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snaze6's review against another edition
5.0
Suspenseful
A fairly quick read, fast-paced storytelling with plenty of suspense and intriguing. The side characters of Broslin are interesting.
An interesting series!
A fairly quick read, fast-paced storytelling with plenty of suspense and intriguing. The side characters of Broslin are interesting.
An interesting series!
jigsawgirl's review against another edition
5.0
Good addition to the Series
A nice mix of romance, suspense, and tension. Throw in a little angst, and you have a book that you don't want to put down.
I loved Joe, Wendy, and Justin together. I also enjoyed Joe's relationship with Justin, and how he wanted to protect both Wendy and Justin.
I originally thought there was too much going on at the beginning of the book. You would think the 3 cases Joe works on throughout the novel would overpower the storyline, but the writer manages to pull them all together to a satisfactory conclusion.
I would definitely recommend this book and this series.
A nice mix of romance, suspense, and tension. Throw in a little angst, and you have a book that you don't want to put down.
I loved Joe, Wendy, and Justin together. I also enjoyed Joe's relationship with Justin, and how he wanted to protect both Wendy and Justin.
I originally thought there was too much going on at the beginning of the book. You would think the 3 cases Joe works on throughout the novel would overpower the storyline, but the writer manages to pull them all together to a satisfactory conclusion.
I would definitely recommend this book and this series.
teresajluvs2read's review against another edition
5.0
I really liked this book
I purchased this because the author had offered it for free and some of the best books I've read are for free. In this first book of the Broslin Creek series we find Murphy free home from Afghanistan with a shoulder injury. He discovers a half naked Kate in his bed. Little do he know she is on the run from an assassin because she saw the murder of a childhood friend. There are a few other plot and a few great make out scenes. All in all a really great book, kudos to Dana Martin!
I purchased this because the author had offered it for free and some of the best books I've read are for free. In this first book of the Broslin Creek series we find Murphy free home from Afghanistan with a shoulder injury. He discovers a half naked Kate in his bed. Little do he know she is on the run from an assassin because she saw the murder of a childhood friend. There are a few other plot and a few great make out scenes. All in all a really great book, kudos to Dana Martin!
debi1201's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
sadie_rae's review
3.0
Enjoyable but the 2nd and 3rd were more... exciting, thrilling? I think I would have enjoyed this one more had I read it first but it fell a little short for me. Still thrilling and full of suspense and mystery, and just like the 2nd and 3rd I had a hard time picking out the killer. 3 stars.
sadie_rae's review against another edition
3.0
Humm... Not my favorite in this series. The plot was good, and I enjoyed how the author took two seemingly unrelated crimes and tied them together, that was actually a great twist that I hadn't seen coming. My problem is that I just didn't feel the chemistry, I spent a lot of time rolling my eyes at Wendy and to be honest Joe didn't do a whole lot for me either. On a whole the book was rather bleh for me with the exception of when the two cases were tied together. I did enjoy [b:Deathscape|16118972|Deathscape (Broslin Creek, #2)|Dana Marton|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1351878569s/16118972.jpg|21937933] and [b:Deathtrap|17972963|Deathtrap (Broslin Creek, #3)|Dana Marton|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1369343998s/17972963.jpg|25195689] from this series however so I'm hopping that the next book [b:Broslin Bride: Gone and Done it|22451824|Broslin Bride Gone and Done it (Broslin Creek, #5)|Dana Marton|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1402406757s/22451824.jpg|41882481] will pick back up for me again.
2.5-3 stars
2.5-3 stars
thatbooktrovertkait's review
3.0
3.5⭐️
Kate is running from the most notorious hit man in the country. She just wants to be safe and have her life back. Murph never expected to come home from a deployment to a woman in his bed. He can see her secrets and lies before she even thinks of them.
Really enjoyed this! Kate is so strong, I wouldn’t be able to handle everything she’s gone through. I love how protective Murph is and their chemistry together.
Kate is running from the most notorious hit man in the country. She just wants to be safe and have her life back. Murph never expected to come home from a deployment to a woman in his bed. He can see her secrets and lies before she even thinks of them.
Really enjoyed this! Kate is so strong, I wouldn’t be able to handle everything she’s gone through. I love how protective Murph is and their chemistry together.
bananatricky's review against another edition
3.0
Kate Bridge witnessed a notorious assassin kill one of her friends. An FBI trap to catch him at her fake funeral goes wrong and she almost dies. Unwilling to risk her family until the assassin has been apprehended Kate goes on the run, living under the radar.
Murphy Dolan has been invalided out of the Army Reserves after a wrong call leaves much of his troop dead or injured. Murph can't even go back to his old job as a policeman until he can pass the fitness test. The last thing he needs is to find a strange woman is subletting his house from his loser brother.
Murphy soon notices some strange happenings, a dark sedan idles just down the street for too long, his possessions have been searched - is it Kate? For her own part Kate can't work out if Murphy is delusional or if the assassin has found her. Can they trust each other to out the assassin?
I liked this, whilst Kate occasionally acted stupidly it was understandable in the context of not knowing or trusting Murphy, especially since he seemed to be in denial about his PTSD. The identity of the assassin trying to kill Kate was also a good piece of misdirection - it could have been any number of people, all of whom I suspected at one time or another.
Murphy Dolan has been invalided out of the Army Reserves after a wrong call leaves much of his troop dead or injured. Murph can't even go back to his old job as a policeman until he can pass the fitness test. The last thing he needs is to find a strange woman is subletting his house from his loser brother.
Murphy soon notices some strange happenings, a dark sedan idles just down the street for too long, his possessions have been searched - is it Kate? For her own part Kate can't work out if Murphy is delusional or if the assassin has found her. Can they trust each other to out the assassin?
I liked this, whilst Kate occasionally acted stupidly it was understandable in the context of not knowing or trusting Murphy, especially since he seemed to be in denial about his PTSD. The identity of the assassin trying to kill Kate was also a good piece of misdirection - it could have been any number of people, all of whom I suspected at one time or another.
jemifraser's review
This was the first book I've read by Dana Marton - it won't be my last! The characters were tough and intriguing. The plot twisted in lots of directions. A great read!!
clak5686's review against another edition
4.0
This was another good entry into this series. Joe Kessler is a police officer in Broslin. He's also the town's favorite son. He was a standout high school football player. He's really a great guy who is always working to make things better. Wendy Belle is a model who has a young son. The police captain asks Joe to play body guard for Wendy. She has an abusive ex-boyfriend who doesn't want to be ex. There is a lot of action in the book. The romance between Joe & Wendy is a joy to read. Both have things in their past that are roadblocks but they keep working through them. I enjoyed the ending.