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Years ago, FBI agent Derrick Matthews's childhood sweetheart and the
love of his life disappeared in the middle of the night. He receives a
mysterious envelope with a clue leading to her. However, Hannah
Rawlings isn't happy they cross paths again and wants the past to stay
buried between them.
Hannah and her family disappeared
overnight and went on the run during the middle of the night. She blames
Derrick for not keeping a secret between them. Hannah is intent on
moving on and thinks he should move on too. However, Derrick believes
Hannah is still in danger and intends to protect her even if it means
betraying her trust again.
The characters in the novel
were both likable and believable people. However, I found some parts of
the story didn't belong. Derrick, his father, and three brothers are
all in law enforcement but, he didn't realize that Hannah and her family
went into witness protection. His neighbor said that "They left in the
middle of the night with some official-looking people" right after he
told his law enforcement dad a secret. That screams witness protection
even to me, who isn't in law enforcement. Then Derrick kept bringing up
that he didn't get along with his father for keeping what happened to
Hannah a secret. Each time Derrick bought it up, it felt like it was the
first time he was mentioning it to Hannah because of her reaction to
his story. While the novel was an interesting read, I felt like the
reason why Hannah ran away in the middle of the night played a minor
part. I didn't feel like there was any danger to Hannah and her family. I
wish this part of the story took center stage. I like that the author
included how Hannah felt disconnected from her community and the
struggles she faced as being a part of the Witness Protection program.
Overall, I thought the novel was a nice cozy romantic read.
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Always the One
(Meet Me at the Altar #4)
By Tara Randel
By Tara Randel
Contemporary Romance
Paperback & ebook, 384 Pages
February 4th 2020 by Harlequin HeartwarmingFrom USA TODAY bestselling author Tara Randel
She’s the love of his life… but is he still hers?
FBI agent Derrick Matthews has finally found his childhood sweetheart and the love of his life—but she isn’t exactly happy about it! Years ago, Hannah Rawlings disappeared overnight when her family went on the run, and she blames Derrick. She tells him she’s moved on and he should, too, but Derrick fears Hannah’s still in danger. He vows to protect her—even if that means betraying her trust…again.
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About the Author
USA Today Bestselling Author Tara Randel has enjoyed a lifelong love of books, especially romance and mystery genres, so it didn't come as a surprise when she began writing with the dream of becoming published. Family values, mystery and, of course, love and romance are her favorite themes, because she believes love is the greatest gift of all. Tara lives on the West Coast of Florida, where gorgeous sunsets inspire the creation of heartwarming stories, filled with love, laughter and the occasional mystery.
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