I Call Her Brave: K-9 Search and Rescue Book 7

She has been waiting ten years to find her son. Now someone is finally looking.

Desi Catlett feeds the hungry, sits with the dying, and trusts God with everything she has left. For ten years, that has included the unanswered question of what happened to her six-year-old son Jayden, who vanished from a summer street corner while the other children were still eating their ice cream. The police stopped calling. The leads dried up. But Desi never stopped praying.

When private investigator and K-9 search-and-rescue handler Jess Cooper hears Desi's story, she knows she is supposed to help, even if she cannot explain why. With her German shepherd Luke, a reopened case file, and access to forensic genealogy tools that did not exist a decade before, Jess begins pulling at the threads of a cold case that has stayed cold for all the wrong reasons. What she uncovers reaches further than anyone expected and puts her directly in harm's way.

Meanwhile, Jess's FBI agent husband Scott is deep inside a classified operation targeting a violent South American gang known for murdering law enforcement. His absences have stretched their marriage to the breaking point. Their baby is growing up without his father. And Jess is running out of grace.

Across the state on a quiet Virginia island, Scott's daughter Amanda is waging a quieter war. Haunted by trauma she has never spoken aloud, she finds unexpected healing through equine therapy, the honest friendship of a steady young veterinarian, and the slow, patient work of confronting shame she has carried since childhood. The island forces her to stop running. What she discovers when she finally stands still may save her life.

In the seventh installment of the beloved K-9 Search and Rescue series, author Linda J. White weaves together three propulsive storylines in a gripping, emotionally rich novel about three brave women who hold on when hope becomes unreasonable, the dogs who find what humans cannot, the marriages that survive what they should not, and the God who answers persistent prayers.

Readers of Lynette Eason, Irene Hannon, and Susan Sleeman will find in I Call Her Brave the same page-turning suspense, authentic faith, and deeply human characters that have made this series a standout in Christian romantic suspense. Whether you are discovering Jess Cooper for the first time or returning for Book 7, this novel delivers a story that lingers long after the final page.

Themes include: cold case investigation, forensic genealogy, search and rescue, K-9 fiction, trauma and healing, PTSD recovery, equine therapy, marriage under pressure, faith and prayer, found family, and the kind of bravery that happens in the dark where no one can see it.

Perfect for fans of: Christian suspense, Christian thriller, women's fiction with faith elements, K-9 mystery, small-town mystery, FBI fiction, and inspirational fiction with strong female leads.

Book 7 in the K-9 Search and Rescue series. Can be read as a standalone.