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January 8, 2011 By
Inside Story is book three in the author Susan Page Davis’s American Heroes series. This book thrusts Claudia Gillette, who was introduced in Finding Marie, to center stage. Claudia excels in her job as a journalist, traveling the globe for the perfect story. She’s revered in her field and has received many awards and honors, but she’s let her personal life suffer in the process.

All that changes when Claudia visits her sister and meets Bill White, a Navy special ops officer. Attracted to each other, but with schedules that send them in opposite directions, the pair begins a long distance relationship. Until Claudia wrangles an interview with a female member of Bill’s special ops team and joins their training maneuvers in the Philippines.

This is when the action ratchets up and takes the reader on a suspenseful journey. A journey I am not going to detail for you as I don’t want to spoil your chance to discover if Claudia’s trip brings the couple together or tears them apart, or even if they survive the adventure.

Davis pens a very likeable, realistic character in Claudia. She is spunky, independent and at the same time vulnerable. The relationship between Bill and Claudia develops naturally and is full of conflict and tension found in a strong romance novel. The suspense and non-stop action takes center stage when Claudia heads to the Philippines and you are unable to put the book down. And Davis tosses in a few surprises along the way, which makes the read even more enjoyable.

Inside Story is a totally satisfying book that I was sorry to see end. I liked it so much I have placed it on my list of favorite books of 2009. I didn’t have the pleasure of reading the first two books in this series, Frasier Island and Finding Marie, but I will definitely go back and read them now. So learn from my blunder and rush out to buy all three books, start reading Frasier Island, and happily work your way through Inside Story. You’ll be glad you did.

Inside Story (Frasier Island, Book 3)
Inside Story (Frasier Island, Book 3)
by Susan Page Davis
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Review – Inside Story
Reviewed by Susan Sleeman
Inside Story is a totally satisfying book that I was sorry to see end.
Inside Story is book three in the author Susan Page Davis’s American Heroes series. This book thrusts Claudia Gillette, who was introduced in Finding Marie, to center stage. Claudia excels in her job as a journalist, traveling the globe for the perfect story. She’s revered in her field and has received many awards and honors, but she’s let her personal life suffer in the process.

All that changes when Claudia visits her sister and meets Bill White, a Navy special ops officer. Attracted to each other, but with schedules that send them in opposite directions, the pair begins a long distance relationship. Until Claudia wrangles an interview with a female member of Bill’s special ops team and joins their training maneuvers in the Philippines.

This is when the action ratchets up and takes the reader on a suspenseful journey. A journey I am not going to detail for you as I don’t want to spoil your chance to discover if Claudia’s trip brings the couple together or tears them apart, or even if they survive the adventure.

Davis pens a very likeable, realistic character in Claudia. She is spunky, independent and at the same time vulnerable. The relationship between Bill and Claudia develops naturally and is full of conflict and tension found in a strong romance novel. The suspense and non-stop action takes center stage when Claudia heads to the Philippines and you are unable to put the book down. And Davis tosses in a few surprises along the way, which makes the read even more enjoyable.

Inside Story is a totally satisfying book that I was sorry to see end. I liked it so much I have placed it on my list of favorite books of 2009. I didn’t have the pleasure of reading the first two books in this series, Frasier Island and Finding Marie, but I will definitely go back and read them now. So learn from my blunder and rush out to buy all three books, start reading Frasier Island, and happily work your way through Inside Story. You’ll be glad you did.
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Susan Sleeman


Susan Sleeman SUSAN SLEEMAN grew up in a small Wisconsin town where she spent her summers reading Nancy Drew and developing a love of mystery and suspense books. Today, she channels this enthusiasm into hosting the popular internet website TheSuspenseZone.com and writing romantic suspense and mystery novels.

Much to her husband’s chagrin, Susan loves to look at everyday situations and turn them into murder and mayhem scenarios for future novels. If you’ve met Susan, she has probably figured out a plausible way to kill you and get away with it. Don’t worry, she’d never follow through on it.

Her GARDEN GATE MYSTERY series featuring landscape designer Paige Turner, debuted in October 2010 with NIPPED IN THE BUD in Barbour Books Hometown Mysteries line. The second book, READ BETWEEN THE TINES will release in e-book format in the Spyglass Lane Mystery series in February of 2012 An avid gardener, Susan has included gardening tips at the beginning of each chapter brought to you in humorous scenarios.

Her first romantic suspense novel, featuring the Morgan Brothers, released with Ryan’s story in HIGH-STAKES INHERITANCE , Russ’s story in BEHIND THE BADGE and the Reid’s story in THE CHRISTMAS WITNESS.

Coming in 2012 Susan’s latest series about five adopted siblings who leave law enforcement to form a private investigations firm called the Justice Agency will debut with DOUBLE EXPOSURE in June and in November, DEAD WRONG will release.

Susan currently lives in Florida, but has had the pleasure of living in nine states. Her husband is a church music director and they have two beautiful daughters, a very special son-in-law and an adorable grandson. In her spare time, you can find her traveling to Oregon to visit her children and grandson, reading, gardening or working on TheSuspenseZone.com. To learn more about Susan, please visit her website, or follow on Twitter and Facebook.
 
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