The Protector

Wow! I loved this book! I am always hard-pressed to find clean-by-my-standards-of-clean suspensemysteries, so I was very excited when my sister recommended this to me!

The O'Malley family is a very unorthodox, but very sweet family! I love their close-knit and caring relationship. It actually reminded me a lot of my family. Jack was a phenomenal character, and my favorite of all the siblings, I think. I really enjoyed reading his story.

The plotmystery was well thought out and very suspenseful. It left me guessing numerous times! (And I'm usually pretty good at guessing the culprit. ;) It was a shocker when I finally got the end climax scene!

CONTENT NOTE: I don't remember there being much in the way of questionable material . . . there show more is romance, but it is very sweet and wholesome. He does visit her apartment quite frequently and they are often alone, but he is very respectful, and never pushy, and nothing intimate ever happens. There is violence and a few deaths, but for the most part, it was very non-descript. I think that's all . . . I haven't read it in awhile, so I could be missing something. :P

All in all, a very good book! Definitely something I would read over and over again! I read it in literally 24 hours, if that tells you how good it was! One thing I really liked about it was that I could just pick this up, and understand it, even though it was in the middle of a series. Highly recommended! show less

Started with a bang! Could hardly put it down. Then it started dragging and introducing what seemed to be too many characters at once. It became a bit confusing to me, cumbersome and a bit disconnected. It didn't finish with the same fervor with which it started.

This book was a nice read; especially with the holiday season coming around again, suspenseful and unpredictable. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes mysteries, romance, God, and the life of a firefighter. One of the things I really like about Dee Henderson's books, besides the fact that they’re all around awesome, is that she gives us a good look into the life of a person who works in the career that the O’Malley has. It’s very obvious that She’s done thorough research about these occupations and she’s not just stabbing in the dark.

A group of orphans get together and form a family. They pick the last name O'Malley. This series follows their stories. This book, the first in the series, showcases Kate O'Malley, a specialist in hostage negotiations and her evolving relationship both with God and with FBI special agent Dave Richman.

Good book. I liked the character development and the continuation of a good series. Fun and fast to read.

Jack O'Malley is a fireman who is fearless when it comes to facing an inferno. But when an arsonist begins targeting his district, his shift, his friends, Jack faces the ultimate challenge: protecting the lady who saw the arsonist before she pays an even higher price. Introducing the O'Malleys, an inspirational group of seven, all abandoned or orphaned as teens, who have made the choice to become a loyal and committed family. They have chosen their own surname, O'Malley, and have stood by each other through moments of joy and heartache. Their stories are told in CBA best-selling, inspirational romantic suspense novels that rock your heart and restore strength and hope to your spirit.

"Jack O'Malley is a fireman who is fearless when it comes to facing an inferno. But when an arsonist begins targeting his district, his shift, his friends, Jack faces the ultimate challenge: protecting the lady who saw the arsonist before she pays an even higher price.
Introducing the O'Malleys, an inspirational group of seven, all abandoned or orphaned as teens, who have made the choice to become a loyal and committed family. They have chosen their own surname, O'Malley, and have stood by each other through moments of joy and heartache. Their stories are told in CBA best-selling, inspirational romantic suspense novels that rock your heart and restore strength and hope to your spirit." From