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Death and Damages, a mystery and thriller collection by 25 fabulous authors sounds right up my alley, a dark alley, that is. Oh yeah, I am ready for some thrills, chills and murder. How about you? Do you see one of your favorite authors listed?
Death and Damages is up for preorder for 99c, with a release date of November 27, 2018.
Burning Secrets is Jane Blythe’s contribution to the collection. I have been reading the Count To Ten Series and eagerly gobble up the words of each and every book. Paige is one of my favorite characters and I am so happy to read of her life and loves.
She always has fabulous covers, for this ‘cover girl.’
MY REVIEW
She’s a risk taker and likes living on the edge, pushing the envelope. Oh yeah, she has my attention. Makes me think of a Criminal Minds episode and I can only imagine how terrified she must be. The suspense, tension and anticipation of finding out what happens to her, makes me want to race through the pages, yet slow down and savor the story.
Paige, she cracks me up. She has two kids and believes in the thirty second rule. If you have children, I am sure you know what that means. She is a detective and her husband, Elias, is a firefighter. That makes for a convoluted schedule, but she adores the girls and would do anything for them.
I’m reading along, thinking I know where Jane Blythe is taking me, but I should know better by now. She is going to put a wickedly evil twist in there and I am off and running, because now….we have two stories.
The more I get to know Paige, the more I love her. She’s had a tough life, made some bad mistakes, been through some tragic experiences, and I am so happy for her to have the family she has always dreamed of, but thought she would never have. She kept the girls close to her, but kept herself from smothering them.
I love that Jane Blythe has recurring characters in her stories. I feel I know them so well. I feel as if they are more than just characters in a book, they are my friends, my family.
AND NOW, we go Criminal Minds dark, creepy, spine tingling horrific for the victims…and ME, the reader. Jane Blythe manages to lull me into a sense of complacency, then wham, bam, thank you maam, she jolts me awake into the next onslaught of evil.
OMG…I actually shuddered when I read that sentence. So dark, so evil, I love it and I am so glad it is only fiction, though as I write this, it brings to mind some of the monsters that walk the earth in real life. Then, I wasn’t lovin’ it so much…but, really, I was. I just can’t help myself. The darker and more evil a novel is, the better I like it. 😈
Jane Blythe puts her characters through hell. I always feel a sense of menace, a sense of tension, a sense of anticipation that makes we wonder what and when is it going to happen. Because I KNOW it will.
WHOA, Jane. This is one sick fuck. I am at a loss to describe this human evil that revels in his victims torture.
Is it possible to be victim and prey? How sick would that make the victim? Got my mind thinking about people, personalities, sickness and evil.
“But life was really death dressed up in disguise.”
“Death always won, but it didn’t mean that you didn’t have to make it work for you.”
Burning Secrets keeps on giving, mystery on top of mystery, murder on top of murder. The happy ever after feels so good…at least, until next time. LOL
I voluntarily reviewed a free copy of Burning Secrets by Jane Blythe.
5 Stars
GOODREADS BLURB FOR BURNING SECRETS
~ Part of the Death and Damages multi-author boxed set ~
They each had secrets; one of those secrets got them all killed
The Oliver family is falling apart at the seams. Secrets, lies, anger, resentment were tearing them apart and causing them to live separate lives even as they lived together in the same house. One of those secrets has brought a killer to their door and the entire family is about to pay the ultimate price, death.
Detective Paige Hood feels an affinity to the deceased Oliver family because just like them she and her husband also have two adopted daughters. The more she digs into the family’s lives the more she starts to believe that the adoptions were the root of their problems and begins to worry that the same fate will befall her and her family. With each new thread they discover Paige and her partner get pointed in a new direction. If they can’t unravel them all and find the killer more people will die.
** Warning: Graphic violence and themes of sexual assault/abuse **
GOODREADS BLURB FOR DEATH AND DAMAGES
Danger lurks around every corner as these courageous cops, adventurous agents, and daring detectives hunt for the answers to stop the crimes by vicious killers.
But what if the damage is already done?
Inside these pages, you’ll find 25 adventures full of captivating conundrums, hair-raising homicides, and suspenseful secrets from today’s USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling and award-winning authors.
Become a private investigator yourself when you inspect plots of deadly assassins, cold-blooded killers, and bone-chilling suspense inside the pages of DEATH AND DAMAGES, an enthralling mystery and thriller boxed set.
Fans of Lee Child, James Patterson, Gillian Flynn, Paula Hawkins, and John Grisham will devour these puzzling mysteries and gripping thrillers.
Including Stories From…
New York Times bestselling author Patricia Loofbourrow
USA Today bestselling author Pauline Creeden
USA Today bestselling author John Ling
Award-Winning author Alexa Padgett
Siera London
USA Today bestselling author Shereen Vedam
Multi-Award-Winning author, Deborah Shlian
USA Today bestselling author Kelly Hashway
USA Today bestselling author JB Michaels
Maggie Carpenter
USA Today bestselling author Tiana Laveen
Angela Sanders
Award-Winning author Karen M. Bryson
Aime Austin
Lisa B. Thomas
USA Today bestselling author Fiona Quinn
Kerry J Donovan
Jane Blythe
Dan Alatorre
USA Today bestselling authors Muffy Wilson and Dariel Raye
Ja’Nese Dixon
USA Today bestselling author Terry Keys
Bill Hargenrader
Wall Street Journal bestselling author Judith Lucci
Award-Winning author Maria Grazia Swan
ABOUT JANE BLYTHE
Jane has loved reading and writing since she can remember. She writes dark and disturbing crime/mystery/suspense with some romance thrown in because, well, who doesn’t love romance? She has one completed series, Detective Parker Bell, and one new series, Count to Ten.
When she’s not writing Jane loves to read, bake, go to the beach, ski, horse ride, and watch Disney movies. She has a black belt in Taekwondo, and a 200+ collection of teddy bears. She has the world’s two most sweet and pretty Dalmatians, Ivory and Pearl. Oh, and she also enjoys spending time with family and friends!
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I’m reading the 6th book in her series right now and plan to share reviews in October for those I haven’t done yet. Yikes! I need to catch up so I can read more.
I know. I read Six and a couple more since then. I LOVE her work and she blows my mind. I have some more sitting on my Kindle, impatiently waiting their turn. lol I look forward to seeing what you think.
The covers are sharp, and i love that it goes all criminal minds!
Me too. I only got my hands on the one story, but if the rest are anything like Jane Blythe’s, gimme, gimme, gimme!