In Safe Hands by Katie Ruggle – Review & Giveaway

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Description:
In the remote Rocky Mountains, lives depend on the Search & Rescue brotherhood. But in a place this far off the map, trust is hard to come by and secrets can be murder…

It’s all come down to this…

Daisy Little has lived in agoraphobic terror for over eight years. Trapped within a prison of her own making, she watches time pass through her bedroom window. Daisy knows she’ll never be a part of the world…until the day she becomes the sole witness of a terrible crime that may finally tear the Search and Rescue brotherhood apart for good.

Review:

In Safe Hands by Katie Ruggle is the 4^th and final book in her Search and Rescue series.   This was a fun and exciting series that introduced us to some wonderful characters, great couples and a mystery that continued to flow into the next book. In Safe Hands leads to all of them working together to find the true killer.

In Safe Hands belongs to Daisy and Chris as our heroes.  Daisy has not been in the outside world for over 8 years when she saw her mother killed.  Daisy may suffer from agoraphobia, but inside the house she is comfortable and active.  Deputy Chris is Daisy’s best friend, and he comes over often to teach her how to fight and protect herself.  When he brings her a dummy to wrestle with, Daisy is in her glory.  Exercising in her gym during the day and watching the neighborhood through the window at night.  One of those nights, Daisy sees something unusual; a hooded figure carrying something wrapped and putting in to the trunk of a police suv.  Daisy tells Chris that she thinks it’s a body. From that moment, Daisy life will slowly open her up to company and trying to cope with possibly going outside her safe zone.

If you have read the previous stories, you will know who the real killer is, as that was the cliffhanger in the last book.  What follows is an exciting adventure, where the killer continues to eliminate those who learn his identity, as well as to try to make Daisy and her claims as that of a mentally disturbed young woman. 

What was really nice about this story was that Chris’s friends start coming to Daisy’s house to use her great home gym, and slowly they will all befriend her, with Lou, Ellie, Rory (previous heroines) helping Daisy solve the murders.  It was great to see the guys and girls have fun together, and new friendships that will help Daisy slowly overcoming her fears.   Chris was a great hero, always there for Daisy, as a friend, lover and protector.  He was also very determined to find the killer, despite the obstacles standing in the way.

Katie Ruggle did a fantastic job in writing this finale with an exciting tension filled story, and bringing everyone back to be part of it.  Daisy turned into a great heroine, and her romance with Chris that was slow build was very sweet.  This was a fun series, with great characters.  I suggest if you have not read this to series to start with the first book, as you will need to learn about the murder from the start.

Reviewed by Barb

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