"Not If I Save You First"

I discovered "Not If I Save You First" by Ally Carter as the result of a display at my library.  I loved this book and can't wait to read more Ally Carter.  She has several series as well as stand alone novels.

"Not If I Save You First" is about the very close friendship between the President of the United States' son and the daugter of his secret service agent who is also his friend.  Logan invites Maddie to all the events at the White House that he is required to attend which he does reluctantly and together they have explored the White House and found secret passages.

Everything changes, though, when there is a kidnap attempt on the first lady at one of these functions and Maddie's father is wounded.  When he gets out of the hospital,. he takes Maddie to a remote part of Alaska where they live alone and he teaches her survival skills because he flies supplies sometimes using a helicopter and she has to stay on her own.  She writes Logan every day but never receives a response from him.

In the meantime, Logan has grown into a teenager who has the habit of escaping his secret service agent.  The last episode resulted in his agent being fired and his father sending him to Alaska to live with Maddie and her father.  He is not well received by Maddie because she is hurt he never answered her letters.

He hasn't been there long, though , when her father has to make one of his flights leaving Maddie and Logan alone with 2 secret service agents camped out in the trees outside their small cabin.  Maddie takes Logan with her to look for firewood and that's when all the excitement occurs.  She is knocked down a hill and Logan is taken.  He thinks she's dead but she is able to recover and begin tracking him and his kidnapper.  You'll have to read the book to learn the surprising and exciting conclusion.  pazt