Harlequin Blog Tour - Witness Protection Widow

 Witness Protection Widow - Debra Webb

Here is a little about the book from Harlequin:

Can the witness protection program keep her identity secret?
After Allison James finally escapes her marriage to a monster, she becomes the star witness in the case against her deceased husband’s powerful crime family. Now it’s up to US Marshal Jaxson Stevens, Ali’s ex-boyfriend, to keep the WITSEC widow safe. But as the danger escalates and sparks fly, will Jax be able to help Ali escape her ruthless in-laws?

My review after reading the book:

Allison James is in witness protection, hiding in a remote cabin. She had found out that the man she had married was the son of a major crime family a little too late to save him, but now she can try to save herself and put away the monster who hurt him. Will she make it to the trial as the star witness? Can the FBI keep her safe?

Jaxson Steven’s has come to protect a witness in a major trial after his fellow FBI agent and friend was hurt in an accident. What Jaxson doesn’t know, is that the witness is Allison James, his ex-girlfriend, and the only woman he has ever loved. Can he keep Allison safe long enough to testify? What will he do when he finds out the whole story of Allison’s marriage?

Even though this is the fifth book in the series, I read it as a stand a lone novel and there were enough references and introductions throughout the book to keep the reader well informed. I loved the suspense of Allison going to trial as the days counted down, and seriously wondered with the turn of every page, what would happen next. It was brilliantly written by Debra Webb and I am so thankful for Harlequin and NetGalley for gifting me an advanced copy to read and review.

Harlequin and Debra Webb were so kind to give us a sneak peek of the book to share! You really don't want to miss this one!

EXCERPT:

She shivered. The fire had gone out. She kept on her jacket while she added logs to the fireplace and kindling to get it started. Within a couple of minutes, the fire was going. She’d had a fireplace as a kid, so relearning her way around this one hadn’t been so bad. She went back to the kitchen and turned on the kettle for tea.

Bob growled low in his throat and stared toward the front door.

She froze. Her phone was in her hip pocket. Her gun was still in her waistband at the small of her back. This was something else Marshal Holloway had in­sisted upon. He’d taught her how to use a handgun. They’d held many target practices right behind this cabin.

A creak beyond the front door warned that some­one was on the porch. She eased across the room and went to the special peephole that had been installed. There was one on each side of the cabin, allowing for views all the way around. A man stood on the porch. He was the typical local cowboy. Jeans and boots. Hat in his hands. Big truck in the drive. Just like Marshal Holloway.

But she did not know this man.

“Alice Stewart, if you’re in there, it’s okay for you to open the door. I’m Sheriff Colt Tanner. Branch sent me.”

Her heart thudding, she held perfectly still. Branch would never send someone to her without letting her know first. If for some reason he couldn’t tell her in advance, they had a protocol for these situations.

She reached back, fingers curled about the butt of her weapon. Bob moved stealthily toward the door.

“I know you’re concerned about opening the door to a stranger, but you need to trust me. Branch has been in an accident, and he’s in the hospital undergoing surgery right now. No matter that his injuries were serious, he refused to go into surgery until he spoke to me and I assured him I would look after you, ma’am.”

Worry joined the mixture of fear and dread churn­ing inside her. She hoped Branch wasn’t hurt too badly. He had a wife and a daughter.

She opened her mouth to ask about his condition, but then she snapped it shut. The man at her door had not said the code word.

DEBRA WEBB is the award winning, USA Today bestselling author of more than 150 novels, including reader favorites the Faces of Evil, the Colby Agency, and the Shades of Death series. With more than four million books sold in numerous languages and countries, Debra's love of storytelling goes back to her childhood on a farm in Alabama. Visit Debra at www.DebraWebb.com

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