suspense

Interview with Kate Angelo (Girl Lost)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Girl Lost by Kate Angelo is a compelling and gripping story that has redemption, courage, and the power of facing the truth. This is one of those plots where readers will love the good guys and thoroughly hate the bad guys. There is action, arson, murder, kidnappings, and a missing person. The plot opens with Luna Rosati, a CIA counterintelligence officer who had a hard past. After becoming pregnant at sixteen she gave the …

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Interview with J. T. Ellison (The Wolves Come at Night and Last Seen)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Last Seen by J. T. Ellison is a standalone novel. Her protagonist, Halley James, is not having a good year. She is getting divorced, has lost her job at the forensics lab, and her dad needs emergency surgery after a fall. But the biggest blow is when she discovers her mother died, not in a car accident, but was murdered by her sister. Since she was six years old her dad had lied to …

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Interview with Dana Mentink (Fire Mountain)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Fire Mountain by Dana Mentink is a story that pits survival against impossible odds. It has nonstop action, adventure, some tender moments, and a bit of romance. The story opens with Cullen Landry wakening a long-haul trucker in her crashed rig. Cullen did not flee after being warned of the imminent eruption of Mount Ember where he lives in his cabin. While making sure everything was secure, he sees the crash from his cabin …

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Interview with Elizabeth Goddard (Perilous Tides)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Perilous Tides by Elizabeth Goddard brings back the characters Jo Cattrel and Cole Mercer, who were front and center as supporting characters in the series’ first book, Storm Warning. This story has everyone Jo loves leave without a word. Three years ago, her mother was killed, but before she died, she told Jo to watch her back. She was able to reconnect with her biological father, living in the small town of Hidden Bay. …

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Interview with Lisa Childs (Only the Dead Within, The Cowboy’s Baby Surprise, Personal Security)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Only The Dead Within, The Cowboy’s Baby Surprise, and Personal Security by Lisa Childs shows her ability to write in multiple genres. These three recent books show how diverse Childs is with her writing style because she writes thrillers, mysteries, and family-oriented stories. Only the Dead Within is the thriller, Personal Security the mystery, and The Cowboy’s Baby Surprise the family story. Only The Dead Within tells the story of Child Protective Services Investigator …

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Interview with Linda Castillo (Rage)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Rage by Linda Castillo has a riveting plot. Like a fine wine, she only gets better with each story. Kate Burkholder is a unique character that readers will always root for. The action starts from page one where an Amish man is brutally murdered. Chief of Police Kate Burkholder arrives on scene to find the dismembered body of 21-year-old Samuel Yutzy, a local Amish man who owned a successful landscaping business. The investigation has …

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Interview with Catherine Bybee (No More Yesterdays)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper No More Yesterdays by Catherine Bybee once again shows why she is a must-read author. This is a romance with suspense that has intrigue, mystery, and action-packed scenes. Alexandra (Alex) Stone is the CEO at Stone Enterprises. She is a high-powered billionaire woman, a workaholic with little time for romance. She works relentlessly to ensure the success of her inherited hotel empire. She does have daddy issues with her late father being a much …

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Interview with Shelley Shepard Gray (Unshaken)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Unshaken by Shelley Shepard Gray is a romantic suspense story. She is one of the special authors that can write all different types of genres. But her romantic suspense stories have an Amish twist that are riveting. She has many layers to the characters that include interesting backstories where the characters have dreams, fears, and hope. The story has the plot of the 1985 Harrison Ford movie Witness turned 180-degrees. Stephanie Miller, an Amish …

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Beach Reads and Deadly Deeds by Allison Brennan

Title: Beach Reads and Deadly Deeds Author: Allison Brennan Series: n/a Much thanks to Allison Brennan, Harlequin, and NetGalley for allowing me to read a free ARC in exchange for an honest review. Also thanks to Cheryl Lee for inviting me to join the blog tour. CLICK HERE TO READ AN EXCERPT I liked this book, but the resolution left me wanting. I really hate having unanswered questions when I finish a book; it’s right up there with love triangles. …

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Interview with Dani Pettrey (Two Seconds Too Late)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Two Seconds Too Late by Dani Pettrey is a romantic suspense novel. In this story the suspense drives the romance between the two main characters that is carefully plotted within the storyline. The plot starts off with the main female lead, Riley MacLeod, struggling after shooting dead someone who was trying to kill her. Throughout the story readers see her trying to handle the PTSD that includes vivid nightmares. After one of those nightmares, …

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