Mallory Davis hasn't been home in 15 years. But the phone call she receives from her father ... his last words ever spoken ... were Find ..Mother. But her mother died 15 years ago.
Even though law enforcement is calling her father's death on his boat an accident, she believes that he was murdered. The man she nearly married all those years ago, Kevin O'Connor, now a game warden, happens to agree with her.
A series of strange events puts everyone on edge. Her house is broken into ... her father's house was burned to the ground ....she and her teenage daughter receive death threats.
As she and Kevin investigate, they start connecting the dots, but the closer they get to the truth, the more nervous someone gets, and the death threats get much more serious.
Kevin wants nothing more than to protect Mallory and her daughter, but he's leery of getting too close. He was burned once and doesn't want to go down that road again ....but sometimes the heart is at odds with what the head thinks.
There are numerous characters that muddy the waters. People are not always who they seem to be. Kevin's ex-wife and her lawyer husband make an appearance. Mallory's birth father is found a day or two before he dies. It is discovered that her adoptive mother didn't just die in a boat accident ... she was shot and killed. No one has been able to find her birth mother.
As well as trying to find her father's killer, Mallory is also trying to find herself .. trying to forgive herself for all that went on 15 years earlier.
This is a typical Romantic Suspense, but it is well-written. Mallory and Kevin are likable characters. The story line is okay, even if somewhat predictable. Colleen Coble is a well established author known for her Romantic Suspense and Romance novels.
Many thanks to the author / Thomas Nelson--FICTION / NetGalley who furnished a digital copy in exchange for an honest, unbiased review.
Even though law enforcement is calling her father's death on his boat an accident, she believes that he was murdered. The man she nearly married all those years ago, Kevin O'Connor, now a game warden, happens to agree with her.
A series of strange events puts everyone on edge. Her house is broken into ... her father's house was burned to the ground ....she and her teenage daughter receive death threats.
As she and Kevin investigate, they start connecting the dots, but the closer they get to the truth, the more nervous someone gets, and the death threats get much more serious.
Kevin wants nothing more than to protect Mallory and her daughter, but he's leery of getting too close. He was burned once and doesn't want to go down that road again ....but sometimes the heart is at odds with what the head thinks.
There are numerous characters that muddy the waters. People are not always who they seem to be. Kevin's ex-wife and her lawyer husband make an appearance. Mallory's birth father is found a day or two before he dies. It is discovered that her adoptive mother didn't just die in a boat accident ... she was shot and killed. No one has been able to find her birth mother.
As well as trying to find her father's killer, Mallory is also trying to find herself .. trying to forgive herself for all that went on 15 years earlier.
This is a typical Romantic Suspense, but it is well-written. Mallory and Kevin are likable characters. The story line is okay, even if somewhat predictable. Colleen Coble is a well established author known for her Romantic Suspense and Romance novels.
Many thanks to the author / Thomas Nelson--FICTION / NetGalley who furnished a digital copy in exchange for an honest, unbiased review.
