Reunited in peril… The family he never knew is under siege. Detective Liam Bearsmith’s life is turned upside down at Christmastime when the hacker he’s tracking turns out to be the witness he fell for twenty years ago. But Kelly Marshall insists she’s being framed, and he wants to believe her…especially after criminals attack them. Can he clear her name, even as he shields Kelly–and the … shields Kelly–and the family he never knew existed?
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Who are Kelly and Liam? Where are they? What are their professions? Who is Bill Leckie? Oh goodness, when the bad meets the good, things hit the fan and leave folks up the proverbial creek without a paddle or canoe!!! The suspense in this romance was intense! Kidnappings, attempted kidnappings, baby, daughter, attempted murder, hackers, and more keep this book flowing! Enjoy the read!
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A fast paced family affair, I loved how this book brought in multiple generations as well as featured a couple who were a little older than your average spring chickens featured in most romances these days.
This was a highly engaging and enjoyable read, with great characters who had strong faith and great interaction. I loved how Liam bonds quickly with little Pip, and how this case gives him a second chance at love.
This book has a lot going on with surprised and twists all along the way. I loved how this book takes a unique approach, and does an excellent job of delivering great twists. Highly entertaining!
I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
It has been a very long time since I’ve read a “wholesome/clean romance”, I’ve read some stories where the sexy times were implied but kept off the pages more recently. This story didn’t have any of that going on but it did have two people that cared deeply for one another and they both held a deep faith in the Lord because when either was in trouble or feeling scared they sent to a silent prayer with the hopes of it being answered.
In this fourth book of the Protected Identities Series by Maggie Black we have Detective Liam Bearsmith who comes face to face with his past and twenty+ years of secrets are uncovered. Not only that but Liam must protect the woman he loved, and the family he never knew about from “The Impostors” that are looking to kidnap them.
I enjoyed all of the action in this story, there was a lot going on and it definitely held my interest. This is the first book in this Christian romantic suspense Series that I have read but I plan on checking out the previous books. If you enjoy Romantic Suspense, Christian Romances, or Second-Chance Romances I would recommend this book to you.
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Although this is the fourth book in the series, I read it as a standalone and understood the plot and was able to catch up quickly on who the characters were and the roles that they played. Taking place both in the U.S. and Canada, the basic tale is one of a RCMP detective, Liam Bearsmith, who had fallen in love with a witness in protection two decades previously and now sees her, follows her and the action really begins. It seems that Kelly and Liam have a daughter named Hannah who is married to a computer hacker names Renner. The plot got very unbelievable at times, with a gang called the Imposters determined to capture Renner and get a master key that he had discovered. The cutest character, by far, was the infant named Pip who is Hannah and Renner’s daughter, and thus Liam’s granddaughter whom he has just met. There are numerous other characters, members of Liam’s team, who jump into action to assist him. Again, many of the scenes during rescues and hostage-taking were far-fetched, but they were still entertaining. It was a fast-paced Christian romantic suspense with plenty of action to go along with the tons of characters. I I didn’t even try to keep the characters straight; I just kept reading to find out the ending. I knew that it would all be okay, but I didn’t know how that was going to be possible since one character would get out of trouble and another would fall into a trap. I liked the settings, rural and very Canadian wilderness like. Fans of clean romantic suspense who enjoy constant action will enjoy this book.
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Disclosure of Material Connection: I received a complimentary copy of this book from Harlequin via Netgalley. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255, “Guides Concerning the Use of Testimonials and Endorsements in Advertising.”
Kelly Marshall fell in love twenty-two years ago. She fell in love with the man who was charged with protecting her prior into going into the witness protection program. They only had two weeks together but their relationship resulted in Kelly becoming pregnant. She gave that precious baby girl Hannah up for adoption believing she’d have a better life with her adoptive parents. Kelly tried to tell Hannah’s father Liam Bearsmith about the baby but she never received any answers to her letters. Fast forward twenty-two years. Hannah’s adoptive parents have died and Hannah researched and found her birth mother, Kelly. Hannah is married to Renner Phillips and they have a baby girl they call Pip. Renner is presumed dead but isn’t and Kelly, Hannah and Pip are on their way to meet him and disappear with him when Liam Bearsmith resurfaces and tries to arrest Kelly. That’s when everything goes crazy and Kelly and Liam go on the run. Many adventures, dangers and close calls await them.
Liam Bearsmith insists he is married to his job as a detective with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. He lost the love of his life years ago when he looked into Kelly Marshall’s witness protection file and found that she was married and had four sons according to the records. Imagine his surprise when he hunts down the hacker called The Sparrow and discovers it is Kelly. Kelly, along with Hannah and Pip are on a cruise ship for the Ugly Sweater Cruise around Lake Ontario. They have plans to leave the ship to meet up with Renner and loose themselves in the USA. Liam can’t let that happen. The ship is taken over by a group of Hackers, the Imposters, looking to kidnap Hannah to get to Renner. Liam manages to save Kelly and baby Pip and the adventure to save kidnapped Hannah and stop the Imposters’ nefarious plans begins.
Christmas Witness Conspiracy by Maggie K. Black is the fourth book in her Protected Identities series. Talk about twists and turns… This story is super twisty and turny. Friends turn into enemies or do they? There are kidnappings, gun battles and tons of danger to throw roadblocks in Kelly and Liam’s road to a HEA. Liam is one capable, strong, determined and stubborn guy. No one is going to take Kelly away from him now he has found her again and he is going to stop the Imposters’ plan. Kelly never fell out of love with Liam and sticks with him now no matter what. Liam’s team is there for him and it was great to see all the characters from the earlier books again. This is a great series and I highly recommend it!