Lynette Eason - Justice Mission

Caught in a killer’s sights...

Introducing the True Blue K-9 Unit series

After K-9 unit administrative assistant Sophie Walters spots a suspicious stranger lurking at the K-9 graduation, the man kidnaps her—and she barely escapes. With Sophie’s boss missing and someone determined to silence her, NYPD officer Luke Hathaway vows he and his K-9 partner will guard her. But he must keep an emotional distance to ensure this mission ends in justice…not cold-blooded murder.

LYNETTE EASON is a bestselling, award-winning author who makes her home in South Carolina with her husband and two teenage children. She enjoys traveling, spending time with her family and teaching at various writing conferences around the country. She is a member of Romance Writers of America and American Christian Fiction Writers. Lynette can often be found online interacting with her readers. You can find her at Facebook.com/lynette.easonand on Twitter, @lynetteeason.

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Justice Mission

Lynette Eason

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ISBN: 978-1-474-09632-4

JUSTICE MISSION

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Published in Great Britain 2019

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Luke cleared his throat. “You ready?”

“Sure.”

He and Bruno followed Sophie to the front door of her unit.

Which was cracked open.

She gasped and stepped back.

“That’s not supposed to be open, I’m guessing?” Luke whispered.

“No.”

“Stand back against the wall. Bruno, stay.” In the blink of an eye, the dog’s demeanor changed at Luke’s command. His ears went up and he was in instant work mode, waiting for the next order.

A loud crash came from the bedroom area and Luke headed down the hallway. “NYPD! Come out of the room! Hands where I can see them! Now!”

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,

Welcome to the exciting world of the NYPD! I’m so happy to have you along for the series. Yes, I know you all want to know who killed Chief Jordan Jameson and that will be revealed later in this continuity. In the meantime, I hope you’ll stay on the journey with us as each book takes you into the lives of the other heroes and heroines and their four-legged partners.

As you may have noticed, Luke Hathaway judged Sophie Walters by her appearance. Because he’d had a bad experience in the past, he was determined to guard his heart against another one. Which may be understandable. However, once he got to know Sophie, he realized exactly what he’d been missing out on. Thank goodness he let Sophie past the barriers he’d thrown up. Actually, now that I think about it, I’m not so sure he let her past them. I think she pretty much tore them down! Well, either way, I love that they wound up together and I look forward to catching up with them as the series unfolds.

Again, thank you for reading the books. We appreciate you very much!

God bless,

Lynette Eason

But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.

—Genesis 50:20

To all of the men, women and four-legged heroes who fight for justice on a daily basis. Thank you for your service.

Contents

Cover

Back Cover Text

About the Author

Booklist

Title Page

Copyright

Introduction

Dear Readers

Bible Verse

Dedication

ONE

TWO

THREE

FOUR

FIVE

SIX

SEVEN

EIGHT

NINE

TEN

ELEVEN

TWELVE

THIRTEEN

FOURTEEN

FIFTEEN

SIXTEEN

SEVENTEEN

EIGHTEEN

Extract

About the Publisher

Sophie Walters stood back to count the rows of chairs and relished the thought of the upcoming graduation ceremony that would take place shortly in the auditorium near the NYC K-9 Command Unit headquarters where she worked in Forest Hills, Queens. Today, several new four-legged recruits and their handlers would graduate and join the force in keeping New York City safe.

The unit was made up of officers who handled dogs with a variety of specialties. While based out of their office in Queens, the officers were assigned to divisions of the NYPD throughout the five boroughs of New York City where needed.