Harlequin Intrigue
March 29, 2022
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Reviews
5 Stars – “…loved all the characters including the dogs in this book…The suspense was slow build throughout this book which worked. I liked that we got to know and care about the characters before the suspense/mystery really got going. The ending was great.” Tina, Goodreads Reviewer
5 Stars – “Decoy Training by Caridad Piñeiro was a fantastic story with relatable characters and a plot that kept me guessing.” Netgalley Reviewer
5 stars – “Decoy Training by Caridad Piñeiro is a sweet tale…This book has all the feels and will leave you with a full heart.” Bookbub Reviewer
Teaser
His fresh start is about to be interrupted
by a threatening foe.
Former marine Shane Adler’s used to perilous situations. But he’s stunned to find danger in the peaceful Idaho mountains—especially swirling around his beautiful dog trainer. After tragically losing her hero husband, Piper Lambert’s rebuilt her life. Now it’s up to Shane—and his loyal K-9 in training, Decoy—to make sure a mysterious enemy won’t derail her new beginning…or his.
Discover more action-packed stories in the K-9s on Patrol series. All books are stand-alone with uplifting endings but were published in the following order:
- Book 1: Decoy Training by Caridad Piñeiro
Book 2: Sniffing Out Danger by Elizabeth Heiter
Book 3: Foothills Field Search by Maggie Wells
Book 4: Alpha Tracker by Cindi Myers
Book 5: Scent Detection by Leslie Marshman
Book 6: Police Dog Procedural by Lena Diaz
From Harlequin Intrigue: Seek thrills. Solve crimes. Justice served.
Excerpt
The “Welcome to California” sign mocked him as it became increasingly smaller in his side-view mirror.
Shane Adler shot a quick look at the Lab/hound mix sitting in the bucket chair of his pickup. “What do you think about leaving Cali, Decoy? Are you excited, boy?”
Decoy looked at Shane and cocked his head, his brown-eyed gaze almost human. Questioning.
“Yeah, I’m not sure either, but what the heck,” he said and wondered if he was losing it by treating the dog as if he were human. But Decoy had been his constant companion since arriving in the States a few weeks ago from Afghanistan. He had befriended the stray pup while on assignment, feeding it scraps and letting it follow him around while he trained his fellow soldiers. They had become inseparable after
Decoy had found him in the rubble left by the explosion of a car bomb.
Shane reached out to rub the dog’s head, but his shoulder painfully spasmed, making his hand shake violently, courtesy of the shrapnel from the blast, which had damaged his shoulder and ended his career as an Army sharpshooter trainer.
Upon his return to his home base at the Fort Irwin National Training Center, Shane had been at loose ends, and staying near the center only brought daily reminders of what he could no longer be: a soldier. It had been his dream since he’d been a little child and now that dream was done.
Deciding he needed a change of scenery, he’d packed up his things and bought an RV to transport him from his old life in the Army to somewhere else.
Anywhere else.
First stop: Boise, Idaho. In a little over twelve hours and nearly eight hundred miles, he’d visit an old Army pal who’d been honorably discharged a couple of years earlier. Shane hoped that with some time and distance from California, he could decide what he and Decoy would do with the rest of their lives.
Starting on March 19, you can read Deadly Chase for free at Harlequin.com. In Deadly Chase, a K-9 officer and a DEA agent join forces to combat a deadly enemy and confront their own complicated past. You’ll get to meet Alex and Miriam, the two law enforcement heroes in this story, but also a number of the other heroes in the K-9s on Patrol Series which begins with my book — Decoy Training — in April 2022.