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McClains #1
Double Deception
Her faith had always been strong enough to see herthrough tragedy—until Kate Wheeler's world turneddeadly. Her husband had been murdered, and thediscovery of his double life sent her on the run…into the protective custody of Sheriff Brody McClain.Brody vowed to help Kate uncover the truth about herhusband's death. As Kate and Brody tried to outwit herenemies on a cross-country chase, the couple foundthemselves drawn to each other by more than merecircumstance. But the unmasking of thecriminal mastermind might just be the thingthat destroys Kate's trust—and faith—forever.
256 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published February 1, 2007
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Terri Reed
192 books3,124 followersNew York Times bestselling author Terri Reed’s romance and romantic suspense novels have appeared on Publishers Weekly top 10 Romance Mass Market Paperback and Publishers Weekly top 10 Religion Fiction, Nielsen’s Bookscan top 50, Amazon #1 Bestseller, featured in USA Today and a Fresh Pick at FreshFiction.com. Her 2016 novel, A Family Under the Christmas Tree, was adapted into the Hallmark movie and retitled Picture a Perfect Christmas.
She resides in the Pacific Northwest with her college-sweetheart husband and when not writing, she enjoys agility with her Australian shepherd.
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March 9, 2018
This romance was given to me in a box of romances from a friend, earmarked as one of the better ones in the bunch.
This has so many similar elements to another book I've read recently (Lissa Manly's "Her Small Town Sheriff" - about a Christian girl who falls in love with a small town sheriff, and SPOILER ... leads him to faith. It makes me wonder if there's a sort of subgenre of romance that involves small town sheriffs.)
I want to speak up for small town sheriffs for a moment, having known one some. I wasn't his confidant or anything, but I saw how busy he was, and heard the stories, both news stories and the funny ones he told at home. Small town sheriffs are way more busier than portrayed in these books. And it's not a lesser form of policing. It's a career all its own. There is more crime and drug crime, even in small towns. Part of what they do is very similar to social services in that they try to encourage people to make more positive life choices. There are also horrific traffic accidents that they help with. The small town sheriff that I knew had saved some lives. People loved him, and they lined up to pay their last respects in a high school gymnasium because none of the churches were big enough. And ... yes, the small town sheriff that I knew was a Christian.
Brody would never have had as much time to do the things he did in this book.
As far as feeling attracted to a sheriff ... nope, not really. He was my friendly cousin. Highly respected. Entertaining. Trustworthy with his badge and gun.
This book is more interesting than most romances to me, because it also includes a mystery.
Both Brody and Kate made some bad decisions in this book. And more bad decisions. Terrible legal advice.
I knew whodunit.
This has so many similar elements to another book I've read recently (Lissa Manly's "Her Small Town Sheriff" - about a Christian girl who falls in love with a small town sheriff, and SPOILER ... leads him to faith. It makes me wonder if there's a sort of subgenre of romance that involves small town sheriffs.)
I want to speak up for small town sheriffs for a moment, having known one some. I wasn't his confidant or anything, but I saw how busy he was, and heard the stories, both news stories and the funny ones he told at home. Small town sheriffs are way more busier than portrayed in these books. And it's not a lesser form of policing. It's a career all its own. There is more crime and drug crime, even in small towns. Part of what they do is very similar to social services in that they try to encourage people to make more positive life choices. There are also horrific traffic accidents that they help with. The small town sheriff that I knew had saved some lives. People loved him, and they lined up to pay their last respects in a high school gymnasium because none of the churches were big enough. And ... yes, the small town sheriff that I knew was a Christian.
Brody would never have had as much time to do the things he did in this book.
As far as feeling attracted to a sheriff ... nope, not really. He was my friendly cousin. Highly respected. Entertaining. Trustworthy with his badge and gun.
This book is more interesting than most romances to me, because it also includes a mystery.
Both Brody and Kate made some bad decisions in this book. And more bad decisions. Terrible legal advice.
I knew whodunit.
February 14, 2025
Definitely an interesting setup, with the sheriff arresting the woman for trespassing the first night she's in the house her late husband bought in secret. I was interested in the unraveling of the husband's double and triple lives but the lead characters being so sappy over each other wasn't exactly my thing.
September 12, 2018
Intense and exciting with a great love story and a lesson on God's love and grace.
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February 15, 2017I like this book.
June 22, 2015
The McCains
Book 1
There are four McCain siblings. Each sibling has a book. This one is about the second oldest, Brody, who is now Sheriff in a small town trying to forget about all the pain of his past. But when he arrests a woman for breaking and entering, he learns that he cannot run from his past and welcomes in the same emotions to take him over again.
Kate has her own problems. She's trying to figure out who the man she married was. The harder she looks, the more she realizes she didn't know her husband at all.
The two partner together to solve a perplexing mystery. It takes them running to New York City and Boston to find the answers, and Brody's family is right there to support them.
The suspense in this book was really good. I really didn't know how this was going to turn out. I like the real emotions in this book - the doubts and betrayal Brody felt. But in the end, truth rang out loud and clear! The romance was sweet. Lots of tension.
Book 1
There are four McCain siblings. Each sibling has a book. This one is about the second oldest, Brody, who is now Sheriff in a small town trying to forget about all the pain of his past. But when he arrests a woman for breaking and entering, he learns that he cannot run from his past and welcomes in the same emotions to take him over again.
Kate has her own problems. She's trying to figure out who the man she married was. The harder she looks, the more she realizes she didn't know her husband at all.
The two partner together to solve a perplexing mystery. It takes them running to New York City and Boston to find the answers, and Brody's family is right there to support them.
The suspense in this book was really good. I really didn't know how this was going to turn out. I like the real emotions in this book - the doubts and betrayal Brody felt. But in the end, truth rang out loud and clear! The romance was sweet. Lots of tension.
October 21, 2010
This is about a death of a husband and a secret life. Not that believable but it is written well.
May 12, 2011
great suspense.
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May 22, 2011
This was a fun read with characters you love, and are happy to see get their happy-ever-after.
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