"FAILSAFE," by Traci Hunter Abramson, Covenant Communications, $16.99, 302 pages (f)
"Failsafe" is a page-turning adventure as author Traci Hunter Abramson weaves a suspenseful and romantic tale in the serene beauty of the Eastern States, including Pennsylvania and Virginia.
Charlotte Martin, a young single NSA operative and her father, Dwight, work together on what appears to be a family farm in quiet Pennsylvania. The system they work together on protects those who protect the helpless. After the brutal murder of her father, Charlotte runs into hiding and away from those who seek her life. The failsafe code on the system was activated by her father, and she is the key.
Jake Bradford returns home to Virginia from New York City due to the tragic accident causing his parents' untimely death. Trying to take care of his aging grandmother, keep the family farm running and his writing career progressing, Jake begins to feel pressure from the daily activities of life. A stranger is found on horseback riding in the rain through his property.
Jake welcomes Charlotte into his home and life. Providing an alias to secure her identity, Charlotte accepts the position to care for Jake's aging grandmother while she hides from those who are searching for her.
The more time Jake and Charlotte spend together, the more in love they grow. As Charlotte learns more about Jake, he finds himself curious as to why she hides from questions about herself and her life, refusing to answer.
As the story progresses, Charlotte is required to return to her former duties in the NSA, and those seeking the code kidnap her and Jake, threatening and doing all they can to obtain it.
There is no swearing and the romance keeps to flirting and some kissing. There is violence, including fists fights and fights involving firearms, with general descriptions.
After graduating from Brigham Young University, Abramson was recruited into the CIA where she worked until she resigned to raise a family. She is the winner of two Whitney Awards, which recognize novels written by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Micah Klug graduated with a bachelor's degree in health care administration from Brigham Young University-Idaho. She lives with her family in Tremonton, Utah.