Krista Curry has moved back to Portland to care for her
Opa. That's "grandfather" in German. While attending a
soccer event with Opa, Krista finds a backpack that a
young
man leaves in the stands on his way out. She calls to him,
but he just runs away. After looking inside the pack, she
sees what she thinks is a bomb. Krista remembers a
policeman she saw in the mezzanine and runs to get him. As
they are returning, someone else is looking inside the
backpack and yells "Bomb!" That creates a panic situation,
and everyone is on the move to get out of the stadium.
Deputy Cash Dixon is the police officer that Krista had
seen in the mezzanine. He happens to be part of Portland's
First Responder Squad and an expert in bombs. Cash quickly
disarms the bomb, just minutes before it explodes. Now
Krista is a witness to a crime and has to answer questions
for the police. This is de-ja-vu for her. Four years ago,
she was questioned by the Portland police in the death of
her husband. No charges were brought, but the police and
media painted her as guilty. Will this be the same
nightmare all over again?
That very night, someone tries to break into her
grandfather's home. She surprises the intruder and he
flees, but all those old fears return, along with a past
she just can't seem to escape. Cash decides he needs to be
a protector for Krista and Opa. He has faith in her, even
when his team wants to consider her a possible suspect in
the bombing. There's another connection growing between
them too, but Cash is holding secrets from his past as
well.
EXPLOSIVE ALLIANCE is an inspirational suspense story that
will have you totally sucked in from the beginning. It's
fast-paced and heart-wrenching. Krista is a strong, quite
realistic character, and her thoughts of the past will
have
you feeling a bond with her to prove her innocence. Susan
Sleeman gives us a story about trusting others and
learning
to feel peace in the midst of our circumstances. She
brings
us the perennial question of why God allows bad situations
to happen in our lives. Both Krista and Cash express anger
toward God, and both need to find peace in the midst of
their troubles to allow Him to work in their lives.
The last thing Krista Curry expected to find in a soccer
stadium was a time bomb. When she alerts explosives expert
Cash Dixon, she becomes a local hero. But the attention
could
expose her real name—and the infamous past she fought to
escape. Cash promises Krista protection from the bomber's
retaliation. Yet she hesitates to trust him as she sees
his
suspicion about her grow with every question she dodges.
She
can't expect Cash to continue to safeguard her unless she
tells him the truth. Now Cash must decide if she's an
innocent
woman or guilty accomplice. But the clock is ticking down—
and
the real bomber is still on the loose…
First Responders: Brave men and women alert and ready for
danger and love.
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