Grace Nolan left the life of an exciting undercover agent for the Devlin Group in exchange for the exciting life as a mother. She hasn’t looked back. Raising her son as a single mother has been difficult, but telling her partner Alex Rossi that she carried his son shortly after he shot her was even more difficult. Only her past has come back to haunt her in the form of her son being kidnapping and the ransom for his safe return is none other than Alex.

Alex has led a double life for a long time. Seeking revenge for his mother’s murder, Alex created the Devlin Group in order to learn the identity of the one responsible and have his vengeance. Living a dangerous life as an undercover agent, Alex never expected danger to knock on his door and arrive in the form of Grace Nolan. The only other woman he lost.

Dealing with the high emotions of her son being taken and seeing Alex again, Grace does what she must and turns the gun on Alex this time. Alex is not prepared to see Grace again, surprised to see her aim her gun at him, and completing stunned to learn Danny, Grace’s son, is also his son. With only 72 hours to deliver Alex, Grace is racing against time to save her son. Alex on the other hand is determined to find Danny, save him and Grace, and then fight for what is his: the family he always wanted. Is 72 hours enough time to save a child, stop a man out to end Alex’s life, and rekindle a love?

72 Hours is an emotional story whipping readers between danger, suspense, anticipation, devastation, shock, and love as quickly as readers can turn the pages. This was a ride this reader found enjoyable, gripping, and over too soon. Grace is a dedicated mom, excellent agent, and passionate woman. Alex is a man who can multi-task leading two different lives at the same time only to switch gears in order to take on a madman and fight for the woman he loves. The secondary characters add depth to the story and allow readers the opportunity to witness a tight knit group of agents willing to go the extra mile to protect those they call family and friends. Whether readers are being blow away with the action or the passion, they will remain glued to their seats unable to walk away. Shannon Stacey did an outstanding job of packing a whopper of a story into 72 Hours. 5 Angels!

Reviewed by: Shayley