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I enjoy Irene Hannon and indeed, I wanted something "light" for my vacation. Not that Irene's books are light. In fact, they are still filled with suspense and mystery. However, I knew that they would follow her tried and true formula and that's what I wanted.

Tried and true formula? Yeah, damsel in distress. Law enforcement office falls for girl. She gets put in a dangerous situation. He saves her. And the book ends with a proposal. Like always.

And yes, this book was EXACTLY like that.

In fact, I wanted more. I wanted some surprises. The villain was bad (I didn't see the twist of the twin killing his brother and living his life).....but Collin and Trish were no different than Irene's other characters. I'm kind of tired of seeing the girl always in trouble. I want a slightly stronger female. Maybe a book could end with something OTHER than a marriage proposal.
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Another awesome novel by Irene Hannon. This story is wrapped around a women named Trish whose life has not been rather pleasant. A man, Matt, who is far from Trish's type and a man, Colin, who she meets only after tragedy strikes vie for her affection. When something happens to Matt and a "stranger" takes his place things take a downward turn sending Trish's life in a spiral. In comes Colin who works diligently to clear Trish's name and to save her life. An intriguing story with a lot of twists and turns. I loved how the author splits the stories of the characters and then brings them back together. Great suspense story and subtitle romance. ( )

I know there are readers out there that absolutely went nuts over this story and will certainly keep Ms. Hannon in groceries by buying this book as well as the other 2 in this series…but I probably won’t be one of them. Quiet frankly the story line confused me and I had to go back often to see if I had missed something or if it just wasn’t there. I will say that the characters are fleshed out very well…Trish and Colin are likable even if their romance practically took place before the book was even opened. I’m sure that fans of “light weight mysteries" and not so "light weight romances” will love the book. It was, however, interesting enough to deserve the 3 star rating. ( )

Trish Bailey is dealing with a lot of things, one of the most recent is her very ill mother. Seems like the stress is getting to her because she finds she's forgetting things. When tragedy strikes the police take a close look at Trish. Colin Flynn is the detective investigating the situation. As he searches for answers he finds much more than he thought possible. But will Colin and Trish discover the truth before it's too late?

Another wild ride by Irene Hannon. From beginning to end you will be on the edge of your seat putting all the clues together. It was very clever and well written. I enjoyed the interaction between the characters and I liked that one of Colin's best friends was someone from a previous series. I really like when books have a loose common thread like that. Well done!

I listened to this book on Audible Escape and must say that the narrator did a great job of telling the story. ( )