About the Book

Book: Dark Threat

Author: Kimberly Rose Johnson

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Release date: June 1, 2021

Reporter Trinity Lockhart pursues a story but then unwittingly becomes the story.

Acting on a tip from an anonymous source, Trinity investigates an art trafficking ring at a high-end Seattle gallery. She turns to handsome FBI agent Kyle Richards for help after being spotted by the crooks.

Kyle is drawn to the feisty reporter, but he can’t afford a beautiful distraction when lives are at stake. He must trust his friends at Protection Inc. to watch over Trinity while he investigates the gallery.

Will this couple overcome the impossible odds threatening to keep them apart?

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Dark Threat by Kimberly Rose Johnson introduces me to a "new to me Author". Although Kimberly Rose Johnson is a very well established author, I have never had the opportunity to read her books. Dark Threat is Book 4 in the Protection Inc. Series.

Trinity Lockhart is a Journalist and she receives a tip about that a local Art Gallery in Seattle is the target of an Art Trafficking ring. She really wants to get the story out to the public and begins her journalistic investigation. Trinity has to enlist the help of FBI agent Kyle Richards when she feels her safety is at risk when spotted by the Thieves. Kyle immediately starts to have feelings for Trinity, but he is also cautious to mix business and pleasure as he has to protect the safety of himself and Trinity. He turns to the Protection Inc. agency to keep an eye on Trinity as he investigates the Art Trafficking Ring. Will Trinity get the story she really wants? Will Kyle be able to solve the Art Trafficking Ring and catch the thieves? Will there be a LOVE Connection between Kyle and Trinity?

Dark Threat is a definitely a Page Turner. There is so much Mystery and Suspense within the story. Trinity is a very determined Journalist and she does like taking risks. I was glad that she realized she might be taking too much of a risk and did the right thing by getting the FBI involved. Kyle is a very wise man who knows safety first. I really like how he was cautious and protective of Trinity. I do feel this was more of a Suspense then Romance book. It seems the Romance was intertwined into the story at the end. I think this is a GREAT read for those who enjoy Suspense and Mystery books.

Award winning author Kimberly Rose Johnson married her college sweetheart and lives in the Pacific Northwest. From a young child Kimberly has been an avid reader. That love of reading fostered a creative mind and led to her passion for writing. She especially loves romance and writes romantic suspense and mystery with a heart.

Kimberly holds a degree in Behavioral Science from Northwest University in Kirkland, Washington, and is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers.

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Dark Threat features FBI agent Kyle Richards. We first met Kyle in book one of the Protection Inc. series where he joined the team while working undercover for the FBI. He has since become an honorary member of the team and has been in every book since.

When I set out to write this series I planned to only feature the team members, but Kyle is practically part of the team, so he needed his own story too. I thoroughly enjoyed getting into Kyle’s head for this book.

As with most books, this one took research. Through the years I’ve done all kinds of research to understand the occupations of my characters. For the characters occupations in Dark Threat I did some different kind of research than I’ve done in the past.

I really wanted to understand how FBI agents think and operate so I listened to an audio book written by a former agent. The man was rough around the edges but it really helped me understand the atmosphere in which agents work. Then I read a book written by a female, former CIA as well as FBI agent. It was fascinating to see the differences between the agencies from a former agent’s point of view.

Trinity, the female lead in Dark Threat is a crime beat reporter. I pretty much knew nothing about the life of a television reporter, so I watched You Tube videos filmed by actual reporters about a day in their lives as reporters. One young woman did a series of videos, which I found extremely helpful. Another had the camera following her on the job. From her I learned about what it’s like to go out on location and how meal times during her day on the job were never guaranteed. She’d grab a bite when she could and sometimes she wouldn’t even be able to finish it because she had to rush to a breaking story.

Finally, I needed to better understand the art world. I have a college friend who is an amazing artist. She has a gallery in Boise, Idaho. I contacted her and picked her brain about art and art galleries.

As for anything related to law enforcement I asked my uncle who is a retired police officer.

The thing I loved most about talking to people about their professions is that one question often snowballed into a deeper conversation about the topic. My friend and my uncle would tell me things I didn’t even know I needed to know.

I think Dark Threat required the most research of all the books I’ve written. I’m not a huge fan of doing research, but I truly enjoyed every minutes of it for this book.

I hope you will enjoy reading Dark Threat even more than I enjoyed writing it!