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Hello, friends! How's your weekend? Mine? As always, it involves with books. Now, the third time in a row I'm reviewing the same author book. As usual, this book can be read as a standalone. Rochelle Marks is working hard to build a name for herself that has nothing to do with her pinup-girl curves. She’s made mistakes in the past, and now she’s trying to stop her little sister, Stacy, from making worse ones. Rochelle’s done with being nothing more than someone’s good time. Even if that someone is the one-night stand who turned her life upside down before vanishing—and who’s just arrived in Paradise, Idaho, looking to pick up where they left off.• • • • • • • • • •Tech mogul Travis Cochran’s hard-won new priorities have brought him to town as a university lecturer, but he’s come for something else, too: the smart, sassy, gorgeous woman who’s been in his head for months. When Stacy’s choices draw her big sister into a web of down-home crime and cold-blooded murder, Travis’s mission gets a whole lot more urgent. Now convincing Rochelle to trust him isn’t just about winning her back. It may be the only way to keep her alive… What can I say? I'm curious as a cat. So instead of dropping this series, I'm diving straight right in since I'm deeply involved with the mention characters. ;PThe pace of the book is the same when the two characters slowly building up their sexual tension between themselves. Then throw in some suspense and we have the almost same ending.This time the book touches on prescription addicts. From the dealer to the runners to the buyers. This book turns out better when listening to the audio version. The narrator did a great job!

I'm back with the second book review! Kayla Chambers knows what love is—and what it isn’t. When her boyfriend turns abusive, she and her son escape to a new life in a place where he’ll never find them. The idyllic town of Paradise, Idaho, has everything she needs to get back on her feet. Survival is her only goal, and the last thing she wants is another man in her life.• • • • • • • •But Kayla’s new neighbor, high school principal Luke Jackson, is determined to change her mind. Luke usually takes the fast lane with women, but he can see that Kayla and her son need help, and he wants to earn her trust—even if that means taking things slow. He strikes up a friendship that soon simmers into something passionate and real. But when Kayla’s past catches up with her, Luke knows he has to find a way to keep her safe…or risk losing her forever. Well, I'm glad that I enjoy this book more than the first.This book touches on a very sensitive topic yet common issues in this society. Domestic violence. Kayla is a widow who's having a hard time raising her son. Then she met someone who promised to take care of her but he doesn't. He's someone who holds power and he knew people from high positions and that's very sad. She managed to escape with her son and she met her neighbor, Luke.He's a high school principal who always goes after women who's not from the town he's living in until he met Kayla. Something about her makes him want to protect her.The flow of the story seems familiar with the first book. But I hated how the ending ends when it comes to the ending for the perp. Is it suspenseful? Not that much but it's not that boring compared to the first book.

By now peeps, you all should know that I hardly recommend fantasy books cos not many captures my attention like Harry Potter series. But I'm just glad that I decided to give this a try.DO note that this book is a series and there's more behind that you need to read to continue on the journey with the main character. After serving out a year of hard labor in the salt mines of Endovier for her crimes, 18-year-old assassin Celaena Sardothien is dragged before the Crown Prince. Prince Dorian offers her her freedom on one condition: she must act as his champion in a competition to find a new royal assassin.Her opponents are men-thieves and assassins and warriors from across the empire, each sponsored by a member of the king's council. If she beats her opponents in a series of eliminations, she'll serve the kingdom for three years and then be granted her freedom.Celaena finds her training sessions with the captain of the guard, Westfall, challenging and exhilarating. But she's bored stiff by court life. Things get a little more interesting when the prince starts to show interest in her... but it's the gruff Captain Westfall who seems to understand her best.Then one of the other contestants turns up dead... quickly followed by another. Can Celaena figure out who the killer is before she becomes a victim? As the young assassin investigates, her search leads her to discover a greater destiny than she could possibly have imagined. Sarah J Maas books have been on my radar for a very long time. Since I've been binge reading on romantic suspense genre, I decided that I need a change. Suspense books are thrilling but sometimes when the stories are too dark, they tend to leave a mark in your brain. I chose this book cos of the rave reviews. I have another book by Sarah J Maas sitting on my kindlelibrary but I decided to give this one a go first.Well, I'm glad that I pick this up cos I couldn't put this book down since I started it. I've been highlighting the names and characters on my kindle so that I can reference back to them if the need arise. :PCelaena is an assasin who's being punished for her crimes by doing slavery work in a very harsh salt mines. No one can survive the harsh condition but Celaena did. She's being given a second chance when the crown prince recommend her to be his champion and she need to be in this competition where some others might bring their champion to fight so that they can be the king's champion. She need to win if not she'll be sent back to this harsh place again.You'll read a lot about Dorian the crown prince and Chaol the captain of the royal guards. I'll take my time with this series instead of binge reading cos I know that I won't be able to take it when I'm being left with a cliffhanger. :P

