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McClains #2
Double Jeopardy
Witness to a brutal murder, Anne Jones bravely agrees to testify. She is given a new name, a new history and is advised not to get too close to anyone. But she does—and with good reason. Somehow, her identity has been compromised. Someone knows who—and where—she is. Anne's handsome boss, Patrick McClain, is himself witness to the scare tactics being used against her and vows to keep her safe. Yet she will have to disappear all over again, lest she put both their lives in jeopardy….
224 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published April 1, 2008
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Terri Reed
207 books3,188 followersNew York Times bestselling author Terri Reed’s romance and romantic suspense novels have appeared on Publishers Weekly top 10 Romance Mass Market Paperback and Publishers Weekly top 10 Religion Fiction, Nielsen’s Bookscan top 50, Amazon #1 Bestseller, featured in USA Today and a Fresh Pick at FreshFiction.com. Her 2016 novel, A Family Under the Christmas Tree, was adapted into the Hallmark movie and retitled Picture a Perfect Christmas.
She resides in the Pacific Northwest with her college-sweetheart husband and when not writing, she enjoys agility with her Australian shepherd.
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February 1, 2019
Nice suspense and quick for an evening's read.
December 23, 2022
There are many reasons why I enjoyed Terri Reed's book, Double Jeopardy. At 215 pages long, it can easily be read in one day. It begins with a reference to Psalms 9:10 and throughout the book, it touches on having faith in God. It is a romantic suspense story, which is my favorite trope. Plus it was different than any other book I've ever read since the main characters are brought together by the affects of murder and survival.
November 6, 2024
Awesome read
February 4, 2025
Great Suspense Story
I really enjoyed the suspenseful story of Anne and Patrick. Terri Reed made it interesting and I didn’t want to put it down.
I really enjoyed the suspenseful story of Anne and Patrick. Terri Reed made it interesting and I didn’t want to put it down.
February 24, 2025
Witness protection stories are generally so much fun because of the “who’s behind the curtain” aspect. I’ll also say, I believe I like Patrick the best out of the McClain family so far!
September 9, 2018
It had been awhile since I'd read the first book in this series, so I didn't immediately pick up the connection between the two books, that Patrick McCain was Brody's brother. I preferred the first book, "Double Deception."
Both Patrick in this book, and Brody in the first book, were interested in women who were being threatened, and both brought these women to the same safe house - their mom's. This didn't seem to be very realistic to me. It made me wonder about their other siblings. Are they going to bring desperate, threatened dates to their mom's house, too?
There was another similarity between the books, too. Both had women characters who date nonChristians and lead them towards faith. That's a possibility. In real life, it's also a possibility that the nonChristian will dissuade the Christian, or that they will marry and live in a tension between their beliefs, and with worries over eternity. In fact, I know someone whose husband is currently terminally ill, and she was worried over whether he'd accept Jesus' sacrifice for his sins, whether they would be reunited in heaven someday. That's a horrible fear to have.
I've once heard it said that if you're standing on a chair, and someone is standing on the floor, it's easier for them to pull you down than for you to pull them up... I know several women who live with broken hearts because their husbands do not share their beliefs. Not to mention that it's scheming and manipulative to date someone and try to change them without accepting them as they are. Either accept someone the way they are or don't date them.
For me, when I was a young single woman, I was always afraid that if I did bring a date to Christ that he would end up putting his faith more in me than in Christ - and I would let him down, being human, sooner or later. But if I met and dated someone who already built his faith on Jesus, then no matter how I managed to mess things up, his faith in Jesus would be secure. When I met my husband at church, I didn't know it, and he didn't talk about it much, but I found out little by little that he was already a deacon in his church, even at his young age, mowing and taking care of the church property, the church newsletter, occasionally doing communion meditations. I knew that he was a Christian before I came on the scene, and that if I went on down the road, that he'd still be a Christian after I was gone.
I did not guess who Cam was.
Anne could've solved Patrick's computer problems in a much simpler way (but I realize she was just pretending to be a computer expert, so her not knowing that part was within character.)
Also, after Anne had told Patrick to leave for the evening, he slept outside in the car, watching over her to keep her from harm, even though they didn't know each other very long. If I had been Anne, that would've freaked me out, and I would've wondered if he was a stalker, and perhaps someone worse than the person that he was trying to save her from. In fact, I would've challenged him on it up front. I know in the story, it was supposed to be a sweet, protective action, but to me, it seemed like a red flag, that maybe he was too possessive or too controlling or just falling for her too hard and too fast - which sometimes goes hand in hand with not respecting someone's wishes.
Speaking of which, in this book, as in so many other romances, the relationship progressed too fast to truly get to know one another well.
I have one friend who would point out that the Christians in this book don't actually state their beliefs. They could be Jews or Deists (those who believe in God, but not Jesus as His Son.)
Both Patrick in this book, and Brody in the first book, were interested in women who were being threatened, and both brought these women to the same safe house - their mom's. This didn't seem to be very realistic to me. It made me wonder about their other siblings. Are they going to bring desperate, threatened dates to their mom's house, too?
