Explosive Trail (Pacific Northwest K-9 Unit, 3)

My review today is on the Love Inspired Suspense, Explosive Trail. This is the third book in the continuity series Pacific Northwest K-9 Unit. I always enjoy these series especially since they are always written by my favorite LIS authors. Terri is one of my favorites. This story is well-written, action-packed, and full of faith. I know you are going to love this one. I highly recommend this series. Northwest Pacific K-9 Unit Officer Willow Bates and her partner Star (an explosive and weapons sniffing dog) An explosion had gone off at the trailhead of another trail, she's now looking at other trailheads. She has just recently found out that she is pregnant so she is wearing a flack vest to cover her tiny unborn baby. Star alerts at a nearby trailhead. Please Lord no. Not another one She radioed for help. She is attacked and the device blew up. FBI Agent Theo Bates entered the hospital he demanded, "Where is my wife?" No one was aware that he would soon be her ex-husband. The doctor assured her that she and the baby are fine. Baby! The doctor told him about twelve weeks. Their last time together. The bomber is out for revenge. Can he keep her and the baby safe? An explosive journey. God has a plan for these two broken souls. He wants to bring them back together to give them hope and a future. God has a plan for you too. A good plan for peace and not for destruction. Give Him your heart and watch Him work in your life.

These LIS continuity series just keep getting better! This one is third in the Pacific Northwest K-9 Unit series but would read really well as a standalone as well. Each book has it’s own individual suspense and romance while carrying forward an over-arcing suspense thread that slowly builds with each book and won’t be resolved until the last one. Reed does an amazing job of fitting in pertinent details without bogging the plot down. Great for new-to-the-series readers but also a helpful refresher for P N K-9 fans. K-9 Star (bomb and arms detection dog) is the star of this story! Loved this furry scene stealer and I was cheering her on in some of the hair-raising (fur-raising?) scenes! But her humans are pretty cool to and…eeeeppppppp… Mega Second Chance Romance! Willow and Theo are on the verge of divorce and the wounds are still fresh. An attempt at reconciliation three months earlier didn’t prove fruitful…at least not in the way you might think. Now Willow’s pregnant and that just makes navigating all the hurt and angst that much harder. Now, I’ll say that while the suspense is fantastic in this novel, the romance is spectacular! The author somehow managed to build emotion into every situation…and the undercurrents in the dialogue!!!! I felt every agonizing moment. And completely related to both Willow and Theo and the reasons for their split. And when they let their guard down and the romance starts to sizzle — be still my heart. Breathtaking stuff! But, of course, there’s a nefarious bomber to apprehend and quite a bit of adventuring to get through before that oh-so-very-satisfactory happily-ever-after can come about. Oh — and I love the way the author set things up for the next book and added some more dangling threads to series’ suspense. Makes me all kinds of anxious to pick up the next book soon. Which is easy to do since these books are releasing each month. I listened to the audible edition narrated by Jennifer Jill Araya. Absolutely LOVE that this entire series is available in audio format. I have them all on preorder and drop everything when I get the notification that book is available. I finished this one in a day and loved every second.

The characters and their story was great! Exciting and kept you on the edge of your seat! A really good book.

This stand alone part of a series book was as amazing as the two books before it. Terri Reed is an amazing author bringing the characters and all the action alive and real. Great book

In the third in the K-9 Series we find the K-9 team working to discover who was setting explosives in various parts of the National Park. Willow and her partner Star are reunited with her soon to be ex-husband on loan from the F.B.I. to help find the bomber and to help keep Willow said after she is hurt in the 2nd explosion in the park.