Series: Amish Witness Protection (Book 3)
A Refuge for His Family
When criminal lawyer Tyler Everson witnesses his boss’s murder, he becomes the killer’s next target -- along with his estranged wife, Annabelle, and their daughter. Now they must enter witness protection in Amish country. But reuniting with his family isn’t easy when Annabelle doesn’t trust him. Will going into hiding keep them safe…and bring the family back together for good?
Excellent second chance story combined with intense suspense. The book started with a bang as Tyler witnessed his boss's murder, and the intensity remained high throughout. When Tyler realized that he would be the killer's next target, he also feared that his daughter and estranged wife would also become targets. Convincing Annie to leave everything behind to enter witness protection with him would not be easy.
It was clear from the start that Tyler still loved Annie, and missed her and Bethany desperately. His decision to pull away from them had been meant to protect them, and now they were in even more danger. I ached for Tyler and his fears for their safety, especially when he had to try to explain it to Annie. Annie was furious when she heard about the trouble Tyler was in, blaming it all on his job. She refused to believe that it would spill over onto her since they had been separated for several years. She was quickly proved wrong and reluctantly agreed to go along. Annie was still hurt and angry at the way Tyler had abandoned her and Bethany. It was hard enough on her, but the way he ignored their daughter made her livid.
But something unexpected happened as Tyler and Annie ran for their lives. The loving father and protective husband was very different from the one Annie thought she knew. I loved seeing them get to know each other again. Both of them also had the chance to look at their pasts and realize the mistakes they made. Tyler realized that he hadn't given Annie enough credit for being strong enough to deal with the truth behind his withdrawal. He had allowed his guilty feelings over what had happened to drive his actions. Annie came to believe that she had been harshly judgmental, rather than looking beneath the surface for why Tyler had changed. But it still took nearly losing each other for them to see that they belonged together, no matter what obstacles they needed to overcome. I loved the ending and seeing Annie demolish all of Tyler's fears. The epilogue was sweet, and a nice wrapup of the storyline.
The suspense and action in the book were outstanding. From the very first pages, the action was nearly nonstop. It seemed that no matter what they did, Tyler and Annie could not catch a break, with the bad guys either right on their heels or occasionally one step ahead of them. Once Annie accepted that they were in danger, I was very impressed by the way that she held it together, especially when it came to her fear of heights. There were multiple times when I wondered how they were going to get out of the current situation. There were a couple of times when each of them made boneheaded moves that put them in greater danger. The intensity of the final confrontation had me glued to the pages until it was all over.
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