Review: K-9 National Park Defenders by Katy Lee and Sharee Stover

Authors: Katy Lee and Sharee Stover
Publisher: Love Inspired Suspense
Publication Date: November 2023

Peril at Christmas awaits… in these gripping Pacific Northwest K-9 Unit novellas A Christmas skiing retreat turns treacherous when Pacific Northwest K-9 Unit officer Veronica Eastwood’s sister is kidnapped—and only rival officer Parker Walsh can help her in Katy Lee’s Yuletide Ransom. And in Sharee Stover’s explosive Holiday Rescue Countdown, K-9 officers Dylan Jeong and Brandie Weller must race against the clock when they face a Christmas parade bomb threat…and a killer from Dylan’s past.

From Love Inspired Courage. Danger. Faith.Pacific Northwest K-9 Unit Book 1: Shielding the Baby by Laura ScottBook 2: Scent of Truth by Valerie HansenBook 3: Explosive Trail by Terri ReedBook 4: Olympic Mountain Pursuit by Jodie BaileyBook 5: Threat Detection by Sharon DunnBook 6: Cold Case Revenge by Jessica R. PatchBook 7: Undercover Operation by Maggie K. BlackBook 8: Snowbound Escape by Dana Mentink

This is the final book (I think) in the Pacific Northwest K-9 Unit series.  It has 2 holiday novellas that cover the final team members.  I have mixed feelings about the 2 novellas.  Of the two, I liked Yuletide Ransom the best. The second book, Holiday Rescue Countdown, was not a favorite. 

Yuletide Ransom has Veronica and Parker trying to find Veronica's missing sister.  Along the way, The couple rekindles their friendship and realize that their feelings go much further.  I loved the couple. I liked the mystery and the action. The HEA was sweet.  Definitely read this novella.

As for Holiday Rescue Countdown, I found this one incredibly frustrating.  I really didn't like the couple.  There was no chemistry between the two. The identity of the bomber was very easy to figure out. I thought Dylan didn't help the situation with his niece by not explaining why he had to work.  Also, she was literally at the parade where there was a bomb and she didn't understand why he couldn't take her shopping. Really?  She was 15, not 3.  It just annoyed me.  Skip this one.