USA TODAY bestselling author Delores Fossen does it again, with a romantic suspense book that forces a US Marshal to confront his past—and the woman who might hold all the answers… profiler has no memory of the murder, her abduction…or Jack. And her witness-protection safe house has just been compromised. Now in Jack’s protective custody, Caroline must trust her ex to help her recall her past before a murderer steals their future.
From Harlequin Intrigue: Seek thrills. Solve crimes. Justice served.
For more action-packed stories, check out the other books in the Longview Ridge Ranch series:
Book 1: Safety Breach
Book 2: A Threat to His Family
Book 3: Settling an Old Score
Book 4: His Brand of Justice
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HIS BRAND OF JUSTICE (Longview Ridge Ranch Book #4) by Delores Fossen is the final romantic suspense in this series. Ms. Fossen does give enough backstory that you can read this as a standalone, but I would recommend you at least read book #1 first. These four books are about four modern day law enforcement cowboy brothers and the women they meet under perilous circumstances.
Caroline Moser was a profiler and computer wiz working on a program for law enforcement to identify serial killers spearheaded by Gemma Harrison. Their research assistant, Eric Long was a serial killer who almost killed both women. Caroline escaped with a severe head wound causing amnesia and she was placed in the WITSEC program under the protection of Marshall Jack Slater.
Marshall Jack Slater is determined to keep Caroline safe at all costs. Their relationship was lost when Caroline lost her memory as well as any clues to the murderer of the Slater brother’s father who was killed trying to save the women.
Eric Long might be dead, but someone does not want Caroline to get her memories back. As Jack tries to keep Caroline safe, he races to find the threat before even more people turn up dead.
I really enjoyed this conclusion to the Longview Ridge Ranch series. Ms. Fossen does a great job of bringing together all the threads of this plot and the overall arc of the series. I was bouncing back and forth between the suspects and for such a limited number of characters, I was still surprised. I always know that I am going to get an alpha cowboy hero and a strong heroine to match in any of Ms. Fossen books I pick up. I was excited to read Jack and Caroline’s HEA and it did not disappoint. There are explicit sex scenes, but they are not gratuitous or dragged out.
The Intrigue series always gives me a great romantic suspense or mystery that I can read quickly and be completely satisfied with the HEA. I recommend this book, this series and any book by Ms. Fossen!
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I enjoyed reading this story! I was drawn in from the beginning and had to keep reading to find out what is happening and how it turns out! I recommend this book!!!!!
Who is Jack? What humorous thing does he say that flops? Who is Caroline? What is going on in her life? What does Jack do for a living? Who is Teagan? How does Jack know or meet Caroline, Teagan, and Lucille? I like Raylene. Not sure how I felt about Kingston, Eric, Lily, or Zeller. Oh my goodness!! So many murders, so much suspense! What is happening and why? What does the change that happens with Caroline have to do with anything? Read and see!
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I was so excited with this book, it’s the closure of Longview Ridge Ranch Series.
The who and the why of the murder of Marshal Jack Slater’s father willl finally revealed.
Yep I’m super super excited and this book totally delivered, I got all the answers and the suspense and I got the romance too and a dash of steaminess. Although I felt all a bit too rushed in the end, I’m still a happy satisfied reader.
And there’s no doubt that I love all the characters, I loveeeeee Slater Brothers, all are law enforcements, all willing to do anything to protect their loved ones, just my type of heroes, and the heroines, they’re all a badass woman, so they’re all make badass couple, so what’s not to love, right?!?!
If you’re looking for a suspense romance read, I totally recommend this Longview Ridge Ranch Series.
HIS BRAND OF JUSTICE by Delores Fossen is the fourth book of the Longview Ridge Ranch series. Jack Slater is nowhere near in finding out who killed his father. The only person who might know is Caroline Moser, but she had no memory of the murder, her abduction . . . or Jack. When her witness-protection safe house is compromised, she ends up in Jack’s protective custody. She needs to trust him to help her recall her past before a murderer steals their future. HIS BRAND OF JUSTICE is an action-packed adventure where the heroes serve justice by solving the crime while dodging bullets and succumbing to sizzling heat between them. Delores Fossen has outdone herself when the final moment of truth has taken me by surprise.
An intense, energetic, action-filled, engaging, fast-paced whodunit that I inhaled at one sitting. Wow, what an ending to an explosive series! And it is written so brilliantly, given just enough background information, that even if you haven’t read the previous books, you can easily follow along and get what’s going on – or as much as it is possible in the midst of the chaotic life or death situation.
Caroline Moser might be Marshal Jack Slater’s ex, but there is nothing ex about his feelings towards her. The love and passion he feels for her are palpable. Yet he is doing everything he can to keep his feels in check and to stay focused, not to compromise Caroline’s safety or the case they are working on. Caroline is weary to trust anyone after everything she has gone through, but her heart remembers Jack, and her instinct says she can rely on him. Maybe.
I adored Jack and Caroline and how their story was told. There are no pretenses or games, they are honest, straightforward with their intentions, and their emotions. The only things that could possibly keep them apart are amnesia and/or death, and someone is working hard to make that happen.
