My Thoughts and More on Taken Without a Trace by Hope Welborn

 

Welcome to the Blog Tour for Taken Without a Trace by Hope Welborn, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!

About the Book

Title: Taken Without a Trace 
Author: Hope Welborn 
Publisher: Love Inspired Suspense 
Release Date: August 25, 2026 
Genre: Romantic Suspense

A missing person case…  

or a deadly cover-up? 

Georgia Special Agent Cash Brenner gets an anonymous tip on a cold case that’s haunted him for years—but following the lead has him walking into a deadly ambush. He’s saved by his ex, private investigator Maya Reid, who is on a mission to find her missing sister. As eerie similarities between their investigations emerge and Cash grapples with memory loss from the attack, they must put their rocky past aside to find answers. With danger lurking at every turn, Cash and Maya need to act quickly to solve the case and locate Maya’s sister—or risk losing everything they hold dear.  

From Love Inspired Suspense: Courage. Danger. Faith.  

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About the Author

Award-winning author Hope Welborn writes spine-tingling suspense, sprinkled with romance, and saturated with faith. By day, she masquerades as a digital content marketing technology specialist, and by night, she stays up too late putting words on the page. Hope is also co-owner and design/technology manager for Spark Flash Fiction and a member of the Suspense Squad. She has two indie published works, and her next novel will release from Love Inspired Suspense in August 2026. She is represented by Tamela Hancock Murray of the Steve Laube Agency.

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My Thoughts:

In this story full of suspense and danger, we travel along with two exes in Georgia as both of their cases seem to be interconnected. And the bad guys, would like to see both of them dead.

Private Investigator Maya Reid is looking for her missing sister. Things are a bit more complicated since her sister was adopted out of the foster system when she was a baby and they have never met as adults. But Maya is looking for an anchor, something to keep her grounded, so after searching for her sister all these years, she things she might have finally found it. Except now her sister has gone missing and it seems that nobody cares. Nobody but her ex and the bad guys.

Cash Brenner is a Georgia Special Agent. He has been working on a missing person's case that has haunted him over the years. Maya's sister's case is just too similar to ignore. And they couldn't ignore it anyway since both he and Maya have been hunted and their lives have been put into danger. Now with his temporary amnesia surrounding the recent incidents, he and Maya must now work together.

As I was reading, I really felt for these two as their sense of hopelessness really rises to the surface. It would be a scary situation to not remember why someone is   trying to kill you, and you wouldn't even recognize them. However, they both do manage to escape even when it looks like everything is stacked against them. This is a great thriller to remind us to not give up on hope and to seek help when you really need it. And maybe, just maybe they can reconnect.

I was provided a copy of this novel from the author. I was not required to post a positive review, and all views and opinions are my own.

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Tour Giveaway

(1) winner will receive a signed paperback copy of Taken Without a Trace, a copy of both Hidden and Trail of Danger (also by Hope Welborn), and a $15 Amazon gift card!

Full tour schedule linked below. The giveaway begins at midnight August 24, 2026 and will last through 11:59 PM EST on August 31, 2026. Winners will be notified within 2 weeks of close of the giveaway and given 48 hours to respond or risk forfeiture of prize. US only. Void where prohibited by law or logistics.

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