AIM TO KILL by ALLISON BRENNAN – Love Allison’s writing. The impression you have of what the book is about in the first chapter is not at all what you get by the end. There are so many twists to the story that were slowly revealed until a surprise ending. I highly recommend this one. It also has quite of few characters that are from her older suspense books that make appearances.

UNTIL DEATH by CYNTHIA EDEN – A murder at Mardi Gras kicks off this intense thriller. Great story with a surprising twist at the end that you don’t see coming.

CROSSED by J.T. Ellison – I’ve never read this author before but this was a prequel to her Taylor Jackson series and Dr. Samantha Owens Series. Both characters are introduced in this book. Taylor is a Nashville Homicide Lieutenant and Samantha is the Medical Examiner. Taylor’s love interest FBI profiler Dr. John Baldwin is also introduced. This story follows the hunt for a serial killer with some strange notion of starting the apocolypse

HANOVER HOUSE by Brenda Novak - Evelyn Talbott, was a victim at 16 of a killer that turned out to be her boyfriend Jasper who killed 3 of her friends and then slit her throat and left her to die. Now a psychiatrist who studies serial killers she get the funding to open a new mental health center Hanover House in the remote Hilltop, Alaska that will house killers for her and her colleiques to study. Her brush with death makes her need to know why serial killers and psychopaths do what they do. Along with Evelyn working to get Hanover up and running we as the reader find out that Jasper is still alive and still just as obsesses with Evelyn. This is the prequel to a new series that will revolve around Hanover House and its psychopaths. The Jasper thread was not concluded so I assume that will be an ongoing plot throughout the series too.

DIRTY DEEDS by Liliana Hart - Short story about J.J. Graves and Jack Lawson who are on their honeymoon and get caught up in a murder investigation of one of the island's oldest residence. ( )

I've only had the opportunity to read one of these books but if any of these are half as good as Brenda Novak's Hannover House this is one amazing collection! I will be recommending this collection to everyone I know!

Hannover House by Brenda Novak - 5 huge stars!
Evelyn Talbot is a survivor. After nearly escape death at the hands of a madman she has devoted her life to the study of serial killers and what motivates them. When she decides to open a prison for the worst of the worst in a remote location in Alaska she has no idea her past is about to catch up with her. Very thrilling with twists and turns on every page. ( )

Contemporary, Romantic Suspense, Suspense

Aim to Kill by Allison Brennan
Alex Morgan is a disgraced former cop that is shot when she saves the life of California’s Lieutenant Governor. She doesn’t expect to be caught up in the middle of an FBI sting, an old rivalry or a deadly conspiracy and cold blooded murder.

Until Death by Cynthia Eden
Ivy DuLane sees more than she should during Mardi Gras. As she is trying to figure out what is going on she runs into her former lover who is the detective on the case and the man who broke her heart. This time around Bennett Morgan is determined to never let her go.

Crossed by J.T. Ellison
Lieutenant Taylor Jackson meets FBI profiler Dr. John Baldwin when she is investigating a madman that is creating an end-of-days apocalypse of his own.

Toys in the Attic by Heather Graham
Michael Quinn and Danni Cafferty are called in to help a friend of Quinn’s when the friend’s sister is injured. As Quinn and Danni are used to dealing with matters that tend to be unusual they are the perfect team to solve what is going on with their friends.

Dirty Deeds by Liliana Hart
J.J. Graves and Jack Lawson are enjoying their honeymoon when they are called in to help investigate a ritualistic murder.

Before Evil by Alex Kava
The case that has Special Agent Maggie O’Dell destined to a career of chasing killers.

Bad Break by CJ Lyons
FBI Agent and workaholic Lucy Guardino takes her daughter on vacation. The plans were to have fun and relax not end up embroiled in a murder. Nor was Lucy’s plan to have her daughter play amateur sleuth that ends up having disastrous consequences.

Secret Hideaway by Carla Neggers
Ellen Galway enlists the help of a Texas Ranger when her twin sister disappears.

 
Hanover House by Brenda Novak
Evelyn Talbott is a psychiatrist that is studying serial killers at a new revolutionary medical health center in remote Hilltop, Alaska. Evelyn is determined to unlock the mysteries of the anti-social mind. No matter what it takes even if it kills her. Being surrounded by men that feel no remorse just might mean that very thing.

Dead Man Running by Theresa Ragan
Events end up being set in motion when a man is accused of murder escapes prison in a body bag. He is determined to prove his innocence.

Random Acts by Erica Spindler
Michaela Dee Dare is a reformed southern belle that is now a kick ass cop. Micki is working to solve the link between a series of bizarre murders that seem completely random in New Orleans.

Without Malice by Jo Robertson
Santiago Cruz is a parole officer that takes it personal when his parolees seem to be the target of someone that is killing homeless people. With the help of prison doctor Frankie Jones they work to trace the brutal deaths to their tragic origin while dealing with no clear motive or murder weapon.

Turn the Tables by Tiffany Snow
Blane and Kade are on a brother bonding trip to Sin City, and Las Vegas proves to never be the same again.

This one is worth getting because not only does it support a great cause but it will give readers a chance to discover some new to them authors and to also read some authors they might already love. The suspense in each story is great and with all the different stories readers are sure to find one that is right up their alley. The stories keep the suspense racketed up until the very last page of each one. Some of the stories takes some twists that will keep readers guessing until the very end. There are some novellas and some of the stories are more novel length but with so much to choose from it makes for some great reading. It can also be read a little at a time or all together. This proves to have some great stories that reader will get lost in and keep reading until the early hours of the morning.

Received a review copy ( )

I've been taking my time reading through the thrillers in this collection and I've not been disappointed. Many of them are very short but even so they are excellent. One of my favourites was by Ms Eden's called Until Death. It takes place in a Mardi Gras and it was a great who done it story and had me flipping the pages so quickly I could hardly read fast enough. This box set is a good collection of stories, if you like a little suspense with a touch of romance this set is for you. All profits go to benefit Diabetes Research. ( )