If you’ve ever wondered why it takes so long for a book to come out, I’m blogging about that subject over at The Suspense Sisters today! And I’m giving away a $10 Amazon gift card!
This week I’m reviewing the other book that has been nominated for an American Christian Fiction Carol Award in romantic suspense, Fatal Mistake by Susan Sleeman. Here’s the back cover copy:
Tara Parrish is the only person ever to survive an attack by the Lone Wolf bomber. Scared and emotionally scarred by her near death, she goes into hiding with only one plan–to stay alive for another day. She knows he’s coming after her, and if he finds her, he will finish what he started.
Agent Cal Riggins has had only one goal for the past six months–to save lives by ending the Lone Wolf’s bombing spree. To succeed, he needs the help of Tara Parrish, the one person who can lead them to the bomber. Cal puts his all into finding Tara, but once he locates her, he realizes if he can find her, the Lone Wolf can, too. He must protect Tara at all costs, and they’ll both need to resist the mutual attraction growing between them to focus on hunting down the bomber, because one wrong move could be fatal.
My take:
This book grabbed me from the first sentence: He was coming for her and he was close. Wow! I only get to read just before I go to sleep and this book kept me up way late. Susan Sleeman created a strong heroine in Tara Parrish and an equally strong hero in Cal Riggins. Together they were dynamite. Maybe that wasn’t the best choice of words since a serial killer was putting necklace bombs around his victims’ necks and detonating the bombs.
I enjoyed watching both characters learn to trust God in their situations. Susan did a great job of making me care about all the characters in the book. She has a good working knowledge of what goes on inside an FBI investigation. I think readers will find this book with its many twists and turns hard to put down. Again, I’m proud to be included in the nominations with The House on Foster Hill and Fatal Mistake.
You can purchase Fatal Mistake here: Amazon B&N
In Fatal Mistake, at one point Tara was faced with one of the hardest choices I believe people have to make sometimes: she had to choose between saving only one of two people who were in danger. If you’ve read the book, you know she chose to try and save the weaker person, reasoning the other person could better take care of themselves.
What would you do in a situation like that? Leave a comment and I’ll enter you in a drawing for a book from my library at the end of the month.
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If I could save only one of two people in danger? Ei-yi-yi, what a tough question! I think I would try to sacrifice myself so the other two could survive. I’m not the hero type or anything. I just figure there are worse things than death.
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I agree, Priscilla. Thanks for weighing in on the topic!
I’ve never been in that kind of situation and am not sure what I would do.
Author
Mindy, neither have I and I hope I never am. Thanks for stopping by.
I like Priscilla’s answer. A second possibility is to ask the Holy Spirit to show you what to do –quickly.
Author
So agree, Christine! Sometimes I see the peace and faith of those in the Middle East who are facing death because they won’t renounce Christ and wonder if I could stand that strong. Then I remember that God will give us the strength to face anything. Thanks for stopping by.
I like Priscilla’s answer. Also, I would pray for God to show me what to do.
I think the heroine did the right thing–save the weaker person if only one could be saved. However, I’d also pray for God to intervene on behalf of both since nothing is impossible with God!
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So agree, Suzanne! Thanks for dropping by and commenting.
I read this book and loved it! I agree with the decision to help the weaker person, but I am grateful I probably won’t ever have to make such a decision. The hardest part is having to make the decision under pressure.
Author
Absolutely, Diane! It would be a very hard decision to make and I totally agreed with the decision Tara made. Thanks for stopping by.
I think I would try to save the weaker person and trust that the stronger one would manage to get free on her own. I admit I’ve never been in that situation, so I’m only speculating. I’m sure there is more to consider than simply strong vs. weak. I’d love to read this book since I have read the other two.
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It’s a really good book, Edward. I am now going back and reading the other two! Thanks for stopping by.
I would have to pray for God’s wisdom on that one, but I’m sure that, as many life or death decisions go, there may only be brief seconds to make that choice. My gut instinct would probably be to save the weaker person also if I couldn’t sacrifice myself to save them both.
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Great answer, Linda. It would be a difficult decision to make, for sure! Thanks for stopping by.
I cannot comment. I am glad the decision is not mine, but I feel that is a decision not to be made until you are there. I am glad Susan Sleeman made it. I read the book and lost a lot of sleep doing it. Was not disappointed. Never am with her books.
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Agree with all you said, Sandra. I don’t think any of us know what we’ll actually do in a given situation. We can hope and pray that we would do the right thing…Thanks for stopping by.
I read the book and loved it as I do all of the Susan’s books. I think that I would lean toward helping someone who is not able to help themselves but I wouldn’t know unless presented with the situation and then saying a quick prayer.
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I agree it would be a very hard decision to make, Gloria. Thanks for stopping by and joining the conversation.
That’s a really hard decision! I’d have to pray about it quickly and try it hear from God. I guess I would save the stronger person but it would be an extremely hard thing to do by Leaving the weaker person behind.
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I like your suggestions, Faith. Just so glad I’ve never had to make that choice! Thanks for stopping by.
It took quick thinking for me (yrs ago) when I worked in Christian ministry and was attacked by a robber. I began to pray out loud; he turned me loose saying “I can’t do this”……he was raised in a Christian home and God “got him”. Thankfully, I was not hurt, but had slight panic attacks for a while.
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Oh, wow, Jackie. So thankful he didn’t hurt you. That had to be a scary time for you. I would have panic attacks, too! Thanks for stopping by.
I would try to save both with weaker person first!
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Great answer, Shelia! Thanks for stopping by.
I would pray for divine intervention so I could save both.
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Very wise, Lucy! Thanks for stopping by and joining the conversation.
What would I do? Unfortunately I often react and pray as I go. Not the best way and am in the middle of unleashing this had habit and praying first. So, the old me will cry and tell the stronger person the truth then try and save the weaker person hoping the stronger person would come up with a solid foolproof plan to save us all!
Author
Great strategy, Jane. A lot like my own. React and pray as I go. 🙂 thanks for stopping by.
Thanks for recommending the book. Found myself fully engaged in the plot. I was exhausted at the end from all the twists and emotional rollercoaster the book took me on. Loved it though!
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So agree, Jane! There were a lot of twists and turns. Thanks for visiting my blog!
This was SUCH a good book wasn’t it? I hope you have her second book in the White Knights series on your to-read list “Kill Shot”….it’s just as good! Susan is one of my top favorite suspense authors.
I hope I’m never in a situation where I can only save one person, I would not like being in that position at all! I’d probably make the same choice as Tara does though 🙂
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Yes, I do have Susan’s next book in the series on my TBR table…just to find the time to read it now! Thanks for stopping by, Trixi!
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Wow! This one is difficult. Pray really hard. Probably the weaker one.
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Hi Lisa! We’ll see what the correct answer is next week! Thanks for stopping by.