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:

Samantha Willis, a tactical operator, and former criminalist learns of the death of her childhood friend, Andy. She gathers forensic supplies and goes to the scene in hopes of gathering evidence to prove his death wasn’t an accident. When she arrives, someone locks the door of the building and sets it on fire. Sam faces death when she inhales too much smoke in her fight to stay alive.

Matt Griffin, a firefighter, former Navy SEAL, and her ex-boyfriend, heard about the death of his roommate and friend and went to the scene to gather more information. When he arrives, he spots Sam’s car in the parking lot of a building engulfed in flames. He must get inside the inferno and find Sam. With only seconds to spare before their lungs collapse and the intense smoke overtakes them, they escape with their lives.

The emotional battle between Sam and Matt is as intense as the burning building. Sam can’t allow herself to be with Matt even though her heart says yes. Matt can’t understand why she’d abruptly ended their relationship years earlier with no explanation. They battle with their feelings for each other as they join forces with Blackwell Tactical to gather evidence and find the killer.

Cold Dawn is a nice smooth read mixed with intense action scenes. The story captured my attention and kept me turning the page.