Healing Hope: A steamy, small-town, protector romance

PJ Fiala

Oct 2022 · RAPTOR Book 8 · Rolling Thunder Publishing Incorporated · Narrated by Rose Dioro and Troy Duran

About this audiobook

Enjoy this steamy, small-town, protector romance from USA Today bestselling author PJ Fiala.

A former SEAL on a life changing mission.

A congressional aide caught up in the underworld of greed.

The explosive culmination of secrets, lies, and salvation.

Stopping traffickers is only half of the job; finding the victims is RAPTOR’s specialty.

Former SEAL, Creed Rowan, rescued a beautiful captive on a yacht during a mission, but there’s more to his rescue than meets the eye. She’s the connection RAPTOR needs to stop an international exchange and save the lives of hundreds of women.

Hope Dumond’s life as a congressional aide in Washington, as ugly as it was, never prepared her for being kidnapped and within minutes of being sold as a sex slave. When her rescuer is also handsome, smart, and incredibly capable of exposing those responsible, she jumps at the chance to tell him all the secrets she’s uncovered. As they compile a mountain of evidence against these despicable humans, Hope longs for revenge against those responsible for trying to take her life.

Will Creed’s new mission become HEALING HOPE?

Healing Hope is the eighth book in the RAPTOR Romantic Suspense Series, although all books in the RAPTOR world can be read as standalones. A steamy romantic story with a guaranteed happily ever after, it does have some strong language and exciting sexy times. Enjoy Creed and Hope!

Ratings and reviews

I like that there is a lot of action and very little relationship drama in the story. I would have liked a little more development of the relationship to better understand the characters feelings, but overall I enjoyed the eventful story. I listened to the audiobook version m. Like the rest of the series, it is narrated by Troy Duran and Rose Dioro. They do a fantastic job with their performances. I received a copy at my request, and the opinions here are my own.

What a great story in the RAPTOR series. I love how hard the guys and gals work to take down traffickers. And that's how Creed and Hope's love story began. They develop an instant connection after her rescue, with her inherently knowing he's safe. He's such a gentle alpha protector with her, and she is such a fighter. The mess she found herself in was a result of that fight, and as Creed and RAPTOR help her with taking down a monster, that fight comes back to life as she begins healing.

Hope was missing and the media spun stories about her disappearance. Creed and Raptor found Hope drugged and tied up when they were on a mission to bring down a large human trafficking ring. It was an insta-attraction between Creed and Hope and as Hope reveals why she was captured and being held, the Raptor team finds out Hope has information to bring down some powerful people and a chance to cut off the head of the organization. Their love story is sweet and steamy. Narration excellent.

About the author

USA Today Best Seller, PJ Fiala has independently published multiple romance novels over the years. Focusing primarily on romantic suspense, she weaves a little bit of reality with a little bit of make-believe to create stories with heat, heart and all the feels. PJ lives in the Green Bay, Wisconsin area but travels to destinations unknown via motorcycle and soon, motorhome. Spending time with her grandmother Ruth, in Kentucky has helped to mold PJ into a person who enjoys life on the farm as well as life in the burbs. But it was romance novels that took her to places she'd only dreamed of and solidified her love of all things romance and swoony. But, it's her family who keep her feet on the ground when her mind travels too far from home, delivering both a reality check and a nudge to keep it real.