BOOK REVIEW ~ UNINTENDED TARGET

by Patricia Bradley

This week I'm reviewing Unintended Target by D. L. Wood.

Here's the back cover copy:

WINNER OF THE 2016 ILLUMINATION BOOK AWARDS GOLD MEDAL FOR CHRISTIAN EBOOK FICTION

Travel photojournalist Chloe McConnaughey thought she understood her brother Tate—a brilliant programmer willing to compromise anything to get ahead. She just didn’t know that included her. 

When Tate dies unexpectedly, Chloe copes by taking an assignment in the Caribbean where she meets Jack, a charming Manhattan escapee who almost has her believing life could turn around. But the illusion is shattered when a series of bizarre incidents leaves them framed for murder and running from killers convinced that Chloe is the key to questions Tate left behind. Suddenly Jack’s timely entrance into her life seems more than coincidental, but with nowhere else to turn, Chloe must trust this man who is not only charming, but also dangerous, and much better at evading capture than he should be. Strained to the breaking point by a life consistently marked by tragedy, Chloe fights a sense of hopelessness, confronting the age-old question: if it’s not all random—if God does exist—why would He allow bad things to happen to good people? 

Hunted from the tiny island of St. Gideon all the way to Miami, Chloe and Jack desperately search for the evidence that will prove their innocence and eliminate them as targets of the shadowy conspiracy that will stop at nothing to make its problems go away.

My take:

I had a hard time putting this book down. There are enough twists and turns to keep you glued to the page. Wood does a great job of blending suspense, romance, and God throughout the story. It's a book romantic suspense readers will enjoy. Readers who like a lot of action will be happy as well. Wood is never preachy and her relationship with Jack kept me wondering what was going to happen when she discovered his faults...and like all good writers, Wood wove his faults in nicely. :-) 

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