{"id":20740,"date":"2016-08-18T19:44:55","date_gmt":"2016-08-19T00:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/?p=20740"},"modified":"2016-08-18T19:46:56","modified_gmt":"2016-08-19T00:46:56","slug":"devoted-defender-by-rachel-dylan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/?p=20740","title":{"rendered":"Devoted Defender by Rachel Dylan"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Devoted<\/p>\n

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MY REVIEW:<\/strong><\/p>\n

I was unfamiliar with Rachel Dylan’s novels but when I read a description of “Devoted Defender” I was pretty certain that she writes the kind of books I like to read. To prepare myself to review this book I decided to purchase the first book in the series “Lethal Action” and was so glad I did. Although each of the books easily stands on its own, I loved having the background from the first one as I read “Devoted Defender”. I will have to find time to review “Lethal Action” also.<\/p>\n

When Annie Thomas witnesses a murder, she is forced to run for her life. When she arrives in Maxwell, Georgia she decides the small town may be a good place to lie low. Her first encounter is with police chief Caleb Winters when he pulls her over for speeding. Because of events in her past, Annie is afraid to trust the man who seems to read her mind. It doesn’t take very long until she is forced to trust him with her life.<\/p>\n

The plot of “Devoted Defender” jumps right into action from the very first page and the danger and suspense mounts with each chapter. No matter what Caleb and other trusted law enforcement try, Annie’s location is compromised over and over. As most readers will expect, Caleb and Annie’s close proximity during such threatening circumstances leads to the inevitable romance between them. Fortunately the relationship develops in a natural and believable manner and does not seem forced. The story was filled with unexpected twists and a couple of major revelations that kept me on edge throughout.<\/p>\n

I enjoyed catching up with Gabe and Hope as well as meeting Caleb’s twin Mac and their sister Gabby. I am hoping the entire crew will show up in future books of this series. Another author has been added to my favorites list and I will definitely be keeping my eyes open for more of Rachel’s books.<\/p>\n

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I received a digital copy of this book from the author in exchange for my honest review.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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ABOUT THE BOOK:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Danger in the Deep South Book 2<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Personal Chef Annie Thomas thought she\u2019d finally found a safe haven from her past. But when her boss is shot in cold blood leaving her as the only witness, she\u2019s forced to go on the run\u2014again. And this time there is an even bigger target on her back.<\/p>\n

Navy SEAL turned small town police chief Caleb Winters doesn\u2019t like that danger has come to Maxwell, Georgia. But he vows to protect the innocent woman seeking refuge from an organized crime network that he knows will stop at nothing to tie up loose ends.<\/p>\n

When hiding is no longer an option and threats surround them, will Caleb be the devoted defender Annie needs with her life on the line?<\/p>\n

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"RachelRachel Dylan<\/strong> writes Christian fiction including inspirational romantic suspense for Love Inspired Suspense and the Windy Ridge Legal Thriller series. Trial & Tribulations<\/em> is a 2016 Selah Awards Finalist.<\/p>\n

Rachel has practiced law for a decade and enjoys weaving together legal and suspenseful stories. She is a member of ACFW and RWA.\u00a0She lives in Michigan with her husband and five furkids\u2013two dogs and three cats. Rachel loves to connect with readers. She is represented by Sarah Younger at Nancy Yost Literary Agency.<\/p>\n

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MY REVIEW: I was unfamiliar with Rachel Dylan’s novels but when I read a description of “Devoted Defender” I was pretty certain that she writes the kind of books I like to read. To prepare myself to review this book I decided to purchase the first book in the series “Lethal Action” and was so […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8,60,41,206,33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20740","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-books","category-contemporary-fiction","category-romance","category-romantic-suspense","category-suspense"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20740","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20740"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20740\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20747,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20740\/revisions\/20747"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20740"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20740"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20740"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}