Target Acquired by Lynette Eason Book Review

About the Book:

She's finally exactly where she wants to be.
Unfortunately, she's also in the crosshairs of a killer.

After years of training, tough-as-nails Kenzie King has earned her place as a tactical medic on a SWAT team. But not everyone on the all-male team accepts her. Rumor is, she got the position not because of what she could do but because of who she knew. Which means she has to work harder and longer than anyone else to prove herself.
  
Cole Garrison is a man with deep faith who is finally ready to settle down and build a family of his own--if he can find the right person, that is. Kenzie sure has set off his interest meter, but trouble seems to follow in her wake. Since she joined the team, someone has begun to ambush and pick off team members one by one.
  
It's all hands on deck to discover the culprit and end the killing. Can Kenzie and Cole put aside their differences and work together as a team? Or will their budding attraction be snuffed out by a sniper's bullet?

My Review:

This is another good novel of romantic suspense from Eason. The current suspense has roots in the past and it takes until nearly the end of the book for us to understand the earlier events that are the basis for events now. There are flashbacks to a woman in a mental institution nearly a century ago and we see the horrible way patients were treated at the time. Another issue explored in the plot is dealing with disappointment when the position wanted is given to another. Revenge is the result.

Kenzie is a woman on an otherwise all male SWAT team. There was certainly prejudice she had to endure. Her character is developed well as she also struggles with tension in family relationships. The romance between Kenzie and Cole is done well, slow paced with a number of characteristic obstacles to overcome. There is a good faith message included too.

There is a great deal of action in this novel making for a fast paced plot. It is an entertaining novel. While it is the second in a series, it reads really well on its own.

My rating: 4/5 stars.

This is the second in the Lake City Heroes series. You can read my review of the first in the series, Double Take.

About the Author:

Lynette Eason is the USA Today bestselling author of Double Take and Target Acquired, as well as the Extreme Measures, Danger Never Sleeps, Blue Justice, Women of Justice, Deadly Reunions, Hidden Identity, and Elite Guardians series. She is the winner of three ACFW Carol Awards, the Selah Award, and the Inspirational Reader's Choice Award, among others. She is a graduate of the University of South Carolina and has a master's degree in education from Converse College. Eason lives in South Carolina with her husband. They have two adult children. Learn more at LynetteEason.com.

Revell, 304 pages.

I received a complimentary egalley of this book from the publisher. My comments are an independent and honest review.

(My star ratings: 5-I love it, 4-I like it, 3-It's OK, 2-I don't like it, 1-I hate it.)