Reader Friday ~ Called To Protect

Patricia Bradley Reader Friday 97 Comments

Something new today. You have an opportunity to be entered in a drawing here on my blog for Justice Betrayed AND a drawing over at the Suspense Sisters for a $10 gift card because I’m reviewing Called to Protect on both sites! So, here we go!

Last night I was up reading Called to Protect until 2 a.m.! And I really needed to get up early. But I just had to finish Lynette’s latest book. Suspense readers, this is one you do not want to miss! Here’s the back cover copy:

For the past year, Chloe St. John has been working as a K-9 cop with her German shepherd partner, Hank. After being dumped by her fiancé for another woman, Chloe has decided that Hank is just about the only male she likes. She’s over the whole romance thing and focuses her attention on doing her job. Because a serious case of human trafficking with connections to her missing cousin just landed in her lap.

When US Marshall Blake MacCallum’s daughter goes missing, he’s ordered to kill the judge he’s protecting and tell no one about his daughter’s disappearance or she will die. Blake races against the clock to rescue his daughter while Chloe and Hank are asked to be a part of the task force assembled to bring down the traffickers. Chloe finds herself attracted to the silent, suffering man, but thanks to her previous bad judgment, she wonders if she can trust him. And can Blake trust himself around this firecracker of a woman?

I had the opportunity to sit in on a workshop Lynette conducted back in September about plotting vs pansting, and we had a blast. Lynette pretty much writes by the seat of her pants. She plots out some of the details, but not all. 

I am amazed at how she weaves the different threads through her story. In Called to Protect, Blake MacCallum is protecting a federal judge who is trying to get legislation passed to make jail sentences harder those convicted of human trafficking crimes and someone is trying to kill him. 


Chloe St. John comes from a family of police officers and she can hold her own with anyone, especially when she has her K-9 partner. And Hank really comes in handy while dealing with human traffickers.


The stakes are always high in Lynette’s books, but when Blake’s daughter is kidnapped, and he receives a text ordering him to kill the judge or his daughter will die, the stakes jump sky high. Now you see why I had to stay up and finish the book. 


Called to Protect is a fast-paced read with lots of twists and turns, so when you pick it up, make sure you fasten your seat belt!

Be sure to leave a comment on both sites: The Suspense Sisters for a gift card and here for a copy of Justice Betrayed. And while you’re over at the Suspense Sisters, check out our blog. We have a lot of neat interviews and even a recipe or two!

If you can’t wait until next Friday, you can pick up a copy of Called to Protect at Amazon or B&N or CBD.


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      Patricia Bradley

      Sonnetta, I can’t believe I’ve just discovered the St. John family! I thought I’d read all of Lynette’s books, but somehow I missed the earlier St. John book! Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment.

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  1. Lisa Harness

    Lynette’s books always keeps me on the edge of my seat & up all night. So, this one is a must read. Thank you, Patricia.

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  2. Perrianne Askew

    This definitely sounds like my kind of book… minus staying up half the night to read it. Thanks for the terrific review!

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  3. Regina Merrick

    This sounds amazing – and might I add that I’ve never read one of Lynette’s books that I didn’t love?! She’s such a great writer. I would have loved to sit in on that session! Thanks for the review!

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  4. Kimberly Boxmeyer

    Recently had a Lynette Eason book-binge-read week. Called to Protect lead off. What a potent read! A great way to put face and flesh on the human-trafficking issue. And I appreciate the look into lawmen’s heartaches when the evil they battle takes a family member and they hit the utter discouragement of deadends, yet must continue the fight to save someone else’s loved one.
    Thank you Lynette!

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  5. Edward Arrington

    Hey Pat, once again you have chosen a book that I have already read and enjoyed. I agree with you about tightening the seat belt before reading it. Lynette is on my list of favorite authors. I have been on her street team since 2015 and enjoyed every book she has written. Here’s an interesting tidbit I gleaned from a newspaper article a few days ago about drug-sniffing dogs. The local sheriff stated that they no longer have the dogs enter vehicles to help sniff out the drugs because the criminals have started rubbing fentanyl into the carpet or leaving open containers. If the dog takes a deep sniff, it can inhale enough that it will kill the dog. They are having to follow different procedures and take more precautions to protect themselves and their dogs. I’m looking forward to both yours and Lynette’s next books.

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      Patricia Bradley

      That’s just sick, Edward. But then drug dealers are a sick lot! Thanks for stopping by. If you leave a comment on The Suspense Sisters, you’ll be entered in a drawing for a gift card…

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  6. Jeanna

    Sounds like a great book! I’ve yet to read one of Lynette Eason’s book that I don’t like though. She’s one of my favorites.

    You mentioned “pansting.” I believe the correct word is pantsing. I had to google it. It’s not on Merriam-Webster.com. 🙂

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  7. Colleen H.

    I can’t wait to read more Lynette Eason books! I’ve only read one of her series, but it was so good. Thank you for the giveaway for your book!

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  8. MS Barb

    When I start this book, I’ll need a block of time, so I can read w/out interruptions! This sounds intriguing!

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      Patricia Bradley

      Absolutely, MS Barb. I really believe a bomb could have gone off beside me and I wouldn’t have heard it. You’ll see what I mean next Tuesday on my Mystery Question blog! 😉 Thanks for stopping by.

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  9. Connie Porter Saunders

    Thanks for your great review and another chance to win Lynette’s book.
    Blessings!
    Connie
    cps1950(at)gmail(dot)com

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  10. Connie Porter Saunders

    I just realized that I might win your book and that would be wonderful also!
    Thanks for your great review and another chance to win Lynette’s book.
    Blessings!
    Connie
    cps1950(at)gmail(dot)com

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  11. Trixi

    I have a copy of Justice Betrayed already on my shelf already , as well as Called to Protect (which I haven’t read yet). Wanted to say thanks for your review, Lynette is one of those must-read suspense authors!

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  12. Dot Day

    There will not be enough time to read all the books so the really good ones have to go to the top of the stack. Looking forward and preferring print/

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