Customer Reviews

Breach of Trust (Call of Duty Series, Book 1)

5 star:		(37)
4 star:		(30)
3 star:		(11)
2 star:		(17)
1 star:		(52)

 

 

In this suspense-filled novel, Mills wraps in romance, a solid dose of character faith, and more than one plot twist.

Paige Rogers is the librarian in a small town in Oklahoma. On the surface, she's a smart, caring, Christian with good friends and the romantic interest of the high school's football coach. Underneath it all is a past no one would have expected. Once a former CIA agent, Paige was living her life in the fast lane until a covert mission went wrong and she nearly died. She was betrayed by their leader, threatened, and forced to start her life over. But new news surfaces about her past and she begins to wonder if her decision was the right one. Now she must confront the past and potentially lose everything she's worked so hard for in her new home. And she's tested to keep safe the ones she loves and unravel the clues that will expose the man behind the betrayal.

For my first Diann Mills book, I was impressed with her technique and the seamless flow of the story. It was a quick read and kept me interested.

I was really saddened by how many people slammed this book and gave it poor ratings just because it is faith-based. Once again the masses are screaming that a book is somehow going to "trick" them into becoming a Christian.

Did they even READ the review by Booklist???? I guote: "Breach of Trust is the first book in Mills' faith-based Call of Duty series." Faith-based equals Christian fiction!

Also the publisher is Tyndale House, a well known Christian publisher. If people are so terrifed of being "converted" by a book, then perhaps they should learn which publishers are faith-based so they can avoid them.

I also noticed that most of the people slamming this book received it for free on their Kindle. So they had no monetary investment, and if they read even a few pages they would know it is Christian fiction so they could stop at that point and delete from their Kindles, so no real time investment. So why the need to slam a book simply because it is Christian?? They said over and over that it was not marked as religious, yet there were obvious signs that it was, which is why I decided to give it a try.

I enjoyed the book, found it drew me into the story, couldn't wait to get to the ending. I will be getting the second book in the series, and hope the Christian fiction selection for Kindle continues to grow and thrive!

A great plot; interesting people; a bit of a page-turner...and it could have been a great book, if it hadn't degenerated into an infomercial for a conservative religion.

The Disney dialogue was unrealistically scrubbed of credibility. It's too bad; the book had real potential.

I tried to stick with it, but after a while this book, like so many others here, got to be too much of a sales pitch for a conservative brand of Christianity.

I feel Amazon should warn readers before they spend their time and money for these religion-sponsored books that their underlying purpose is to sell the view of a particular religious belief.

Yes, this was a free download on my Kindle, but I enjoyed reading it.

I thought it was VERY good and NOT "too preachy" as some of the other commenters have written. They must have a hard time dealing with Christianity in any form and don't know how to overlook parts which they object to.

Also, it IS NOT and DOES NOT have ANY "objectionable or offensive" parts. That's what I liked most about it. There was NO cursing -- which was quite refreshing.

I highly recommend this book and choose to overlook the narrow minded individuals who were "offended" by a book which was "CLEAN" -- with NO cursing OR sex...

How refreshing!

Thank goodness this book was free or I'd be pretty disappointed. It's really my own fault for not realizing this was a Christian novel/author. I thought I was getting a true thriller novel and not a book trying to save my soul and recruit me for Christ. Next time I'll do a little more research before I purchase. Even without the constant praying, God references, and conservative viewpoints, this would have still only be a second rate novel. I realized who the "mole" was half way through the book. The end was totally cliche and predicatable.

I liked this book. It is very easy to read and at the same time keeps you wondering. Some unexpected turns made it interesting. I also really like the female character.

I happened across this book for free during an Amazon promotion. At the time I did not know it was a Christian based fiction, and it was my first experience with one. I was a little surprised to see that this bothered other reviewers, primarily because this is a personality trait of a character and doesn't necessarily reflect one's own belief. As readers of fiction we are always encountering characters that say and do things we would not do ourselves--isn't that one of the things that makes reading interesting and fun? Hopefully this review will be helpful to others with concerns about this type of novel.

This is a suspense/mystery type novel, though not terribly tricky or difficult to follow. If you are a lover of surprises and challenging suspense plots, you will probably not enjoy this for much more than a "light read" such as myself. The main character does develop a strong sense of the Christian faith in adulthood, in effort to help cope with personal loss and tragedy. This didn't seem all that unusual to me, as this sort of thing does happen in real life on occasion when people suffer through trauma. At any rate I never felt like the author was trying to force religion upon myself personally, like some of the reviewers mentioned. I was well into the book before I noticed any religious reference by the characters. About halfway through however, the author got a bit carried away and seemed to devote an awful lot of time to the characters' thoughts of prayer. I am sure this was intended to indicate that this is how they dealt with stress as the suspense portion of the story reached a pinnacle, but it was very redundant. She had already laid the foundation of the importance of faith to the characters early on, so the reader could easily infer that in times of duress, the characters would likely be looking for guidance from God. I found myself skimming through a good bit of this for several chapters because it was simply unnecessary and boring. Also, the author threw in a couple of comments by the main character Paige, about her disapproval of others skimpy clothing. This was weird and inconsistent with Paige's personality and personal history, rendering an otherwise likable character a little less believable. Perhaps these are some of the things that bothered other reviewers too and made them feel uncomfortable or offended.

Overall this was a light read and not overly suspenseful. It was great for a freebie and would have been enjoyable even at $2-$3. As far as the Christian content, it is a reflection of several of the characters personalities-especially since the story takes place in a small rural community where most of the thinking tends to be along similar lines. Sometimes it is just nice to read something other than what you're used to.

If you like books that start slowly and build up the suspense, then this book is for you. I loved the character of Paige and her interactions with Miles!

My only gripe is that the book did not become really thrilling until well after the 50% or 60% mark. A bit too much time was spent before Paige opened up to Miles.

I didn't mind the Christian theme at all as I am a Christian. I don't believe the message was even remotely as overbearing as the angry people who gave poor ratings made it seem!

BREACH OF TURST by DiAnn Mills is an incredible page-turner. For those of you who like action and suspense along with your romance, this book is for you.
Paige Rogers, an ex-CIA operative, now lives as the Librarian in the small town of Split Creek, Oklahoma . . . but not by choice. Her choices were removed eight years ago by a mission gone wrong and an operative gone bad. Today, she does all she can to keep the regrets that haunt her at bay while carrying on a mild manner existence.
Miles Laird, football coach for the Split Creek Bobcats, knows there is more to Paige than meets the eye, and continues his plan to wear her down and make her admit she is as interested in him as he is in her.
When a stranger in town harasses Paige, she realizes the sleeping dog from her past has raised his ugly head again. Everyone around her will soon be a target unless she can smoke out her adversary and force him to make a wrong move. In the meantime, her heart is not cooperating. Her feelings for Miles run deep . . . deep enough to hurt him when he finds out the truth.
I can't even begin to touch on all the twists and turns in BREACH OF TRUST. It is a captivating story with suspense, intrigue, romance, and a pulling at your heart at the decisions Paige must make to keep those she loves safe. I anxiously await BREACH OF SECURITY in the Spring of 2010.

This book interested me from the start. It has a lot of twists and is written very well. As you read on it is harder to put the book down. Would highly recommend this book to any person who enjoys a good suspense book. It does however have a slight christian theme to it, but not overwhelming.