There was another similarity between the books, too. Both had women characters who date nonChristians and lead them towards faith. That's a possibility. In real life, it's also a possibility that the nonChristian will dissuade the Christian, or that they will marry and live in a tension between their beliefs, and with worries over eternity. In fact, I know someone whose husband is currently terminally ill, and she was worried over whether he'd accept Jesus' sacrifice for his sins, whether they would be reunited in heaven someday. That's a horrible fear to have.
I've once heard it said that if you're standing on a chair, and someone is standing on the floor, it's easier for them to pull you down than for you to pull them up... I know several women who live with broken hearts because their husbands do not share their beliefs. Not to mention that it's scheming and manipulative to date someone and try to change them without accepting them as they are. Either accept someone the way they are or don't date them.
For me, when I was a young single woman, I was always afraid that if I did bring a date to Christ that he would end up putting his faith more in me than in Christ - and I would let him down, being human, sooner or later. But if I met and dated someone who already built his faith on Jesus, then no matter how I managed to mess things up, his faith in Jesus would be secure. When I met my husband at church, I didn't know it, and he didn't talk about it much, but I found out little by little that he was already a deacon in his church, even at his young age, mowing and taking care of the church property, the church newsletter, occasionally doing communion meditations. I knew that he was a Christian before I came on the scene, and that if I went on down the road, that he'd still be a Christian after I was gone.
I did not guess who Cam was.
Anne could've solved Patrick's computer problems in a much simpler way (but I realize she was just pretending to be a computer expert, so her not knowing that part was within character.)
Also, after Anne had told Patrick to leave for the evening, he slept outside in the car, watching over her to keep her from harm, even though they didn't know each other very long. If I had been Anne, that would've freaked me out, and I would've wondered if he was a stalker, and perhaps someone worse than the person that he was trying to save her from. In fact, I would've challenged him on it up front. I know in the story, it was supposed to be a sweet, protective action, but to me, it seemed like a red flag, that maybe he was too possessive or too controlling or just falling for her too hard and too fast - which sometimes goes hand in hand with not respecting someone's wishes.
Speaking of which, in this book, as in so many other romances, the relationship progressed too fast to truly get to know one another well.
I have one friend who would point out that the Christians in this book don't actually state their beliefs. They could be Jews or Deists (those who believe in God, but not Jesus as His Son.)
June 23, 2015
The McCains
Book 2
This book had plenty of action and plenty of romantic tension to keep me interested to the very last page. Patrick and Anne had plenty of chemistry and plenty of reasons not to get involved with each other. Anne is in the witness protection program, waiting to testify at the trial of a powerful man who has hits out to kill her. She is the only one who saw the murder, so she has to make it to the trial.
Patrick gets more involved with her than he should, and it's only a matter of time before he finds out what's going on - of course, what do you expect when a man's trying to be a hero and protect her from all the others? There is a surprise near the end I was very happy to read about involving another character in the book. The element of surprise is always a fine thing - and it's much better when the author can actually pull it off!
I like what the hero was willing to give up to be with the woman he loved...
Book 2
This book had plenty of action and plenty of romantic tension to keep me interested to the very last page. Patrick and Anne had plenty of chemistry and plenty of reasons not to get involved with each other. Anne is in the witness protection program, waiting to testify at the trial of a powerful man who has hits out to kill her. She is the only one who saw the murder, so she has to make it to the trial.
Patrick gets more involved with her than he should, and it's only a matter of time before he finds out what's going on - of course, what do you expect when a man's trying to be a hero and protect her from all the others? There is a surprise near the end I was very happy to read about involving another character in the book. The element of surprise is always a fine thing - and it's much better when the author can actually pull it off!
I like what the hero was willing to give up to be with the woman he loved...
September 22, 2014
It was a pretty standard bit of fluff. Girl meets boy, attraction, friendship, and love ensue. I mostly enjoyed it, but I do have two points to make.
1. I think it was a bit irresponsible of the author to make it seem like Witness Protection was so easily thwarted. It's not.
2. There was some casual racism on the part of the characters. For instance in a very early scene, the male lead gets a visit from one his students. The fellow is just dropping by to introduce himself, but the professor gets immediately suspicious and makes a mental note to keep an eye on the kid because and I quote "Patrick didn't want a Virginia Tech tragedy happening." Did I mention the kid was the only Asian person in the novel? Happily the character turned out not to be a mass murderer, but the fact that the author chose to introduce him that way troubled me.
1. I think it was a bit irresponsible of the author to make it seem like Witness Protection was so easily thwarted. It's not.
2. There was some casual racism on the part of the characters. For instance in a very early scene, the male lead gets a visit from one his students. The fellow is just dropping by to introduce himself, but the professor gets immediately suspicious and makes a mental note to keep an eye on the kid because and I quote "Patrick didn't want a Virginia Tech tragedy happening." Did I mention the kid was the only Asian person in the novel? Happily the character turned out not to be a mass murderer, but the fact that the author chose to introduce him that way troubled me.
October 21, 2010
Read it in one afternoon. Good suspense with a little romance.
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