The Fourth of July

The Fourth of July was initially published in 2014 but my Amazon account states it was published this year.. Checketts is a new author for me. She usually writes Christian romance novels and this terrorist mystery was the first book she ever published. The story opens with eight parade floats exploding in Fourth of July parades across the U. S.  Agent Chris Harmer is tasked with finding the perpetrators before they strike again. However, his troubles are much more than terrorism. Chris falls in love with FBI analyst Alexis Osborne, a Christian woman. Chris has no real religious beliefs but finds it hard to resist seeing Alexis.

Let me start off by saying The Fourth of July was not my cup of tea. When I bought this book for my Kindle the book description only discussed terrorism. I was not aware that it was a Christian romance novel. I probably wouldn't have purchased it had I known. The terrorist part of the plot was well executed. The romance part seemed awkward. Alexis is a thirty-year-old woman but behaves like a middle schooler in her romantic life. It just didn't fit her character to be mean to a man she wanted to date while simultaneously hoping he would respond to her secret wishes and adore her. Alexis behaved this way throughout the story and it bothered me. How did she ever get a FBI job with her childish behaviors?

This one was a big miss for me. 2 out of 5 stars.