Having read and enjoyed Camy Tang's “Sushi Series”, I was ecstatic to see her first full length novel in two years (she's published two Love Inspired novellas during that time). Camy Tang doesn't disappoint in the first entry to the Tessa Lancaster series –with humor, action, unique characters and of course, Ms. Tang's signature “romance with a kick of wasabi”. From “Walker, Texas Ranger's” Sydney Cooke to “NCIS's” Ziva David and many more in between, I've grown up watching many “kick-butt”, independent heroines on television, but I had never encountered them in Christian fiction until I met Tessa Lancaster in “Protection for Hire” (okay, I admit it, I usually read historicals). I appreciated that despite her strong personality and abilities, Tessa also had vulnerabilities and struggles that made her easy for me to relate to. I think every Christian who has relatives who don't share their faith can understand and emphasize with Tessa's struggle to relate to her family (especially with her mom and sister). I eagerly await the continuation of Tessa's story in the next “Protection for Hire” novel and will probably peruse more contemporary inspirational suspense in the future.