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Border Breach (Love Inspired Suspense) Kindle Edition
When drugs are smuggled across the border it’s their duty to stop the culprits . . . at any cost.
Forming a joint task force, Canada border officer Kaylin Poirier and police constable Hudson Steeves have one objective: take down a drug-smuggling ring trying to sell a new lethal product. But when the smugglers come after Kaylin and Hudson, this mission becomes more than just a job. Can they live long enough to solve the case?
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherLove Inspired Suspense
- Publication dateApril 1, 2020
- File size1690 KB
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- ASIN : B07XQBYZTF
- Publisher : Love Inspired Suspense; Original edition (April 1, 2020)
- Publication date : April 1, 2020
- Language : English
- File size : 1690 KB
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Sticky notes : On Kindle Scribe
- Print length : 246 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #871,465 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #2,281 in Police Romance
- #3,909 in Christian Suspense
- #11,122 in Clean & Wholesome Romance (Kindle Store)
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About the author
Darlene L. Turner is an award-winning author and lives with her husband, Jeff in Ontario, Canada. Her love of suspense began when she read her first Nancy Drew book. She’s turned that passion into her writing and believes readers will be captured by her plots, inspired by her strong characters, and moved by her inspirational message. You can connect with Darlene at www.darlenelturner.com where there’s suspense beyond borders.
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Suggested Beverage Pairing: Canadian Apple (non-alcoholic)
Characterization
Canada border officer Kaylin Poirier doesn’t believe in God. How could she when no one has ever stuck around for her? Why would an invisible God?
Kaylin struggles to trust people. She hasn’t had many people in her life who have deserved her trust. The last time she had to work with Hudson Steeves, he wasn’t on a list of trust either. This time she discovers he’s a Christian. Yet another black mark in her book.
Police constable Hudson Steeves is focused on his job, taking down a drug smuggling ring that is focused on teenagers. But when Kaylin Poirier is assigned to work with him again, he finds himself drawn to her as more than a partner on a task force. He speaks God’s love over her as she struggles with her faith.
Hudson has a past of his own, including an ex-fiance who has all the sudden decided she wants him back. Although Hudson reflects on his past engagement, it does not seem to overwhelmingly impact his attitude or actions toward a possible relationship with Kaylin.
The Plot
Four stars for Border Breach by Darlene L. Turner.
Two separate agencies are pushed to work together to shut down an international drug trafficking ring causing injury and death to teenagers. It just so happens that Kaylin and Hudson have worked together in the past on a drug case. The very case resulting in Kaylin’s fiance being sent to prison.
Kaylin and Hudson don’t have time to bicker with each other during this case. From the opening scene there are unseen people shooting at them. The two follow all the leads, but it seems like the shooter is always one step ahead of them.
Throughout the process, Hudson and minor characters mention God to Kaylin. She always comes back with something full of disbelief. Until she finds herself captive in a boathouse. In that dire situation, she finds herself calling out to God, seeing His hand in her past, and arguing why He couldn’t love her after all she has done.
Yet when she confesses her unbelief to Him, a peace overcomes her in the midst of her trial.
“”God, if You’re there, save me. I surrender myself to you.”
Peace washed over her like a bucket of cold water dumped on her during a warm summer day.”
Border Breach
Hudson and Kaylin are continually together through the various traumatic events in this plot. There is death, murder, drug trafficking, drug use, kidnapping, and mental abuse within this plot. If a reader is sensitive to any of those topics, this may be a difficult read.
The suspense part of this novel, is the focus. I won’t give away anything. Multiple times I thought I had figured out who was the mole and who was the kingpin. Those ideas changed a time or two. This made the mystery worth it. I did not have everything neatly solved and filed away prior to the climax.
The four star rating comes from the lack of emotional depth each character exhibited. This text was ripe for emotion. However, not one tear or laugh escaped from this reader. That is the mark with which I’ve set for five stars.
I received a copy of this book from the author. The above review is my honest opinion.
I grew up in Southern California and experienced border checks anytime we traveled between Orange and San Diego Counties and had never really considered the various things the agents were looking for. Honestly, I mostly just considered the checks an inconvenience. I now have a new perspective about the function of these "annoying" checks and admire the men and women who attempt to keep drugs and criminals out of their countries.
Kaylin and Hudson had previously worked together – it was not a good experience! He had allowed his personal drama to affect his work. But he was determined to not allow that to happen again!
I enjoyed the mystery of the identities of Valentino, the one who was controlling the drug rings, and of the one who was providing him with information of Kaylin and Hudson's whereabouts. I had a hunch about Valentino, which did end up being correct, but was way off on who the mole was!
I enjoyed watching Kaylin's perspective about God change as she came to the end of herself and turned to Him. In some ways, the change was abrupt and could have been developed more (had this been a longer story) and yet it worked. While the name of Jesus was not mentioned, the spiritual lessons learned were consistent with Christian teaching.
I never did understand Hudson's ex-fiancé's motivation for what she did in this story, nor did the change in Kaylin's father seem to be explained. Yet those things were minor and didn't detract from my enjoyment of the book.
If you enjoy light romantic suspense with a spiritual focus, I encourage you to give Border Breach a read.
I was given a copy of this book. I was not required to give a favorable review nor was any money received for this review. All comments and opinions are my own.