Didn't read the other books in the series but I don't think I really missed anything. This book was certainly not a romance. The separated lovers meet again, have one fight then admit they still love each other. No angst and not much character development. A lot of not very interesting stuff about the old murder and the new murders. I did read the prologue of the first book and I really expected more tension from the killer. I know Sharon Sala can write with more tension. She wrote one of the creepiest villains I have ever read in Torn Apart but this one was lackluster.

And just for my taste I don't particularly enjoy 2nd chance at love stories and that seems to be all she is writing lately. ( )

Another great book by Sharon Sala. I really loved her main character, Sam Jakes, and his brother, Trey. Sam is a military veteran who was seriously injured in Iraq and has stayed away from the family he loves to protect them . . . from himself. Trey is the sheriff of the small town where the Jakes' family has lived for several generations. The murders involve three people from the graduating class of 1980 - one of whom is Sam and Trey's mother. I had ideas about who and why the crimes were committed but the story unfolded in a way that kept me reading when I really needed to be sleeping. ( )

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