Malicious Intent

GIVEAWAY

BLACKBURN, LYNN H.

MALICIOUS INTENT

Dr. Ivy Collins, founder and CEO of Hedera, Inc., is ready to begin clinical trials of her company's cutting-edge prosthetic. Her work has been heralded by government, medical, and advocacy groups and everyone hopes the device will be a success. Well, almost everyone. Someone is trying to sabotage Hedera and the launch, but to what purpose -- and how far will they go to get what they want?

Meanwhile, U.S. Secret Service Agent Gil Dixon can't believe he's finally been reunited with Ivy, his childhood best friend. Now that he's found her again, Gil intends to spend the rest of his life with her. But it will take all his skill to uncover the truth in time to save Ivy's life's work, her own life, and the innocent lives caught in the crossfire.

Perfectly balancing chilling suspense and uplifting romance, award-winning author Lynn H. Blackburn delivers a story of revenge, greed, and overcoming that you won't want to put down no matter how late it gets.

My Review:

Gobsmacked, that's me after finishing Malicious Intent. Not sure there are words enough to describe how good this book is so I'm just going to gush!!!! 

From the romance -- hello, reunion romance!!! There's nothing like a redeeming teenage love gone bad romance!!! And the suspense is so compelling -- set at a whiplash pace and steeped with intrigue. And that opening scene. Yikes!!!!!! I can't even...have your defibrillators handy. But the investigative side of this novel is just as riveting as Ivy and Gil and company work at putting all the pieces together. 

Eeeepppp --- and speaking of 'company,' not only do we get the whole gang from the first Defend and Protect book but we also get all kinds of Dive Team Investigators cameos too. And the camaraderie is so much fun -- full of banter and teasing and the kind of heart-to-hearts only the best of friends can get away with. I'm more than a tad shy of giddy over these guys!!!!!!

Love the balance the author achieves between the suspense and romance and faith elements in this story. With touches of humour seamlessly woven throughout. I'd go from laughing uproariously to cowering under my blankets with the flick of a page! Honestly think this might be Lynn H. Blackburn's best book yet...but I might have to go back and re-read the Dive series and this one just to make sure. :-)

Oh -- and no worries if you haven't read Unknown Threat or the previous series -- Malicious Intent reads beautifully as a standalone as well.

Goal Update: #6 Stay current with series

GIVEAWAY OPPORTUNITY:

This giveaway is for a paperback or e book copy -- winner's choice.

If you would like a chance to win a copy of Malicious Intent, 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 March 26 2022. Offer open to International Readers. Good luck