Danger in the Shadows (Prequel to the O'Mally Chronicles)

Summary:
The bureau owns her.
Under FBI protection, Sara isn't even Sara Walsh anymore.  Her name is what they tell her.  Her home is where they send her.  And she's never there for long.
A stranger owns her.
Though faceless, he haunts Sara's dreams.  He's the man who abducted her as a child and continues to stalk her.  He's the one who is determined to end their connection-and Sara's life.
But most of all, fear owns her.
Which makes falling in love with a man as high profile as Adam Black a bad idea.  And a dangerous one.  For both of them.  Sara's world is unsafe place for love-and certainly an unsafe place for the children Adam longs for.  No one knows that better than Sara, and she can't take the risk . . .


Cons:
  For the most part, none.  

Pros:
  This book is well written and has an engaging story which imparts a good reminder that we need to hand our fears over to the Lord.
  Through the whole book, Adam's determination to get to know Sara is sweet, and funny at times. And again, the mix of romance and suspense is just about perfect (though I would have preferred that there be a bit more suspense then there was).
  I read this book after I read the O'Malley Chronicles and it was nice to hear more about Dave Richmond (who is a main character in The Negotiator) and Sara (who is also mentioned in The Negotiator).  It also clears up some questions you have about them.

  This book easily gets five stars.  For those of you that like Christian romance and suspense, this book is definitively for you. 

  Recommended for ages 15 and up. 

The O'Malley Chronicles

Summary:
  FBI agent Dave Richman is about to meet Kate O'Malley, and his life will never be the same. She's a hostage negotiator. He protects people. He's about to find out that falling in love with a hostage negotiator is one thing, but keeping her safe is another!

Summary:

  A federal judge has been murdered. There is only one witness, and an assassin wants her dead. U.S. Marshall Marcus O'Malley thought he knew the risks of the assignment . . . but he was wrong. 

Summary:
  Women are turning up dead, and Lisa O'Malley has a habit of walking into crime scenes, curious. She's a forensic pathologist, and mysteries are her domain. U.S. Marshall Quinn Diamond has found loving her is easier than keeping her safe. Lisa's found the killer, and now she's missing too.     
                










Summary:

  Jack O'Malley is a fireman who is fearless when it comes to facing an inferno. But when an arsonist begins targeting his district, his shift, his friends, Jack faces the ultimate challenge: protecting the lady who saw the arsonist before she pays an even higher price.

Summary:
  Rachel O'Malley works disasters for a living. Her specialty? Helping children through trauma. When a school shooting rips through her community, she finds herself dealing with more than just grief among the children she is trying to help. One of them saw the shooting, and the gun is still missing. 



Summary:

  Stephen O'Malley is a paramedic who has been rescuing people all his life. His friend Meghan is in trouble: Stolen jewels are turning up in interesting places, and she's in the middle of it. Stephen is about to run into a night he will never forget--a kidnapping, a tornado, and a race to rescue the woman he loves.

  Considering it would take me forever to say the different things that I loved and hated about each one of these books I will just try to pick out the things that carried through the whole series that I liked or didn't like.

Cons:  
  I had only one main major complaint against these books.  In each one a Christian begins to fall in love with a non Christian.  While everything always ends up alright at the end, I still it frustrating because that is not what always happens in real life.  

Pros:
  Each book is well written making it a pleasure to sit down and read one.  The basic overall story of the family itself and how they became a family is very unique which makes for an out of the ordinary setting.
  While this may seem silly, I love how all the males in family are very chivalrous and protective of the females.  That really raises this series in my eyes.       

  Even with the few problems it has, I would give this series five stars.  It is definitively one of my favorite reads of all time.

  Recommended for ages 16 and up.     

The Witness

                                    Summary:
Police Chief Luke Granger's witness to a murder, Amy Griffin, has been on the run for years. Her family thinks she was murdered eight years ago, but Amy chose to accept a life in the shadows in order to protect her sisters' lives. Now unveiled secrets about their father have thrust the sisters into the public spotlight. The man who wants Amy dead now sees her sisters as the way to locate her. Luke and two of his homicide detectives are determined to stand in the way. They are each falling in love with a different sister, and it's become a personal mission to keep them safe. But chances are that at least one of them will fail, and facing the future will take a faith deeper than any of them currently knows (from amazon.com).


Cons:
I felt like through the whole book that the Christianity side of things was forced.  It seemed like the writer pushed it to the sidelines and then brought it in at random times without a real focus in mind.  A good question or two came up, but that was about it. 

Pros:
I'm not a big romance person, but I love how Dee Henderson mixes romance with suspense.  It makes it much easier to read and much more enjoyable.  I also loved how I was unable to predict certain things that were going to happen (my pulse hiked once I was so startled).

Over all I would give this book four stars.  I really loved it, however, like I said, there were certain things I was disappointed with.  I would certainly suggest it to anyone who loves suspense and romance.

Recommended for ages 15 and up.