She’s keeping secrets. He must keep her safe. An FBI: Special Crimes Unit page-turner Were it not for Tessa Carlson, Special Agent Henry Miller’s daughter would have been abducted. But rescuing the little girl has thrust Tessa–a woman in hiding–into the media’s spotlight…and into a criminal’s crosshairs. Now her survival depends on putting her faith in widowed single father Henry if she … father Henry if she wants to live to see another day.
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Hmmmm this was kind of a mixed bag for me. I liked the concept and the storyline in general. I just felt it was a bit…lost sometimes and I certainly don’t mind characters being religious, I just felt that at times the younger children came over as twee and not very childlike with some of the things they said. But not being religious myself that could just be my own bias.
Tessa has reinvented herself after fleeing her abusive older boyfriend. Now settle in a small town, she lives under the radar. But when she stumbles across the abduction of a young child, she steps in and saves the little one from a horrible fate.
Henry Miller is an FBI agent and widower. He struggles with his career and his young family, relying heavily on family and friends. His latest case becomes deeply personal when a serial child abuser targets his daughter. Now he is left with the perplexing mystery that is Tessa. She is clearly not involved but she IS hiding something and he intends to find out what.
Henry knows she’s hiding something, and until she wants to confide in him, all he can do is protect her as she is the lone witness to the attempted kidnapping.
Short, quick-paced read, heavy on Christian faith and a clean Romantic Suspense. There is plenty of action including shootouts, bombs and the like to keep you interested.
Rating: 4.5 Stars
Tessa Carlson decided to make a change in her life – especially because of her past. Sometimes I think about the ambiance as I’m reading a book – it helps to give the reader a connection to the story. It doesn’t hurt that I live in the same state as Tessa. Bad news, I live on the opposite end of the state. That just means planning a road trip for just the right time of year.
Henry Miller has a job that got a little close to home. It shows that in today’s world, no one is safe. You’re going to have to be very careful about your heart. If not, there are two secondary characters that are going to steal it. At the very least they’ll steal every scene they’re in. The author knows just the right moment to pull you back to the story at hand – the mystery/suspense that put our main characters in the same space at the same time.
I’ve been reading Harlequin’s for a very long time but this is my first in the Love Inspired Suspense line. Now I’m wondering what took me so long. This author made it very easy to lose myself into what was going on. It became all about finding out who created this mystery in the first place and then the suspense as to when we were going to find out the culprit so that we can get to a peaceful ending. But this ending wasn’t quite so peaceful because the author may just get you to laugh – or at the very least chuckle. One thing is certain; it had me looking forward to checking out more of her series.
I was not compensated nor was I required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.
Who is Tessa? Why is she talking to someone named Henry? Who is Kayla? Where is Tessa from? Where do we currently find her? What is she doing? What heroic thing does she do on her way to work one winter morning that lands her in the news? How was it incredibly stupid? Who are Patrick, Ryan, and Shirley? This book was suspenseful on multiple fronts for various reasons. Now I need to read more books by this author! This was my first book by her!!
RECEIVED THIS BOOK AS A GIFT FOR A FAIR/HONEST REVIEW and REVIEWER FOR Bloggin’ With M. Brennan.
I am a big fan of Love Inspired romantic suspense books, I love the three dimensions of the stories, the romance, the suspense, and the faith in God.
The Lone Witness has an arresting storyline. The whole set up of the story is intriguing, I was fascinated by the heroine and the fact that she was smudging the fine lines of law and order.
Tessa Carlson turns out to be an interesting heroine, she is smart, strong-minded yet resilient, kind, caring person, who has survived the unimaginable and did what she had to to survive. I liked her, I admired her spunk, and her determination to do the right thing while hiding in the shadows. Yes, a complex character, indeed.
Henry Miller is a grieving widow, father of twin girls, and as dedicated to his job as he is to his girls. He is determined to keep the twins and Tessa safe and sound while solving the crimes.
The danger seems to follow Tessa, yet Henry is not sure why she is so prone to the attacks, as Tessa is determined to keep her secrets.
The suspense is building up, it is intense and dangerous, and it takes both the local law enforcement as well as the FBI to solve the puzzling net of crimes.
I liked the suspense in the story, as well as the whole concept of the books. I wish Tessa and Henry wouldn’t have gotten to know each other off the pages, it seemed that the whole romance and character development happen during the off time.
The other point that lowered the score in the story for me was the lack of showing the faith in God in the characters lives. Just going to church on Sundays does not make the case for me…
Despite the conflicted mind towards some of the aspects of the story, I read it at one sitting and found the tale to have a good ploy of tense suspense and action.
~ Three Spoons
What a great read the author gives us, and it starts with the main character, sacrificing her own life for the sake of an unknown child. This selfless act leads to a lot of heartache and danger, but you will wonder almost to the end of the book who the perpetrator is.
We are also given an FBI agent who has suffered the loss of his beloved wife, and is now raising his twin daughters alone.
I kept hoping that this poor abused and valiant woman would find a family, maybe my wish not hers, but she touched so many lives since she arrived in Massachusetts.
The story has non-stop action from beginning to end, and when it is over, I loved the epilogue!
I received this book through Net Galley and the Publisher Harlequin, and was not required to give a positive review.
Tessa Carlson happens to be in the right place at the right time. There have been a series of very young girls taken from their homes and later found wandering in isolated places after having been drugged. Almost by accident she prevents the kidnapping of yet another young girl.
This girl is the child of FBI Special Agent Henry Miller .. and he’s extremely grateful to Tessa. Having lost his wife several years earlier, he cannot fathom the pain of losing a child.
Tessa is keeping secrets …. she’s actually been in hiding for 3 years … hiding from a violent abusive boyfriend. And her name is not Tessa. She’s happy that she saved a child … but absolutely wants nothing to do with the media. What if her picture goes out and her ex should see it?
Henry knows she’s hiding something, and until she wants to confide in him, all he can do is protect her as she is the lone witness to the attempted kidnapping.
This is a short, easy to read Christian Mystery/Romantic Suspense. There’s lot of action .. several suspects to watch especially when Tessa starts receiving threatening notes.
Many thanks to the author / Harlequin Romance / Netgalley for the digital copy of LONE WITNESS. Opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.