Shielding the Baby by Laura Scott

Shielding the Baby
by Laura Scott

ISBN-13: 9781335587626
Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: Love Inspired Suspense
Released: March 28th 2023

Source: ebook review copy from the publisher through NetGalley.

Book Description, Modified from Goodreads:
A double murder and an attempted kidnapping of a baby in a national park have Officer Danica Hayes and her K-9 partner on high alert. She'll have to protect Luke Stark and his six-month-old son while tracking the person who murdered his sister. Danica and Luke will have to fight hard to protect his baby and keep from becoming the next victims.


My Review:
Shielding the Baby is a Christian romantic suspense. This is the first in a series, and the double murder is the ongoing investigation throughout the series while the kidnapping attempts were solved by the end of this story. I enjoyed how there was more actual investigation and using the K9 to track the criminal than is usual for Love Inspired Suspense. There was still plenty of suspense from repeated kidnapping attempts on the baby, the weather conditions, and physical attacks against Luke and Danica.

Luke used his ex-army-medic skills to protect his son while Danica and her team members investigated the crimes and followed up on clues. He respected Danica's abilities and was attracted to her. Despite his first, rushed marriage turning out so badly, he ended up moving pretty fast into a relationship with Danica. She wasn't sure she'd make a good mom or wife because her parents weren't good role models. Still, they worked well together and both did well with the baby, so they seem likely to have a good relationship. There was no sex or bad language. Overall, I'm recommend this enjoyable mystery/suspense.


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