A high-speed novel, THE ESCAPE by Lisa Harris, will keep you turning pages along into the night.
US Marshals Madison James and Jonas Quinn team up to escort
two prisoners to Colorado. Having met before, they have a mutual respect each
other and welcome the partnership. However, what they assume will be a routine assignment,
is anything but. Standard procedure turns into a manhunt when their plane crashes
and one of the prisoner’s escapes. Surviving a plane crash is one thing but
trying to catch a felon who has mastered the art of persuasion and is always
one step ahead of them has them racing against the clock.
On a personal level, both Madison and Jonas are dealing with
unresolved grief from their past. Madison with the death of her husband, and Jonas
with the rejection from the woman he thought he would marry. Having similar wounds,
they spend time helping each other process. And even though they feel a
closeness developing between them, they have very strong feelings about
relationships—neither of them is ready to move on. And, with the added
component of being partners, they both ignore the possibility that they could
be good for each other and decide to keep their relationship at the friends level.
But, can they just be friends when the care so deeply?
THE ESCAPE was captivating, and I’m intrigued because the
ending wasn’t what I expected. I would’ve liked to see a little more romance,
but I know I will get more in the next installment. I think the only issues I
had with the story was how many times the fugitive slipped through their hands,
and how few wounds Madison, Jonas, and the prisoner got. Crashing planes,
plunging off bridges, I would have expected a few more injuries. Even so, I definitely
look forward to the next installment in the US MARSHAL SERIES.
Though I received a complimentary copy of this book from
Revell, I was under no obligation to write a positive review. All opinions are
my own.
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