Can fear of repeating past mistakes hinder a sheriff's
search for a serial killer?
Rayna Coombs has enough on her plate, juggling single
motherhood and working as a sheriff. So she's determined to resist the
white-hot desire she feels for Parker Norton. But when Parker enlists Rayna's
help to find a missing friend, she can't ignore the sparks flying between them.
As passion flares, though, bodies start turning up. Can Rayna and Parker track
a lethal killer while guarding their own hearts?
Excellent combination of romance and suspense. Rayna is
the sheriff of the small town of Getaway, Texas. She, her daughter, and her
mother moved to Getaway for a fresh start after Rayna fell for the wrong man. Encouraged
by her mentor Sam, the current sheriff, she ran for sheriff when he retired and
won. When Sam's nephew, Parker, arrives in town asking Rayna to revisit a
missing persons case, she reluctantly agrees. They investigated once and found
nothing, but they'll give it another go.
Parker came to Getaway looking for his best friend's younger
sister, hoping to find her before John succumbs to cancer. Since leaving the
service, Parker has drifted from place to place doing various jobs but dropped
everything to help his friend.
I enjoyed the development of the relationship between
Parker and Rayna. Between the motorcycle and the bad-boy vibes he exudes,
Parker hits all the points that stir Rayna's attraction. But she's been burned
before and wants nothing to do with him. Parker feels the same sparks, but his
focus needs to be on finding Nicole. However, the sparks fly fast and hot
between them and quickly become too much to resist. As the search for Nicole
turns into the hunt for a serial killer, Parker and Rayna spend a lot of time
together.
I loved how Parker respected Rayna's position as sheriff at
the same time he wanted to get closer to her as a woman. Rayna spends some time
fighting her growing feelings for Parker, worried that history is repeating
itself. I liked seeing her slowly let go of her fears and accept those
feelings. But when her trust is tested, Rayna allows those fears to surface
again. I ached for Parker and his feelings of hurt and betrayal. I was glad to
see that Rayna quickly realized her mistake and apologized, but there were
consequences to her actions. I liked seeing them work to repair their
relationship and strengthen their bond. When everything was all over, both had
decisions to make. I loved Parker's big moment at the end, and the advice he
received that made it possible.
The suspense of the story kept me hooked from beginning
to end. Though skeptical of Parker's belief that Nicole disappeared in Getaway,
Rayna did the right thing by reopening the investigation. The tension ramped up
when they found a body, and they had to wait to see if it was Nicole's. Rayna
knew that whether it was or not, she had a killer loose in her town. When they
found a second body, it went from murderer to serial killer, and the stakes increased.
When the FBI provided Rayna with a profile of the killer, and someone tried to
set up Parker to take the fall, I thought I figured out the killer's identity. After
a local girl turned up missing, Parker stepped up to help despite the trouble
that came with it. A lucky break led to the identification of the killer and a
confrontation that had me on the edge of my seat until it was all over.
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