ROARK by A.C. ARTHUR

Book Blurb:

Denial and isolation…

International businessman, Roark Donovan has just suffered the greatest loss of his life. After years of being the leader of his family, he had to walk away from them and his business while grappling with the circumstances surrounding his mother’s death. Returning to the English countryside was supposed to be therapeutic and restful. It wasn’t meant to open his heart to love again…or lead to clues about his mother’s murderer.

Acceptance…

Tamika Rayder has reached the stage in the grieving process where she’s supposed to accept what happened and move on, but there are still too many questions to be answered about her father’s death in a five-alarm fire. As an arson investigator, she’s the best person to pursue the case, except that with every clue she uncovers, her mother slips deeper into depression and Tamika fears she will lose her next. Roark Donovan is charming and attentive and the blistering passion that immediately erupts between them is the stuff that dreams are made of, but Tamika isn’t used to dreaming of happiness.

And when the past comes back to haunt them, Roark and Tamika must prepare themselves for the deadly inferno that threatens to consume them all.

Release Date: April 28, 2020

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Review:  

You can never go wrong with an A.C. Arthur book.

The two characters clash from the beginning. Both of them are upfront and honest, but in different ways. Where Roark is just straight forward no chaser, Tamika is honest with a little honey thrown in. But don’t get on her bad side, because she can be just as cut throat if need be. I enjoyed the dynamic between the two, and how their personalities clashed and meshed throughout their relationship.

I was literally on the edge of my seat trying to figure out who, what, why, when in regards to the fires. Even after the it was revealed who did it and why, the tension actually went up a notch waiting to find out if/when the killer would be caught.

Then the unexpected twist at the end!! This one is a winner.

Favorite Scene:  Aunt Birdie

If you’ve read the Donovan series then you are familiar with Aunt Birdie. Her scenes are so entertaining to me. Even when she’s getting on everyone’s nerves, her character brings a bit of levity to each situation.