"deadly ties" by vicki hinze

Thanks to her abusive step-father, Dutch, Dr. Lisa Harper hasn't seen her mother in twelve years. Lisa's only contact with her mother is through phone calls facilitated by former Special Ops officer Mark Taylor, who sees Lisa's situation as an opportunity to redeem himself for past mistakes. With Mark's help, Lisa and her mom finally take steps to get away from Dutch for good, but Dutch's evil connections go far deeper than anyone imagined. Soon, Mark is fighting not only Dutch but also the widespread terrorist organization NINA, and he must face the fact that he may, once again, lose the women who mean the most to him.

Deadly Ties is book two of Hinze's Crossroads Crisis Center series. As I read book one, Forget Me Not, I found myself wishing I knew more about Mark and Lisa, so I was very happy to learn they were the main characters in book two! That said, you don't need to have read book one in order to enjoy this book. (Trust me on this--I read and reviewed Forget Me Not almost a year ago, and when I started this book, I hardly remembered anything about it!)

Full of plot twists involving human trafficking, corruption, and murder, Deadly Ties kept me guessing before coming to a satisfying conclusion--while still leaving enough loose ends to make me anticipate book three! I highly recommend it!

Intrigued? Read an excerpt here!

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for review. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.