From back cover:
Standing up for what's right could cost her everything.
Tapped as lead counsel in a corporate cover-up lawsuit against Mason Pharmaceutical, Kate Sullivan knows this case could make her career. What really drives her, though, is getting justice for the victims whose lives were ruined by the company's dangerous new drug. But when a whistleblower turns up dead, it paints a target on the back of everyone involved.
Former Army Ranger turned private investigator Landon James steps in to handle security for Kate. He's still haunted by mistakes in his past and is determined never to let something like that happen again. But it soon appears someone is willing to do anything-even commit murder-to keep the case from going to trial.
As danger closes in, Landon can't help but admire Kate's courage and resolve-but will her determination not to back down become too great of a risk?
This was a new-to-me author and I was quite interested in the story-line of this book. I thought the book was pretty well written. At the beginning the author did a good job of setting the scene. Introducing the reader to the characters and showing what was going on.
There was really four main characters the book revolved around. And while I typically get annoyed when there are more than two main characters (it's just hard to remember who is who and what is going on), I thought the author did a good job keeping everyone straight and I didn't get confused about what was going on with each person.
I guess I would consider this more of a suspense than a mystery. There are parts that are supposed to be kind of a mystery, but most of it is pretty predictable.
I thought Kate came across as a little too perfect. She mentions several times that yes, she has her issues too, but even though Kate is supposed to have depression (which I was interested in as it's not something talked about in Christian books) I felt it wasn't handled well. Just the typical Christian response of "Just pray and everything is better!".
What I did like about Kate was that she was smart. So many times I read books and the heroine is so stubborn that she consistently puts herself into harm's way just to prove how 'tough' she is, only to get hurt and have to be rescued. Sometimes, I think it takes more strength to ask for help. And Kate did just that. She knew when to ask for help and when to do things on her own. I didn't feel like she took any unnecessary risks.
I also felt like Kate and Landon's relation ship was pretty cheesy, but only at the very end. Throughout the book though, there just didn't really seem to be much chemistry or tension or anything.
I thought the attorney/law side of the book was really well done. It was interesting reading about what the day-to-day work is for a lawyer. The author does a great job explaining things without using too much legalese, but it also doesn't seem like she's dumbing things down either.
Overall I enjoyed this book and I would pick up the next book in the series.
I received this book from Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group in exchange for an honest review.
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