A little while back I got a review request to read ‘When I Know Your Name’ by Gemma Lawrence. Since I love Romantic Suspense, this book definitely sparked my interest and I was super excited to start reading. In ‘When I Know Your Name’ we meet Elena Dumont. Elena has had a feeling she is being ...KEEP READING »
After reading a few books by Devney Perry these last few months, I knew I wanted to read more books by her. So when I saw the sign up for ‘Indigo Ridge’ I couldn’t resist and signed up. Luckily for me, I received and ARC, and I started reading as soon as possible. And did you see that cover? I love it!
In ‘Indigo Ridge’ we meet Winslow Covington. Winslow has recently gotten out of a bad relationship, and decided to change her life around and move back to the smalltown of Quincy, Montana. As the new chief of police to the little town, she is determined to make her life better. Now she is closer to her only remaining family member, her grandfather the mayor of Quincy, this should work out. But the night Winslow gets into town she meets Griffin Eden. A very handsome guy, who happens to be the owner of one of the biggest ranges in the county. And to make things even more complicated.. a young woman was found dead on Griffin’s land.
‘Indigo Ridge’ was from the very first page a very fun, interesting, romantic and exciting read. The main character Winslow, is feisty and definitely not a woman you can walk over. As the new chief, and someone not originally from Quincy, she definitely has to prove herself. But she is up for the challenge. And I enjoyed getting to know her character.
And then there is Griffin Eden. The oldest of the Eden siblings. (Yes, there are more! #squealsexcitingly) Griffin has known what he wants for as long as he could remember. And now he own the Eden Range and he is loving every minute of it. As a handsome guy in his thirties, he doesn’t lack attention from the ladies. But he isn’t looking for anything permanent. That is what he keeps saying to himself when he sees Winslow for the first time.
The chemistry between Winslow and Griffin was definitely amazing. You could feel it coming from the pages. I loved everything about these too. They just couldn’t stay away from each other and it was so fun to read their story. I especially loved how I would think certain things would happen, and then it didn’t happen. Loved that.
The suspense in this book was definitely fun as well. I enjoyed trying to find out what was going on beside Winslow. And the story really kept me guessing till the end.
‘Indigo Ridge’ was a great read, and it was definitely a fun first book in a new series. I’m definitely determined to read more books. Especially since there are so many more Eden Siblings.
When I first read the synopsis of ‘Wild’, I found myself wanting to start reading this one immediately. I was lucky enough to be able to get my hands on this book through BookSirens, and I started reading as soon as I could.
‘Wild’ is the first book in a new series called Deep 8. And it’s definitely a book that starts right away. No slow introduction or working up to a big event. In ‘Wild’ we meet Security firm owner Sean. Sean is an ex-Navy SEAL who did a traumatic tour in Afghanistan. But, being the good guy he is, when he gets asked to extract a world renowned hacker he doesn’t hesitate one moment and soon he is on his way to Afghanistan again.
Jess Wilander is an Investigator reporter who travelled to Afghanistan to free her sister from an Afghan warlord. In order to free her sister Jess pretends to write an article on the warlord, but what she didn’t expect was to come face to face with her childhood best friend Sean. Sean ones was her whole world. But he left her many years ago and she never saw him again. But now in the middle of a war-torn country they meet again and they soon can’t deny their true feelings from each other.
‘Wild’ is definitely an action packed story that keeps you wondering what is about to happen. I enjoyed the connection between Sean and Jess and the story about how they met and grew up together. Their chemistry is definitely fun to read about and I was really rooting for them.
But somehow this story was missing something for me. I couldn’t really connect with the characters as much as I would have liked and I felt like we missed important information about the history between these characters. And although I definitely wouldn’t have been braver than Jess’s character.. I found the way she was around the warlord and the other bad people a little irritating. And the whole saving her sister from a warlord thing, was a little unbelievable to me.
The author’s way of writing was definitely very good. She had a very descriptive way of writing about the feelings these characters where experiencing and I definitely enjoyed that. And I could easily picture myself walking besides these characters in those Afghan deserts.
