Texas Ranch Target by Virginia Vaughan

Texas Ranch Target
by Virginia Vaughan

ISBN-13: 9781335587718
Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: Love Inspired Suspense
Released: April 25, 2023

Source: ebook review copy from the publisher through NetGalley.

Book Description, Modified from Goodreads:
After his client is murdered, security expert Brett Harmon plans to lie low at his family’s ranch—until he comes across an injured woman in the road. With only Brett’s business card in her pocket and no memory of her attack, Jaycee Richmond turns to her rescuer for answers. But when their search reveals a deadly connection, can Brett protect her from a killer she can’t remember?


My Review:
Texas Ranch Target is a Christian romantic suspense novel. It's the second in a series, but it works as a standalone. Brett felt guilty over losing a client, even though he did everything he could to protect her. They still don't know who shot her as the security systems were down. Jaycee was deceived into hacking into that system, thinking she was just testing a security system for weaknesses. Once she realized the results of her actions, she felt guilty and tracked down Brett to tell him what happened. Only, someone is trying to kill her, and she lost her memory during one attack.

Brett admired Jaycee's courage and skill and felt that knowing her without her memory actually demonstrated her core character in a way he could trust. He's determined not to lose another person in need of protection. He worked with Jacyee to uncover who hired her and who killed his client. An observant reader can figure out who's behind some of the attacks long before Brett and Jaycee do, though.

When Jaycee's memory came back, she remembered just how lonely she was. She wanted to get married to a man she hardly knew basically because she was tired of being lonely. I'd think Brett should have wanted to get to know her (especially with her memories intact) a bit before proposing rather than asking after only spending time with her for a few days. The suspense was created by repeated attacks on Jaycee. She came across as competent (especially with computers and when questioning people) until she left her gun behind when she knew she'd need it. She felt stupid about that, but why have her do it in the first place?

There was no sex or bad language. Overall, I'd recommend this suspenseful novel.


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