Target Acquired

by Lynette Eason

Overview

Tough-as-nails Kenzie King has finally earned her place as a tactical medic on a SWAT team. But not everyone on the all-male team accepts her. Rumor is, she didn't get the position because of what she could do but because of who she knew. Which means she has to work harder and longer than anyone else to prove herself.

Cole Garrison is a man with deep faith who is finally ready to settle down and build a family of his own—if he can find the right person, that is. Kenzie sure has set off his interest meter, but trouble seems to follow in her wake. Since she joined the team, someone has begun to ambush and pick off team members, one by one.

It's all hands on deck to discover the culprit and end the killing. Can Kenzie and Cole put aside their differences and work together as a team? Or will their budding attraction be snuffed out by a sniper's bullet?

As you've come to expect from bestselling author Lynette Eason's stories, this tightly wound plot unfurls at breakneck speed and will leave you breathless.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780800741204
Publisher:	Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:	08/20/2024
Series:	Lake City Heroes , #2
Pages:	304
Sales rank:	19,301
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Lynette Eason is the USA Today bestselling author of Double Take, as well as the Extreme Measures, Danger Never Sleeps, Blue Justice, Women of Justice, Deadly Reunions, Hidden Identity, and Elite Guardians series. She is the winner of three ACFW Carol Awards, the Selah Award, and the Inspirational Reader's Choice Award, among others. She is a graduate of the University of South Carolina and has a master's degree in education from Converse College. Eason lives in South Carolina with her husband. They have two adult children. Learn more at LynetteEason.com.

Editorial Reviews

06/24/2024

Eason’s taut second Lake City Heroes novel (after Double Take) finds the newest member of the Lake City, N.C., SWAT team caught between a cold case and a more pressing threat to her life. As the only woman on her team, medic Kenzie King knows her arrival has rocked the boat but is committed to the job. It becomes harder to focus on her work, however, after a car nearly runs her over and she spots a stalker loitering outside her house. SWAT team leader Cole Garrison sticks close by as he and Kenzie work to crack the case. The culprit proves elusive, but the pair is kept busy as new information comes to light about Kenzie’s mother’s death 20 years ago in a car crash that, it turns out, may not have been an accident. As Kenzie and Cole uncover details about the ugly feud between their grandparents that may have played a role in her mother’s death, they wonder what that case has to do with the danger Kenzie’s in, and whether they can draw on their faith to find the connection before it’s too late. Eason skillfully metes out details of the families’ backstories, adding depth to a zippy plot teeming with buried secrets, dredged-up traumas, and bad actors hiding in plain sight. The result is a thrill ride worth taking. (Aug.)

Publishers Weekly

06/07/2024

Kenzie King, the newest member of the Lake City SWAT team, struggles to fit in. It's hard to read some of the team, and she has always been more comfortable keeping to herself. When her boss, Cole Garrison, encourages her to attend more gatherings after work to get a better understanding of the team dynamic, she is hesitant at best. It doesn't help that she has feelings for the boss, but she reluctantly agrees. Someone else, however, has plans to make sure Kenzie is no longer part of the team; they will go to any lengths to make sure that happens. Cole decides the best way to keep Kenzie safe is to move the SWAT team headquarters to Kenzie's home. Close proximity might not be the best idea, but what else can he do? As his feelings for Kenzie grow, the threats on her life get bolder. They'll have to figure out who wants Kenzie gone and try to catch the would-be killer in time. VERDICT A fast-paced thrill of a ride from start to finish. Readers of Terri Blackstock and Susan May Warren will love this second installment of the "Lake City Heroes" series from Eason (Double Take).—Jane Blue

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