Review – Cold Dawn

An inferno meant to destroy…

Blackwell Tactical operator and former criminalist Samantha Willis discovers forensic evidence to prove her friend has been murdered. But before she can gather the evidence, an explosion erupts and a fiery inferno traps her in a building. She helplessly watches the evidence go up in flames and prays that she can escape before the encroaching flames take her life.

Or an act of revenge…

Firefighter and former Navy SEAL Matt Griffin knew his friend’s death was no accident, and he arrives at the building to gather his own evidence. But he sees the building engulfed in flames and discovers a familiar car parked in the lot. Sam, his former girlfriend, had to be trapped inside. Despite his training, despite his captain’s protest, Griff takes off without a threat assessment, risking his life to enter the building and drag Sam to safety. When he does, he can’t help but wonder if the fire was set to destroy evidence or if it was set to kill Sam. Either way, if Sam survives, he vows to hunt down the answer.

My take:

This is book seven in the Cold Harbor series, even though it is a stand alone book, you will miss a lot of history and some amazing books if you just pick this one up. But, if this is your first in the series you will still enjoy it. I fell in love with the entire Blackwell Tactical team from book one and have enjoyed getting to know each member of the team more personally through each book. I am so excited to see that I will still get to somewhat keep up with the Blackwell team in the next series, the Truth Seekers. Susan Sleeman is one of my favorite contemporary, suspense, mystery, romance writers around. Her books always grab my attention from the get go and keep it, with many twists and turns till the very end.

Samantha Willis, Sam, is a beautiful, hardworking former criminalist who is now a part of the Blackwell team. Firefighter and former Navy SEAL Matt Griffin, Griff, (SIGH) must help Sam discover whom killed their friend and stay alive in the process. Sam and Griff have a past of their own and must work through some issues to possibly face a future together.

I love the mystery, suspense and of course Romance in this novel. I enjoyed the entire series and am so glad that I have read all seven books.