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SMOKE AND MIRRORS: A ROMANTIC SUSPENSE COLLECTION
Reviewed by Noela Nancarrow
5 Stars *****
The enthralling ‘Smoke and Mirrors’ collection
masterfully combines fast-paced, breath-stealing suspense with delicious,
sigh-worthy romances, and enriching spiritual reflections. All eight novellas
are exhilarating reads, but I hope the couple I’ve reviewed below will provide
a titillating glance!
THE LONG VIEW by Connie Almony
Destiny Long finds herself thrust into the middle of a
suspected terrorist plot that’s right in the middle of her backyard, so to speak. Daughter of an FBI supervisor, she
knows a few things but is completely inexperienced, placing her in grave danger
as she tries her hand at sleuthing. Two men hold affection for Destiny—Damien, a
close Muslim friend and owner of a gym at the shopping centre she works at, and
the man J.T with whom she’d once shared a mind-altering kiss with, but then
walked out of her life. Discovering J.T head-down praying upon a rug makes her
wonder who she can trust. Who will betray her and will Destiny and those
fighting the war on terror prevail before numerable lives are lost?
I’m a huge fan of Connie Almony’s exceptional stories on important,
present-day concerns and topics. I think we need more novels like this that
give our spirit food and not just milk. But hold on to your seats, this novella
is also chock-full of surprises, mystery, and page-turning suspense—together
with a romance that is just as thrilling!
ON THE ROPES by Hallee Bridgeman
Mara Harrison is in hiding and using a new identification.
Witness in a federal case against a ruthless Russian mafia boss after seeing a
triple murder, she has been keeping low until the trial. Working with the kindly
Pastor Ben to restore his dilapidated church, Mara feels safe and treasured. Formerly a doctor, Mara helps save a boy from
a deadly rattler bite but her picture turns up online just one week out from
the trial. She barely has time to even pack before the mob leader’s son turns
up on the doorstep! Will Victor Kovalev with whom she was once planning to
marry try to stop her from attending his father’s court case, or does he have
other plans?
Thrilling, heart-stopping, hopeless but hopeful—‘On the
Ropes’ is written in the past and the present until the time-frames dramatically
collide. This edgy romantic suspense was so powerful; it took me a while before
I could read anything afterwards. Hallee Bridgeman is a new-to-me author and I can
hardly wait to read more from her!
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