Review: Wilderness Hunt by Lisa Phillips

Author: Lisa Phillips
Publisher: Love Inspired
Publication Date: December 2022

A search-and-rescue mission turns into a deadly wilderness escape

When a plane carrying a federal witness crashes in the Montana backwoods, Officer Kelly Wayne and her K-9, Nico, track it down—and discover Ethan Harrigan injured with amnesia. Now with the mafia on their trail, Kelly must protect the man she thinks ruined her career. But nothing’s as it seems, and trusting the wrong person could get them all killed.

Wilderness Hunt is the seventh book in the K-9 Search and rescue series.  in this one, Kelly and her dog Nico search for a downed plane and the federal witness that it was carrying.  Kelly knows the witness, but he has no memory of her.  For those of you who might not like amnesia in their books, It's not really part of the plot here, so don't worry.  Looks can be deceiving.

I enjoyed this one.  It was a very quick read because the action seemed to be non-stop. IT's a solid addition to the series.  Onca again, it works as a stand alone.  The romance was enjoyable.  Even though it was quick, it didn't have the feel of an insta-love romance.  I do recommend this one.

 

Review: Desert Rescue by Lisa Phillips

Author: Lisa Phillips
Publisher: Harlequin
Publication Date: January 2021

 
With his K-9’s help, can he save the son he didn’t know existed?

Rescuing a kidnapped child is part of the job for search-and-rescue K-9 handler Patrick Sanders—but this time it’s his son. Now Patrick and his furry partner must work with his high school love, Jennie Wilcox, to shield the little boy he just learned about. But with someone targeting them, will Patrick and Jennie survive to face their painful past and become a family?

In Desert Rescue, Patrick rescues Jennie and her son from kidnappers. Jennie was his high school sweetheart and their reunion brings up old feelings.  I thought this was a good romantic suspense.  I'm not usually a fan of keeping a child's existence from his father, but there were extenuating circumstances in this one. I did love how Patrick embraced being a father.  I also enjoyed watching him and Jennie fall back in love.  It is a Christian romance, but wasn't too heavy in the religious talk.  

Desert Rescue is the first book in the K-9 Search and Rescue series from Harlequin's Love Inspired Suspense line. The books in the series are written by different authors so I'm not sure they all take place in the same "world" .  So, I guess we will see. It's a quick read and I do recommend it.