CHRISTMAS JUSTICE literally starts with a bang and never lets up! Laurel McCallister is saying goodbye to her sister Ivy, who is getting aboard her car with her son and older daughter. Her youngest child, Molly, forgot her favourite toy and has gone back to fetch it. Ivy looked preoccupied and it was worrying Laurel, as their father has been missing for the past 2 months; he works for a secret government division. Then Laurel watches in horror as Ivy's car explodes and goes up in flames; she quickly phones 911. Ivy though fatally wounded, takes a moment to give Laurel a charm bracelet and tells Laurel to find Sheriff Garrett Galloway in Texas. Then Laurel hears gunfire, she turns around to see that Ivy has been shot in the head and is dead.

Ivy was a CIA operative, Laurel is a CIA analyst, but her dad trained her well so when a police car arrives much too quickly on the scene, she grabs a few necessities, her gun, and takes off for Texas with little Molly to seek the mysterious Sherriff. Laurel reaches Trouble, Texas and Garret Galloway, who has many secrets of his own. It turns out that they might have common enemies, and they have to hurriedly depart to find a safe place to hide. They must join forces and find who wants them all dead and what happened to Laurel's dad.

CHRISTMAS JUSTICE is the latest from the incomparable Robin Perini who decidedly has completely redefined the role of women in romantic suspense; in fact she's just about turned the whole genre on its head: women are the heroes. Laurel is a professional, strong, intelligent woman and behaves as such; even if she is drawn to Garrett, she never fades into the background, but remains a force to be reckoned with. Garrett is a perfect match for Laurel: he's also an operative, yet he does not take over everything. He lets Laurel do what she does best, listens to her; he's an all-around good guy and little Molly comes off as a normal 5 year-old, even given the tragic circumstances.

Ms. Perini weaves an extremely tight plot, the action is non-stop from beginning to end, and it has some twists I definitely never saw coming. CHRISTMAS JUSTICE IS a seriously gripping book, so much so that I think I forgot to breathe a few times! I had to read it in one sitting; I simply could not put the book down! The characters are superb, the story absolutely flawless; CHRISTMAS JUSTICE is impeccable! Robin Perini does a splendid job on all counts: an exceptional book!

Book Summary

The new Sheriff in Trouble, Texas, had a lot to prove. The last thing needed was a gorgeous CIA analyst getting in his way—at Christmastime no less!

Trouble's newly minted sheriff, Garrett Galloway, is determined to move on from his traumatic past. But when Laurel McCallister tracks him down and begs for help, he can't say no to the smart, beautiful CIA analyst. She's desperate to find the assailant who killed her niece's family—and now wants her dead.

On the run, Garrett, Laurel and her young niece escape to a Texas ranch, but danger follows. Garrett's courage lessens Laurel's initial distrust of the mysterious lawman and sparks fly in the remote cabin. Now he must succeed for more reasons than avenging Laurel's family.