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Blind Trust is book 3 in the SNAP Agency series and centers on Lyla Fox and Nicolas Garcia’s story. (SNAP stands for Strategic Neutralization and Protection Agency.) Unfortunately, I was not aware of the first three books in the series (including the prequel). I think I would have appreciated the book more overall had I read the prior books in the series. Nevertheless, it can be read and enjoyed as a standalone.
Lyla Fox and Nicolas Garcia work for the SNAP Agency. Garcia was formerly in the army and has explosives training. When the book opens Lyla is working undercover to expose a criminal. She’s very good at what she does but she’s impetuous, and this infuriates Nicolas because he cares deeply for Lyla and can’t take it when she takes risks with her life. Her impulsive nature has him considering leaving SNAP to pursue a different assignment. But right now he has to help protect Lyla because there’s a target on her back. A prisoner she helped put behind bars wants her dead, but there’s much more to this case than meets the eye.
I enjoyed this Christian Romantic Suspense story. Although more background information about the SNAP agency and its characters from previous books in the series would have enhanced my reading experience, it was still a very good read. The main characters’ dynamic coupled with the antics and witty banter of a fun Hawaiian colleague named Kekoa—a sizable character both literally and figuratively, added humor and balance to an otherwise serious plot. The familial closeness of the rest of the team was also satisfying. There were twists that I didn’t see coming and a somewhat complicated political intrigue storyline that I can’t explain in detail. Some of what was going on stumped me intellectually (meaning it went over my head), but the close calls and tension-filled moments, interesting characters, major twists and simmering love story made up for the, at times, confusing plot. The tense moments and clean language are what attract me to the Christian Romantic Suspense genre, and not really the trickling in of scriptural references and sporadic prayers that are somewhat typical. I liked that this was kept to a minimum in Blind Trust and that there weren’t any attempts at religious persuasion. Well done.
Overall, Blind Trust was a good book and Natalie Walters is another author I can add to my growing list of romantic suspense favorites.
Many thanks to Revell for a complimentary copy of Blind Trust for an honest review which I have given.
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