Best Romantic Suspense
A luminous debut with unexpected twists, Everything We Keep explores the devastation of loss, the euphoria of finding love again, and the pulse-racing repercussions of discovering the truth about the ones we hold dear and the lengths they will go to protect us. “You’ll need an ample supply of tissues and emotional strength for this one...From Northern California author Kerry Lonsdale comes a heart-wrenching story about fate sweeping away life in an instant.” — Sunset Magazine. Depicting grief and loss, but also healing and hope in their rawest forms, this novel will capture hearts and minds, keeping readers up all night, desperate to learn the truth.” — RT Book Reviews. “Heartfelt and suspenseful, Everything We Keep beautifully navigates the deep waters of grief, and one woman’s search to reconcile a past she can’t release, and a future she wants to embrace. With a good dose of drama, a heart-wrenching love story, and the suspense of unanswered questions, Lonsdale’s layered and engrossing debut is a captivating read.” —Karma Brown, bestselling author of Come Away With Me. She graduated from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, and is a founder of the Women’s Fiction Writers Association, an online community of authors located across the globe.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"This results in an usually fast-paced story (at least for women's fiction) of a woman struggling to overcome the grief of losing her childhood sweetheart - who was meant to be her husband - and figure out who she is in the wake of such terrible tragedy. Speaking of characters, Kerry's cast is incredibly well-developed and they feel like real people with virtues, weaknesses and plausible back story. I also want to say something about the epilogue because so many people have cited it as a reason for giving the book a low rating."
"This review is written by Bob Boze on behalf of Truth About Books. I’m always pleased to give a good review: Especially when it comes on the heels of two, not so good, reviews. So, two years after his purported death, Ian joins her, as she travels to Mexico to find her fiancée, who she is now certain is not dead. As she and Ian search for James, and the truth; secrets from their past and James’ family surface, along with her feelings for Ian and realization of what her life with James was really like. Everything We Keep not only has a unique plot, it is full of twists and turns that will keep you guessing, especially toward the end as she and Ian seek the truth in Mexico."
"I give it 4 stars out of 5 because the women are potty-mouths and the number of f-bombs increased as the story moved forward."
"It can't possibly be because everyone loves cliched writing (tell me again about her Caribbean-blue eyes), super boring lead characters who make really weird life choices, or terrible plot resolutions that make zero sense. What I want to focus on, though, is the fact that Aimee is RAPED by her boyfriends cousin/brother, and then said boyfriend is baskcally like "here, let me fix your makeup because you have to forget how he just raped you in order to help me set things straight with my family business.""
Twelve years ago, Sarah Baker was abducted by the Watt Lake Killer and sexually assaulted for months before managing to escape. She has won the Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award for Romantic Suspense, the National Readers’ Choice Award, and the Romantic Crown for Best Romantic Suspense and Best Book Overall.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I was not interested at all in the dysfunctional family drama, the legal thriller which looked a bit boring to me, and the silly-looking teenage supernatural hunter book one of a series. By romance, I'm talking the whole nine yards - she noticing his biceps, deeply tanned skin, masculine appeal and yearning for what she has denied herself all these year, etc., this is it. As another reviewer said, this book was similar to "The One That Got Away" in it's plot of the one serial killer victim that escaped, but with serious PTSD which she fights to overcome. It is ridiculous that a just retired cop would lure the killer he still believes to be on the loose to the home of the victim that got away (not going into how he knew that) and not warn her or anyone else there of the danger. Yet, there are many readers who love books about strong female lead characters that overcome tremendous odds to survive. I also agree that there was rich texture in the depiction of the surroundings, which is the rugged Canadian northwest, which adds flavor to the book."
"Admittedly, the hero and heroine fit the standard expectations of the genre - she's tough and feisty, he's ultra cool and masculine without undermining her, and their attraction is immediate despite differences between them - but these characters also have some depth with their complicated histories, and the well-developed secondary characters bring a lot to the story and make it feel more grounded. In the end, I looked past these story elements because it is a romance, which often involves a degree of fantasy, and I enjoyed the story, which really is well written."
"What I liked: The book is told from different people's perspectives which normally would bother me but in this book it worked. The book just needed an epilogue like 6 months down the road to show where everything was at."
"Some of the parts I felt did not seem to add up, and others were pretty predictable, but the way the story was written kept a good flow going and kept you wanting to make sure that you were on the same path as the author."
