Arctic Pursuit
McKenna Code book 1
Harlequin Pub
January 21st, 2025
Arctic Pursuit by Anna J. Stewart is a suspenseful story, the first in a new series. The plot has FBI Agent Ty Savakis deciding to go ‘off the books’ to help a witness, Alice, he worked with years ago. She is targeted by those she will be testifying against and is now in a coma.
“Ty can be stubborn, patient, and composed. He is struggling with being out of control. He is doubting himself and questions himself because the woman he asked to testify is in a coma. Ty has a lot of ghosts that haunt him. He is wondering if he will leave the FBI, trying to rediscover himself and figuring where he wants to go from here.”
The setting takes place in Alaska. Stewart noted, “I watched a news show story on Whittier Alaska, which has a self-contained building with all the businesses in one building along with all the residences. I based the town in my story on this town. It is a small, enclosed town that lends itself to a mystery. No one will be able to disappear in a small town like this. One of my best friends lived in Alaska for several years and her parents visited there a few times. I was able to get insight in how the town operates. I also have been to Alaska. I was able to draw upon the town, the people, and the lifestyle. Alaska has a particular feel that I hoped I captured.”
He asks his FBI partner Wren McKenna for her help. “She is confident, has a slight temper, tenacious, tough, cautious, defiant, and determined. All the McKenna’s have a family code, an unwavering loyalty.” Not hesitating at all, she goes to Alaska to help safeguard the witness and find those responsible for trying to kill Alice.
They go undercover as a married couple and decide to share an apartment. Besides searching for the violent criminal, they now give into their desires of attraction.
This story is very suspenseful and the interaction between the hero and heroine make for a fun read.
