She’s secretly pined for him for years…

But he has secrets, too.

When bounty hunter Remy Fontenot inserts himself into FBI agent Sloane Escarra’s investigation, she’s conflicted. As a teen, she was rescued from sex traffickers by the former bodyguard, and she’s ached with yearning for the ex-SEAL ever since.

Now, a masked vigilante known as Loup-Garou is raiding trafficking rings in New Orleans, and Sloane is assigned to catch him. Though she admires the vigilante’s accomplishments, she’s dedicated to enforcing the law.

But Remy’s urgent task is to keep Sloane safe…while preventing her from discovering his true identity.

Titles in the Southern Justice series include: Escape to the Bayou ~ Crossing Deadly Tides ~ Vigilante Honor ~

This is an adult 18+ story that contains language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.

Title:  Vigilante Honor
Series:  Southern Justice #3
Author:  Amber Leigh Williams
Published:  July 29, 2025
Publisher:  Harlequin
My Rating:  4.5 stars

Vigilante Honor is the third title in the Southern Justice series.  I have loved this series so much, and finally, we get the story behind Sloane’s and Remy’s tumultuous relationship. 

You “could” read Vigilante Honor on its own, but you’ll have a much stronger connection to what is happening with Sloane and Remy now if you’ve devoured the past of all of these characters.  Grace and Javier, Pia and Sam, and now Sloane and Remy… all together tell a complex, harrowing, intense overall story, so yes, I’d recommend reading in order if at all possible.

Sloane and Remy have been dancing around each other since she and her friends were rescued from a sex trafficking cartel.  They set sparks off of each other, both in frustration and attraction, yet they’ve managed to avoid romantic entanglements… up until now.  Sloane is dedicated to her career at the FBI, bringing in the criminals behind the anguish and capture of innocents.  Her goal is to set every person free from this (or any) cartel’s possession.  She’s realistic enough to know that is a mountain of a goal, but she’s chipping away at it, case by case.  Now it seems there is a vigilante out there doing what she’d do if she were free from the laws she’s centered around.  And her latest assignment means that she has to take down this person no matter the cost.

Remy has loved Sloane for so long now.  Yet there is that barrier between them that keeps him from pushing for more.  A barrier they both erected.  Now, Remy has even more reason to keep the woman he loves at arm’s length, for her safety… and to keep his secret undetected.

I absolutely love this final story in the series.  Vigilante Honor by Amber Leigh Williams was everything I’d hoped for, and so much more.  If you love a well-written romantic suspense with real danger, friendships, and a couple that really deserves to find their lifelong happiness together, no matter the hurdles they have to jump to get there, then you’d love this one.  I wish the series had continued even though I know the story arc had completed, but I’m looking forward to what the author brings us next.

*I received an e-ARC of this novel from the author or the author’s team via Booksprout, and I sincerely thank them for their trust. It is my choice to leave a review giving my personal opinion about this book.*

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