But danger stalks Bailey and her brother, so it’s up to Nathan to channel his inner alpha and find a way to end the threat to their lives once and for all—and he’s not giving up Bailey without a fight. Badge of Honor: Texas Heroes Justice for Mackenzie. Justice for Mickie. Justice for Corrie. Justice for Laine. Shelter for Elizabeth. Justice for Boone. Shelter for Adeline. Shelter for Sophie. Justice for Erin. Justice for Milena (Mar 2018). Shelter for Blythe (June 2018). Justice for Hope (Sept 2018). Shelter for Quinn (TBA). Shelter for Koren (TBA). Shelter for Penelope (TBA) Delta Force Heroes Rescuing Rayne. Assisting Aimee- Loosely related to Delta Force. Rescuing Emily. Rescuing Harley. Beyond Reality Outback Hearts. Flaming Hearts. Frozen Hearts. Website: StokerAces.com. She is addicted to writing and creating stories readers can lose themselves in. Thanks to her army husband, she’s lived in several different states.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"The scene with Donovan was intense but l am happy he is now out of the picture permanently. I am also happy that Nathan and Bailey got their happily ever after and that Bailey was able to get rid of that nasty tattoo."
"Nathan Anderson and his brothers have been looking for that gang leader because of the harm he has caused to the women in their family."
"Ace Security’s Nathan Anderson is the self proclaimed nerd of the brothers, it takes finding Bailey Hampton to prove to himself that he does have an Alpha protective side just like his brothers."
"I had been married twice before to one man (my Son's birth Father), a mentally & physically abusive man & to another man who was an alcoholic. He is a Man's man & my Gentle Giant."
"She runs away from the gang while their leader is in jail .She and her brother have a lot to learn to try to lead normal lives .Nathan has feelings for Bailey from the."
"It’s the complex cast of characters and Ms. Stoker’s way of interweaving a mystery and laying the groundwork to her next story that keeps me coming back for more."
"She feared that Joel would turn into a gang banger if he stayed around the IN so she ran when Donavan was in jail."
"Can they find the strength to overcome her past and win a once in a lifetime kind of love?"
Best Mystery Romance
Janet Evanovich’s #1 New York Times bestselling sensation Stephanie Plum returns in her twenty-forth thriller as mutilated corpses litter the streets of New Jersey... Trouble comes in bunches for Stephanie Plum. First, professional grave robber and semi-professional loon, Simon Diggery, won’t let her take him in until she agrees to care for his boa constrictor, Ethel. Making trouble and winning hearts * USA Today * Pithy, witty and fast-paced * The Sunday Times * As smart and sassy as high-gloss wet paint * Time Out * Romantic and gripping... An absolute tonic * Good Housekeeping * A laugh-out-loud page-turner * Heat * Praise for Janet Evanovich: 'Among the great joys of contemporary crime fiction' * GQ * Janet Evanovich is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Stephanie Plum series, the Fox and O’Hare series, the Lizzy and Diesel series, the Knight and Moon series, the Alexandra Barnaby novels and Troublemaker graphic novel, and How I Write: Secrets of a Bestselling Author .
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Find Best Price at Amazon"She chases grandma to Florida, gets grandma a dog, is chased by zombies and goes through 3 of Ranger's vehicles."
"Still definitely a good have you wanting to read one more chapter before bed because yourbwondering what Stephanie, Gramma and Lula will be up to next."
"Basically warmed over junk with no new character development and an extremely weak story line."
"I don't know why I waste my time or money on these books anymore."
"Stephanie totaling Ranger's brand new expensive loaner cars and him supposedly laughing when he gets the news???? I think her cuteness tanked three cars ago and his auto insurance rates must be astronomical. And Lula gets paid by Vincent Plum Bail Bonds to do what, exactly???? Stephanie's mother taking pills with two drinks of hard liquor? When Gramma Mazur used to say outrageous things at the kitchen table and Stephanie's mother would look longingly toward the cupboard with the booze. Is it just me, or are her other legions of fans saying I just bought my very last Stephanie Plum novel."
"Twenty-four is a nice number, let's finish weak with this sadly diminished and now absurdly silly series."
"A zombie theme with missing brains is the extent of the silly storyline. I think Janet was missing some brain cells while writing this book."
"We all have to make a pact to stop buying these books. But JE has no motivation to change anything as long as we keep buying this ridiculous silliness!"