PROTECTING THE SINGLE MOM When a fellow FBI agent is kidnapped and a protected witness vanishes, Leo Gallagher will stop at nothing to find them both. So when he discovers a link between the case and a single mother in Wyoming, Leo and his trusty K-9 partner rush to question Alicia Duncan. Could she be the key to locating the missing persons? Not if a killer has anything to say about it. Someone … Someone is determined to keep Alicia from talking, so Leo and his chocolate Lab must keep her and her little boy safe on their family ranch. With danger lurking around every corner, Leo must work overtime to not lose another person who’s important to him.
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I selected this book because of the title and there are dogs in the story helping people and searching for murderer. A fellow FBI agent is kidnapped and witness disappears in the beginning of the story and Leo Gallagher will not stop until he finds both of them. Leo has a trusty K-9 partner named True and go to question Alicia Duncan about what she witnessed and protects her and her son from the murderer.
GUARDIAN by Terri Reed is the first book in the Classified K-9 Unit series. It’s the story of Alicia Duncan, a young widow living in Settler’s Valley, Wyoming with her Dad. After her husband was killed and finding out that her husband, who she thought loved her, had deceived and cheated on her, all she wants is to get her life back together and focus on her 3 year old son, Charlie. There is no way she will let a man into her life to hurt her again. When she witnesses a murderer dumping a woman’s body in the lake, she is determined to find justice for the woman and closure for the victim’s family.
FBI agent Leo Gallagher is working on the Dupree syndicate crime spree with his K9 partner True, a Chocolate Lab, when his fellow partner, Jake Morrow is kidnapped with his K9 partner Buddy, a Belgian Malinois, left behind injured. Once again, he feels like he’s a failure. He couldn’t cover his partner’s back any more than he could save his sister. It was only by the grace of God that he came upon Ben Smith all those years ago as a youngster on the run – from his situation and his memories. It was his taking him to Crescent Ranch and giving him the chance of a good life that eventually led him to law enforcement. Because of his past, he stays professional and doesn’t allow anyone or anything to become personal – even if he has become very tight with the people he works with in the K9 unit. That’s why he MUST find Jake!
When the crime Alicia observes and Leo’s search for Jake cause their paths to cross, they hope that solving one will help with the other. Leo is willing to stake his life to protect Alicia and Charlie who he is unmistakably growing fonder of with each passing day. No he must keep focus. His job is to protect them and keep them safe. That he will do with all his ability because he has no right to a normal life – not after what all that has happened. Alicia sees that Leo is a man of his word, has a tender heart towards Charlie and even the admiration of her very judgmental Dad could he be more than her protector doing his job? What is with that overpowering feeling and sparks when they are close or touch?
Can Leo and Alicia each come to terms with the past and lay it at God’s feet to have a chance at a future? Can Leo protect her from her stalker before she herself becomes one of his victims?
Terry Reed has delivered an amazing start to what I’m sure is an awesome series. I love the way she has you going back and forth between a sweet, but complicated romance to the fast turning pages of “Oh my!” excitement. She definitely has a talent to keep you cheering on the good guys, both two legged and four legged, and hoping on hope for a happily ever after all the while weaving a thread of faith throughout the story. Highly recommend this book to anyone that loves a great Christian, well written book that will satisfy your desire for danger, suspense, romance AND K9’s.
GUARDIAN can definitely be read as a standalone book. However, there’s still the question of will Reginald & Angus Dupree get prosecuted for their crimes and where is Jake. I know I will be searching out the other books in this series to find out as well as the stories of the other K9 officers we were introduced to in this first book.
A secret and elite K-9 team of four officers and four dogs are on a raid to capture two crime bosses. One is caught but the other gets away with one of the wounded officers leaving a wounded K-9 partner. Leo Gallagher the officer in charge knows he must get his fellow officer back. Alicia Duncan a widow of a policeman who wasn’t all he appeared to be and her son,Charlie are fishing. She witnesses a man dumping a body in the river and the man sees her watching. Leo and his team of partners are assigned to protect Alicia. The kidnapped partner and Alicia’s case become linked and Leo finds Alicia and Charlie becoming more important than just another case. This is a great book and just one of a series.
2.5 Stars
I found many of the situations the main characters found themselves in to be too unbelievable. I’m also not a fan of insta-love.
this is a very good suspense story, if you like alpha males strong women and animals you have to read the book love the whole series
I read alot of Inspired Suspense
The story of a struggling women that was saved by a dog.
Loved this book about agents and their K-9 companions. Would love to read more like this.
Great Christian mystery.
It’s been a couple of months now but I liked it so much I had to search for other books of this kind. I’m hoping to get some more through BookBub.
A great book. A good Christian romance with a story of murder.
Cute, clean book. A bit of suspense and a bit of romance. Not the most complicated, detailed plot, and not a thriller, but a good quick read if you’re looking for some light entertainment.
Who doesn’t love a good doggy story!?
Suspense galore ! Hard to put down !clean reading.Cant wait to read rest of series. Clean reading
Good clean read. Looking for more in the series.
I enjoyed the character development. I hope the rest of the series are as good.
Loved it
It was great. I would recommend it.
Three and a half stars.
Great series. Can’t wait for each book!! Highly recommend this series and this author.