Not as good as some of this authors others books, I found it moved rather slow. But it still is a good romantic mystery.
Hotel heiress Regan Madison is flirting with danger. She agrees to help a journalist friend expose Dr Lawrence Shields, a shady self help guru. Attending one of his conferences they are asked to make a 'murder list' of people that they would like to see removed from their world. Then Regan forgets about her list, until the people on it start turning up murdered!

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Honestly, one of the only books I've ever hated, but I struggled through to the end. I've been very disappointed with Julie Garwood's contemporary romance/thrillers. With the change in time, it seems she's lost the complexity of story and character development. This is the worst.

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Regan Madison's friends talk her into attending a seminar given by Dr. Lawrence Sheilds, a well-known psychologist. They are determined to prove that he caused the suicide of a woman after conning her out of her savings. While at the seminar, Regan participates in an exercise where she writes down every person she wants out of her life. She jokingly titles it "Murder List". While leaving the seminar during a rainstorm, Regan is attacked by a man who chases her. She loses her folder containing the list but makes it to the safety of her car. Days later, Regan's office receives a photo of a murdered man...someone who was on her list.

Detective Alec Buchanan has plans to join the FBI; but his boss has assigned him to protect Regan until his time with the department is up. This assignment is a punishment for talking back to his boss. But as far as punishments go, Alec is enjoying his time with the beautiful Regan.

This is the fourth romantic suspense book from Garwood's Buchanan-Renard series. The author takes her time setting up the suspense story in this one. But this gives us time to get to know Regan and her pals. When it becomes apparent that the killer is sending Renard the photos of his victims, the suspense ramps up. Alec's only role is to act as Regan's bodyguard, but he is actively working on the investigation in order to protect her. The romance between the two develops slowly. Once they finally give into temptation, it's worth the wait.

I would have liked if the author had given us enough information to figure out the identity of the killer. Unfortunately, we are not told who was behind the murders or the reason Regan is the target until the final pages. Otherwise, this is a solid romantic suspense novel. My rating: 4 Stars.

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Couldn't finish this one. The villains were so Snidely Whiplash it got annoying. I just gave up.

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This book was okay. I devoured Mercy and Killjoy, this one simply did not have the UMPH that the other two had. I had to read it, because a Buchanan was in it, I did like it, it just lacked a little magic. Don't buy it, get it from the library. If you like the family, it's worth the read. I am going on to Slow Burn, which I hope the magic returns.

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