Sunday, May 10, 2020

BLOG TOUR - 48 Hour Lockdown


I am very happy to be a part of this blog tour for this new miniseries, Tactical Crime Division. 48 Hour Lockdown is the first book in the series.




BOOK DESCRIPTION:

The Tactical Crime Division—TCD—is a specialized unit of the FBI.They handle the toughest cases in the most remote locations. When TCD learns of a school invasion turned lockdown, every agent is ready to engage. With children in jeopardy, the stakes couldn’t be higher. But it becomes personal for hostage negotiator agent Evan Duran when he learns Annalise Taylor is one of the captives holed up with the students in a school for the gifted. He’ll need every resource available at TCD and every ounce of his expertise to turn this disastrous situation into a rescue mission—and if he succeeds, maybe reunite with the woman he never stopped loving.


PURCHASE LINKS:

● Goodreads
● Amazon
● Barnes & Noble
● Google
● IndieBound
● Harlequin.com


MY THOUGHTS:

Title:   48 Hour Lockdown
Author:  Carla Cassidy
Series:  Tactical Crime Division #1
Publisher:  Harlequin Intrigue
Genre:   Romantic Suspense
Format:  Kindle ARC
No. of Pages:   256
Date of Publication:   April 1, 2020
My Rating:   5 Stars
When the Tactical Crime Division (TCD) learns of a school invasion they are right on the scene. With children's lives on the line, they are especially keyed up to resolve the situation as quickly as possible. Evan Duran is the team's negotiator. He is beside himself when he discovers that Annalise Taylor is one of the ones being held hostage. He shares a past with Annalise and still has feelings for her. It doesn't take Evan long to discover that Annalise feels the same. Can Evan save her and the children, and will he and Annalise get a second chance at love?

48 Hour Lockdown is the thrilling first book in a four-part series by Harlequin Intrigue written by four different authors. The various members of the TCD are an elite unit of the FBI that specializes in difficult cases and can be mobilized at a moment's notice. Evan has earned a reputation as the team's best hostage negotiator and does whatever he can to free Annalise and the children.

This book, as well as the other three books in the series, focuses on taut suspense no matter the circumstances. The element of romance comes secondary, relying more on the emotions that come with each relationship revived or formed. I enjoyed Evan and Annalise in this story, as well as the nail-biting tension that carried through right until the end.

Many thanks to Harlequin Intrigue and to NetGalley for this ARC for review. This is my honest opinion.



Excerpt, 48 Hour Lockdown by Carla Cassidy

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As he drove he made a few phone calls, and he finally pulled up in front of the nondescript brick building where TCD’s offices were located. He parked, got out of his car and hurried inside. As he strode down the hallway toward the main meeting room, he could hear Director Jill Pembrook apparently still conducting the morning meeting.


The main conference room was the heart of the office. It was where assignments were handed out and situations were brainstormed. The agents sat at a long, highly glossed wooden table. On one wall was an oversize FBI logo, and opposite that was the TCD emblem. A large, digital flat screen was mounted on the far side of the room, and a tablet lay at the head of the table.


Evan burst through the door. Director Jill Pembrook looked at him in surprise. “Agent Duran, how nice of you to join us on your day off.”


The director was an attractive, stylish woman of substance with cropped steel gray hair and a penchant for dark, custom-tailored suits.


She’d been with the FBI for over forty years, and she was definitely a force to be reckoned with. Her blue eyes could be warm and friendly or they could frost a puddle of water into a sheet of ice.


“I just saw the news out of Pearson,” he stated. “I need to get there… It’s Annalise.”


There was a collective groan from some of the other agents. Evan ignored it. “I’ll need you to arrange a plane to be ready for takeoff. Also, I’ll need Hendrick’s help on this. And I’m taking Agents Brennan and Lathrop with me.”


“Call off the SEAL team, Duran is on the case, everyone,” “Agent at Large” Kane Bradshaw murmured as the three men headed for the door.


Evan ignored him. While he liked Kane okay, there were times in the past they had butted heads when Kane could sometimes be a bit of an arrogant jerk. Director Pembrook though tolerated his glib attitude. And while Kane had no official rank as an agent with the bureau, he had an extensive background with deep black ops.


Hendrick Maynard, the tech guru nodded. “You got it,” he answered without hesitation. “Heading to my desk now. I’ll send you any relevant info ASAP.”


The director narrowed her eyes, and Evan felt the frost radiating from her. “Agent Duran, you are way out of line.” She paused and continued to hold his gaze. “Ten minutes ago North Carolina state officials called for federal help…” She paused and he was wondering if he should offer to submit his resignation. “You will also take Special Agent Rogers along with the others. This is an all hands on deck situation. Rowan as usual will accompany you and provide team support.”


Rowan Cooper, an attractive woman with long dark hair who worked as a liaison between the local police departments and the TCD team members, also rose and followed the men out the door. She accompanied any crew that deployed to a different location. Her specialty was smoothing over any personality difference or turf wars among different law enforcement units on scene. But her main responsibility was arranging overnight accommodations and making sure the agents had what they needed in order to remain focused on the task at hand.


“Yes, ma’am,” he replied to the director. He knew he’d overstepped boundaries by barging in, but he’d felt the need to act immediately when he’d heard about the situation… About Annalise…


“Plane leaves in twenty minutes. Now go,” Di-rector Pembrook said. To him she added, “Duran…don’t pull this kind of stunt again.”


Evan would have offered to quit after the assignment if he met any resistance from the director to him heading up the detail due to his personal connection to Annalise. Nothing was going to keep him from negotiating this hostage situation.


“Never,” Evan replied before turning to leave.


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About Carla Cassidy: Carla Cassidy is a New York Times bestselling author who has written more than 125 novels for Harlequin Books. She is listed on the Romance Writer's of America Honor Roll and has won numerous awards. Carla believes the only thing better than curling up with a good book to read is sitting down at the computer with a good story to write.

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4 comments:

  1. I have this to review. I am glad to hear you enjoyed it.

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  2. I haven't read much of crime fiction but this looks like a great series :) Glad to hear you enjoyed this one!

    Megan | Ginger Mom & Company

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  3. Never heard of the author or book before but it sounds like my kind of read. Great review.

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  4. This is the first time I have heard of this series.

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