CAUGHT UP IS WHAT THEY ARE!
Barb Han’s Caught in
the Crosshairs is one electrically charged romantic suspense thriller. Protagonist
Lauren James is faced with the prospect of saving her brother’s life. However,
saving his life is not cut and dry. When she attempts to meet his kidnapper’s
demand her own life is caught in the crosshairs.
Like any good novel, you must have a hero and Jaden Dean
definitely fits the bill. The six foot three take charge government agent
appears on the scene in the nick of time, just as she was almost kidnapped. Unfortunately,
he loses a friend; naturally he suspects Lauren James and her brother of illegal
activity.
His suspicions are sidelined in the attempt to escape the
kidnappers. They commandeer a boat as a storm comes ashore, in the hopes of
losing their enemy. But their enemy is not deterred, following them out to sea.
Lauren and Jaden’s only alternative is to vacate the boat and swim to safety. The
sea becomes the enemy of the moment, angrily churning and swelling pulling them
under every time they make headway.
The struggle to live has a way of making people re-examine
their life, which is what Lauren and Jaden did. They realized they substituted
love with employment. The fight for survival forced them to be dependent upon
someone else, thus awakening those feelings they had buried. Caught in the
Crosshairs had me all caught up in Lauren and Jaden’s passion.
