Also, in most cases, I have a hard time with stories where the hero or heroine is “finding God” for the first time while simultaneously getting romantically involved with someone. First kisses when one or both of the characters are injured, bloody, and dirty doesn’t strike the most romantic note. I’ll further admit that I didn’t buy into the romance. And because I couldn’t get too good of a handle on Jason and his logic for some time, I wasn’t feeling him. Through the first quarter or so, I had some trouble making technical and emotional sense of the story. Now, I’ll admit this one had a bumpy start for me. While I enjoy suspense with little or no romance just fine, I’ve yet to read a book by this author that I didn’t either like or love. This author has pretty much become my go-to for romantic suspense. After learning that the man, Jason Snyder, is a fugitive accused of murder, April will have to find out the truth of the situation-fast-in Burden of Proof by author DiAnn Mills. Right afterwards, a man who says he’s the baby’s father abducts April and the child at gunpoint. In a bizarre and unsettling moment, a frustrated woman shoves a crying baby into the arms of Special Agent April Ramos and then disappears.

I tend to rate books not according to how “perfect” they are, seem to be, or are said to be in general but rather to how perfect they are to me. or worse, her life and the lives of other innocent people.Book reviews are subjective. But aligning herself with a known fugitive to uncover the burden of proof could cost April her job. A truth that becomes all the more evident after April overhears a conversation between Jason and the local sheriff and realizes something more sinister may be happening in their small town of Sweet Briar, Texas.

April puts her hostage negotiation skills to use to learn more about who she's dealing with: Jason Snyder, a fugitive accused of murder.Īs Jason spins a tall tale about being framed for the killing of his business partner, April must sort through his claims to find the truth. Worry for the child's safety quickly turns to fear when a man claiming to be the girl's father abducts them at gunpoint.

Reeling from a negotiation gone wrong, FBI Special Agent April Ramos is caught off guard when a frazzled young woman shoves a crying baby into her arms, then disappears.

Burden of proof by diann mills