Friday, April 10, 2015

Review: Nothing To Fear by Karen Rose

Title: Nothing To Fear
Series: Karen Rose's Interconnecting Books, Chicago, IL
Author: Karen Rose
Read copy: Mass Market Paperback
Published: August 1, 2005
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 0446614483
ISBN-13: 9780446614481

As director of an inner-city woman's shelter, Dana Dupinsky safeguards many secrets. Some are new identities; some are new addresses; and some are even hidden truths about herself. Passionately dedicated to Hanover House and the women she protects, Dana has always been reluctant to look for love. But now, just as a case puts her and a child in mortal danger, it seems that love has come looking for her.

Security expert Ethan Buchanan learned to stalk men in the Afghan desert. Now he vows to track down the ruthless woman who kidnapped his godson-and falling for Dana is not in the plan. Yet her very presence seems to chase away the ghosts that haunt him, and her skillful evasion of personal questions raises his hunting instincts. For there's a deadly new secret at Hanover House. A brutal killer is weaving a web of revenge with a stolen boy at its center. And Dana is the next victim on the list...


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Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Review: I'm Watching You by Karen Rose

Title: I'm Watching You
Series: Karen Rose's Interconnecting Books, Chicago, IL
Author: Karen Rose
Read copy: Mass Market Paperback
Published: October 1, 2004
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 0446614475
ISBN-13: 9780446614474

I KNOW THEIR CRIMES.

Star prosecutor Kristen Mayhew has a dangerous secret admirer. He seems to know her every thought, her every move. He sends her letters. And he kills the criminals she herself is powerless to top.

I HUNG THE GUILTY.

This avenger even knows Kristen's deepest secret—the one that has kept her from surrendering her heart to Abe Reagan, the police detective sworn to protect her. Like Kristen, Reagan is haunted by the loss of something precious that can never be regained. But in the shadow of a calculating serial killer, the two turn to each other and dare to rediscover passion...even as the messages and vicious murders continue. Even as the killer's thirst for retribution makes Kristen a target for murder.


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Sunday, April 5, 2015

Review: Have You Seen Her? by Karen Rose

Title: Have You Seen Her?
Series: Karen Rose's Interconnecting Books
Author: Karen Rose
Read copy: Mass Market Paperback
Published: February 1, 2004
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 0446612812
ISBN-13: 9780446612814

DO YOU LOVE HER?

DO YOU MISS HER?

HAVE YOU SEEN HER?

One by one, the girls disappear from their beds at night. Each one is pretty, with long, dark hair. And each one is found brutally murdered.

Special Agent Steven Thatcher has sworn to find the serial killer preying on this small town. As the investigation pulls him one way, his family pulls him in another. A widower haunted by loss, he now worries about his son Brad slipping away. But there's a bright light in his life; his son's teacher, Jenna Marshall, has reached out to help. She's beautiful, kind, and considerate— and slowly, tentatively, she and Steven are starting to fall in love. But both have been hurt before—badly. And as the two try to find the courage to bare their souls, a murderer who has slain many looks for the real treasure he craves. He sets his traps. And waits. For Jenna...


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Saturday, April 4, 2015

Review: Don't Tell by Karen Rose

Title: Don't Tell
Series: Karen Rose's Interconnecting Books, Chicago, IL
Author: Karen Rose
Read copy: Paperback
Published: January 21, 2010
Publisher: Headline
ISBN: 0755371151
ISBN-13: 9780755371150

Don't look

Desperate Mary Grace Winters knew the only way to save herself and her child from her abusive husband was to stage their deaths. Now all that remains of her former life is at the bottom of a lake.

Don't trust

As Caroline Stewart, Mary Grace has almost forgotten the nightmare she left behind nine years ago. Slowly she has learned to believe that her new life, and new identity, is here to stay.

Don't tell

Then her husband uncovers her hidden trail. Step by step, he's closing in on her and everyone she loves. Now Caroline must decide whether to flee again or whether the time has come to stay and fight.


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Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Review: Veronica Mars: Mr. Kiss and Tell by Rob Thomas & Jennifer Graham

Title: Veronica Mars: Mr. Kiss and Tell
Series: Veronica Mars
Author: Rob Thomas, Jennifer Graham
Read copy: Paperback
Published: January 20, 2015
Publisher: Vintage Books
ISBN: 080417072X
ISBN-13: 9780804170727

The Neptune Grand has always been the seaside town’s ritziest hotel, despite the shady dealings and high-profile scandals that seem to follow its elite guests. When a woman claims that she was brutally assaulted in one of its rooms and left for dead by a staff member, the owners know that they have a potential powder keg on their hands. They turn to Veronica to disprove—or prove—the woman's story.

The case is a complicated mix of hard facts, mysterious occurrences, and uncooperative witnesses. The hotel refuses to turn over its reservation list and the victim won’t divulge who she was meeting that night. Add in the facts that the attack happened months ago, the victim’s memory is fuzzy, and there are holes in the hotel’s surveillance system, and Veronica has a convoluted mess on her hands. As she works to fill in the missing pieces, it becomes clear that someone is lying—but who? And why?


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Friday, March 6, 2015

Review: Blind Passion by Bonnie Dee

Title: Blind Passion
Series: Wyatt Brothers
Author: Bonnie Dee
Read copy: eBook (Kindle)
Published: December 26, 2014
Publisher: CrushStar Multimedia LLC
ASIN: B00QGZDIPM


Through personal darkness, two strangers find their way to each other.

Leah Schaeffer has come a long way since an accident took her sight. She’s finally ready for independence, but convincing her wealthy parents she’ll be safe on her own isn’t easy. The first night in her own place at last, she encounters her neighbor with the midnight velvet voice and her world shifts again.

Since finishing a military tour, J.D. Wyatt has struggled both financially and emotionally. When Leah’s parents hire him to act as her bodyguard, he seizes the opportunity. The catch—she can’t know she’s being followed. As he grows closer to the intriguing woman and begins to have feelings for her, the burden of this secret grows heavier.

Although Leah and J.D. have suffered different types of trauma, their mutual understanding of each other’s pain bonds them. But their relationship, dependent on absolute trust, is rooted in lies which will detonate like an IED when exposed.


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Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Review: Virtue Falls by Christina Dodd

Title: Virtue Falls
Series: Virtue Falls
Author: Christina Dodd
Read copy: eBook (Kindle)
Published: September 9, 2014
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ASIN: B00IQOJCJC


Twenty-two years ago, the beautiful Misty Banner was brutally murdered in her home in Virtue Falls, Washington. Her daughter Elizabeth, four years old at the time of the murder, has lived her entire life believing that her father committed the crime. Now, decades, Elizabeth is back in Virtue Falls and hoping to find out the reasons behind the murder. What she never expects to learn, though, is that her father was innocent all along. In fact, the real killer is still out there. And Misty was not his only victim...

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