Shadowing You by Robin Patchen: Book Review

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

The Book

When the wife he believed dead calls from China, an ER doctor races to find her before her enemies silence her forever.

Ethan Wright never recovered from the death of his first love.

Six years ago, Mei Lin discovered evidence linking powerful officials to a human trafficking ring. She planned to smuggle the details out of China and join her new husband in America-but COVID sealed the borders before she could escape. Snatched by the men she'd been investigating, she was wrongfully imprisoned while authorities claimed she had died in quarantine. Now, Mei Lin's sudden release doesn't mean she's free.

Ethan will stop at nothing to get his wife out of China, but he has no idea where she is. He must reach out to his estranged father, a former CIA officer who has powerful connections. With his dad's help, Ethan begins a desperate search. He finally finds Mei Lin, but she refuses to run without the evidence that could expose the conspiracy-and ensure they're never hunted again.

Reunited after years apart, Ethan and Mei Lin must rediscover the love they thought they'd lost-while staying one step ahead of enemies who will stop at nothing to keep their secrets hidden.

From a USA Today bestselling author... You'll love this heart-pounding suspense and gripping romance as Ethan and Mei Lin discover that real love is strong enough to survive anything.

The Author

Robin Patchen is a USA Today bestselling and award-winning author of Christian romantic suspense. She grew up in a small town in New Hampshire, the setting of her Coventry Saga books, and then headed to Boston to earn a journalism degree. Working in marketing, she discovered how much she loathed the nine-to-five ball and chain. After relocating to the Southwest, she started writing her first novel while homeschooling her three children. The novel was dreadful, but her passion for storytelling didn't wane. Thankfully, as her children grew, so did her writing ability. Now that her kids are adults, she has more time to play with the lives of fictional heroes and heroines, wreaking havoc and working magic to give her characters happy endings. When she's not writing, she's editing or reading, proving that most of her life revolves around the twenty-six letters of the alphabet. Visit robinpatchen.com/subscribe to receive a free book and stay informed about Robin's latest projects.

Book Review

Oh my goodness, what a great suspense read this was! Ethan and Mei Lin have certainly been through the wringer in their marriage... with him thinking that she had died six years earlier, when she had actually been locked in prison to keep her quiet after discovering evidence of human trafficking. Now she's out but still fighting for her life... talk about a story! There was a lot going on here... human trafficking, international travel, complicated family dynamics, false imprisonment... where do we even begin? Honestly, all of this could have been too much, and yet somehow it all worked to create this story that truly had me on the edge of my seat... solidifying Robin Patchen as a must-read author for me for sure. If you enjoy Christian romantic suspense, this is definitely one you'll want to check out. 

Shadowing You is a Christian romantic suspense, with a vague fade to black between a married couple and no language. It is the tenth book in The Wright Heroes of Maine. I have only read one of the previous books in this series, but found I was able to enjoy this one as a standalone with no problem... though I certainly look forward and catching up on those I missed. 


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