Breakwater Protector

GIVEAWAY

BARRITT, CHRISTY

BREAKWATER PROTECTOR

One secret will tear them apart. The other will pull them closer.

Lizzie McCreary needs to disappear. As danger stalks her, she examples to windswept Cape Corral with her eight-year-old son, Preston. The isolated island offers her a desperate hope for safety.

Saltwater cowboy Dash Fulton isn't looking for love. Yet when he rescues a woman and boy from the woods, he immediately feels a bond with the two. He can sense the pair are harbouring secrets. The question is, what are they?

Dash has secrets of his own and pressure continues to mount for him to come clean. But as he's caught up in the peril surrounding Lizzie and Preston, his own problems become a low priority. He can't let anyone hurt the sweet single mom and her precocious son.

As more details come to light, will wounds from the past ultimately drive Lizzie and Dash apart? Or will the man chasing Lizzie destroy any hope for the future?

My Review:

I'm quite enamoured with this Saltwater Cowboy series -- love the setting and all the wild horses and the dreamy guys lined up to be heroes in future books. :-) Breakwater Protector is the perfect reading escape for a hot summer afternoon. 

And though it's the second book in the series, it can easily be read as a standalone. There is a bit of an island mystery that is developing and looks like it won't be fully solved until the end of the series, but you won't feel lost diving into this book if you haven't read Saltwater Cowboy. Barritt is a pro at keeping readers current without bogging the story down.

Love the way this mystery develops -- all stalkerish spooky. Lizzie is so out of her element and I felt every panicky second as her fear amps up. Dash can sense that something is off when he rides to the rescue (literally...be still my heart!) but Lizzie is tight-lipped and wary. Her son, Preston, is the exact opposite though and the more he's around the boy, the more he's intrigued by the mother. 

Lizzie isn't the only one harbouring secrets -- Dash has been keeping one buried for months. Even from some of his closest law enforcement and fire fighting buddies and as emotions run high among the islanders, he's afraid his secret is on the verge of being revealed.

Cue your favourite suspense-y background music track and settle into your comfiest sleuthing armchair and get ready for a captivating page-turning adventure.

I listened to the audible edition narrated by Stacey Glemboski and I enjoyed every breathtaking moment! 

GIVEAWAY OPPORTUNITY:

This giveaway is for a paperback or ebook copy -- winner's choice 

If you would like a chance to win a copy of Breakwater Protector, leave a comment below or email me at kavluvstoread AT yahoo DOT ca. If you add your email to a 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 Saturday July 24 2021. Offer open to International Readers. Good luck!