Review – Desperate Measures
Reviewed by Laura Hilton
If you like romantic suspense, then DESPERATE MEASURES would be a good book to pick up.
Accused of murdering her estranged husband, widowed mother Samantha Rogers panics and flees. But the real killer is now after her and her son. She’s desperate to find a safe haven where her past is secret. So when John Wagner offers her room and board in exchange for work on a remote island in the Chesapeake Bay, she moves to Smuggler’s Cove. Samantha longs to tell her handsome boss why she’s always looking over her shoulder. But when danger arrives on shore, the truth may put John in a killer’s crosshairs.
DESPERATE MEASURES is the most recent book by prolific writer, Christy Barritt. Edge of your seat suspense, as a simple evening shopping trip ends up in a fight for her life, Samantha grabs her son and flees. But her abandoned apartment is ransacked, her best friend murdered, her son bored, and her new boss is aware of things she doesn’t think he knows…
If you like romantic suspense, then DESPERATE MEASURES would be a good book to pick up. I felt sorry for Samantha, but some of her bad decisions put her into the place she’s at… I wanted to encourage her to trust John and the local law.
The cover is absolutely beautiful.
Reviewer Info
Laura Hilton
Laura Hilton, her husband, Steve, and their five children make their home in Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas. She is a pastor’s wife, a stay-at-home mom and home-schools her children. Laura is also a breast cancer survivor.
About Christy Barritt
USA Today has called Christy Barritt’s books “scary, funny, passionate, and quirky.” …
Recent Books by Christy Barritt
Protecting Honor (Refuge Cove)
Release date: 06/30/2026
Training Grounds (Refuge Cove)
Release date: 06/30/2026
Escaping Peril (Refuge Cove)
Release date: 03/18/2026
Detecting Danger (Refuge Cove)
Release date: 03/17/2026
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