Lethal Intentions by Jennifer Chastain Review

 

I’m a huge fan of Christian romantic suspense, so I was thrilled to be on the launch team for Jennifer Chastain’s new book, Lethal Intentions. Jack Spencer is an undercover ATF agent whose cover is blown and ends up running for his life. He meets up with Maggie Coleman who is the EMT who is charged to care for him as he was shot while trying to escape. They both end up on the run, trying to get Jack to a safe house. Yet, they can’t seem to shake their tail. As they scramble to evade the cartel (or whoever it is that is actually tailing them), they wonder who betrayed him and who they can trust. At the same time, they find themselves falling for each other. All along the way they are trusting in God and spiritual truths are shared.

I really wanted to love this book, but found myself only being able to give it three stars. I do tend to like my suspense very suspenseful, and I found that even though they were constantly being tailed, it wasn’t near as suspenseful as I was expecting. I won’t give any details beyond that, as I don’t want to spoil the book for you.

Also, I found quite a few inconsistencies that I just couldn’t get out of my mind. And the romance didn’t seem quite believable to me, especially because the first line of the book states, “Undercover ATF agent Jack Spencer lived by one hard and fast rule. Don't get attached. No exceptions.” Their relationship was only days old and I wasn’t sure what they were basing their thoughts and feelings about each other on.

I did appreciate the spiritual truths and the fact that they put their lives in God’s hands and trusted in him.

I received this book for free from the author as a part of the launch team and was not required to write a favorable review. These are my own, honest thoughts.