Valerie Hansen - Trail Of Danger

What she forgot could kill her

A heart-stopping True Blue K-9 Unit book

Injured by an attack she can’t remember, Abigail Jones knows someone’s after her, but she doesn’t know why or who . Now the man who rescued her, Officer Reed Branson, and his K-9 partner will shield her while she regains her memory. But unraveling the mystery surrounding Abigail leads to more questions than answers…and to a ruthless enemy who’s determined to take their lives.

VALERIE HANSENwas thirty when she awoke to the presence of the Lord in her life and turned to Jesus. She now lives in a renovated farmhouse on the breathtakingly beautiful Ozark Plateau of Arkansas and is privileged to share her personal faith by telling the stories of her heart for Love Inspired. Life doesn’t get much better than that!

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Trail of Danger

Valerie Hansen

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ISBN: 978-1-474-09735-2

TRAIL OF DANGER

© 2019 Harlequin Books S.A.

Published in Great Britain 2019

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“We were attacked.”

“We were what? I thought this was an accident.” Abigail could tell by Reed’s expression that he hadn’t meant to reveal so much.

“I never looked at the faces of the men in the truck,” she said. “Maybe if I had, I’d have gotten over my temporary amnesia and recognized them.”

“Or maybe they had a beef with cops and wanted to take one out,” Reed countered. “You can’t be sure they intended to hurt you.”

“Hurt me?” Abigail gave a cynical chuckle. “If it was connected to the attack by the beach, I suspect somebody wanted to do more than just hurt me.”

She swallowed hard. “I think they hoped to permanently eliminate the threat. Namely, me.”

TRUE BLUE K-9 UNIT:

These police officers fight for justice with the help of their brave canine partners.

Justice Mission by Lynette Eason, April 2019

Act of Valor by Dana Mentink, May 2019

Blind Trust by Laura Scott, June 2019

Deep Undercover by Lenora Worth, July 2019

Seeking the Truth by Terri Reed, August 2019

Trail of Danger by Valerie Hansen, September 2019

Courage Under Fire by Sharon Dunn, October 2019

Sworn to Protect by Shirlee McCoy, November 2019

True Blue K-9 Unit Christmas by Laura Scott and Maggie K. Black, December 2019

Dear Reader,

Here we are again with wonderful K-9s and their capable partners in uniform. Because this series is a work of fiction, we have taken a few liberties with procedure and rules in order to make the complicated plots work. For instance, it is highly unlikely you would find siblings assigned to the same unit. In the case of this book about human trafficking, there would also be a more gritty background. Life on the streets is harder than any of us with warm homes and plenty of food can imagine.

On a lighter note, I ran away from home once. I packed snacks, hopped on my bicycle and pedaled off. Know what happened? I got to the street corner, remembered I was forbidden to cross by myself, and pedaled around the block until my snacks were eaten and I got hungry! My parents never even missed me.

I ran from my heavenly Father too, but he brought me back to Him. Remember, it’s never too late to turn around and pedal home. The door will be open.

I can be reached by email at Val@ValerieHansen.com.

Blessings,

Val

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

—Proverbs 22:6

Special thanks to my fellow authors Lynette Eason, Dana Mentink, Laura Scott, Lenora Worth, Terri Reed, Sharon Dunn, Shirlee McCoy and Maggie K. Black, as well as to our editor, Emily Rodmell. This was a wonderful group of women chosen to portray the courage and dedication of NYC officers and K-9s.

It was a true honor.

Contents

Cover

Back Cover Text

About the Author

Booklist

Title Page

Copyright

Note to Readers

Introduction

Dear Reader

Bible Verse

Dedication

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SEVEN

EIGHT

NINE

TEN

ELEVEN

TWELVE

THIRTEEN

FOURTEEN

FIFTEEN

SIXTEEN

SEVENTEEN

EIGHTEEN

NINETEEN

TWENTY

EPILOGUE

Extract

About the Publisher