Eden Mercer K-9 Mystery Thriller -- by Paige Black

 Eden Mercer is a young, K-9 cop in the small town of Nightfall, Oregon. Not only does she have the trials of being a young, female police officer, her past haunts her in ways that takes years of therapy to work through. An abusive cult-leader father, running away from the cult as a teenager, and now trying to liberate her mother and her other siblings before it's too late for all of them.

At first, I wasn't sure where the author was going with these books and I almost gave up on the first one. By the end of the first book, however, I was surprisingly emotionally invested in Eden's life. I wanted her to find her siblings, to be accepted by her coworkers for the smart, hard working officer she is. 

Each book in this series is, in my opinion, better than the one before. Paige Black seems to find her rhythm the more of the story she writes. 

These books are all interconnected and should be read in order. I have not currently read Corrupt Code, which is the newest installment, but it is on my Kindle to read soon. 

These books are all on Kindle Unlimited and come in audiobook and paperback.

There are a few things to watch out for:

1. Mild to occasional strong language throughout. 

2. For my Christian readers--a fellow officer is gay, as is one of Eden's brothers. These things are only mentioned. 

3. Mentions of child-brides, cults and cult behavior.

4. There is no spice in the first 8 books.

**I will edit this once all of the books have been published.

All in all:

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