AUTHOR: Patricia Bradley
DATE: 2022
PUBLISHER: Revell
STARS: ****
From the back cover:
After being forced to kill an FBI agent gone rogue in self-defense while working in the violent crimes unit for the Investigative Services Branch, ranger Madison Thorn is comfortable with her move to the fraud and cyber division. At least numbers don't lie. So she's less than thrilled when a white-collar crime investigation in Natchez, Mississippi, turns violent. She could also do without being forced to work with former-childhood-enemy-turned-infuriatingly-handsome park ranger Clayton Bradshaw.
When a woman who looks just like Madison is attacked on the same night Madison's grandfather is shot, it becomes clear that there is something much bigger going on here and that Madison herself is in danger. Madison and Clayton will have to work together--and suppress their growing feelings for one another--if they are to discover the truth before it's too late.
My review:
Plot twists, unending danger, fast pace and a simmering romance make Deception another winner for author Patricia Bradley. Madison and Clayton’s growing relationship kept me reading into the night, and the twisted puzzle of who the culprit was made the pages flip quickly.
Damaged by her past, Madison makes a great heroine, and Clayton discovers he want to be her hero. She wants to do her non-violent job and leave once again, but someone wants her dead. Together, Madison and Clayton search for the truth, with surprising results.
I enjoyed Deception and award it four stars. I received this book from the publishers; all opinions are my own.