The thrillingly intense momentum builds up throughout the tale, every twist in the plot dangerous and potentially deadly, followed by fierce action and riveting passion, making the book unputdownable. I have read many of Fossen’s romantic suspense stories before but this just might be my favorite…
~ Five Spoons
Caroline is a witness to a murder. However, due to trauma, she has lost her memory of the events. She is in protective custody with her ex-boyfriend, Jack, in charge. As her memory returns, she is not sure if she should trust him. But she just can’t stay away from him.
As most of you know, romantic suspense is a guilty pleasure. If I am in a reading rut, I can usually pick one up and it gets me back in the groove. This is a typical romantic suspense, hot guy, hot girl, hate and love all mixed together. These two have a great chemistry and the story moves quickly. I fell in love with Jack. He is someone I definitely want on my side.
However, I did feel the writing is rushed in spots. And maybe some overdramatizing exists too. But, it is a lightening quick, good read if you are short on time.
I have never read this author before and this novel is part of a series. So, I did feel like I was missing something. I do recommend picking up the other books first. I would have liked to have known more about Caroline and Jack’s relationship prior to this story.
I received this novel from the publisher for a honest review.
There is nothing like a suspense that has a Marshall to help you in the clues. He also has another that can help him which we get to see in here. I have not read too many of her books but the ones I have I like. I also happen to have read another with someone who has no memory in the space Caroline. Jack will have his hands full with the custody and murder. While all this is going on chemistry also when love is the backbone you flow along with this suspense. We get to see when you know she is getting it back. The suspense is above the norm so that you are nose to story so that you are wanting to grab those clues. This is wrapped up the way a suspense needs to be so jump on in.
His Brand of Justice is the fourth and final book in Delores Fossen’s Longview Ridge Ranch series, and since I’d read books #1 and #3, I wanted to find out who murdered Jack’s father, the mystery which ran through this entire series, and so I requested an advance reader copy of this novel. Unfortunately, I found that even though I’d met many of these characters in the two previous novels I’d read, it didn’t take long for me to realize that I didn’t remember most of them, that I couldn’t keep them straight without a scorecard, and I was further confused by the addition of many new characters/suspects, and for that reason, I couldn’t give this novel more than a 3-star rating, and although I suppose it could be read as a standalone, I certainly wouldn’t recommend it.
While I believe this series and this novel were well written and extremely suspenseful, both traits I’ve come to expect from a Delores Fossen novel, what I didn’t expect was the almost total absence of character development in her main characters, Marshall Jack Slater, and his former lover and criminal profiler, Caroline Moser. As the novel opens, we learn that Caroline had been abducted a year earlier, and tortured by a maniacal serial killer named Eric, now deceased, and that since her rescue, she has suffered from amnesia and can’t remember what happened to her. Of primary importance to Jack is that she might know if Eric also was the man who killed Jack’s father. Caroline also doesn’t remember that prior to her abduction, she and Jack had been enjoying a torrid romance. Because she has been in therapy and has nightmares and flashbacks, Jack isn’t letting on about his feelings for her or their previous relationship, but is anxiously waiting for her memory to return.
Since there have been additional threats to her life and a safety breach about her location in the WITSEC safe house where Caroline has been hiding, clearly someone still wants her dead, will stop at nothing to get to her, and so Jack brings her to his home in Longview Ridge, where he and his many deputies can also keep an eye on her. From this point on, while I was interested in finally learning what was going on and why, I became a victim of complete character confusion. Many of the characters have similar names, like Kellen and Zeller, Caroline and Clarie, and as the novel continued, even more people were added to to list suspects, some of whom might have been working for and with Jack in law enforcement, and the plot became so convoluted I kept hoping for clarity, but it never came.
It was clear that there had been some real heat and deeply felt emotion in Caroline’s previous relationship with Jack, however, I felt that the fact that her amnesia suddenly disappeared one day and that she didn’t bother to mention it to Jack for the next three days made absolutely no sense whatsoever. I could understand her wariness about his staff of deputies, but this is a man she claimed to love, one who is risking his own life trying to keep her safe and alive, and with whom she finally rekindles their sexual relationship–so why keep it a secret?
As the mystery deepens, the suspect list grows, and there are additional attempts to kill Caroline as the novel progresses, I found myself far more drawn into the whodunit aspect of this novel than I was drawn into caring about the life and safety of Jack, Caroline, and the rest of the cast of characters. It was a lot like watching a chess match as the characters became pieces of the puzzle that were moved onto and off of the suspect list, but without engendering any emotional connection to any of them for this reader. So, while this romantic suspense novel worked for me as a pretty good mystery, for this reader, it failed as a romance. Once again, I strongly suggest reading the previous novels in this series in the order they were written before reading this one.
I voluntarily read an advance reader copy of this novel. The opinions expressed are my own.
