CIA agent Amber Starke features in this seasonal romantic
suspense story CLASSIFIED CHRISTMAS MISSION. Amber has been
driving east from California, lengthy days in the car
through winter landscapes with a six year old boy, her
almost-nephew. Young Sam's mother is now dead and going on
the run with him is the only way Amber can protect him -
for how long she's not sure. Sam has autism, and explaining
matters to him is difficult. Stored in his sharp memory may
also be the key to finding his mother's killer.
When Amber comes to grief it's in Tennessee, and lucky for
her Deputy Lance Goode is near at hand. Amber is nearly
home to family, and Lance can help her get there; he used
to be a friend. Lance has a lot to catch up on; everyone
here thinks Amber is a travel writer. He accompanies her
and Sam to an isolated cabin. When it snows in the
mountains, it really snows. But that's not enough to stop
villains from finding her. Together they have to survive.
This is fourth in the Wrangler's Corner series and I'd
read two of them which I greatly enjoyed. However, each book
follows different main characters freeing up readers to just
jump in. To me the fact that Amber
had hidden her work so well from everyone who knew her, and
now has to explain, is highly amusing, while the lady
herself is more worried that she is making a terrible
replacement for Sam's mom. The autistic boy is well
presented, if easier to cope with than he might have been.
Lance who was badly let down by a lady in the past, is
uncertain from the start that he can spend time with Amber
and not fall for her. Once bitten, he should be twice shy,
but his heart knows Amber really isn't the same kind of
girl. In a thriller we'd have all kinds of surveillance and
unlikely high-tech employed, but this more realistic tale
copes well with just phones and tracking devices. Character
and old-fashioned desperate action make up the rest of the
adventure.
Christmas is a mere tail end to this lively romantic
suspense story, but it is an inspirational tale making it
suitable for any age of reader - provided they can cope
with the deadly danger. CLASSIFIED CHRISTMAS MISSION by
Lynette Eason is a good wintry read.
Days before Christmas, CIA agent Amber Starke is on the run
with her murdered best friend's special-needs son. And
they're next on his criminal father's hit list. Amber failed
her undercover mission to bring down her friend's husband
for his crimes, but she won't fail to protect her friend's
son. Now that the killer knows she's not just a nanny but an
agent, she must rely on her childhood crush, Deputy Lance
Goode. The handsome lawman was burned in love by his first
wife, who was killed while evading the law. But he'll do
everything he can to help Amber, except offer his heart.
Unlocking the secrets in Amber's autistic charge is the key
to their survival, but with the killer on their trail, one
mistake could cost them their lives.
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