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First Line Friday | Active Defense

Happy Friday! For today’s First Line Friday linkup, hosted by Hoarding Books, I’m sharing from a new book by one of my favorite suspense authors. Active Defense, the third book in Lynette Eason’s Danger Never Sleeps series, just came out a couple of weeks ago. It’s one you won’t want to miss!

September

Kabul, Afghanistan

“Dr. Heather Fontaine strapped her feet into the sandboard and pushed off.”

Active Defense by Lynette Eason
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The Basics

Title: Active Defense

Author: Lynette Eason

Series: Danger Never Sleeps (Book 3 of 4)

Genre: Christian Romantic Suspense

My Rating: 4 Stars

From the Back Cover:

She’s used to life-or-death situations.
She just didn’t expect them to follow her home.

When former field surgeon Heather Fontaine returns from a party to find that someone has broken into her house–and threatened her friends–she assumes it is the stalker who has been creeping her out. She hopes to find safety and peace of mind by leaving the city and hiding out in a small town. But trouble follows her even there.

Luckily, a stalker isn’t the only one observing Heather. Travis Walker has been secretly watching out for her for weeks. As owner of his own security agency, it’s what he does. Together, Travis and Heather must figure out who wants her dead–and why–before it’s too late.

My Review

Lynette Eason has written another intense, action-packed suspense novel in Active Defense! This is the third book in the Danger Never Sleeps series, that follows four friends as they return stateside from their military service. This book can be read as a stand-alone, but the overlapping characters definitely add richness to each story.

This story is full of twists and turns, as a tragedy Heather experienced in Afghanistan appears to have followed her home. The action ramps up throughout the book – danger seems to be around every corner for Heather, and Travis as he tries to protect her. All of the suspense culminates in a major plot twist at the end! I was definitely shocked when the perpetrator was revealed.

I highly recommend this book, and the whole series, to fans of romantic suspense! If you enjoy authors like Dani Pettrey, Rachel Dylan, and Lisa Harris, you won’t want to miss this one. Watch for the fourth and final book in the series, Hostile Intent, which is coming out in August!

Now it’s your turn! Please share the first line of the book you’re reading in the comments below. Don’t forget to head to Hoarding Books to see what first lines other bloggers are sharing, or to share your own!

I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. Thank you, Revell!

14 thoughts on “First Line Friday | Active Defense”

  2. Active Defense was a great book. Lynette is one of my favorites.

    My first line is from:
    A Cowboy for Keeps by Jody Hedlund
    Colorado Territory August 1862
    “Stop or we’ll shoot! “ A dozen feet up Kenosha pass, three robbers with flour sacks over their heads blocked the way, their revolvers outstretched.
    I finished it on January 8.

  3. Happy Friday! My first line is from “The Art of Rivers” by Janet W. Ferguson:

    “Love, like art, took on different forms with each creator.”

  4. Happy Friday. 😊
    “Sylvie hadn’t always leapt to the worst possible conclusion. But being a parent seemed to enlarge her imagination as much as it did her heart.”
    Shadows of the White City, Jocelyn Green

    1. I’ve heard a lot of great things by Jocelyn Green but I’ve never read her books! That’s a great first line 😊

  7. Romantic suspense is such a fun genre. My First Line Friday post comes from Tidewater Bride by Laura Frantz: “Alas, she was not a tobacco bride, but she had been given charge of them.” Happy Reading!

    1. It’s one of my favorite genres 😊 I’ve heard a lot of good things about Laura Frantz! Have a great weekend!

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