Unknown Threat (Defend and Protect Book #1)

Lynn H. Blackburn

Mar 2021 · Defend and Protect Book 1 · Revell

About this eBook

US Secret Service Special Agent Luke Powell is lucky to be alive. Three of his fellow agents have died in unusual circumstances in the past ten weeks. Luke is devastated by the loss of his friends and colleagues, and his inability to locate the killer feels like a personal failure. He's an expert at shielding others, but now the protectors are in need of protection.

FBI Special Agent Faith Malone is driven to succeed and confident in her ability to solve every case she's assigned. She's been put in charge of the investigation into the unprecedented attacks, and with Luke's life in danger, the stakes have never been higher. But it's hard to know how to fight back when you don't know who the enemy is.

As more agents are targeted, Luke and Faith will have to work together to bring a killer to justice and prevent any more names from joining their fallen brothers and sisters on the Secret Service Wall of Honor.

Award-winning author Lynn H. Blackburn pulls out all the stops in this brand-new romantic suspense series that will have you holding your breath one minute and swooning the next.

Ratings and reviews

This is book one in the Defend and Protect series, what a great place to start. I can't wait for book two. This book is full of mystery, suspense, friendship, romance and so much more. US secret service special agent Luke Powell is tired of loosing his friends and running for his life. When he must trust the FBI, something that may be impossible for him. He must put aside his mistrust for the FBI and trust special agent Faith Malone. Faith and Luke must overcome many things from their past all while trying to solve a fast-moving serious case. This book is action packed. I loved Luke and his relationships with his fellow agents. I am hoping book two will focus on this group. I was given a copy of this book for my honest opinion.

Lynn Blackburn's new series Defend and Protect has an explosive new start with Unknown Threat. Secret Service agents are being attacked and killed from an unknown assailant. Since they don't investigate their own the FBI is brought in. These two agencies do not always play nice together. Luke Powell is with the Secret Service and Faith Malone is with the FBI. They both have their own issues that complicate working together but there is a definite draw to the other. As the danger heats up so does their personal relationship. Lynn Blackburn's ability to paint a moving picture through words is on full display in this story. You can smell the explosives, feel the tension rising, taste the Cherry Coke, and hear the whisper of footsteps by an intruder. She has given us an interesting variety of characters that I personally look forward to reading more about in the coming books. She has done a masterful job of portraying our defenders. Her in-depth research into these fields makes the story believable and allows the reader to become totally engrossed in the tale. If you are a fan of crime dramas I think you will enjoy this novel and series. At the end of this book there is a sneak peek of book two and it has me eagerly anticipating it's release. I highly recommend you check this book out. I received a copy of this book to facilitate my review.

SERIOUS. SCINTILLATING. SIZZLING. SUSPENSE. Award-winning author Lynn H. Blackburn has just penned UNKNOWN THREAT (Book #1 Defend and Protect Series) and she does not waste one word on any frivolity. What she does bring is SERIOUS. SCINTILLATING. SIZZLING. SUSPENSE. I am an avid reader of Romantic Suspense and this is one of the Top 5 Novels I have ever read in that genre! Blackburn has created characters are that are complex, relatable and intense. She writes them so you get to know them individually as though they they are your close friends (more like family). Because they work in high risk professions (Special Agents in FBI and Secret Service) they must truly know, respect and trust each other. When an unknown threat begins taking out Secret Service Agents, FBI Special Agent Faith Malone is tasked with solving the crime and keeping the remaining Secret Service Agents alive, including Special Agent Luke Powell. She is a consummate professional and while the two entities are not known for “playing well together” the SS Agents all are in agreement that Faith can handle the task. From start to finish, Blackburn cranks the intensity of the plot so that you will be tempted to read this novel in one sitting. Faith and Luke have worked together on some other cases as well as having served together on some volunteer committees. Now they are thrown together in intense life or death situations that will either draw them together or tear them apart. Neither of them is interested in a relationship but sometimes sparks fly in more ways than one! Blackburn has managed to write a smoking love story but in the most completely pure way possible! This novel has it ALL — life and death heart-stopping SUSPENSE as well as take-your-breath-away ROMANCE! I was provided a complimentary copy of this novel by Revell and NetGalley. The opinions expressed here are completely my own and without influence.

About the author

Lynn H. Blackburn is the author of Beneath the Surface, In Too Deep, One Final Breath, Hidden Legacy, and Covert Justice. Winner of the 2016 Selah Award for Mystery and Suspense and the 2016 Carol Award for Short Novel, Blackburn believes in the power of stories, especially those that remind us that true love exists, a gift from the Truest Love. She's passionate about CrossFit, coffee, and chocolate (don't make her choose) and experimenting with recipes that feed both body and soul. She lives in Simpsonville, South Carolina, with her true love, Brian, and their three children.