If you read my blog post last month, you already know about my Dec. 27 release, K-9: Tracking the Target (the duo book containing both K-9 Cold Case and K-9 Hideout), and the two heroes who have a desire to protect and a soft spot for their K-9 companions. Now, I’d like to introduce the heroines, Keara Hernandez and Sabrina Jones. At first glance, Keara (the police chief in the remote Alaskan town of Desparre) and Sabrina (a graphic artist on the run from a stalker) have little in common. Keara went from big-city detective to the only woman (and the leader) on a police force far from home. Determined to move on from the murder of her husband, she throws herself into her new job and wins the respect of a police force who initially doubted the outside woman. Sabrina is less practical and career-focused and more determined just to survive each day. She’ll do whatever it takes – even sacrifice herself – to prevent her stalker from hurting anyone else after he murdered her boyfriend. Cutting off all contact with family and friends for two years is as disheartening as the trek to stay one step ahead of…

Please welcome Fresh Fiction reviewer Debbie Wiley, who is discussing military heroes! Everyone loves a good hero with a happily-ever-after, but what happens to the heroes who experience debilitating injuries or disabilities while doing their heroic deeds? As a social worker for over twenty years, I love when authors tackle social issues in a rewarding way. I’d like to share a few books and authors I’ve discovered along the way who address heroes with disabilities in ways that showcases their strengths without discounting the challenges the characters have faced. J.R. Ward originally started me thinking about this theme as I was reading her new and powerfully intense romantic suspense novel, CONSUMED. Anne Ashburn is a firefighter, a woman who has dedicated her entire life to her career. All it takes is one fire and suddenly Anne can no longer do her job. One of the things I love most about CONSUMED is that we see a heroic woman in an unconventional job role facing her most difficult moments with honesty and strength. Anne struggles to adjust to her new reality as she deals with such a life-altering disability and J.R. Ward doesn’t flinch away from showing us just how potentially…