Redeeming Travis
Walking away from Travis Vance years ago was tough…asking for his help now is even more difficult.U.S. Air Force Major Patricia Streeter needs her former college sweetheart's help in a secret internal investigation of suspected wrongdoings at her base in Colorado Springs. But while their pretense of dating makes the Vance family happy, it stirs up long-buried dreams of home and family for the titian-haired major.Can she help the man she'd always loved find the peace his jaded heart needs and give their relationship a second chance - before the Diablo crime syndicate eliminates them?
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âBelieve me, Travis, I understand that kiss was nothing but a diversionary tactic. I meant, what are you doing here?â
His eyes narrowed at his former girlfriend. âWhere exactly is here?â
âThe middle of my investigation.â
âI believe it was you who ran into me. You really ought to watch where you were going, Ms. Streeter.â
âThatâs Major Streeter, Air Force Office of Special Investigations. Now answer me. You followed someone. Which of them was it and why?â
FAITH ON THE LINE:
Two powerful families wage war on evilâ¦and find love
ADAMâS PROMISEâ
Gail Gaymer Martin (LI #259)
FINDING AMYâ
Carol Steward (LI #2634)
GABRIELâS DISCOVERYâ
Felicia Mason (LI #267)
REDEEMING TRAVISâ
Kate Welsh (LI #271)
PETERâS RETURNâ
Cynthia Cooke (LI #275)
PROTECTING HOLLYâ
Lynn Bulock (LI #279)
KATE WELSH
is a two-time winner of Romance Writers of Americaâs coveted Golden Heart>® and a finalist for RWAâs RITA>® Award in 1999. Kate lives in Havertown, Pennsylvania, with her husband of over thirty years. When not at work in her home office, creating stories and the characters that populate them, Kate fills her time with other creative outlets. There are few crafts she hasnât tried at least once or a sewing project that hasnât been a delicious temptation. Those ideas she canât resist grace her home or those of friends and family.
As a child she often lost herself in creating make-believe worlds and happily-ever-after tales. Kate turned back to creating happy endings when her husband challenged her to write down the stories in her head. With Jesus so much a part of her life, Kate found it natural to incorporate Him in her writing. Her goal is to entertain her readers with wholesome stories of the love between two people the Lord has brought together and to teach His truths while she entertains.
Acknowledgments
Brian Krawchukâex-air force and favorite nephew. Jeff Sweetin, Special Agent in
Charge, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Rocky Mountain Division. Thank you, gentlemen, for your contributions. Any errors found here are mine and certainly not theirs.
Are not five sparrows sold for two copper coins?
And not one of them is forgotten before God.
âLuke 12:6
Cast of Characters
Travis VanceâHeâd lost everythingâhis college sweetheart, his young wife and daughterâ¦and his faith. But when his old flame returns, is he ready to risk his heart to herâand the Lordâone more time?
Air Force Major Patricia StreeterâPretending to be in love with Travis Vance was easyâsheâd been there before. But telling her heart that this was just an undercover mission to connect La Mano Oscura and the Diablo crime syndicate was another matter!
El PatrónâWho was the leader of La Mano Oscura that the rogue airmen dealt with?
Maxwell VanceâHow involved was Travisâs father with La Mano Oscuraâ¦and which side was he working for?
Air Force Major Ian KellyâWhat secrets did the investigator uncover that left him dead?
Dear Reader,
I was so excited to be asked to join the FAITH ON THE LINE series for Love Inspired. My reason was pretty simple. I fear many of us, sitting in our safe little homes and going to our idyllic churches, forget that there are Christians out there in the line of fire. They go forth into danger, fighting the worldâs evils wherever they find themâfor us. We need to remember that though many who don the mantle of warrior also wear the mantle of Jesus, they still need our continuous prayers. They face a double foe, the one they can see and another we all battle. Temptation is there all around them and they need our prayers to combat it.
I tried to show that battle as Travis lay in relative safety while taking aim at the men who would gleefully have killed the woman he loved if she were discovered. He prayed first for forgiveness as he contemplated his duty, but then he started feeling very righteous anger as they planned Triciaâs death. Temptation had found its subtle inroad, and Travis felt the darkness engulfing him and he remembered to turn to God. Tricia also faced death, and she too steadfastly turned to her Lord for comfort. My prayer for all who wear uniforms and carry badges of authority is that they remember where to turn in those darkest of moments on the job and in the quiet aftermath.
I love hearing from readers at [email protected], but I regret I can only answer e-mail correspondence, or letters accompanied with a self-addressed stamped envelope when you write through Love Inspired.
Love and blessings,
Contents
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter One
From the shadow of an abandoned warehouse Major Patricia Streeter aimed her camera. Through her telephoto lens she saw the pilot sheâd been following hand over an oversize duffel bag to a dark, swarthy man, then take a briefcase in exchange. The transaction took only as long as it took to shoot five quick images of the two menâevidence in her current investigation.
