RS Review: Guilty as Sin [Mass Market Paperback]

I've finished "Guilty as Sin" by Jami Alden.

Product Description

For over a decade, a killer has been waiting, silent as death and

GUILTY AS SIN

Fourteen years ago, Kate Beckett was a teenager more interested in summer romance than babysitting. Then the unthinkable happened: her younger brother was kidnapped and murdered on her watch. Now she is an advocate for missing children, and her newest case brings her back to the small town where she lost her brother - and where she left behind the first boy she ever loved.

Tommy Ibarra's world fell apart after Kate broke his heart, and he's spent his adult life making sure that he'll never be vulnerable again. When a teenage girl vanishes, he offers his expertise as a high tech security expert to help find her. Although he's determined to keep his distance from Kate, it isn't long before he's falling under her spell all over again.

As they race against the clock, their investigation leads to a brutal killer with a shocking connection to Kate's tragic past. And this time, the killer has Kate firmly in his sites.

Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 464 pages
Publisher: Forever (July 30, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1455520527
ISBN-13: 978-1455520527

My Review:

4/5

Thanks Hachette Book Group Canada for sending me this book to review, greatly appreciated!

RS Review: Run from Fear [Mass Market Paperback]

I've finished "Run from Fear" the 3rd book in a series by Jami Alden.

Product Description

With each step she takes, he tracks her every move, waiting for the perfect time. The perfect revenge. Until then, he'll watch her . . .

RUN FROM FEAR

More than anything, Talia Vega wanted to leave behind her harrowing past. Moving eight hundred miles away, she succeeded . . . until the one man who knows her darkest secrets wanders into the restaurant where she works. Now the agonizing memories come crashing back-along with an undeniable desire for Jack Brooks, the ex-Green Beret who rescued her from a sadistic monster two years ago.

Jack Brooks knows that showing up unannounced is a purely selfish move. Talia doesn't need his protection anymore, but he can't get the raven-haired beauty out of his mind. And when a twisted madman is hell-bent on resurrecting her torturous past, Jack vows to do anything to keep her safe - even risk his own life to save the only woman he's ever loved.

About the Author

Jami Alden is the Holt Medallion nominated author sexy romantic suspense. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her socially well adjusted alpha male husband, her sons, and a german shepherd who patiently listens to dialog and help her work out plot points. You can find out more about Jami and her books at www.JamiAlden.com, www.facebook.com/jamialden, or by following her on Twitter @jamialden.

Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 464 pages
Publisher: Forever; Original edition (March 1, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0446572810
ISBN-13: 978-0446572811

My Review:

Talia Vega has finally rebuilt her life around with her sister Roseario in northern California after the horrors she suffered at the hands of Nate Brewster, David Maxwell and Margaret Grayson-Maxwell.

She thought everything was going great until she starts getting gifts similar to ones that David gave her.  Then an old friend comes back into her life Jack Brooks who she hasn't wanted to see.  Jack has been keeping tabs on her and Roseario for the last two years.  Talia is still dealing with the fact she was kidnapped and tortured and doesn't really trust men anymore.

Jack has gone through a terrible family life with a alcoholic and abusive father and a mother who let it happen and turned a blind eye.  He also tried to save his friend and her son from a Green Beret and feels guilty about the aftermath.  He has always loved Talia and has been waiting for her.

This book had some very tense moments with graphic crime scene details.

We learn who the killer is early in the book and we get his thoughts and feelings.  He admires Nate Brewster and is determined to do what Nate failed to do - kill Talia Vega - she would be his ultimate kill.

At times I didn't really like Talia especially when she was rude to Jack (he was only trying to protect her for her own good) but at the end she redeemed herself when she finally admitted she loved Jack and wanted a life with him.

I really like Jack because he was so protective of Talia and Roseario and he was hot and sexy.

3/5

Thanks Hachette Book Group Canada for sending me this book to review, greatly appreciated!

RS Review: Hide from Evil [Mass Market Paperback]

I've finished "Hide from Evil" the 2nd book in her Evil series by Jami Alden.

Product Description

Like a chess master, he carefully weighs his next move . . . advancing slowly until he is sure he can capture his helpless pawn. For in his mind, there's no way to . . .

HIDE FROM EVIL

Sean Flynn should feel lucky he's alive. But a betrayal by a close friend - and two years on death row - has left him feeling only numb. When his conviction was overturned, Sean retreated to a quiet woodland cabin, far away from prying eyes. There, he believed, the past couldn't come back to haunt him . . . until she showed up.

Overcome with guilt, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Krista Slater can't forgive herself for convicting an innocent man. But when another brutal murder reveals chilling, new facts about his case, she must turn to Sean for help. She's ready to face his anger, but the desire in his eyes ignites a need she's never felt before. Shadowed by danger, Sean and Krista uncover a twisted maze of deception and betrayal - all under the dangerous gaze of a cunning mastermind who will do whatever it takes to keep his evil secrets safe.

