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Sunday, December 29, 2024

Tracking Down the Lawman's Son - Delores Fossen (HI #2259 - Jan 2025)

Series: Saddle Ridge Justice (Book 3)
 
A lawman will cross every line
To bring his missing baby home
 
When Bree McCullough narrowly escapes an attack on her life, Deputy Luca Vanetti rushes to his ex-lover's side. But the worst is yet to come. When their two-month-old son is kidnapped, Luca and Bree must put their painful history aside and work together to bring Gabriel home. The truth could lie in Bree's own past and her investigation into her father's unsolved murder. As the violence escalates, Luca vows to protect Bree and their baby against an unseen threat…and a plot to silence them forever.

 
Good book with an intense start. Bree was run off the road on her way to interview someone about a murder case. She is in the emergency room when two deputies, her brother Slater and her on-again, off-again boyfriend Luca, arrive to question her about what happened. It appears someone is trying to kill her. Another moment of terror occurs when Bree and Luca's son Gabriel disappears.
 
Luca and Bree work together to locate Gabriel and discover that his disappearance may have a link to one of the murders she is investigating. The attacks escalate, with the intent becoming increasingly dangerous. Those they suspect have motive and opportunity, each attempting to throw suspicion on someone else. Added to the mixture is Nathan, a doctor, and another of Bree's ex-boyfriends. He doesn't take her rejection well and is creepily persistent in his pursuit. The twists in this story kept me glued to the pages until the nail-biter of an ending.
 
The rekindling of the relationship between Bree and Luca was low-key, with most of the attention paid to the mystery. Their chemistry has never diminished, but they could never seem to make their relationship stick. Working together made them realize how much they depend on each other and how right it feels to be together. I liked seeing them finally admit their feelings.

 
 

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