Revenge
By Paula Rose
Publisher: Anaiah Press
Published: Dec. 16, 2014
ASIN: B00Q08LTO2
Amazon Synopsis:
As a job coach, it’s up to Olivia Foster to ensure her
clients work in a safe environment, understand their positions, and serve their
employer’s mission. The death of her brother drives her career choice, and she
loves her job. It remains her only focus until one of her autistic clients goes
missing. Then Olivia’s employer ends her position and adds her to the suspect
list, but she makes plans to bring the missing young man home.
Detective Lt. Phillip Landon is deep into second-guessing his career choice, but his well-honed instincts see major flaws inside this missing person’s case. Surprising contacts, mysterious happenings, and threats can turn deadly. Can he keep Olivia safe, protect his heart, remove the job coach from someone’s target list, and adopt a faith he never knew all while adjusting to the new lives of his old family?
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My Thoughts:
Revenge was an intriguing novel in that there was no ransom desired for the
kidnap victim Bobby Havers who came from an affluent family. It is unclear what
the purpose of his kidnapping is. Everyone who knows the autistic lad is under
suspicion including Olivia, his job coach. Her boss even goes so far as to end
her position and the police put her on the suspect list. Olivia vows to find
him.
When the kidnapper
allows his victim to contact his job coach Olivia, it becomes clear that she is
not responsible for the kidnapping and begins to work with the police to find
the kidnapper.
The plot takes many
surprising twists and turns including the reason for kidnapping Bobby in the
first place and a lot more danger. It was fascinating to watch the protagonist
struggle to figure out what it was what the kidnapper was looking for; what the
entire purpose of the kidnapping was.
I enjoyed the
character development and spiritual growth of Lt. Phillip Landon as he
struggled with his career choice, his growing feelings for Olivia, and his tenacity
for sticking to the case. I admired his and Officer Susan Bennett’s dedication
to protecting Olivia.
Olivia’s character
grew greatly through the story as well as she learned to believe in herself and
in God. It was a great reminder that God is ultimately in control and we have
to trust in Him for all things. This is not a “preachy” Christian novel.
I very much enjoyed
this romantic suspense novel and appreciated its inclusion of an individual
with special needs. I gave Revenge 4
out of 5 stars. Anyone who enjoys romantic suspense novels should enjoy this
book.
Thank you to the
publishers for providing a copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest
review. A positive opinion is not required. All thoughts are my own.
About the Author:
Author Paula Rose brings an “average” family into
extraordinary situations, brushes with life-size strokes of reality, adding
just a touch of humor, and coats with suspense inside Christian fiction.
Paula’s research gives readers a panoramic view from law enforcement and lends
to character authenticity. She enjoys writing in the romantic suspense,
suspense, and mystery genres, but when she’s not writing, Paula Rose is playing
amateur photographer.
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