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Review – Active Defense

April 17, 2021 By The Suspense Zone

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 Take: This is book three in the Danger Never Sleeps series. I feel it is a stand alone, however you will miss history of some of the characters in this book, if you do not read book one (Collateral Damage) or two (Acceptable Risk) first. Not enough to leave you wondering what is going on, but enough you will probably want to read them all.

I love the writing style of Lynette Eason. She does a great job developing her characters, and their circumstances. This book is full of mystery, suspense, friendship, and of course romance. We reconnect with characters we met in previous books and learn more about them. Heather Fontaine has a lot to overcome and when she reluctantly must ask for help from her friends, she wonders if she has asked to much. Without giving anything away I absolutely loved the ending,

Active Defense (Danger Never Sleeps)
Active Defense (Danger Never Sleeps)
by Lynette Eason

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Review – Active Defense
Reviewed by Marilyn Johnson
This book is full of mystery, suspense, friendship, and of course romance.
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 Take: This is book three in the Danger Never Sleeps series. I feel it is a stand alone, however you will miss history of some of the characters in this book, if you do not read book one (Collateral Damage) or two (Acceptable Risk) first. Not enough to leave you wondering what is going on, but enough you will probably want to read them all.

I love the writing style of Lynette Eason. She does a great job developing her characters, and their circumstances. This book is full of mystery, suspense, friendship, and of course romance. We reconnect with characters we met in previous books and learn more about them. Heather Fontaine has a lot to overcome and when she reluctantly must ask for help from her friends, she wonders if she has asked to much. Without giving anything away I absolutely loved the ending,

 

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Marilyn Johnson

Marilyn Johnson
Marilyn Johnson currently lives in South Florida with her husband and two of her three amazing boys, her oldest now live in Kentucky where he attends college.
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Lynette Eason is the USA Today bestselling author of Double Take, Target Acquired, and Serial Burn, as well as …

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OUR REVIEWS
Review – Active Defense
Review – Active Defense
Review – Acceptable Risk
Review – Acceptable Risk
Review – Holiday Homecoming Secrets
Review – Collateral Damage
Review – Protecting Tanner Hollow
Review – Collateral Damage
Review – Protecting Tanner Hollow
Review – Vow of Justice
Review – Vow of Justice
Review – Justice Mission
Review – Code of Valor
Review – Code of Valor
Review – Holiday Amnesia
Review – Vanished in the Night
Review – Code of Valor
Review – Holiday Amnesia
Review – The Cost of Betrayal
Review – Called to Protect
Review – Called to Protect
Review – Called to Protect
Review – Oath of Honor
Review – Christmas Ranch Rescue
Review – Without Warning
Review – Chasing Secrets
Review – Rodeo Rescuer
Review – No Place to Hide:
Review – Sins of the Past:
Review – Sins of the Past
Review – Sins of the Past
Review – Always Watching
Review – Without Warning
Review – Always Watching
Review – No Place to Hide
Review – No Place to Hide
Review – No Place to Hide
Review – Nowhere to Turn
Review – Nowhere to Turn
Review – Nowhere to Turn
Review – No One to Trust
Review – No One to Trust
Review – No One to Trust
Review – When a Secret Kills
Review – When a Secret Kills
Review – When A Secret Kills
Review – When a Heart Stops
Review – When a Heart Stops
Review – When a Heart Stops
Review – When a Heart Stops
Review – When the Smoke Clears
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Review – When the Smoke Clears
Review – When the Smoke Clears
Review – When the Smoke Clears
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Review – Killer Among Us
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Review – Christmas Cover-Up
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