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Shadows In The Mirror Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Linda Hall / Steeple Hill Books   Reviewed by Susan SleemanIf you love Romantic Suspense, with the October release of Shadows in the Mirror you have cause to celebrate.Multi-published author Linda Hall pens her first Romantic Suspense title, Shadows in the Mirror where we join Marylee Simson after she's moved back to what she thinks is her home town of Burlington to learn more about her past. As a young child, Marylee's parents died in a mysterious car accident and she relocated to Portland, Or with her Aunt Rose who had until the day she died, remained secretive about the details of the accident. So secretive and worried that someone might be after Marylee, that she warned her never to return to Burlington, no matter what. Needing to discover who she really is, Marylee ignores Aunt Rose's advice and moves to Burlington where she takes over the local craft shop. With only one clue in her possession, a photo of her parents, she also begins her search for the truth behind their death and clues to her heritage. Marylee starts her search by showing the picture to local residents setting off a chain reaction that ends with Marylee's very life in danger. Still, Marylee persists and gains the help of photographer Evan Baxter who she reluctantly falls for along the journey of discovery. A huge fan of Linda Hall's work, I was uncertain why she would want to branch out in her writing when I'd already enjoyed all of her published novels. I said to myself when the book arrived, "Why, Linda? Why change a good thing?" Still, I put aside my skepticism over her change and read the book as I would any other of her works. And I'm glad I did. In Shadows in the Mirror, Hall has done an excellent job or marrying her skills in character development and suspenseful plots with a strong romance element. Though, I am not an avid romance reader, Shadows in the Mirror provided me with a fast moving, yet intriguing mystery to keep me reading until the very last page and yet provided just the right amount of romance to satisfy the Romantic Suspense reader but not overpower the work for others. So, I say to Linda, it's okay if you chose to change, even without asking me, LOL, and I say to the readers, if you love Romantic Suspense, with the October release of Shadows in the Mirror you have cause to celebrate, as another strong Romantic Suspense author has been added to the must read list. Susan Sleeman / The Christian Suspense Zone |
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Shadows In The Mirror Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Linda Hall / Steeple Hill Books Reviewed by Chandra Lynn SmithThis book is a fast read and will grab you from the beginning.Have you ever longed to read a suspense book that isn't filled with death and mayhem but still keeps you turning pages? Do you love a romance that bring two very unlikely people together? Have you ever met a character who touches your heart as she tries to find out who she really is and finds it is not who she thought she was? If you answered yes to any of those questions, you want to read this book. Marylee Simson travels back to her hometown against the final request of her dying aunt, the aunt who raised her after her parents' accident. She had to go back to try to find her history. The search for something tangible about who she was, about her childhood brought new mayhem into her life. Frustrated by every dead end in her search and unable to trust the handsome photographer who promised to help her trace the only link to her past. An old photo of her parents. Every lead seems to be futile and over and over the only man she trusts looks also to be the one she shouldn't trust. This book is a fast read and will grab you from the beginning. You'll even want to go and visit the craft shop Marylee owns! |
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