Critical Alliance

About the Book:

Mackenzie Hanson's special set of skills opened the door to a successful career as a professor of cybersecurity at a Michigan university, allowing her to put her criminal past behind her. But when a long-ago partner in crime delivers a cryptic message about her father's tech company being under cyberattack, she heads for Montana to secure exposed assets, close security breaches, and hopefully save lives.

Diplomatic Security Services special agent Alex Knight is back home in Montana to decompress from a mission gone wrong. But even as he's trying to relax, he's drawn into another mystery, complete with suspicious deaths, lethal threats, and whispers of espionage that all have one thing in common--a beautiful cybersecurity expert with a dark past.

When the situation turns deadly, Alex and Mackenzie will have to work together to find the answers they need--before someone silences Mackenzie for good.

USA Today bestselling author Elizabeth Goddard weaves a tangled web of nail-biting suspense and heart-stopping romance in this fast-paced conclusion to her Rocky Mountain Courage series.

My Review: 

Mackenzie Hanson has a criminal past that no matter what she does, she cannot seem to escape it. Coming to face her failures and allowing the Lord to help her make what was a bad situation and use it for the good was what I enjoyed most about the book.

The romantic interest, the action and the revealing of the villain made this a great third book in the Mountain Courage series. I have to say that I really did think the bad guy was someone else, so it was fun to be surprised at who was the enemy, Nebulous 2.0. If you are a fan of inspirational romantic suspense stories, then you will really like this book and the entire series.

My thanks for a copy of this book. I was not required to write a positive review. All opinions are my own.

Questions by Erin and Answers from Elizabeth:

This book deals with cyber-security as the villain and heroine are hackers. What led you in that direction? 

 

I have a computer science degree and worked in the software industry for almost a decade before retiring to become a writer. Cybercrime is a huge issue since we are all connected to technology so I decided to dive into the topic, especially since I love to bring intrigue into my adventure stories, this one in Montana. 

 

What was the most interesting (or most frightening) thing you learned in the research you did for this book? 

 

While conferring with a cyber security expert, I learned that almost anything I could imagine a hacker could do—they actually CAN do. 

 

 What was your favorite part of writing this book/series? 

 

I loved writing about both my characters, Mackenzie and Alex. I especially enjoyed writing about Alex's character and his background as a Diplomatic Security Services special agent. 

What's coming next and when can we expect it? 

 

Cold Light of Day is book 1 in my brand-spanking-new series, Missing in Alaska, 

and will release in February 2023. I’m so excited for you to get your hands on this first book. 

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