Book Blurb:
A man loses the woman he intends to marry.
A woman loses her best friend.
Retired Army Captain Liam Brosnan and US Marshal Chelsea Kilpatrick are forced to question what they know about a murder that forces them together. Uncertain connections from Liam’s military career rope them into a cloak-and-dagger investigation that offers more questions than answers.
Being duty-bound while in the throes of grief is a dangerous mixture. They struggle with unexpected sparks of passion and question their loyalty to a woman they loved while a murderer closes in on his next target.
Will the explosive solace Liam and Chelsea find in one another lead to a love neither expected? Or will it blind them to looming danger and death?
THE SAVIOR is a standalone romantic suspense novel.
Release Date: December 19, 2018
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Review:
This is the first book in the new ACES series. It’s starts off with the killing of Julia, Liam’s almost fiancee and Chelsea’s best friend. Fasts forwards a year and we see how her death has affected everyone.
Because this is a romantic suspense novel, my expectations were action, action, action. The first 20 chapters were extremely slow moving for me. I kept waiting for the danger, the thrills, the action. These chapters focused on the emotional well-being of Chelsea and Liam, with hints of danger. Granted, during these chapters is where the relationship between the two are born and solidify, but it seems drawn out. What I did enjoy about these chapters and well the entire book, is the honest dialogue between these two characters. Even when they were silent, the silence was an honest emotion.
The second half of the book is chock full of action and surprises. Crumbs that were sprinkled through the beginning chapters turn into full fledged meals. I wanted a little more background surrounding Mac and Chelsea’s partnership that would help explain their dynamic, but their relationship was glossed over for the bigger picture.
A few twists helped keep this book enjoyable and some familiar faces pop up from previous series to help bag the bad guys. Those interactions are always fun.
Favorite Scene: Chapter 38
“Maybe we shouldn’t.”
“Shouldn’t what?”
“Hold hands,” she said under her breath.
Possessiveness made his molars clench, and he stopped abruptly. “I can make you come in a bed but not touch you now? What kind of shit is that?”
Here eyes widened and her cheeks turned red. “I don’t know-” She wouldn’t meet his glower. “What if someone sees us and wonders-“
“I touched your hand, Chelsea. I didn’t label you a harlot.”
Her chin snapped up. “Exactly,! That’s my point.”
“What is?”
“Someone could see us.”
He threw his arms out. “Anyone can see us,. We’re not fucking invisible.”
Shame and confusion shimmered in her eyes.
Screw those two guilt-baiting feelings. “we talked about this. Us.”
She averted her gaze. “I know.”
“But-?” He blanked, not understanding the rules or her perception, then decided to lay on the heavy truth.
“Want to know something, Chelsea?”
She backed up. “Not sure that I do.”
“Oh, you do, babe.”
“Don’t say anything you’ll regret.”
Liam could’ve laughed, but he prowled closer until her back hit a brick wall. “I’m crazy about you.”
“Does that mean you have to make a scene?”
“Are you listening to anything that I’ve said?”
He bent close as though he might kiss her. “I want your hand in mine as much as I want you naked in my bed.”
“I don’t think we’re supposed to – “
“Supposed to what?”
“Touch,” she suggested.
“Sunshine, I have touched you in ways that make my dick jump. I think I can manage holding your hand.”
~The Savior / Cristin Harber
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