Review & #Giveaway – Blind Trust by Natalie Walters @natwalterswrite #LoneStarLit #LSBBT #romanticsuspense #Christian #TexasAuthor

StoreyBook Reviews 

 

 

 

BLIND TRUST

 

The SNAP Agency Trilogy, Book 3

 

by

 

NATALIE WALTERS

 

 

 

Christian Fiction / Suspense

Publisher: Revell

Date of Publication: April 11, 2023

Number of Pages: 320 pages

 

 

Scroll down for Giveaway!

 

 

 

 

Lyla Fox knows she has a reputation at the SNAP Agency for impulsivity, but when she receives a threatening letter from a man she helped put in prison, she can’t stop herself from going all in to find out why he’s coming after her. Unfortunately, she’s going to need the help of the one person who questions her reckless choices more than anyone else.

Explosives and weapons specialist Nicolás Garcia agrees to help Lyla in order to keep her safe, but her recklessness continues to be a major concern, especially when her investigation into a conspiracy puts a target on her back. Dealing with bombs is dangerous. Working with Lyla is proving to be just as treacherous–to both the mission and his heart.

Natalie Walters closes out her SNAP Agency series with a bang with this nail-biting story of a deadly government conspiracy, an unlikely couple, and an ending that will leave you breathless.

 

 

 

AmazonBaker Book HouseChristianbooks.com

 

Barnes & NobleOther Revell Affiliates

 

 

 

 

 

 

All good things must come to an end, but I certainly don’t want this series to say goodbye! It has been an action-packed series with love and danger rolled into one.

In this final book, we watch the love story of Lyla and Nicolas unfold. It has been some time in the making, and the story does not disappoint. Lyla is impetuous, while Nicolas is steadfast, but when they say opposites attract, they aren’t kidding. These two could not be any different. But I think those differences pull them together and create a relationship that will always endure.

I loved the action that the SNAP agency experiences on a nearly daily basis. While I wouldn’t want to be in their shoes, I can appreciate their training, skills, and dedication to keeping this country safe. I still think my favorite character is Kekoa, but the rest of the cast has wormed their way into my heart.

Lyla and Nicolas have an interesting relationship before admitting they love each other. In one scene, he says he is a partly cloudy and armadillo kind of guy. I loved Lyla’s confusion and Nicolas’ explanation. I got a good chuckle from this interaction between the two, and it sets off a running joke for later in the book. Here is just a snippet of that scene.

“No, I get the partly cloudy. Makes sense because you’re a bit moody, but armadillo? I’m going to need an explanation on that.”

“…And an armadillo because of its built-in Kevlar.”

“…you realize you could’ve picked a crocodile or a rhino for the same reason?”

“True. But can they roll into a ball like a Transformer?”

 

Another scene that adds humor to this story is a visit to the Rage room. If you haven’t heard of these, you go into a room with items you can destroy with a bat, hammer, etc. It is an excellent way to get out your anger or frustration. This comment from Lyla definitely made me smile.

“I was just, um, thinking it wasn’t fair that I came out of there looking like Clifford the Big Red Dog licked my head. And you pop a baseball cap on your head and suddenly your MLB’s poster boy.”

 

The crux of the story kept me guessing and wondering who was behind the case they were investigating. I never suspected how this would play out and some news that Lyla would learn before it was all over regarding her family.

I am sad to see this series end, but I realized I had not read the first book. So I will have one more encounter with the SNAP agency. While you don’t have to read this series in order, I highly recommend that you do to follow the SNAP agency, and each book builds off of the previous one.

We give this book, and the series, 5 paws up.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Natalie Walters is the author of Lights Out and Fatal Code, as well as the Harbored Secrets series. A military wife, she currently resides in Texas with her soldier husband and is the proud mom of three. She loves traveling, spending time with her family, and connecting with readers on social media. Photo credit Emilie Hendryx Haney.

 

 

  Website  ◆  Facebook  ◆  Twitter

 

 Amazon  ◆  Goodreads ◆ BookBub

 

 InstagramPinterest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

————————————–

 

GIVEAWAY!  GIVEAWAY!  GIVEAWAY!

 

ONE WINNER:

 

All 3 books in the SNAP Agency series

 

(Lights Out, Fatal Code, Blind Trust)

 

+$25 Bookshop.org gift card.

 

(US only; ends midnight, CDT, 5/5/23)

 

 

 

 

a Rafflecopter giveaway
 

 

 

Visit the Lone Star Literary Life Tour Page

For direct links to each post on this tour, updated daily,

or visit the blogs directly:

 

04/25/23 Chapter Break Book Blog Character Spotlights
04/25/23 Hall Ways Blog BONUS Promo
04/26/23 Book Fidelity Excerpt
04/26/23 LSBBT Blog BONUS Promo
04/27/23 StoreyBook Reviews Review
04/28/23 Forgotten Winds Author Interview
04/29/23 The Book’s Delight Review
04/30/23 Shelf Life Blog Author Video
05/01/23 Stories Under Starlight Review
05/02/23 All the Ups and Downs Playlist
05/03/23 Boys’ Mom Reads Review
05/04/23 The Clueless Gent Review

 

 

 

 

blog tour services provided by

 

 

Recommended Posts

Book Release excerpt fiction Historical Horror

Excerpt – Less the Horror than the Grace by Robert Owens Scott

  Synopsis A modern retelling of the Medusa myth set in a snake-handling church in Tennessee in the summer of 1920 as they vote to ratify women’s suffrage for the entire United States. It’s the summer of 1920 and the hollers of Tennessee are dripping with humidity and tension, the electricity in the air broken […]

StoreyBook Reviews 
Book Release excerpt Psychological Thriller

Excerpt – I Know Her Voice by C.M. Vane

  Synopsis At 2:17 a.m., Claire Bennett answers a call from her husband’s phone and hears her daughter Sophie crying: “Mum, I think I’ve killed Dad.” By sunrise, Daniel is dead and Sophie is in police custody. Then Sophie says she never made the call. The phone records prove the call happened. There is no […]

StoreyBook Reviews 
Book Release excerpt nonfiction

Excerpt – The Essential Ingredient: Remaking Ourselves in Times of Crisis by Keri Mangis

  Synopsis What if the crises of our time are not simply problems to solve—but invitations to transform? In a world marked by climate catastrophe, political upheaval, social fragmentation, and the erosion of community, many people feel overwhelmed or powerless. We are told to remain hopeful, stay positive, and trust that solutions will emerge. But […]

StoreyBook Reviews 

2 thoughts on “Review & #Giveaway – Blind Trust by Natalie Walters @natwalterswrite #LoneStarLit #LSBBT #romanticsuspense #Christian #TexasAuthor

  1. StoreyBook Reviews

    I don’t know how I missed the first book!

  2. Kristine Anne Hall

    HA! I love that you didn’t realize you’d missed the first book! So now you can delay being sad about the series ending. Thanks for the review — sounds like an excellent series.

Comments are closed.