Deadly Secret by Tara Thomas
Publisher & Release: St. Martin’s, March 27, 2018
Time
and setting: Present Day, Charleston
Genre:
Contemporary Romance, Romantic Thriller
Book
Length: 304 pages
Heat
Level: 1.5 Flame
Rating: 3.5 Gold Crowns
Book
Description:
SHE KNOWS THE TRUTH IS IN REACH
As a lawyer and aspiring Congresswoman, Bea likes to keep things professional. But she’s hired to investigate past dark secrets embedded in the Benedict business empire—and as secret wife to Knox Benedict, the job is about to become even more personal…
As a lawyer and aspiring Congresswoman, Bea likes to keep things professional. But she’s hired to investigate past dark secrets embedded in the Benedict business empire—and as secret wife to Knox Benedict, the job is about to become even more personal…
BUT THE CLOSER SHE GETS
Knox is the moral backbone of the Benedict family, but even a modern-day saint can have a mysterious side. He’s out to win back his estranged secret wife—but getting close to her again could destroy them both…
Knox is the moral backbone of the Benedict family, but even a modern-day saint can have a mysterious side. He’s out to win back his estranged secret wife—but getting close to her again could destroy them both…
THERE IS NOWHERE LEFT TO RUN…
As Bea and Knox dig up the truth, Bea falls deeper and deeper into danger. Someone close by is watching her—and waiting to kill. Can Knox save the woman he loves from the enemy out to destroy them? And can their marriage survive the deadliest secret of all?
As Bea and Knox dig up the truth, Bea falls deeper and deeper into danger. Someone close by is watching her—and waiting to kill. Can Knox save the woman he loves from the enemy out to destroy them? And can their marriage survive the deadliest secret of all?
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This is the third book I have read by Tara Thomas, and I
enjoyed Deadly Secret a great deal. I received a digital ARC from the
publisher via Net Galley with the promise to read and review in advance of
publication. My opinions are my own and are not influenced by that fact.
Deadly Secret is a
fast-paced, exciting read. While it doesn’t meet the traditional criteria for a
romance, it definitely does as a thriller. I totally enjoyed the plot and the
building of tension. The story pulled me in from the start.
Bea’s character is a bit hard to like all the time. She vacillates
a lot when it comes to Knox and what she thinks would be best for him. I did
feel her fear and anxiety throughout the book, though. She does tend to leap
before she looks!
Knox is known as the saintly brother, and he is a good guy.
I liked his character a great deal. He handles Bea’s mercurial personality very
well. Many man would probably want to wring her neck at times.
Since Bea and Knox are already married, although they did it
in secret, I didn’t get to see them fall in love, but the chemistry is strong,
and there is so much going on, I really didn’t miss it.
My biggest issue is Ms. Thomas’s constant head-hopping. I
found it VERY annoying, and it happens from one paragraph to the next. She
needs to do a better job on transitioning from one character/scene to the next.
The focus of this book is plot-driven, and it’s done very
well. Ms. Thomas is clearly a master at suspense, and it comes through loud and
clear in Deadly Secret. I’m glad I decided to read this book, and I
can’t wait to read more in the next installment. I do want to mention this is a
cliff hanger, so make sure you are prepared to be left intensely curious as to
who the Gentleman actually is. Happy reading!
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