Rescued Hearts by Hope Toler Dougherty

Children’s clothing designer Mary Wade Kimball’s soft spot for animals leads to a hostage situation when she spots a briar- entangled kitten in front of an abandoned house. Beaten, bound, and gagged by the two thugs inside, Mary Wade loses hope for escape when a third villain returns with supplies.

Discovering the kidnapped woman ratchets the complications for undercover agent Brett Davis. Weighing the difference of ruining his three months’ investigation against the woman’s safety, Brett forsakes his mission and helps her escape, the bent-on-revenge brutes following behind.

When Mary Wade’s safety is threatened once more, Brett rescues her again. This time, her personal safety isn’t the only thing in jeopardy. Her heart is endangered as well.

Let’s face it, Christian Suspense/Romance books have pretty much gotten repetitive.  Strong female lead gets in trouble and is rescued by strong (good-looking) male lead and they live happily ever after.  If that’s your view of what Christian Suspense/Romance has become, then you need to break out of the mold and read this exciting new book by Hope Toler Dougherty.  Yes, it starts with a strong female lead that gets rescued by a strong male lead.  The difference with this story is how these things happen and all of the terrific twists and turns that occur in between.  The suspense never lets up until the final pages, so make sure you’ve belted yourself in when you sit down to read this story!

 

Is this a "Guys Book"?   This book is for everyone with characters that are fully developed and a story line that never quits.  Guys will be interested in this with all the suspense and the strong writing that the author has included in this story.

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