Although this book might not have worked for me as much as I’d like, it was a nice story and I would definitely loved to read the second book in this series too.
After reading a lot of Contemporary Romance novels last year, I decided I’d change things up a little this year and also read other genres more. So when I saw this mysterious looking cover and read that it was a Romantic Suspense novel, I signed up immediately. And I got super excited to receive an ARC.
In ‘Daughter of Secrets’ we meet Olivia Carter. Olivia is an accountant with not a lot of people in her life. Her only family, her parents, died a few years back and now Olivia spends her days working hard and enjoying life with her cat. One day, things change drastically. Olivia finds out her mother was married before she met her father, and the Romanian fast-food mogul Andrei Rusu now died and left her everything. And let me tell you.. that is a lot! Olivia now owns millions and several houses and castles. But what Olivia wants most is to learn more of her mother’s secret life so she travels to Romania. In Romania Olivia meets the kind, but very poor tour guide Christian. And together they learn more about Olivia’s mom and Andrei Rusu.
This book took a little while for me to get into. Olivia’s character was from the very beginning a little too naïve for my taste, and her decisions took some time to get used too. But I kept on reading and slowly on this book definitely grew on me.
The best thing about this book to me, was definitely Christian. I loved his character. He was very kind, caring and definitely worked very hard to make sure his mother and sisters had everything he could give him. And his ‘touring car’ was definitely key for some funny moments.
The suspense was a little too predictable for my taste, but I loved the mysterious and almost horror feeling this book gave at times. And it definitely made me want to keep on reading. I also enjoyed the fact that this book took place in Romania. We don’t get to read a lot about it, but the things we did read I enjoyed and I found very original. And I loved the sweet romance between Olivia and Christian.
Overall, this book was a fun one.
I’ve been reading books from the In Death series by J.D. Robb for a few years now. But I only started with book 39. And although these books can be read as standalones, I always wondered how the story of New York homicide detective Lieutenant Eve Dallas and Roarke started. So.. since I’m on maternity leave, and find myself with more time to read I decided it was time to finally start reading book 1 in the series. And I was so excited when I opened my kindle to these pages.
In ‘Naked In Death’ we meet lieutenant Eve Dallas in the year 2058. Although Eve just finished a horrible case, there’s no time to waste when a young woman gets brutally murdered by a weapon that hasn’t been used in years. The victim also happens to be the granddaughter of a US senator, which makes the case all the more intense. And soon Eve finds out that there will be more murders if she doesn’t solve the case fast. Not only is Eve working hard to find out who killed the young woman, after meeting a possible suspect, the handsome and rich Roarke, she also has to fight her attraction to him. Because a relationship of any kind is definitely not for Eve.
What I’ve loved most about the In Death series is the combination of thrilling suspense, romance and futuristic aspects that fills every book in this series. And this book definitely is a great one in that. From the moment I started reading ‘Naked In Death’ I was hooked. The book starts right away, and it kept me sitting on the edge of my seat right from the start.
The suspense and mystery was very good. There is this brutal murder, and not a lot of suspects to go around. The suspects that are there, aren’t easy to confront. Think a US senator, a high guy in the police world and a billionaire. This definitely made for a very thrilling read I couldn’t put down.
Most of all I was excited to finally learn how the story of Eve and Roarke met. And boy did I love it. I love these two characters, and getting to know these two from the start was so exciting to me. Although I’m not a real sci-fi lover, I love the futuristic aspects in this book too. Things are definitely very different than our present time, but not so different that you couldn’t expect it to be real. I love that.
‘Naked In Death’ definitely was a great read that kept me guessing till the end. I devoured every page and am determined to read more books in this series this year.
What ‘Naked In Death’ also definitely did, was make me remember how much I love reading crime thrillers. I used to read that genre all the time, but in the last few years that changed to romance. I’m definitely now determined to read more books in this series.. but also in other books in this genre.
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