Into the Fire

Ricochet by L.T. Ryan and Fiona Ryan is a prequel to the Rachel Hatch Series, taking place right after "Hatch" is discharged from the service. 

Hatch is scheduled to see a therapist to get signed off on the legal stuff after her discharge. She's angry, uncomfortable, a bit anxious, and completely void of what to do now that her primary job of serving in the military has been ripped out of her life due to a fatal explosion which killed her friends and associates and fried her right arm. In spite of her injury she was able to re-qualify for special service but was denied. Not only that, she blames herself for the reason her friends are dead. 

When she shows up to her appointment, there's a disturbance outside in the adjacent alley. As quickly as she assesses it, she knows she has to intervene. That and a phone call from a "friend" she hasn't heard from in awhile makes her slightly tardy for her appointment, but her objectives in the alley, with the shrink, and even concerning the phone call prove to have been worth her time. 

Since she hasn't a clue what to do, the opportunity presented to her from the phone call is worth checking out although she has no real compulsion for the job. But first, extenuating circumstances are wrapped up not-so-tidily at the motel where she's been staying. 

Meeting the former SEAL who runs a bank and the security team proves interesting and after her accompanying him to watch the armored service he uses deliver $4 million to a warehouse, he gets his first look at Hatch's makeup.  

This is an entertaining novella about Hatch's first take at life outside the military. She worked so hard for all she's done, and you can feel her remorse, regret, anger, and vulnerability emotionally. Those of you who know my reviews, know that Rachel Hatch is one of my favorite heroines, maybe second only to Sibella Giorello's Raleigh Harmon. 

Highly Recommend the Rachel Hatch Series. 

Father, only you provide the talent and gifts. May each one know from whom they receive those talents. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.