Tag: Bridgeman Hallee

When she was just five years old, Melissa Braxton watched her father take her mother’s life. Separated from her sister, Lola, at that time, Melissa grew up with a strong desire to help those stuck in abusive relationships. It’s why she became a family therapist and opened a domestic abuse shelter.

After losing a leg to a gunshot wound in the line of duty, Phil Osbourne has felt like a man without a purpose–until he hears Melissa’s story and decides to use his Special Forces contacts to track down her missing sister. He knows what he discovers will break Melissa’s heart. What he doesn’t realize is that helping the women reunite will bring the cartel down on them like the Category 5 hurricane striking Miami.

Bruised yet not quite broken, Melissa and Phil battle the storm and the cartel, calling on strength they didn’t know they had to escape death, save the innocent, and–just maybe–find healing in each other’s arms.

My Review:

published in 2022

I was intrigued by Phil when I met him in the first ‘Love and Honor’ book so I was thrilled to come upon his story in ‘Honor’s Refuge’…and it’s a doozy! Action, adventure, romance and sooooo much tension both with the suspense and the romance turned this into a ‘listen in one day’ kind of read for me.

There are some heart stopping moments too — honestly, I was emotionally wrung out by the end. Bridgeman knows how to write in a way that allows a reader to feel her through the story and I’m, thankfully, mostly healed from some of the more shocking emotional sucker punches she threw. 🙂 Phew! Intense doesn’t begin to describe it. But I love the way the author also seamlessly wove an inspirational thread in and around these characters as well.

While this is the third book in the series, it can easily be read as a standalone. There’s much less team involvement than the other two books though we get a a couple of cameos of former heroes who play a significant role at the beginning of this story.

I enjoyed the time I spent listening to the audio book narrated by Libby McKnight.

GIVEAWAY OPPORTUNITY:

This giveaway is for a print or ebook copy. Winner’s choice.

US – available in print or ebook — winner’s choice

Canada – available in print or ebook or audible (if available) — winner’s choice

International – ebook copy if you have a US Kindle account.

If you would like a chance to win a copy of the Honor’s Refuge, leave a comment below or email me at kavluvstoread AT yahoo DOT ca. If you add an email to your 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 September 21 2024.

FBI Special Agent Lynda Cutler is investigating an ecoterrorist organization in the Alaskan wilderness when her partner is taken captive and murdered before her very eyes. The only person who can identify the key players, Lynda gets assigned to take part in a joint operation in Istanbul to take the organization down.

As a woman in a Muslim country, she’ll find it much easier to move around undetected with a fake husband. Unfortunately for her, the man assigned to play the role is none other than US Army weapons specialist Bill Sanders–the man who crushed her heart into a million pieces back in college.

With a cargo bay’s worth of hurt and baggage between them, these two consummate professionals must play their parts perfectly if they hope to stop those responsible for bombing oil pipelines, killing innocent civilians, and threatening to destabilize the oil markets. But love long buried has a way of resurfacing at the most inopportune times–and protecting Lynda has become Bill’s primary focus.

My Review:

published in 2022

I ‘read’ the audio edition of the first book in this series right when it came out but then there was a lag in releasing the audio books for the rest of the series and I got distracted by lots of other shiny new books so here we are two years later and I’m finally getting back to my ‘Love and Honor’ heroes. (Side note: it’s not that I wouldn’t have read the paperback editions of ‘Word of Honor’ and ‘Honor’s Refuge’ but I like to read a series in the same format all the way through and since I started in audio I kept waiting and hoping…)

Love this special ops team and the way Bridgeman showcases their camaraderie and faith. Stellar stuff on both counts and the emphasis on prayer and following God’s leading is phenomonal in Lynda and Bill’s story.

“Yes, she’d acknowledged the Giver, but she’d always relied on herself in problem-solving, in solution finding. She needed to remember that it all came from Him and was for Him, and that to truly be able to utilize what he’d gifted, she needed to lean into Him and let Him take the lead.”

I could so relate to Lynda’s independent problem-solving dilemma! Love it when fiction does double duty as a devotional and this one really hit home for me!

This book has it all: Intense globe-trotting action and intrigue. A second chance love story. Emotional depth paired with faith and grace. And a time sensitive, diabolical plot that ups the intrigue and suspense to a frenzied unputdownable pace!

Of note: The special ops team personnel all have nicknames that are used interchangeably with their real names throughout the story which got confusing for a while until I got everything straight in my head. I would suggest jotting down the name and moniker (ie: Bill = Drumstick) as a handy reference. I spent some time thinking one person was actually two people and it addled my brain for a bit. 🙂

GIVEAWAY OPPORTUNITY:

This giveaway is for a print or ebook copy. Winner’s choice.

US – available in print or ebook — winner’s choice

Canada – available in print or ebook or audible (if available) — winner’s choice

International – ebook copy if you have a US Kindle account.

If you would like a chance to win a copy of  Word of Honor, leave a comment below or email me at kavluvstoread AT yahoo DOT ca. If you add an email to your 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 August 10 2024.