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Title: Closing In
Series name: A Conquering Fear Novel, #3
Author name: Amanda Siegrist & Jane Blythe
Genre: Romantic Suspense
BLURB
The past is closing in on them, and they’ll only survive if they learn from their mistakes.
Tina Thomas was betrayed in the worst possible way and doesn’t know how to trust anymore. The last thing she wants is more eyes watching her, so she hides her pain. Problem is, in doing so, she lost the best thing to ever happen to her—the man she loved. Now she’s being gifted with a second chance, but she could lose it all if she can’t find the courage to share what she’s been hiding from everyone for years: an obsessive stalker who plans to never let her go.
Two years is a long time to be without the person you love, but Detective Owen Morrison is focused on catching a killer, not rekindling a lost love. He’s moved on. Or so he thought. Tina jumping back into his life has him rethinking everything that happened between them. Except he senses she’s still hiding something. This time, however, he isn’t going to let doubts and insecurities ruin their second chance. After all, whatever the problem is, he can solve it…if she’ll let him in. But the closer he tries to get to the truth, the more Owen starts to fear Tina’s secret may be far deadlier than he could have ever imagined.
↝ Trigger warning – Graphic violence and themes of sexual assault ↜
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EXCERPT
Max started to walk out. Owen couldn’t resist looking at the victim and her soulless eyes one more time. Nothing but a vacant stare. No life. No heartbeat. No spirit. It was so disheartening to look upon a dead body. But someone had to do it. Someone had to help the people who couldn’t help themselves. He took pride in being that person. Being a voice to the murdered victims who couldn’t simply say, “This person killed me. They did it.”
While he wished he had a one hundred percent closing rate on his cases, he didn’t. Not even close because some cases were never solved. Not enough evidence. No witnesses. Not many clues to lead them in a good direction.
This scene had so much to say. Too messy, which he hoped meant the killer left something behind. A print. A hair. Some sort of DNA—as long as they were in the system. The rage, the brutal way she had died, said this killer knew her. That was a good sign, too. All they should have to do was find out the problems she was having in her life and weed out the person most likely to kill her in such a fit of rage.
Easy-peasy.
Owen inhaled a large breath of fresh air as soon as he stepped out onto her porch. A bright sunny day. Slight breeze. Not too cold, not too hot. A perfect day, which was surprising considering it was early November.
Except for the terrifying crime scene a few feet away inside the morbid house.
Easy-peasy? Yeah, right.
Not much was easy in life.
Certainly not his childhood. Adulthood was even a struggle. He learned that the hard way when he thought he found the woman he would marry.
Until she tore his heart out with her lies. At least, he thought she lied. That was the problem. He didn’t know. And not knowing was worse than a lie.
He couldn’t abide by secrets.
Tina Thomas had secrets she hadn’t been willing to share, and he hadn’t wanted to stick around to deal with her betrayal.
(Copyright © 2022 Jane Blythe & Amanda Siegrist)
“The two authors really have created a collaboration of seamless storytelling. The characters are brilliantly developed and this story certainly plays on all the emotions. I highly recommend this book and will be avidly watching in the hope that there are further joint ventures planned between Jane Blythe and Amanda Seigrist.”
Carolyn – Goodreads review ★★★★★
“The best way to experience it is simply reading it for yourself. What I can say is that it’s not often I came across a duo or a series that has the ability to hold my attention the way Jane and Amanda have or stir all the unexpected feelings I have felt while reading each couples journey.”
Marni – Goodreads review ★★★★★
OTHER BOOKS IN THE SERIES
Drowning in You, #1
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Out of the Darkness, #2
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