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Necessary Valor
Enjoy two action-packed page-turners featuring K-9 crime-stoppers solving thrilling mysteries that will keep you on the edge of your seat!
Two thrilling stories from the Military K-9 Unit series
Rescue Operation by Lenora Worth
A little boy is missing, and it’s up to search-and-rescue K-9 handler Ava Esposito and her dog to find him…before the Red Rose Killer does. FBI special agent Oliver Davison is hot on the trail of the escaped convict and joins forces with Ava. But when the killer turns his crosshairs on them, Oliver must protect them all before time runs out.
Explosive Force by Lynette Eason
Just before the K-9 training center explodes, reporter Heidi Jenks spots the bomber—and now he wants her dead. While military explosives expert First Lieutenant Nick Donovan doesn’t trust journalists, it’s his duty to protect Heidi. And with a killer circling closer, he and his bomb-sniffing K-9 are all that stand between Heidi and someone planning to silence her for good.
New York Times Bestselling Author Lenora Worth and Lynette Eason
Two thrilling stories from the Military K-9 Unit series
Rescue Operation by Lenora Worth
A little boy is missing, and it’s up to search-and-rescue K-9 handler Ava Esposito and her dog to find him…before the Red Rose Killer does. FBI special agent Oliver Davison is hot on the trail of the escaped convict and joins forces with Ava. But when the killer turns his crosshairs on them, Oliver must protect them all before time runs out.
Explosive Force by Lynette Eason
Just before the K-9 training center explodes, reporter Heidi Jenks spots the bomber—and now he wants her dead. While military explosives expert First Lieutenant Nick Donovan doesn’t trust journalists, it’s his duty to protect Heidi. And with a killer circling closer, he and his bomb-sniffing K-9 are all that stand between Heidi and someone planning to silence her for good.
New York Times Bestselling Author Lenora Worth and Lynette Eason
464 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published February 25, 2020
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About the author
Lenora Worth
279 books383 followersLenora Worth has written 75 books for three different publishers. She reached a milestone when she received her 50th book pin from Harlequin. Her books have won both regional and national awards and she now has millions of books in print and is a NY Times, USA Today and Publishers Weekly bestselling author. Currently she is writing both Love Inspired and Love Inspired Suspense and Tule Publishing. Married to her childhood sweetheart, Lenora has two grown children and lives in Florida.
Pen name: Lenora Nazworth
Pen name: Lenora Nazworth
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October 14, 2022
I found this book at half price books for only $1!!
I think the cover is adorable and I was excited to get into these 2 reads!
Both stories are set in Texas, which is awesome, since that's where I'm from!
The first story was honestly crappy. Really repetitive, boring, and, in the end, THEY DIDN'T EVEN CATCH THE BAD GUY, Boyd Sullivan!!! The writing felt really cheap and lazy.
Then it KIND OF made sense, because I realized that the next book is the next in a series. They were after Boyd Sullivan in the second book, too. Weird. 🤦🏻♂️
The second story was much better in terms of the romance and action, but it was still repetitive.
Heidi and Nick are cool people (actually likable!), and you could actually see their love develop, unlike story #1!
I've read three of these Love Inspired Suspense books and it seems like they're all the same.
It's like each book has one template (like a mad libs game), and the different authors just switch the names of the cops, criminals, K9 police dogs, and state the story is set in.
I only spent a dollar on this 2-in-1 book, and it wasn't a waste. The cop/K9 dog books are just really shallow. No wonder they can pump out 8 of these books IN A MONTH... they're all the same, just with little things changed. Plus, since they're so similar, they aren't memorable. At all. 🤷🏻♂️
⚠️The love inspired suspense line isn't horrible, but if you want to check out love inspired, I suggest checking out love inspired historical, or just plain love inspired which is contemporary romance.
These others actually have depth and amazing storylines + characters!!
I think the cover is adorable and I was excited to get into these 2 reads!
Both stories are set in Texas, which is awesome, since that's where I'm from!
The first story was honestly crappy. Really repetitive, boring, and, in the end, THEY DIDN'T EVEN CATCH THE BAD GUY, Boyd Sullivan!!! The writing felt really cheap and lazy.
Then it KIND OF made sense, because I realized that the next book is the next in a series. They were after Boyd Sullivan in the second book, too. Weird. 🤦🏻♂️
The second story was much better in terms of the romance and action, but it was still repetitive.
Heidi and Nick are cool people (actually likable!), and you could actually see their love develop, unlike story #1!
I've read three of these Love Inspired Suspense books and it seems like they're all the same.
It's like each book has one template (like a mad libs game), and the different authors just switch the names of the cops, criminals, K9 police dogs, and state the story is set in.
I only spent a dollar on this 2-in-1 book, and it wasn't a waste. The cop/K9 dog books are just really shallow. No wonder they can pump out 8 of these books IN A MONTH... they're all the same, just with little things changed. Plus, since they're so similar, they aren't memorable. At all. 🤷🏻♂️
⚠️The love inspired suspense line isn't horrible, but if you want to check out love inspired, I suggest checking out love inspired historical, or just plain love inspired which is contemporary romance.
These others actually have depth and amazing storylines + characters!!
September 29, 2023
I enjoyed reading Nick's and He I dis story
October 22, 2025
A good serial killer novel.
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