

She cuts her hair, gets a new wardrobe, decides to change her educational and career path, and uses her own homemade fake ID to get into a very exclusive nightclub owned by some very dangerous men. The book begins with Elizabeth rebelling against her mother and making huge changes to her life. Things start out very interesting, and I was definitely intrigued. This is not romantic suspense! It was hardly romantic, and it was not at all suspenseful. It’s got a 4.18 star rating average on Goodreads, with over 49,000 ratings, so I thought I was golden! But guys. I found a list of the best romantic suspense books, and this one was rated pretty highly and voted on by like 78 people. With a quirky, unforgettable heroine and a pulse-pounding plotline, Nora Roberts presents a riveting new read that cements her place as today’s most reliably entertaining thrillerĪuthor-and will leave people hungering for more.Īll I can really say about this book is, “Well… crap.” I love romantic suspense, and I’ve been really hunting for good titles all summer. He suspects that Abigail needs protection from something-and that her elaborate defenses hide a story that must be revealed. Her logical mind, her secretive nature, and her unromantic viewpoints leave him fascinated but frustrated. But Abigail’s reserve only intrigues police chief Brooks Gleason. She keeps to herself, saying little, revealing nothing. A freelance programmer, she designs sophisticated security systems-and supplements her own security with a fierce dog and an assortment of firearms.



Twelve years later, the woman known as Abigail Lowery lives on the outskirts of a small town in the Ozarks. The events that followed changed her life forever. Genres: Contemporary Romance, Romance, Romantic Suspenseĭaughter of a controlling mother, Elizabeth finally let loose one night, drinking at a nightclub and allowing a strange man’s seductive Russian accent lure her to a house on Lake Shore Drive.
