Hostage Negotiation Special Agent April Ramos is reeling
from a negotiation gone bad, resulting in a suicide. She
stops by a donut shop on her way home to soothe some of
the ache. A young lady behind her in line hands April a
screaming baby, says she can't take it any longer and
flees the shop. April thinks the lady has gone to get her
diaper bag, but when the lady doesn't return, April walks
outside. Running down the sidewalk straight toward April
is Jason Snyder, yelling that the child is his baby. He
scoops up the child and demands to know who April is and
how she got the baby.
When he discovers that April is an FBI agent, Jason takes
her hostage, at gunpoint, in order to help him solve both
the kidnapping of his child and a murder for which he has
been accused. He watched his best friend and business
partner be shot to death in his own office, but the local
sheriff has doctored the paperwork to make Jason look
like the killer. Now the hostage negotiator has become
the hostage, and Jason is a falsely accused criminal of
the run. Can it get any worse for either of them? Can
they prove Jason's innocence, find the real killer, and
prove the corrupt sheriff is involved in all of it before
the sheriff finds them?
Diann Mills always gives us a good police procedural with
her FBI series of stories, but BURDEN OF PROOF is over
the top! It has a unique and creative storyline that will
hook you from the beginning and keep you hanging on to
the end ... a plot filled with one strange twist after
another. April and Jason are strong main characters,
surrounded by a plethora of supporting characters, some
are good, some we know are bad and some are questionable
at best. Ms. Mills fills the pages of this inspirational
novel with a lot of spiritual insight, reflected in the
dialogue and in the characters' thoughts. This is a story
about trust, hopelessness and life's tragedies. None of
us are sheltered from the ugliness of life, but Jason has
had more than his fair share. It is also a story about
forgiveness, healing and moving on, about relinquishing
daily control to God. If you're a fan of this genre, do
not miss this one ... there's even a little romance
splashed across the pages!
A new romantic suspense novel from bestselling author DiAnn
Mills. For fans of Dee Henderson, Dani Pettrey, and Lynette
Eason.
Reeling from a negotiation gone wrong, FBI Special Agent
April Ramos is caught off guard when a frazzled young woman
shoves a crying baby into her arms, then disappears. Worry
for the child\'s safety quickly turns to fear when a man
claiming to be the girl\'s father abducts them at gunpoint.
April puts her hostage negotiation skills to use to learn
more about who she\'s dealing with: Jason Snyder, a fugitive
accused of murder.
As Jason spins a tall tale about
being framed for the killing of his business partner, April
must sort through his claims to find the truth. A truth that
becomes all the more evident after April overhears a
conversation between Jason and the local sheriff and
realizes something more sinister may be happening in their
small town of Sweet Briar, Texas. But aligning herself with
a known fugitive to uncover the burden of proof could cost
April her job . . . or worse, her life and the lives of
other innocent people.
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