When Love Matters Most (K-9 Trilogy #2)

When Love Matters Most (K-9 Trilogy #2)
by Kate James

My Review
I was pulled in from the first page and had trouble put this book down. As you open the book  and start to read the first few pages will have you almost in tears as your heart goes out for the police officer and his dog. This is another win for Ms. James with her K-9 series. I thought she would never top her first book in this series but I was wrong. Ms. James gives a compelling story of right and wrong when wrong might be the right thing to do. The law is suppose to be black or white but sometimes there maybe a little gray that you maybe could bend the law. Falling in love should be easy with some of us it is not as you will find out with Rick and Madison. Both have law backgrounds each serve and protect in their own way. These two have a heated beginning, as they get to know each other they find they really enjoy their time together. As Rick works to take down the cartel he gets deeper into his job which causes major problem in his relationship with Madison. Being the daughter of a Judge she just doesn't see the gray color of the law. Rick believes in the law but there are times when maybe the law isn't enough as he bends and twist it to help young boys. Rick vows that no boy will go through what he did if he can help it.

I really loved Rick he was a hero to so many for the time he put in from helping schools teach the children to just say no to drug to his helping young boys find a better way of life. Rick had a hard beginning he uses his past to help those young children who are being used to carry drugs across the border. There is nothing I didn't like about this character as he does his best to do his job. He is faithful, loving, caring and compassionate. He does what he believes is right not only in his job but his personal life.

Madison was raised by the law in believing there is only one thing you do above all else you follow the law. She is torn between her father and his beliefs and Rick and his beliefs. She sees both sides each have good points but the law is the law. It takes her friends and her father to put her on the right track but it might be to late she might have already lost her one true love.

The book starts out with a drug bust that goes wrong with one man and his dog down neither not expecting to make it. Rick takes Zeke to the clinic to get him the help he needs. He temper is high and his worries are strong as he meets Madison he doesn't show his best side. This first meeting doesn't go well, the next times they meet things take a turn for the better. As things are looking up for them the cartel gets in the way causing trouble for the K-9 unit along with their love life.

The author gives you a wonderful heartwarming clean read with some touchy subject matter. These are characters you can relate to as your heart goes out to both of them you are torn as your heart breaks over the many issues that come into play. There was a time or two that I would have like to bang their heads but I understood where they were coming from. The author has done her research to bring you a wonderful plot with many twist and turns. There are times your heart beats fast as well as times when your jaw will drop. The author writes in a way that you feel their pain and sorrow. You will walk away with tons of respect for the K-9 unit and all they deal with. The author will make you laugh as she brings tears to your eyes with some very touching scenes. The dogs will make you smile as you see all they go through to close down the drug cartel. This is a story that will stay with you. It is a story you wish would not end. I would love to know more about these characters and their future. I haven't read any of Ms. James books that has not touched me in some way. This one reaches out and pulls on your heart. As I close the book it gave me a heartwarming feeling as all of Kate's book do. I can't wait for the next one to come out.

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Book Description
Keeping her safe at all costs

Could their backgrounds be any more different? Rick Vasquez, a K-9 unit sergeant with the San Diego Police Department, fled drug-related violence in Mexico as a boy. Madison Long, who recently became primary veterinarian to the SDPD's canines, is the privileged daughter of a judge. Rick has dedicated his life to curtailing cross-border drug trafficking and preventing other young boys from being drawn into the dark world of the cartels. But everything Rick and Madison value, and the growing love between them, is threatened by the dangers of Rick's job, and the risks he's determined to take…

About the Author

Kate spent eight years of her childhood living in foreign countries as her professional parents travelled on business. She lived in four countries and spoke five languages before settling down in Canada again to attend university. After graduating with a degree in civil engineering, she held a variety of positions in the field of real estate development and operations, and ran three substantial organizations. While her writing during this period was mostly business related, including presentations and speeches she delivered both nationally and internationally, her passion is and always has been fiction.

Kate's business and personal experiences enable her to write fiction with a deep, often first-hand knowledge of what she is writing about. This approach makes Kate's stories richer and more vivid.

Kate's goal is to entertain you with well-written, engaging stories, set in intriguing places and with strong, likeable characters. "I hope my stories bring you pleasure and entertain you. Nothing pleases me more than receiving feedback from people who have chosen to spend their valuable leisure time with one of my books," notes Kate.

Kate married her husband, Ken, in an elegant, ocean-front wedding on a tropical island. When they are not traveling, they split their time between their properties in southern and central Ontario in Canada with their beloved black Labs, Harley and Logan.