Critical Alliance by Elizabeth Goddard: Book Review

 **I received a complimentary copy for consideration. All thoughts are my own. 

Mackenzie Hanson's special set of skills opened the door to a successful career as a professor of cybersecurity at a Michigan university, allowing her to put her criminal past behind her. But when a long-ago partner in crime delivers a cryptic message about her father's tech company being under cyberattack, she heads for Montana to secure exposed assets, close security breaches, and hopefully save lives.

Diplomatic Security Services special agent Alex Knight is back home in Montana to decompress from a mission gone wrong. But even as he's trying to relax, he's drawn into another mystery, complete with suspicious deaths, lethal threats, and whispers of espionage that all have one thing in common--a beautiful cybersecurity expert with a dark past.

When the situation turns deadly, Alex and Mackenzie will have to work together to find the answers they need--before someone silences Mackenzie for good.

USA Today bestselling author Elizabeth Goddard weaves a tangled web of nail-biting suspense and heart-stopping romance in this fast-paced conclusion to her Rocky Mountain Courage series.

Elizabeth Goddard is the USA Today bestselling and award-winning author of more than 50 novels, including the Rocky Mountain Courage and Uncommon Justice series. Her books have sold over 1 million copies. She is a Carol Award winner and a Daphne du Maurier Award finalist. When she's not writing, she loves spending time with her family, traveling to find inspiration for her next book, and serving with her husband in ministry. For more information about her books, visit her website at www.elizabethgoddard.com.

Critical Alliance is the third and final book in the Rocky Mountain Courage series. It had been a little while since I'd read the previous books in the series, and I found that this read just fine as a standalone as well...though characters from the previous books do make an appearance. 

This book deals a lot with cyber crime and cybersecurity, which I must admit isn't a topic I know much about, or have much interest in typically... still, it was written well and certainly had me thinking about all the ways that we are reliant on the internet, and how that can be used as a weapon in many ways too. That certainly added to a creepy factor in this story for me! It was quick paced and had a nice blend of romance and suspense... admittedly, I might have liked just a bit more romance, but that is definitely just a personal preference.

Overall, I really enjoyed this book and the series as a whole. If you enjoy romantic suspense, this is certainly one worth checking out.