Christine Reviews ~ Secrets of a Hopi Blue Star by Paty Jager

Please welcome author Paty Jager to my blog. I have reviewed her recent release and found it to be an excellent read. The story is a lot mystery and a little bit romance.

Blurb for Secrets of a Hopi Blue Star:
The truth doesn’t always set you free…

Landing in the underground world of human trafficking, anthropologist Isabella Mumphry learns her own past is as sordid as the predicament she’s uncovered.

No one is who she’d believed them to be—not her parents, her cousin, her aunt. The only constant in her life is her fiancé, Tino Constantine, and now their enemy is using her to lure Tino to his death.

Excerpt:

Isabella Mumphrey stood in the threshold of her bedroom door. “How long will you be gone this time?” she asked, studying Tino Constantine’s bare, wide shoulders and narrow, firm backside.

He turned, giving her a full view of all his charming assets, including the smile that melted her like a pat of butter on a Phoenix sidewalk.
“Querida, you see me more now than when I was undercover for DEA.”

Her Venezuelan lover strode toward Isabella, embracing her to his hard chest. “I will only be gone two weeks. The Malo Perro, Bad Dog, gang that runs drugs for the Moreno Cartel have been bringing in large shipments across the border. We have to find out where and stop them.”

“I know.” Isabella inhaled his spicy masculine scent she fell in love with in Guatemala and thought she would never smell again during their missions in Mexico City. “I just don’t have any interesting projects to keep me busy while you’re gone. Which means I’ll miss you all the more.” She peered up into his dark chocolate eyes.

“Pichon, I’m sure you will dig up something. I am happy the World Intelligence Agency hasn’t called you in months.” He leaned down, kissed her sweetly. “I cannot concentrate on my work when I worry about you chasing after disreputable people.”

She sighed. It was true. Daddy hadn’t called her to go on a mission in months. That was part of her boredom. She loved her work as an anthropologist and until her escapade in Guatemala at the Ch’ujuña Dig, she was quite satisfied with her job. Now, every day that she worked in her office at the college writing grants to get more money for her department and the few requests for her help and knowledge, her life had become stale.

Tino kissed her again, this time with more passion. Her body hummed, and her mind took the challenge. This was the only part of her life that wasn’t stagnant. Since discovering their love in the Guatemalan jungle, they had yet to become tired of one another. At Christmas, Tino gave her an engagement ring, leaving it up to her to pick the wedding date. That was seven months ago. She loved him but was unsure about marriage given their occupations. Her parents made working as undercover operatives work, however, they were in the same organization. She and Tino were apart more than they were together.

Isabella maneuvered Tino against the bed. He tumbled onto the Mayan-print coverlet, dragging her down on top of him.

“When did you say you had to leave?” she asked, shoving his duffel bag closer to the edge to make more room for the antics she had in mind.

“Ten minutes ago. Ezzabella, you always make me late.” He cradled her head and pulled her lips to his.

Review:

Secrets of a Hopi Blue Star

By Christine Young

Dr. Isabella Mumphrey is a kickass hard as nails heroine who will, if necessary, sacrifice her wellbeing to save others. As an anthropologist she is researching ceremonial kivas that are part of the Hopi Indian’s history and traditions.

Isabella, with the help of her fiancé, Tino Constantine, battle drug runners and slave traffickers.

The story is filled with twists and turns that leave the reader nearly breathless and on the edge of their seat with anticipation, hoping that with each turn of the page they will find out what happens next.

In addition, during her journey through Southern Arizona, fighting slavers and drug dealers, Isabella discovers the truth about her past.

I recommend this book and if you like suspense with a touch of romance, you are sure to love Secrets of a Hopi Blue Star.

Author Bio:

 Paty Jager is an award-winning author who has been a member of RWA, EPPIE, COWG, and EOWG. She’s taught workshops at local and national level writer’s conferences and online. Her seventeen published novels, two anthologies, and five novellas have Western or Native American elements in them along with hints of humor and engaging characters. Her penchant for research takes her on side trips that eventually turn into yet another story.

Buy Links: Available in print and ebook

Windtree Press: http://windtreepress.com/portfolio/secrets-hopi-blue-star/

Kobo: http://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/Search?Query=Secrets+of+a+Hopi+Blue+Star

Nook: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/secrets-of-a-hopi-blue-star-paty-jager/1119059776

Amazon: http://authl.it/B00JENAEG4