A rescue team searches for a missing young girl and suspects all is not as it seems in this high-stakes romantic suspense novel from the author of Lethal Standoff and Facing the Enemy.
When wilderness survival expert Therese Palmer receives a frantic phone call from former colleague Professor Rurik Ivanov, she is shocked by the news that his young daughter, Alina, is missing—and that Rurik wants Therese’s help finding her. She’s sure Rurik hasn’t given her the whole story . . . especially since he refuses to report the kidnapping to the police. Yet with a child’s life hanging in the balance, Therese can’t turn down this mission. She knows the clock is ticking and she can’t do this alone.
Therese reaches out to Texas Ranger Blane Gardner, whom she met seven months ago during one of her training courses in wilderness survival skills. Blane’s specialized training and background with the Crisis Negotiation Unit make him uniquely prepared for this search-and-rescue mission. He agrees to help Therese and to accept Rurik’s terms to keep Alina’s disappearance quiet, and as the two begin working together, Therese is determined the spark growing between them won’t distract from their mission to save Alina.
Traversing deep into the desert of Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Alina’s last known location, Therese and Blane struggle to separate truth from lies within the mix of intel they’re receiving. As they close in on answers that suggest the involvement of Russian organized crime and a high-profile international assassination attempt, they must fight to rescue Alina before she becomes an innocent casualty of a much bigger plot—no matter the risk to their own lives.
- A thrilling Christian contemporary novel with themes of courage and resilience from award–winning author DiAnn Mills
- Perfect for fans of clean, action-packed romantic suspense
- Includes discussion questions for book clubs
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Sexual Content - 1/5
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Violence - 2/5
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Language - 0/5
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Drugs and Alcohol - 0/5
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Summary
Canyon of Deceit by Diann Mills is an action packed story that lives up to Mills’ reputation.
Therese Palmer is an expert in how to survive in the wilderness. Her background was fascinating even if a little sad. She contacts Texas Ranger Blane Gardner to help her with the kidnapping of an 8 year old girl. The first third of the book is Therese and Blane hunting the kidnappers in the Guadalupe Mountain National Park. I appreciated the history with Therese and Blane it was very well done. I loved that Mills included some perspective of the little girl’s thoughts as well. She was a fabulous addition to the story. I respected her as much as I did Therese and Blane.
Once out of the mountains the race is still on to figure out who to believe and who is in charge. Mills did a fabulous job of keeping us on the edge of our seats and trying to guess what the main motives were for several characters.
Mills excels at building suspense, developing strong characters, and weaving together faith, danger, and romance.
Content notes: kisses-only romance; violence includes kidnapping, deaths, shootings, and helicopter crashes.