She'd brought him his greatest joy. Now he must save her
life…
Rancher Kara Holland's hot on the trail of a murderer
who's been killing surrogates -- like she was for her ill sister. But when
Kara's trap goes terribly wrong, she's thrust headlong into the killer's
crosshairs…along with her sister's widower, Deputy Daniel Logan. And as she and
Daniel stay one frantic step ahead of a deadly foe, the sparks igniting between
them rival the danger they face.
Good book that started with a bang and didn't let up the
tension until the end. Kara is a woman on a mission. Two surrogates from the
same clinic she used have turned up dead. Kara believes they were murdered and
that she is a target also, having acted as a surrogate for her late sister and
her husband. She set a trap for the killer and waited in the barn to see if he took
the bait. Instead, she gets her widower brother-in-law Deputy Daniel Logan, who
arrived to check on her and read her the riot act for putting herself in
danger. That danger becomes evident when they discover another dead surrogate
left in Kara's house. Daniel has endured enough heartache and doesn't want to
lose Kara too. Convincing the headstrong woman to leave the investigation to
the police gets nowhere, so Daniel plans to stay close.
The suspense of this story kept me glued to the pages all
the way through, while the romance added an extra layer of tension. Kara always
had feelings for Daniel, but he was married to her sister, so she buried them
deep. She was happy to help them by carrying their baby and heartbroken when
Maryanne lost her battle with cancer before little Sadie was born. Meanwhile, Daniel
starts to see Kara as more than his sister-in-law.
I enjoyed seeing the development of the relationship
between Kara and Daniel. They already know each other well because of his marriage
to her sister, but it has been as friends only. But with Kara's determined
involvement in the deaths of the surrogates, Daniel finds himself feeling extra
protective of her. The stirrings of attraction he feels are even more
surprising, and the similar stirrings he sees in her eyes. Because of the
intensifying attacks on them, Kara and Daniel try to put those feelings aside
as they attempt to discover the truth and stay alive. I loved how protective
they were of each other, with Daniel getting a bit frustrated with Kara's
tendency to rush into danger. That danger brings the knowledge that life can be
short and uncertain into focus and makes them realize they don't want to waste
any of it.
The suspense of the story is excellent. From the first
pages to the last, I couldn't wait to see how it ended. Convinced that the
deaths had something to do with the fertility clinic, Kara tried investigating
on her own. Though skeptical at first, Daniel became a believer when a dead
surrogate turned up in Kara's house. When he and Kara were shot at, the question
was whether it was related to those deaths, or is it someone who has a beef
with Daniel? Neighboring rancher, Rizzo, makes no secret of his dislike of
Daniel, who is investigating his connection with a militia group. There is also
a man who made many threats against the clinic and surrogates because of the
death of his daughter. He has the means and motivation to commit the murders. Joining
the list of suspects, Kara's ex-boyfriend accuses Daniel of putting her in
danger. Every time one of those men would move to the top of my suspect list,
something would change my mind. I loved following the efforts of the Mercy
Ridge Sheriff's Department to unravel the truth. The final confrontation was a
nail-biter as Daniel and Kara faced off against the killer. The ending was
great.
As a long-time reader of the author's books, I loved seeing
Mason Ryland from the Lawmen of Silver Creek series get a brief mention. It's
always fun for me when there are series crossovers. I also liked seeing more of
Daniel's brother Barrett from the first book (Her Child to Protect) and getting
to know his other brother, Leo, a little. I look forward to reading his book. 
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