Ashes to Ashes by Hannah Hood Lucero had me on the edge of my seat through many twists and turns. Laced with what I’m coming to see as her signature writing style, Hannah Hood Lucero wove in faith, family, and an abundance of action that hooks you and won’t let go.
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Ashes to Ashes: A Legacy of Vigilance
Author: Hannah Hood Lucero
Genre: Thriller, Romantic Suspense
Series:A Legacy Of Vigilance Book 1
Spice Level: 1
Betrayed by a sickening secret kept by those closest to her, Phoenix Flynn flees her own high school graduation and never looks back. But when tragedy forces her to reunite with her family, she quickly discovers that the secrets go far deeper than any of them realized. Now the target of a mysterious kidnapping ring and forced to overcome impossible odds, Phee will have to fall back on the faith and vigilance that made her a Flynn.
Will Sanders is spending a lonely summer at Pensacola Beach trying to manage his alcoholic father in the absence of his career-driven mother. About the only thing interesting is the comings and goings of the extended Flynn family next door, especially the intriguing dark-headed granddaughter. Their budding friendship is accelerated when Will is thrust into the middle of the dangers surrounding Phee, even as he navigates his own family crisis.
The family that has given Phee an identity and Will a purpose now faces its greatest challenge. As tensions escalate and threats intensify, will the next generation of Flynns rise to embrace their legacy?
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My Book Review of Ashes to Ashes
How do these keep getting better and better? This romantic suspense story was great.
The first in a new series from Hannah Hood Lucero took me on a bunch of adventures that never let off the gas pedal from page one.
I enjoyed the characters’ age range (right out of high school/college age) and that they had some great, thought-provoking conversations that will stay with me for a while.
Both Will and Phee (short for Phoenix) went through a good amount of growth, both in their respective relationships with Jesus (of which Hannah Hood Lucero weaves in seamlessly to the storyline), their relationship together, and their relationships with their families. I loved how both of them had to talk through hard things and not shy away from those hard conversations (I was constantly shouting, “Heck yes” in my head!).
The suspense was intense. I wasn’t sure what was going to happen or how the side characters were involved, as there were quite a few unexpected twists that left me second-guessing where I thought the story was going—not something that happens to me often.
Definitely recommend this fast-paced mystery with twists and turns that left my head spinning and my heart on fire. Well done, Hannah Hood Lucero.
About the Author of Ashes to Ashes: Hannah Hood Lucero
HANNAH HOOD LUCERO is a wife, mom of three, Army veteran, and self-proclaimed word-slinger. While it is the brackish waters of the Mississippi Sound that flow through her veins, western North Carolina holds her heart. Her love for storytelling is the fruit of a lifetime of cultivation in the vibrant cultures of the Gulf Coast and the Blue Ridge Mountains.
She currently resides in South Mississippi with her husband and three children on their ten-acre homestead. They have a dog, thirteen chickens, and at least fifty species of mosquitoes, depending on the month of the year. When she isn’t in the garden, at the stove, or homeschooling, she can be found at her computer—just follow the sound of frenetic typing. Her motto is, “Draft, edit, read, repeat.”
Visit her at hannahhoodlucero.com
