Another new author for me ... one I'm glad I didn't miss! I'm not sure where I would place this one ... it's far more than a cozy, but not a psychological mystery even though the main character is a psychologist. Maybe I would call it more of a romantic suspense. There is certainly romance which causes my little heart to hitch.
Dr. Abigael Gallant is a beautiful, but blind, psychologist who treats others who are newly disabled. She's lived through a brutal attack by her ex-husband that left her young daughter dead. She is also dealing with an alcoholic mother who has been sober since the attack.
She's come a long way in her healing and she's not looking for more. But that's before she meets Luke McAllister, a detective who was left deaf as a result of an on-the-job incident. He's bitter, he's frustrated, and really, really attracted to Abigael.
Abigael is being stalked. She receives threatening emails. Her house is broken into and trashed. Luke has to walk the fine line between cop and protector and lover, all while hiding secrets of his own. When Abigael is kidnapped, her past comes to confront her at an amazing pace.
The book is well-paced with only one small area that seemed to lag, but not nearly enough to put the book down. I liked the interaction and attraction between the main characters and the mystery kept me turning pages to see what happened next.
There were two secondary characters that deserve mention. One is Luke's best friend, Alex, who is a working detective and the other is Jeff former Special Ops who now does personal protection work.
I know this author has other books out.. they are next on my list to get and read. I'm keeping fingers crossed that Alex and Jeff get their own books ... they deserve it.
Dr. Abigael Gallant is a beautiful, but blind, psychologist who treats others who are newly disabled. She's lived through a brutal attack by her ex-husband that left her young daughter dead. She is also dealing with an alcoholic mother who has been sober since the attack.
She's come a long way in her healing and she's not looking for more. But that's before she meets Luke McAllister, a detective who was left deaf as a result of an on-the-job incident. He's bitter, he's frustrated, and really, really attracted to Abigael.
Abigael is being stalked. She receives threatening emails. Her house is broken into and trashed. Luke has to walk the fine line between cop and protector and lover, all while hiding secrets of his own. When Abigael is kidnapped, her past comes to confront her at an amazing pace.
The book is well-paced with only one small area that seemed to lag, but not nearly enough to put the book down. I liked the interaction and attraction between the main characters and the mystery kept me turning pages to see what happened next.
There were two secondary characters that deserve mention. One is Luke's best friend, Alex, who is a working detective and the other is Jeff former Special Ops who now does personal protection work.
I know this author has other books out.. they are next on my list to get and read. I'm keeping fingers crossed that Alex and Jeff get their own books ... they deserve it.
