Ambush

From USA Today bestselling author Colleen Coble comes the first book in the complete Sanctuary series: a small-town, second-chance romantic suspense set on an Alabama wildlife refuge, where a veterinarian searching for her parents' killer must work alongside the man who broke her heart. Perfect for fans of Allison Brennan and Dani Pettrey.

Paradise Alden's childhood in Nova Cambridge, Alabama, was idyllic until the night her parents were murdered. Since then, life has left her scarred. The abuse she suffered in the foster care system, her first love's betrayal, and the jaguar attack that nearly destroyed her career have led to an unshakable distrust--in men, in God, and maybe even in herself.

After fifteen years, returning to her hometown is a last resort to finding her life again. She's hoping the wildlife refuge where she's accepted a veterinarian job will be the perfect place to heal from her recent traumas and unlock her memories about the night her parents died. But the day she arrives at The Sanctuary, a body is discovered on the grounds. And soon, a series of deadly events threatens not only her future, but the man who, despite all odds, still makes her pulse stutter. Arson, a shooting, a break-in, and multiple instances of animals being freed from their enclosures all point back to him, but Paradise knows Blake Lawson isn't responsible. Not the man who has been helping his mother manage The Sanctuary these past six months and care for his half-brothers in the wake of their father's death . . . even if his betrayal years ago cost her everything.

Someone dangerous is lurking beneath the town's moss-draped trees, and Paradise refuses to let another murderer disappear into the shadows.

Colleen Coble's Ambush is just what her readers want: edge-of-your-seat suspense perfectly balanced with closed-door romance and a thread of faith. The intricacies of a wild-animal sanctuary, sabotage, secrets that someone is willing to kill to keep hidden, and reconnecting with a first love come together in a story about old wounds, lost love, and the courage it takes to come home.

The Sanctuary Series: Ambush (book 1), Prowl (book 2), and Conspiracy (book 3)

Also available from Colleen: Fragile Designs and A Stranger's Game, and from Colleen Coble and Rick Acker: What We Hide, I Think I Was Murdered, and She Will End This.

Ambush includes discussion questions for book clubs.

"Ambush is electric--the perfect blend of romance, suspense, and characters you swear are real . . . just one more proof of Coble at the top of her game." --Tosca Lee, New York Times bestselling author