Badge of Honor By Alexa Verde: Book Review

 ** ARC received for consideration. All opinions are my own. 

The Book

Childhood friends and former high school sweethearts reunite when he rescues her from an assault. But she’s lost her memory—including of him! And she’s in danger of losing her life. 

A success-driven lawyer with amnesia and an independent streak, Melissa Linquist finds herself back in her hometown, not knowing what she’s doing there. But she knows someone wants her dead. And she knows she’s drawn to the man she hurt and left behind. With the Honor Team's help, will they discover her life secrets in time to survive?

The gym owner everyone calls Coach, Chris Hill, intends to protect the woman he still cares about. But while the threats grow, so does his attraction to Melissa. As she rediscovers herself and her busy life, will she push him away again?

Also soon to be published in Traces of the Past, a three-ebook set of amnesia romances.

The Author

Alexa Verde writes feel-good small-town romances - sweet like pie with more than a dash of suspense and a generous sprinkle of mystery, warming like a cup of hot chocolate. She writes to encourage people, bring them many hours of reading bliss, and take them away from their sorrows. 

She has worn the hats of a teacher, reporter, translator, caretaker, office assistant, but feels the author’s hat suits her the best. Oh, about hats: she's lived in both hemispheres, traveled to eight countries (got lost in several), and now hangs her hat in south Texas. She speaks five languages and gets misunderstood in most of them (heavy accent). 

Finally, a little detail: she's a Kindle Unlimited All-Star, has published over 60 books, and had over 200 million pages read worldwide. She'd love it if you subscribed to her newsletter at her website. Every subscriber gets a free clean romance as a thank you gift after confirming their subscription.

Book Review

Badge of Honor is the second book in the Honor and Danger series. While you’ll see some characters that were introduced previously in this story, it can be enjoyed as a standalone as well. 

From the moment I read the start of Chris and Melissa’s story at the end of Code of Honor (book one), I absolutely couldn’t wait to find out what was going to happen— and it absolutely didn’t disappoint. After Chris saves her from an attack, Melissa wakes up with no memories of who she is. With no one else to be there for her, Chris steps up to help, despite their rocky romantic past. It seems that whoever had attacked her wasn’t quite finished with her yet, leading to a suspenseful read that I couldn’t put down. There’s definitely something about amnesia in a suspense read that really only adds to the sense of danger— never knowing who to trust or what has happened to put her in danger. I loved that. This story had lots of twists that I didn’t see coming and it kept me guessing right through to the end. I also loved seeing Chris and Melissa get their second chance at love— and getting to see her fall in love with him all over again. With messages of faith blended in effortlessly, there was so much to love in this story. Once again, the book ended with a glimpse of what’s to come next and I can’t wait! If you enjoy Christian romantic suspense, this is definitely one to check out! 

You can purchase your copy here: https://amzn.to/4jC5ddP