Collateral Damage is the premier book in the Danger Never Sleeps series by Lynette Eason.  Be prepared to jump right into the action and not want to quit until the end.  Eason spins a tale of danger and the unknown while covering common themes found in tales of soldiers and war.

The main characters are likeable and talented.  As one might expect, they each come with issues of their own and then they have the common challenge that has brought them together.  In this particular story, their challenges did not keep them from moving forward.  It is refreshing to have examples of people who were learning to overcome rather than being paralyzed by struggles.

Eason writes an interesting story in which she introduces all sort of people.  Each person has his or her own feel and does not feel like a slightly altered carbon copy.  This fast-paced, romantic, Christian fiction book allows readers to contemplate various ethical situations and decide how they would react.

This book was sent to Compass Book Ratings for review by Revell

Content Analysis:

Profanity/Language:  None 

Violence/Gore:  Several explosions and a wartime standoff are depicted, there are fatalities and blood; a person is found dead of a bullet wound;  there are multiple scenes in which shots are fired and characters scuffle; a character’s car is deliberately run off the road; a home is broken into and a child is held at gunpoint; bodies in which several organs have been removed are found, some have been shot and others are in various stages of decomposition; a man reports having hired someone to kill his wife; characters are held captive. 

Sex/Nudity:  Non-married characters kiss and embrace.

Mature Subject Matter:

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, greed, murder.

Alcohol / Drug Use:

A teen mentions that she consumed scotch.