Luke Steele, just the name is super cool. This was a great read. Lots of twists and turns and action. The relationship between the two main characters is a slow smolder, that hopefully will continue into more books in this series. Highly recommend.

Wow! What a fantastic book!
I did not want to put this book down and ended up staying up way too late. This book catches you from the start and continues to hold you to the last page. Amberlyn, who works for the FBI, is talking with her friend when the call abruptly ends. The building where her friend was has been attacked and her friend did not make it out alive. Meanwhile as the President is reviewing the information that may be related to the incident, his military aide, Luke, recognizes a ring in a picture as belonging to his high school. Amberlyn and Luke are soon paired to return to Luke’s hometown to search for leads and try to prevent any more attacks. Such a great read. I can highly recommend it. Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for the copy. This is my review and all thoughts are my own.

HOMETOWN VENDETTA by TRACI HUNTER ABRAMSON is a very exciting thriller with a definite Christian flavour.
Special Agent Amberlyn Reiner, from the FBI behavioural analysis depaerment, and Marine Captain Luke Steele, military aide to the President, work together to uncover the criminals responsible for the bombing of the FEMA building in Kansas City. It is arranged for them to go to Pine Falls to investigate Luke’s former classmates after some suspects are seen on camera with rings and tattoos from the Pineview High School. Amberlyn is to go around town as his girlfriend and also go as his date to the fifteen year reunion. They desperately need to find who is involved with the Forever Freedom anti government group before any more bombs kill any more people. Their main supporter is Pastor Mosley, whose CIA background is a great help…….
The story is sensitively told as Luke faces his demons by returning to a place where the jocks at school tortured him mercilessly, and as he also learns to get over his awkwardness with women. They work well together and Amberlyn is impressed with Luke’s manners and also leans on him with her grief over losing her best friend……
I highly recommend this excellent read and am looking forward to the next novel in the series.
I was given a free copy of the book by NetGalley from Shadow Mountain Publishing. The opinions in this review are completely my own.

I am so excited that Traci is starting a new series! There is so much going on in Hometown Vendetta, I hope we're able to continue to delve in as the series progresses. I enjoyed meeting the characters and getting to know Luke and Amberlyn's backgrounds. This felt different as a thriller for me, you really didn't know who the bad guy was until the end!

Wow! I wasn't sure I would enjoy this, but I really did. My son enjoys this author's thriller books so I thought I would give it a try.

This revolves around a terrorist bombing in Kansas City. An unlikely pair, an FBI agent and a White House military aide, work together to try and discover the mystery. It has a few bombings, some gun fight, and some side deceit that add flavor as we go. .

It was hard to put down. I am looking forward to more Luke Steele adventures!

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Wow! This new series by Traci Hunter Abramson was so good a page turner. FBI Agent Amberlyn Reiner, teams up with Luke Steele, to track down a bomber. When Luke sees pictures of two potential suspects he recognizes something that sends both Amberlyn and Luke to his hometown to attend his high school reunion. They both try to eliminate suspects and find the bomber before they strike again.

FBI Special Agent Amberlyn Reiner has spent years tracking domestic terrorism. When she catches a break that could pinpoint the key player in the antigovernment group responsible for dozens of needless deaths, she’s willing to do whatever it takes to get the information she seeks—even if it means going undercover as Luke Steele’s plus-one at his high school reunion. Which could prove deadly.

Abramson has taken a bit of a turn in her writing. This feels more like a Christian thriller. I was surprised to see that it is a series opener. I wonder how many books are planned. I did like the book. I like much of her writing. If you enjoy reading books by Irene Hannon or Lynette Eason, you would most likely enjoy this offering. Of course, I love a good fake dating story and this one is well done.

I absolutely loved this book. I loved Luke and Amberlyn and sure hope this is the start of a series. Luke was bullied as a youth but ended up a marine working for the President of the United States. He has to go back home with FBI Agent Amberlyn to find a terrorist group before they set off another bomb.