Sworn to Protect by Diann Mills
April 16th, 2010 | 
Author: Last week I introduced you to Sworn to Protect by Diann Mills. I promised a review (although I’m a day late from when I promised it). Let’s start with a little bit about the book…
ABOUT THE BOOK
Border Patrol Agent Danika Morales has sworn to protect our borders. But that oath has come with a price.
Two years ago, her husband was shot and killed trying to help undocumented immigrants – the very people Danika is responsible for deporting. His murder was never solved.
Now, a recent string of attacks and arrests leads Danika to believe her husband’s death may have been part of a larger conspiracy, and it appears that she’s the next target. When the Border Patrol discovers that one of their own is leaking top-secret information, Danika turns to the only person she can trust – a doctor at the local medical clinic. Together they search for answers before more innocent lives are destroyed.
If you would like to read the first chapter of Sworn To Protect, go HERE.
MY THOUGHTS
Sworn to Protect intrigued me because it was the 2nd book in author Diann Mill’s “Call of Duty” series. The first book, Breach of Trust, was excellent, so I was eager to reader the second book. The two books are totally unrelated to each other with the only connection being the heroines are serving our country.
Did Sworn to Protect meet my expectations? Yes. The only downside, in my opinion, was it didn’t seem as fast paced as the first book. That’s kinda picky, I guess. But eliminating that comparison, it is still a great book.
To me, the most fascinating part of the book was its somewhat delicate topic of illegal immigration.
Two years before this storyline started, Danika Morales discovered that her husband was helping illegal immigrants by providing them food and water at the safe houses. She was overwhelmed with anger at him because she spent long hours each day trying to chase down and deport illegals. Later that same day, her husband was found with a bullet in his head. For two years, Danika searched for clues leading to his killer, but never had a break. Danika’s view on illegal immigration sticks to the law – you cross the border illegally, you will be sent back.
Besides Danika’s hunt for Toby’s killer, two other storylines carry throughout the story with each touching on illegal immigration. First, we meet Toby’s brother, Jacob, who is also a Border Patrol Agent and appears to hold the same views as Danika. Jacob comes under suspicion as the rogue agent who is leaking information to help illegals. Through Jacob’s story, I learned the technical details of how a border patrol operates - sensors, alarms, call-outs, etc. Besides being implicated as the rogue agent, some other very difficult situations happen to Jacob, but I’m not going to give away the juicy details. 
The other storyline concerns Alex, a certain doctor at the medical clinic. Alex, a character that I liked a lot, provides emergency medical care to illegals. He believes it is his obligation as a doctor to help those in need, legal or illegal. Of course, Danika and Alex clash egos over his views, especially once she finds out that he knew Toby and how their views were somewhat similar.
I thought author Diann Mills did a superb job of keeping the character relationships true to life. They didn’t get along 100% of the time, they said things they wished they hadn’t, and they made choices they wished they could change. When Danika and Alex feel that attraction to each other, it isn’t all sweet and gushy like many authors portray relationships, but more like fireworks with a few firecrackers thrown in as their relationship rode a roller coaster. In the end, they have to agree to disagree, just like we do in every day life.
A special thanks to Christian Fiction Blog Alliance for sending me this book to review.
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