About the Author

Jami Alden is the Holt Medallion nominated author sexy romantic suspense. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her socially well adjusted alpha male husband, her sons, and a german shepherd who patiently listens to dialog and help her work out plot points. You can find out more about Jami and her books at www.JamiAlden.com, www.facebook.com/jamialden, or by following her on Twitter @jamialden.

Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 432 pages
Publisher: Forever; 1 edition (November 1, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0446572799
ISBN-13: 978-0446572798

My Review:

Sean Flynn is recovering from a betrayal by a close friend and serving two years in jail.  After his release he retreated to his grandfather's cabin to have a fresh start.

Krista Slater is overcome by guilt for putting Sean into the slammer and she can't forgive herself.  When a promising witness gets in touch with her to meet she thinks she can right the wrong.  When the witness misses the meeting and ends up dead she goes to her boss and mentor hoping he would help her.  He tells her to leave it alone but she can't and heads where Sean Flynn now lives.

Sean is a different person after being in prison he doesn't want to feel any emotions, not panicking when in an enclosed room, the hurt betrayal by a friend he considered a brother Nate Brewster and the angry he feels towards a lawyer.  He is shocked to see Krista arrive while he is chopping wood and asking about Nate Brewster.

Both of them don't know that Krista's investigation has put her on a hit list and they would do anything to keep their little secret a secret (even killing her).  She has learned Nate wasn't working alone and his crimes were being covered up.  When they are attacked Sean manages to save the day and they flee while trying to stay alive and figure out who is out to kill them.

Sean with the help of an Army friend have connections and it will take all they have to bring them down and to survive.  When Krista crashed into his life she made him feel things he didn't want to feel that he wanted Krista for all eternity.

Krista has always been attracted to Sean and has felt drawn to him ever since they were in court, when he was sent to prison, when he was released and when she saw him chopping wood half naked.  Even though he treated her badly at first she can't fight her feeling for him.

Sean and Krista were great together because they supported one another when they finally got together and their loves scenes were so HOT!

5/5

Thanks Hachette Book Group Canada for sending me this book to review, greatly appreciated!

ARC Review: Beg for Mercy [Mass Market Paperback]

I've finished "Beg for Mercy" the 1st book in sexy new romantic suspense trilogy by Jami Alden.

Product Description

He lurks in the shadows, waiting and watching . . . And once he has you, all you can do is. . .

BEG FOR MERCY

Megan Flynn thought she was falling in love. Cole Williams wasn't just handsome and passionate, he was one of the good guys. Or so she thought, until he arrested her brother - the only family she has left - for a murder she knows he couldn't have possibly committed. Now, with her heart broken and her brother's life hanging in the balance, Megan will risk everything to prove his innocence. Even if that means throwing herself into the path of a sadistic killer with a hauntingly familiar MO.

Seattle Detective Cole Williams had given up on making Megan see reason where her brother is concerned. But when she insinuates herself into the most shockingly brutal case Cole has ever worked, he can't stand idly by. Plunged into a secret world where the city's elite indulge their darkest desires, Cole will do whatever it takes to bring down a madman who has made Megan his most coveted prey.

Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 448 pages
Publisher: Forever; Original edition (June 1, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0446572802
ISBN-13: 978-0446572804

My Review:

Storyline:  Megan Flynn's brother Sean has been convicted of a brutal murder and she knows he didn't do it but she can't prove it.  She has never stopped looking for answers on finding out who the real killer is and why they framed Sean.  Cole has given up but Megan continues her search and Cole the man she thought she loved enters her life again.  They were hot and heavy in the past but they broke up because Cole was the arresting officer.  Then more bodies turn up with the same MO as in Sean's case which causes alarms in every one's minds and especially Cole's.  He still doesn't believe Sean is innocent but he is determined to help Megan find out the real truth.  Cole let's his feelings for Megan compromise his cop by book duty and they only have each other for support.

Characters:  Megan is in her late 20's, a writer and court advocate who stubbornly is determined to prove her brother is innocent and was framed.  I'm glad she supports her brother and knows he isn't capable of doing those very sick and depraved killings.

Cole is a cop by the book and is very couragious and honorable. 

Romance:  I really enjoyed the romance between Cole and Megan because they didn't jump right back into a relationship until he started to believe Sean was innocent and didn't take advantage of her vulnerability and he finally admitted this could be a second chance at love though very short.  It was hot and steamy and you really root for them to finally get together.

Killer: The killer is very sick in the head and very depraved in his killings.  He even records his rapes and killings and it gets him off.  Eww that's sick!  I wonder how they can function in the real world like a normal person?  They believe Megan is their salvation.

4/5

Thanks from Brianne Hachette Book Group for sending me this ARC to review, greatly appreciated!

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