Prowl by Colleen Coble: Book Review

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

The Book

When a worker at the Sanctuary is discovered dead in the tiger enclosure, authorities assume the big cat killed her. But when the autopsy shows she was killed by a lethal dose of anesthetic delivered by a tranquilizer gun, suspicion falls on Blake Lawson, co-owner of the Sanctuary. Blake has his hands full trying to clear his name as well as get the Sanctuary finances back in the black. When a soil test turns up traces of rare earth, he's even more puzzled. Is someone trying to run them out of business to get to whatever is under the ground?

Meanwhile, wildlife veterinarian Paradise Alden is determined to find the brother she only recently learned even existed. When the results of the DNA test she ran mysteriously disappear from her portal before she can read them, she realizes someone must not want her to know the truth. A break-in at her new apartment is alarming, but she tries to pass it off as someone trying to scare her away. She refuses to turn tail and run when she is desperate for answers.

For Blake, the only solid ground is his relationship with Paradise, and he longs to propose--but how can they even think about starting a life together with so many forces working against them?

Colleen Coble's Prowl combines gripping suspense with closed-door romance and includes intriguing mysteries from both the past and present, sabotage and danger, second-chance romance, found family, and themes of overcoming pain and how the past doesn't have to define you.

The Author

Best-selling author Colleen Coble's novels have won or finaled in awards ranging from the Best Books of Indiana, the ACFW Carol Award, the Romance Writers of America RITA, the Holt Medallion, the Daphne du Maurier, National Readers' Choice, and the Booksellers Best. She has over 5 million books in print and writes romantic mysteries because she loves to see justice prevail. Colleen is CEO of American Christian Fiction Writers. She lives with her husband Dave in Indiana. Visit her website at http://colleencoble.com.

Book Review

Prowl is the second book in the Sanctuary series. While you might be okay reading this one as a standalone, I wouldn't personally recommend it. The series follows the same couple in each book with their romance developing throughout... and while each book is going to have its own mystery to be figured out and all the suspense to go along with that, there are also some threads that are going to carry throughout. As such, readers are definitely going to get the most out of it when read in order. 

This book picks up after the first in the series, and once again I found myself drawn into this world and all the suspense. Like the first book, the setting of the animal sanctuary not only makes the story feel fresh and unique but also adds to that element of danger as well. In this story, it seems like the sanctuary itself is under attack and someone is wanting Blake to take the fall. Blake and Paradise have to work together to find out the truth. I loved seeing their relationship continue to grow from the first book... it was blended in perfectly with the suspense of the story too. I also appreciated seeing the continued growth in faith as well. If you enjoy Christian romantic suspense, Colleen Coble's books never disappoint, and this one is no exception. 


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