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

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Paige Rogers, the kindly librarian of Split Creek, Oklahoma, has a secret. She’s a former CIA agent, the sole survivor of an attack on her team during a covert mission in Angola. Paige thinks that Daniel Keary, their leader at the time, caused the deaths of her friends. Knowing that someone wants her dead, too, Paige has stayed hidden in her quaint, quiet Oklahoma town for the past seven years. But now, a stranger has come to town, and he’s asking a lot of questions. In addition to this, Keary has just announced his candidacy for governor of Oklahoma, and it’s time for him to finally destroy the major roadblock to his successful campaign—Paige. This masterfully crafted suspense novel immediately hooks the reader with a pervasive sense of imminent danger. A real page-turner, Breach of Trust is the first book in Mills’ faith-based Call of Duty series. --Shelley Mosley

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“[Breach of Trust] is romance with an operative kick when the quiet life Paige Rogers enjoys is sent into overdrive by a past that refuses to stay buried.” —Tamera Alexander, best-selling author of From a Distance

“DiAnn Mills has crafted a tightly woven tale of danger and deception. Breach of Trust is a page turner to the very end.”—Kathy Herman, author of The Grand Scheme

“Mills creates extraordinary characters wrestling with profound life issues in the face of immediate danger. A surefire recipe for a great read!”—Jill Elizabeth Nelson, author of Reluctant Smuggler

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Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. (February 5, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1414320477
• ISBN-13: 978-1414320472
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #55,113 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars A Page Turner, March 18, 2009

By	Cindy Wilson "Cindy" (Littleton, CO) - See all my reviews

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.

4.0 out of 5 stars Imagine: A Christian CIA operative!, September 22, 2009

By	Christina Slike (CO) - See all my reviews

Breach of Trust by DiAnn Mills was an enjoyable Christian novel to read. There are several other reviewers on here who recap the story for you, so I'll just say what I liked about it or not.

I'm not sure how to classify this book other than the fact that it is a Christian novel. At my library it is marked as "Inspirational." Not sure where they got that. From the cover and positive reviews I saw before I read the book I thought there would be more suspense and action. But it is too distant from the action in emotion to say it is suspenseful. There is some romance too, but we come into the story not when two people meet, but after they have had a friendly, somewhat flirty relationship for a long while. And their relationship doesn't change much throughout, except for some subtle changes.

While the story moves along at a pace that holds enough of your attention to want to find out what happens - to finish the story - something holds it back. The point of view takes turns through two characters' perspectives. I think it takes away from the story a bit. There is not as much for the reader to guess at. We already know what each one is thinking - what their side of the story is. So there is not as much emotion, curiosity, a sense of the unknown....

I do like that this novel does not get preachy as many Christian evangelistic novels do. Most of the readers are going to be of this worldview already. So we can focus on the story, trusting the "good" characters to stay good, and knowing who the "bad" characters are. There is some redemption among the supporting cast, so to speak, and some character growth in the main characters, as they come to realize the blessings and sacrifices it will take to make their love continue.

Kudos to the author to create something other than the Christian romance that seems to dominate the Christian market, to do something other than the norm. Those are mostly easy, enjoyable reads, but I like to try something different as well. I was glad to have found this author and I hope she continues writing and creating more stories and scenarios to tickle our imaginations.

5.0 out of 5 stars "Expect an Adventure.", September 11, 2009

By	Sharon A. Lavy "Writer and reviewer" (OH) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have taken writing classes from DiAnn Mills and this book is a testimony to her great teaching. She practices what she preaches.

The story deals with a dilemma many Christians face. Sometimes you have to do things you've been taught Christians don't do. If you can do a greater good by acting and a greater harm by not acting, what do you do? Do you allow more people to be hurt? Possibly murdered? Paige Rogers faces just such a dilemma. This book fulfills DiAnne's promise "Expect an Adventure."