in and now he's serving time.  What she doesn't know is that he has escaped and is out for revenge.  What better way than to kidnap his son.  Not that he particularly wants his son.  But that would be the best way to hurt his ex-wife.  Enter a K-9 Sheriff Deputy.  Parts of the story was believable.  But it's hard to believe a deputy would let the child's mother go with him to check things out. 

This was no edge of your seat book.  But still an enjoyable read.  

I was given this book by Love Inspired Suspense Publishing via Net/Galley in exchange for an honest review.  I was not compensated in any way.

Break of Day by Colleen Coble

This is the third book in the Annie Pederson series.  I highly recommend that they be read before reading this book.  Also, they need to be read fairly close together.  I read the first two book in the series when they came out.  When I started to read this book I felt like I had walked into the middle of a movie.  I sort of knew what was going on.  It took me a while to figure out who was who and where they fit into the story.  It was mentioned that Jon was injured but not how or why.  A short blub would have been helpful to refresh my memory.  The relationship between characters wasn't clear either unless you've read the first two book.  

After I figured out the characters again and the story line, the book held my interest in a typical Colleen Coble book.  The villian was a complete surprise surprise and I never guessed who it was.  

I would have given this book a 4 star rating if not for confusing beginning I mentioned previously.

I received this book from Thomas Nelson Publishing via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.  I was not compensated in any way.