Monday, March 6, 2023

BOOK REVIEW- Claiming Her Ground by Julie Miller & Janie Crouch

   

The fight of her life

Kansas City Cop by Julie Miller

After a gunshot rips streetwise police officer Gina Galvan from the line of duty, all she wants is to return to the front line and stop a shooter. But good guy physical therapist Mike Cutler won’t back down from a challenge, or his blazing attraction to Gina. Without a badge or a gun, Mike is ready to face anyone—including a killer—to prove he’s every inch a hero.

Armed Response by Janie Crouch

Former Special Forces soldier Jace Eakin must find the mole inside Omega who’s leaking intel to a terrorist mastermind. Despite their complicated history and the fact that she is keeping a secret, he can’t believe it’s SWAT team leader Lillian Muir. As they give in to long-denied passion, Jace vows to protect Lillian with his life. But he’s been wrong about her before…

5 Stars  Because of the one I liked the most

Kansas City Cop-

I had a hard time with this one.  A hard time when it came into being all in on it.  And I really shouldn't have because I did like gutsy Gina.  And even though she called Mike, "Boy Scout" so many times?  There was so  much more to him than just being nice.  She thinks Mike has had it easy all his life. She couldn't be more wrong.  She sure knows that her life hasn't been all roses and sweetness. She also feels the heavy weight of family responsibility.

I had some serious reservations about Derrick.  Does her ex-partner really have her back or does he have his own agenda. From different things that happen,  he doesn't seem like that great an officer.   It felt like the things that he was doing after the shooting was not all that encouraging.  Was he sabotaging her? 

Between police officers being targeted and Gina's recovery and family drama things do get a bit intense at times.  

 Everything does come to a good end at the end.  It also includes a short Epilogue.  My last words are that I just wished that I liked it more.

 

 
 
 Armed Response:
Strong main characters who are dealing with plenty of past issues and misinformation.   The emotions were well displayed and easy to tap into.  
There is also a well developed secondary group of people.  They added to the story without being confusing. 
Twists and surprise after surprise adds to the tension that is already in the dangers that they all are dealing with.  
The mole will be found but it won't be easy.  That mole was someone that I had begun to suspect after a while.  After all the author did leave a few bread crumbs here and there.  They weren't super obvious but they did get my attention.    That's okay though because when exposed the mole just had more surprises.  That drama was so well done. 
 Good ending but that darn other bad guy, the psycho terrorist got away.  But you just know that won't be for long.  Sounds like things just might be coming to a head about that in the next book.
 

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