Catalyst

The second novel in Rachel Grant’s Flashpoint series is titled “Catalyst.” The book presents an amazing combination of elements from an urgent thriller and a clever romantic suspense. American relief worker Brie Stewart is put in danger when a food storage facility in starved South Sudan is set on fire. She arrives at a market and is put up for auction as the next item.

Has her family used her as a pawn in their fight for oil rights, or is the attack on the relief center a part of a larger effort to undermine the war-torn, young democracy? Having met Brie years prior, Chief Warrant Officer Sebastian Ford is keen to spearhead the rescue effort to save her. As they confront nature, their attraction intensifies in the face of peril.