This book can be read as a standalone. When a violent storm hits Graveyard Falls, it unearths the unimaginable: skeletons of teenage girls, each dressed in white and holding a candle. It’s clear to FBI agent Beth Fields that this is the work of a long-standing killer—but could it be the one she escaped years ago? She has no memory of the man who held her captive and murdered her friend. But even though someone was jailed for the crime, she’s always feared that the real killer is still out there…waiting and watching.Ian Kimball never believed his stepfather was guilty of Beth’s kidnapping or the slaying of two local girls. Now Graveyard Falls’s sheriff, he’s determined to catch the true perpetrator. And when more young women go missing, he realizes he needs Beth’s help. She is nothing like Ian expected, and everything he desires. But if they have any hope of finally ending the killer’s reign of terror, Beth and Ian will need to put everything aside, including their past, their mistrust, and their growing attraction… I've got complicated feelings while reading this book. First, the book is not Rita Herron's best work. Second, I think the task force that's being set up for searching for this serial killer is lousy. Thirdly, I don't like Ian Kimball.I'll just summarize the story but not in detail. FBI Agent Beth Fields was being held captive once when she's in her teens. She escaped but she couldn't remember the ordeal. She couldn't remember her captives faces. She couldn't remember anything. She only remembers that her friend is dead because she couldn't protect her. Now, the FBI needs her expertise when Graveyard Falls discovered a burial ground for tons of skeletons. Based on the initial findings, they believe it belongs to teenage girls. While investigating, they receive another teenager is missing. They're running out of time to find the girl alive. Sheriff Ian Kimball's stepfather is being arrested for killing those missing girls. But he believed that his stepfather is innocent and someone framed him for the murder. When Ian met Beth, he knows that she's the girl who put his stepfather behind bars. But there's a guilt living inside him. The guilt that he couldn't forget for years.The plot is good. But the development is boring. It only gets better when it's coming to an end.

This book can be read as a standalone. Julia Vargas is a cop with a mission. When she’s not chasing down bad guys, Julia dedicates her time to investigating the Hangman serial killer…the same unsolved case that her father, Jim Vargas, was working on when he supposedly shot and killed himself three decades before. While rumors continue to swirl around her father’s death, Julia attempts to hunt down the truth.The case once again hits dangerously close, however, when a woman’s bones are discovered in a historic downtown home, together with a photograph of Jim and Julia as a young girl. As horrifying as this discovery is, it may just be the break Julia has waited for. Working alongside Tobias Novak, a homicide detective with whom she shares a complicated—and steamy—history, she’s forced to confront her own past even as the Hangman looms in the shadows. But as the mysterious killer circles closer, Julia can feel her own noose begin to tighten… I couldn't stop reading once started. This book has surprises and suspense that are enough to keep me going until I've finished the whole book. I've been smiling, cursing and guessing throughout the whole book. Sadly for me, I couldn't guess the right perpetrators until towards the end of the book.Mary Burton has the skill to steer you towards this direction then when you thought that you know WHO, she steer you towards another direction. And you'll be sitting there frowning at the book. Cursing how stupid you might be but later, another bomb is dropped on your lap. These are the feelings that I had while reading this book. It's a good thing that we cannot figure out the perp in the early stage or it might be very boring but sad that my 'detective' skill sucks in this book.This book is suspenseful enough for me so if you're a fan of suspense book, you might want to give it a try.

This can be read as a standalone. No cliffhanger. When a terrible accident abruptly ends her riding career, Rachel Parker returns to Pennsylvania to rebuild her family’s horse farm. But her welcome home is anything but warm. Her sister’s abusive husband and a violent vandal threaten Rachel’s new business and her life. Someone is systematically trying to destroy her. Someone who knows private things about her. Someone who’s been watching her. Now Rachel must face the fact that the sins of her carefully hidden past have returned to haunt her…Police Chief Mike O’Connell never had trouble drawing the line between his personal life and his job—until he met Rachel Parker. Mike’s investigation uncovers a shocking number of secrets and suspects. But the stalker’s escalating violence convinces him he doesn’t have much time to sort through it all. Whoever is watching Rachel wants her dead. Mike and Rachel race to untangle a web of deceit and lies that stretches two decades into the past—before her stalker strikes again. Well, I must admit that I'm glad I've read the books in backward sequence since they can be read as a standalone. The plot is okay and the characters wise? I like the police chief. Too responsible and he's carrying the whole load on his shoulders. As for Rachel? Sometimes I'm wondering is she some kind of a superwoman? She always deny going to the hospital even though she's badly injured and she kind of annoy the hell out of me. I'm curious to know the history and connection between Mike and Rachel, that's why I pick up this book. I'm kind of disappointed but I can see that the story is getting better and better since I read the last few books first.So overall, it's an okay book with an annoying heroine. LOL.

This book can be read as a standalone. From the moment Officer Ethan Hale pulls Abby Foster from icy waters, he senses there’s more to her than meets the eye. Abby has no memory of the accident that submerged her car in the frozen river. Three years ago, Abby was kidnapped and abandoned in a well for a week. The botched police investigation nearly killed her. Abby had moved to the mountains of Pennsylvania for a fresh start, but when it becomes clear that this car crash wasn’t an accident, she knows the violence from her past has caught up with her.But Abby’s former assailant was convicted and imprisoned, so who else wants her dead?Ethan uncovers a fresh string of murders tied to Abby’s past. Someone is trying to kill her, and this time the stalker seems determined to finish the task. As the killer grows bolder, Abby begins to trust Ethan enough to share the truth, her heart, and her life. But to stop the murders, Ethan must make a decision that could jeopardize it all. Everyone has secrets. And that includes math teacher, Abby Foster. Due to her past experience, she doesn't trust anyone completely. Even her best friend, Brooke. But when she's being saved by the local police, Ethan Hale, she somehow knows that she'll be able to trust him with her deepest secret.Someone is out to get Abby and she doesn't know who and why. Ethan is determined to help and protect Abby from harm. But what happen when they realized there's a bigger player in the background?I thought that I knew who but when I read through the book towards the ending, I laughed. Wow. Melinda definitely threw me off with her ending. I didn't expect the WHO. Definitely a good read.