Publication Date: September 9, 2024
Page count: 242 pages
A sleepy little town, Aspen Ridge, nestled in the Colorado Rockies, is experiencing major growing pains. As is Candle's adorable pup.
Former CIA agent Candle Bearclaw’s new security firm, Terrabyte, is expanding by leaps and bounds. When her best friend’s husband, a high-profile software entrepreneur, comes up missing, Candle and her husband, Miacoh, also the new chief of police, find themselves knee-deep in international intrigue.
The same day, an indigenous woman, Molly Reacher, pleads for Candle to take her convoluted case with identity theft overtones. Come to find out, Molly’s friend, a Native American woman, is also missing.
Cayson, an employee of Terrabyte Security, is assigned to protect Molly as the company works through the intricacies of her cases.
Law enforcement are supposed to be all over both missing person cases until Miacoh discovers the indigenous woman’s case is nearly invisible. Will either be found alive?
ENJOY AN EXCERPT:
The door banged open and Gabby rushed inside, wind scattering the papers again. Terra jumped up and barked, circling Gabby. This time Miacoh scooped up the papers, put them on Candle’s desk, and plopped a procedural manual on top, winking at his wife.
Gabby paced the floor between Candle’s desk and her own flinging her arms in the air as she talked.
Gabby couldn’t talk if you tied her hands down. Candle’s smile faded as she became aware something was terribly wrong.
“Ben is missing. There’s no one to run his office since he and his ex-partner, Ken, parted ways over a major disagreement. I dropped Natalya and Nash off at school and checked the office to see if he returned early, but no. He’s missing,” she wailed. “What am I going to do?”
“Whoa, slow down, Gabby. How do you know Ben’s missing?” Candle jumped up from her chair to catch her best friend mid-stride.
Tears rolled down Gabby’s cheeks. “He caught a red-eye last night to Las Vegas to tie up loose ends from Ken’s unauthorized dealings. Ben never arrived in Las Vegas. Airport security showed him boarding the plane, but he didn’t get off the plane in Vegas. If he’d had a change in plans, he’d have called me. I haven’t heard a thing from him.”
Miacoh stood and offered his chair to Gabby. She plopped down in the seat and began to sob.
“Gabby, we are going to need your husband’s calendar, itinerary, flight number, and hotel reservation. I’ll have Cayson start tracking down his movements.”
“Did I hear my name?” Cayson, a tall Aussie with the high cheekbones of a Norse god and shaggy blond hair of a Swede swaggered into the office. His cocky smile faded as he surveyed the faces in the room. “What’s wrong?”
Suspense and passion done right!
Terrabyte
Security is the second book
in Tena Stetler’s suspenseful and passion-filled Mountain
Town Mysteries series.
Cases involving returning characters and new ones combine for an intriguing
return to the small town of Aspen Ridge. With business booming and romance
blossoming, I was hooked by the latest cases and enjoyed the story from start
to finish.
While Candle Bearclaw and her new husband, Miacoh, are the main protagonists of
the series, this new adventure focuses on their friend, employee, and confirmed
bachelor, Cayson Eriksson. Molly Malone Reacher is a new Terrabyte Security client,
the apparent victim of identity theft and a stalker, and might be just the
woman to change Cayson’s romantic status. Although they experience an immediate
attraction to each other, both resist following through initially, but they
quickly realize there’s something special between them. The resulting passion
is a scorcher.
I was absorbed by the intricate plot, which presents multiple mysteries to unravel. One of these mysteries involves Ben Alrich, the husband of Candle’s best friend, Gabby. The tension surrounding his disappearance was particularly intense, and Gabby’s distress was truly heart-wrenching. Molly’s situation is complex, with a couple of theories to pursue as to who is behind her troubles. One such theory involves the thesis she was working on for her degree, and, if the statistics about missing iIndigenous women cited in the story are correct, they are absolutely shocking. This complexity and suspense will keep readers on the edge of their seats.
With its compelling plot and a
romance that simmers and then ignites, I found it impossible to put this book
down. I highly recommend TERRABYTE SECURITY to readers of adult romantic
suspense who appreciate a well-crafted, slow-burn romance.
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Tena Stetler is an international best-selling author of award-winning paranormal tales. Some call her crazy, others creative. She deals with the voices in her head by writing them down and creating a fantasy world and characters you won’t soon forget. Her books tell tales of magical, kick-ass women and mystical alpha males who dare to love them. Travel, adventure, magic, and a bit of mystery flourish in her books, along with a few companion animals to round out the tales.
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