Valiant Defender

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MCCOY, SHIRLEE
VALIANT DEFENDER

His daughter's been taken...the last showdown in the Military K-9 Unit series.

After relentless searching, Captain Justin Blackwood's closing in on the Red Rose Killer. But when his daughter becomes a target, the hunt turns personal. With the help of his new partner, Captain Gretchen Hill, and his K-9, Quinn, Justin will race to save his daughter and bring down his nemesis once and for all...or die trying.

My Review:

This book has been languishing on my TBR pile, taunting me for a month now. I was desperate to read it but I pushed all the Christmas Love Inspired books ahead of it so that the giveaways would reach  winners before Christmas. Every time I drew close to that TBR pile I swear magnificent Quinn uttered a disapproving growl. He's the kind of dog ready to leap into action when a job needs doing. Waiting didn't sit well with him so he barked his discontent. I kept apologizing when I reached past him and selected a Christmas book instead. I felt soooooo guilty. Poor lad...but I think he's forgiven me now that I've shared his adventures. At least the growling has stopped. -)

Woohoo -- the grand finale of an epic continuity series! Valiant Defender is the eighth Military K-9 Unit novel and I was about ready to crawl out of my skin in anxious anticipation of the Red Rose Killer's capture. Kudos to all the authors for keeping the over-arcing suspense plot fresh and compelling over the course of the series. Loved the way clues were laid out and snippets of fresh information gleaned and, of course, missing dogs recovered in each book. And I appreciated that each story had it's own suspense plot too...and all that romance -- blissful sigh. That's a lot of happily-ever-afters!. Oh -- and K-9 heroes and heroines!!!! A howling success! (Sorry, I couldn't resist.)

So, while each book in the series could be read as a standalone, I think this one is better appreciated if you've read the others. It would totally make sense but I really think it makes more of an impact if you've been following along right from the start.

McCoy has done a fantastic job of tying all those lose ends together. And I was thrilled to discover that I actually figured out another piece of the puzzle before  Justin and Gretchen did. That didn't happen very often in this series so I'm pretty chuffed.

I fell hard for Justin. He's been intriguing me for months now so my expectations were really high -- both for his backstory and his love story and this author didn't disappoint. She delivered so much more than an outstanding suspense. As much as I'd anticipated bringing closure to this monster case, it was the romance that carried me away. Such depth and emotion amidst all the danger and intrigue. Stellar from start to finish!

GIVEAWAY OPPORTUNITY:

If you would like a chance to win a copy of Valiant Defender, leave a comment below or email me at kavluvstoreadATyahooDOTca. If you add an email to your comment, remember to use AT and DOT instead of @ and . in order to protect yourself from spammers. If you enter the draw via email, please add the title to the subject line so it's easy to spot your entry. Draw will be held and winner announced on Sunday December 16  2018. Offer open to International Readers. Good luck!