I love Search & Rescue stories because there is so much humanity in it. From those in distress in need of rescuing, to the brave men and women who are part of the Search & Rescue team and to those waiting for their loved ones to be returned to them, the spectrum of emotions can bring you to the extremes.
“On His Watch ” by Katie Ruggle ran true to form. With a boy in freezing waters and two girls missing, the Search & Rescue team’s resources are stretch to its limits. Still, ice rescue diver Derek Warner has another shock coming. Artemis Rey, the woman he once loved, lost and never gotten over will be his partner as they look for the two missing girls.
The heat between Derek and Artemis which can undo both of them is inside them. Any rejection will be devastating. But, the danger outside is real. Freezing temperature and the usual hazards in the wilderness can kill both of them. Time is running out, not just for Derek and Artemis but also for the two little girls they are searching!
Fast-paced with the corresponding adrenaline rush, “On His Watch” will keep you at the edge of your seat, albeit this is more of a novella than a full-pledged one. But, this book will not disappoint. It’s non-stop action from beginning to end.
This book could have passed for Rated T for Teens but a few steamy scenes between Derek and Artemis just raised “On His Watch ” to Rated M for Mature due to sexual content.
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( votes)In the remote Rocky Mountains, lives depend on the Search & Rescue brotherhood. But in a place this far off the map, trust is hard to come by and secrets can be murder…
Ice rescue diver Derek Warner never meant to be a hero. But when two little girls go missing, he’s the first in line to bring them home-even if that means scouring the wilderness with the woman he once loved and lost, Artemis Rey.
Artemis has never stopped wanting Derek. Now, racing to find the girls before it’s too late, minutes turn to hours. Night falls. Old flames rekindle. And a danger grows in the darkest wilderness that may be more than even the Search and Rescue brotherhood can hope to face…
On His Watch is the pulse-pounding prequel to the riveting Search & Rescue series by Katie Ruggle.
Search and Rescue:
On His Watch (novella)
Hold Your Breath
Fan the Flames
Gone too Deep
In Safe Hands