Good conclusion to the series. This is the fourth and final book but can be read by itself. The author gives enough details from the previous books to keep from being lost. In this book, Caroline is under the protection of the Marshal Service, specifically Jack Slater. He has two huge stakes in keeping Caroline safe. First, she is the only witness to the murder of his father. Unfortunately, she was kidnapped and held hostage, and in the process lost her memory. Second, before everything went down, Jack and Caroline were a couple. Jack wants his Caroline back so that he can reciprocate her words of love.
The book starts with a rush as the safe house where Caroline lives has been compromised. Jack arrives to protect Caroline and her nurse to find that a man has breached their perimeter. As a second shock, Caroline recognizes the man and confesses that her memory returned a few days earlier. Now it is up to Jack to get them to safety and find out what Caroline knows.
Things are not as cut-and-dried as Jack had hoped. Caroline never saw the murderer, and what she overheard makes her believe that someone inside law enforcement had a hand in it. Caroline doesn’t trust anyone other than Jack. Someone out there wants to make sure that Caroline doesn’t have a chance to talk about anything she knows.
The suspense in this story was intense from start to finish. There were multiple attacks on Caroline and Jack, showing that someone is determined to protect their secret. Which suspect will it be? One of Jack’s fellow marshals, who has some questionable connections and suspicious actions? Or the creepy best friend of the serial killer responsible for Caroline’s memory loss? Or maybe the do-gooder socialite or the computer hacker? I constantly flipped back and forth among the various suspects. Something would happen that would convince me of one person’s guilt, only to be pushed aside by the actions of another. By the end, I was down to two but could not make up my mind between them. I liked watching Jack, Caroline, and the others as they tried to fit the puzzle pieces together. The final confrontation was a nail-biter, as it could have gone either way, right up to the end.
I liked watching the relationship between Jack and Caroline. Jack had never lost his love for Caroline, even while she was missing and later with her memory loss. He tries to keep his emotions under control while protecting her because he doesn’t want them to distract him from her safety. Caroline was wary around Jack until her memory returned, and she remembered her love for him. I liked seeing them work together, protect each other, and long for the resolution so that they could get on with their lives. I liked the ending as they both finally got what they wanted.
Caroline Moser was a profiler working with Gemma Hanson on a project at the local university. Unbeknownst to either woman their research assistant Eric Lang was a serial killer. He ended up abducting Caroline and struck her head hard enough for the injury to cause amnesia. Eric is no longer a problem but Caroline is still placed in the WITSEC program with her former lover Marshal Jack Slater overseeing her stay in the safe house. Due to the amnesia Caroline doesn’t remember Jack… until she does. Her memory has returned but she doesn’t trust any male in law enforcement because when she was being held by Eric she heard him talking to someone and heard the police radio in the background so she thinks someone in law enforcement is a dirty cop. Caroline just doesn’t know who to trust. Then the location of her safe house is compromised and the attempts on her life begin. Caroline comes to trust Jack will keep her safe and believes he loves her. They just need to survive these attacks and find out who is behind them.
Marshal Jack Slater is hoping the love of his life Caroline Moser gets her memory back. One of the last things she said to Jack before being kidnapped was, “I love you” something he hadn’t told her back. Also it is believed that Caroline knows who gunned down his sheriff father and the deputy that fateful day when she was kidnapped. When Caroline’s safe house was compromised and the attempts on her life commenced Jack went into super protector mode. It is imperative to find out who is gunning for Caroline. Nothing can happen to her. He loves her too much to lose her.
His Brand of Justice by Delores Fossen is the fourth book in her Longview Ridge Ranch series. This is the story of the final Slater brother, Jack. His three brothers, Kellen (Safety Breach), Owen (A Threat to His Family) and Eli (Settling An Old Score) have all found their special someone. In each of the previous books in the series the unsolved crime of the death of their father overshadows the happiness of the family. Finally they have their closure. The killer is revealed.
I always enjoy Ms. Fossen’s writing style in her romantic suspense stories. I love how she lays out all sorts of possibilities and suspects for the reader to cogitate on. Then she ties up all the suspicions for the final reveal. This is classic Delores Fossen and a great read.
The final installment of the Longview Ridge Ranch series didn’t disappoint! We had to know who killed Buck Slater and there was only one woman who knew, or so we thought. The problem? Caroline Moser had lost her memory after being attacked that night by a serial killer.
Now protected in WITSEC she’s being protected by the marshals and her old flame, Jack Slater. As a cop, he’ll do anything to find out who killed his father. As Caroline’s lover, he’ll do anything for her to remember him and their love.
When Caroline gets her memory back, what she remembers terrifies her. What she overheard that night sent terror through her and she didn’t know who to trust. One thing she did know, she could trust Jack, because when her memory returned, so did her love for the tall, dark, and handsome cop.
I was a little weirded out by the nonstop talk about Caroline having panic attacks that she never actually had. It just never went anywhere and I thought that was odd. Thankfully, you were able to ignore it and enjoy the story.
The danger is high for Jack, Caroline, Kellan, and Gemma, but the stakes are even higher. Caroline has to take the most dangerous risk of all and when the mystery unravels, the truth is startling.
This series was a winner from beginning to end and you don’t want to miss the finale! Happiness finally finds the Slater family again