"Silent Sabotage'
by Susan Sleeman
by Susan Sleeman
Emily Graves is spending a nice relaxing day shopping with her Aunt Birdie, when suddenly they ear gunshots. They cannot believe that somebody would be shooting at the flea market, but they do their best to hide from the gunman. Emily is completely surprised when she recognizes the gunman as someone from her Oregon Free meetings. When the gunman spots Emily, he becomes even more violent. He demands that Emily put on a vest filled with explosives. Emily does not know why her old friend is shooting up the flea market or why he has strapped an explosive vest to her, but she soon learns that he is trying to get back at her for the death of his sister.
Archer Reed is on his way home, when he hears an active shooter report come over his radio. Knowing that it will take other law enforcement officers too long to get to the crime scene, he heads to the flea market. Once he arrives, he grabs his gear and goes in to try and stop the shooter before anyone else gets hurt. What he didn’t expect to find is a woman strapped to a suicide vest in front of the gunman. Archer uses his skills as a negotiator to try and end the standoff peaceably without anybody else getting hurt.
Emily is relieved when Archer arrives on the scene. His presence gives her the extra confidence and strength she needs to stand up to the gunman. While they are trying to negotiate a peaceful ending, the gunman lets it slip that the “accidents” that have been happening to Emily were NOT accidents, and that she will never be safe again. Even after the gunman is taken into custody, Emily is still worried about the safety of her aunt and herself; especially after hearing the gunman’s threats. Archer does not want anything to happen to Emily and her aunt, so he appoints himself as their bodyguard. Archer will do anything to keep them safe, but will he be able to keep his heart safe as well?
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This 5th book, “Silent Sabotage”, in the First Responders Series is another explosive story by Susan Sleeman. While this story is focused on Archer, one of the negotiators on the FR team, we get to visit again with the members of the team. I love how the FR team stands up, supports, and are always there for each other. From the very beginning of the story, I was held riveted. I was also reminded that we cannot rely on our own strength and wisdom, but we must rely on God’s strength, protection, and wisdom to help us get through the day.
Susan Sleeman is a master at creating an intriguing, edge of the seat stories with characters that you will fall in love with. Her stories are action packed and filled with heart stopping adventure, nail biting suspense, and swoon worthy romance. If you are looking for an exciting, good, clean read, then this book is definitely for you.
I received a complimentary copy of this book from the author in exchange for my honest review.