Captured at Christmas

By Jodie Bailey

An undercover investigation

becomes a mission to keep everyone alive

Undercover with an infantry unit to investigate a theft, military investigator Captain Rachel Blake doesn’t expect the holiday assignment to turn into a protection mission. But when Captain Marshall Slater and his little girl are targeted, she blows her cover to help shield them. Can she figure out the assailant’s motives and stop the attacks before someone ends up dead?

From Love Inspired Suspense: Courage. Danger. Faith.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Love Inspired
• Release date: Nov 30, 2021
• ISBN: 9780369716323

Jodie Bailey

Jodie Bailey is the USA Today Best-selling author of novels about freedom and heroes who fight for it. She packs her novels with the knowledge she’s gained as an Army wife. Jodie grew up in Eastern North Carolina, where she developed a love for golden sand beaches. In college, she met a soldier who rides a Harley and skydives for fun. This led to lots of moving, and those moves worked their way into her stories. She lives in the Tarheel State with her family and stubborn pup.

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