A NIGHT OWL REVIEWS BOOK REVIEW | Reviewed by: Roza
This is a good all-around read, and perhaps not one to be started late at night and home alone. The characters are likable - or hate-able as the case may be, and the plot moves fast enough but doesn't feel rushed. I am a little tired of the trope of third person narration of the villain without knowing who he is, but it does seem necessary to sustain the plot. After all the reader should know who he is until about the same time as the rest of the characters, so I suppose it's alright. I liked the interaction between the big scary man and the scared children, although there were one or two points where it didn't ring quite true. James was pure genius, although I could have done without his visions. This was a good fun suspense.
Nov 23, 2011 | 9781612181516
5 - Rare Top Pick | 4.5 - Top Pick | 4 - I Liked It | 3.5 - Enjoyable | 3 - OK | 2.5 - It just didn't click
Book Blurb for She Can Run
Elizabeth was a young widow with two small children when she met Congressman Richard Baker. Handsome and wealthy, with a sparkling public image, Richard seemed like the perfect man to provide the security that Beth and her kids were craving. But when she uncovers a dangerous secret about her new husband, Beth realizes he will go to any lengths—even murder—to keep it. After barely escaping with her life, she and her children flee. They eventually make their way to a secluded estate in the Pennsylvania countryside, where Beth dares to hope she has found a safe place at last… Forced into retirement by an unexpected injury, Philadelphia homicide detective Jack O’Malley is mourning the loss of his career when his uncle abruptly dies, leaving Jack to dispose of his crumbling country house. Unbeknownst to him, his uncle engaged a caretaker just before his death, a mysterious woman with two children and a beautiful face that haunts his dreams. Determined to know her, Jack begins an investigation into Beth’s past. When he uncovers the shocking truth, and a local woman is viciously murdered, Jack puts his own life on the line to keep Beth and her children safe. She Can Run is a sexy, satisfying debut from award-winning author Melinda Leigh, packed with enough suspense and romance to get even the tamest heart racing!
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