I’ve been a huge Nora Roberts for a while now. I just love everything she writes. The books she has written under her own name or a pseudonym, it doesn’t matter I enjoy it all. So when I received an ARC of Hideaway I got super excited. And when I could I started reading asap. In ...KEEP READING »
When I read the book description of ‘Girl Long Gone’ on Netgalley a little while ago, I found myself intrigued by this read. So I requested a review copy, and was super excited to start reading as soon as possible.
In ‘Girl Long Gone’ we meet Connor, a NYPD detective who is desperately searching for his missing sister. In his search he meets Evelyn. There is an instant chemistry between these too and soon they decide to work together on the search of Connor sister Monica.
This review is a little hard to write because I’m not really sure what I think. There were several things I didn’t really like. Firstly, I found time going by way to fast. One moment Connor and Evelyn meet, the next they are together. Which I didn’t get at all. Evelyn was supposedly comprehensive of all guys, but she meets a big NYPD guy and bam she wants him. I just didn’t get that part at all. We are supposed to believe she is someone who doesn’t trust easy, but she trusts him right away?
The suspense part also wasn’t really for me. It just seemed like we missed little bits and pieces of the story. One thing would happen, and the next we were following another kidnapping. It felt just really rushed to me. It left me reading several parts multiple times. And in the end I still had a lot of questions left.
But I did want to finish reading this book, because I was curious how things would end up. And we read this book through the ‘bad guys’ eyes too. And that was definitely interesting.
Overall I just didn’t really connect with this story to much. There was definitely potential, but I think some parts should have been more developed.
It’s been a while since I listened to an audiobook. I love audiobooks, but I just rarely find the time to listen to them. Between being with my little girl, working and blogging.. I just haven’t really found the best time to listen to audiobooks. But when I saw the opportunity to listen to ‘Her Tempting Protector’, I knew I wanted to give it a try again. It took me longer than I wanted, but I found the time and start listening.
‘Her Tempting Protector’ is the story of doctor Carys Adams. Carys is working in the wilds of Africa when things go wrong pretty fast. Things aren’t save for the doctor anymore. But Carys is determined to help her patient, a young mother who just gave birth to a baby boy. Soon Navy SEAL Cullen Lyons arrives to get Carys and help her back to safety. But when Cullen sees how determined Carys is to help the young mother, he tries to get them both to safety. And soon Cullen finds himself feeling more for Carys than he did for a woman before.
I’m definitely a fan of Romantic Suspense novels, and although this is the second book in a series, it can be read as a standalone. ‘Her Tempting Protector’ is definitely a story that starts right away. There’s no slow introduction at all. And I definitely enjoyed that, but it also took me a little while to really get into. Right from the beginning this story is filled with lots of suspenseful moments, that keep you sitting on the edge of your feet. And I loved that.
The two main characters Carys and Cullen are definitely fun to get to know. As a nurse myself, I loved getting to know Doctor Carys. And Cullen really seems charming, handsome and very kind. There where moment where I found him too much though. He was charming, but he was to fond of the doctor to fast is you ask me. And I just found what he said and thought a little to much at times. Sure I believe in love at first sight. But I didn’t feel it here as much in the beginning.
The romance between Carys and Cullen was definitely sweet though. Even if I found it too much at times. And I loved them together.
Since this was my first audiobook in a while, I was a little anxious about the narrators. But I shouldn’t have worried. I loved both Ryan West and Kirsten Leigh. Their voices where nice to listen too, and I could really hear the characters emotions in their voices. The story flowed easily from one narrator to the other, and it was definitely fun to listen too.
Overall I’d definitely recommend this audiobook. There was some very nice suspense and cute romance.
A little while ago I got the opportunity to read ‘Intimate Danger’ by D.C. Stone. Since I love Romantic Suspense novels this book definitely got me intrigued. And since I hadn’t read any D.C. Stone novel before, this book sounded like the perfect place to start.
In ‘Intimate Danger’ we meet small town detective Charlie. Charlie is a cop through and through. Her dad was one, and now she is a detective herself. But she has to work hard to prove herself in her little town. So when she is assigned to a new case involving a disturbing guy, she sees this as her shot at being taken seriously. But things get even more complicated when FBI agent Trent Rossi is also signed to the case. And not only is he is FBI, he is also really handsome and charming and possible a suspect.
This book was from the start one I wasn’t able to put down. The suspense was really great, and I found myself wondering what was really going on all the time. The fact that this book is both written through Charlie’s point of view and the villain’s point of view was really interesting, fascinating and definitely kept me on the edge of my seat. I mean.. reading the villain’s point of view was downright disturbing.. but pretty interesting too.
The romance between Charlie and Trent wasn’t really as exciting as I hoped it would be, but it was good enough to keep me interested. There were some fun and hot moments between the two of them, and although I didn’t really get them I really was rooting for them.
The down part.. The writing itself was a little confusing for me at times. There were things that just didn’t really add up, and some parts that where just making me question things that I don’t think where meant that way. I felt like the author was just so excited to share everything with her readers, that certain parts just went too fast. And in the end it just made this read a little less ‘OMG’ than I thought it would be.
‘Intimate Danger’ was definitely a fun read. And I’m curious to read the other books in this series.
When I first saw the cover and read the book description of ‘Whiteout’ I knew this was a book I needed to read. I mean.. Have you seen that cover? Isn’t gorgeous? I love that cover. And that book description really made me want to start reading this book as soon as I could. So when I got approved to get an ARC I was super excited.
In ‘Whiteout’ we meet cook Angel Smith on her last days as a cook on a research station in Antarctica. After months of seeing glaciologist Ford Cooper from a distance, Angel takes one last chance of getting him to talk to her. But when that fails she knows she just have to take her loss and go back home. But right when Angel is about to leave, people start to go missing, and before she knows what is happening, Angel and Ford are the only two survivors isolated in one of the most brutal places of the world.
Well, this book was something else. From the moment I started reading ‘Whiteout’ I was hooked to the pages. Not because of the chemistry between, Ford and Angel, but because this book is so thrilling and it keeps you sitting on the edge of the seat. From the beginning till the very end there is so much going on in this book that I simple needed to know what would happen next.
Although I haven’t read anything other than romance novels lately, and this book is much more a suspense novel than romance, but there’s still a fun and very additive romance going on too. Angel and Ford are forced to try to survive a cold winter in Antarctica on the run of people who are endangering the world. It was hard to imagine how there could be any romance in this environment, but there was and it was really good.
Adriana Anders writing kept me anxious to keep on reading. She was able to create a world that I simple couldn’t imagine before, but can now see clearly. And I loved that. I also loved the fact that she was able to create these characters that had so much depth that I really found myself thinking of them as ‘real’ people.
Yes, this book was definitely a great romantic suspense novel. It had everything I could hope for in a romantic suspense novel. And I really hope this book will be part of a series, because I just can’t get enough of Angel and Ford.
‘Whiteout’ definitely is a book I’d recommend.
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