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Dirty Secrets by Karen Rose
3.0
The story of Emma and Christopher, two people who get a second chance at love.
Emma and Christopher were best friends in high school, but grew apart and moved away and lost touch with each other. Years later, they are both dealing with a trauma of their own, when life brings them back in each other's lives.
Emma lost her husband more than a year ago, but despite being an expert in grief counselling, hasn't dealt with his loss yet. Christopher is stunned when one of his grad students is found murdered in their lab, and he's trying to process what happened, while supporting the rest of his students.
Emma, who is pushed to finally deal with her late husbands things, finds a love letter Christopher had written while they were still in high school that she never saw, she is determined to reach out to him and explain, hating to think she hurt him without even knowing it. The two meet and the chemistry between them is even more intense than it was when they were teenagers, and Christopher is not about to allow her to slip out of his fingers a second time.
Unfortunately, the person who killed Christopher's student is still around and suspects that the couple knows more than they do, putting them both in danger. I figured out pretty soon that the killer was.
Enjoyable story with an interesting plot and complicated characters. The series continues with [b:You Can't Hide|130880|You Can't Hide (Romantic Suspense, #5; Chicago, #4)|Karen Rose|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1279800071s/130880.jpg|2683196].
Previous book reviews:
✦ Nothing To Fear (Romantic Suspense, #4; Chicago, #3)
✦ I'm Watching You (Romantic Suspense, #3; Chicago, #2)
✦ Have You Seen Her? (Romantic Suspense, #2)
✦ Don't Tell (Romantic Suspense, #1; Chicago, #1)
Emma and Christopher were best friends in high school, but grew apart and moved away and lost touch with each other. Years later, they are both dealing with a trauma of their own, when life brings them back in each other's lives.
Emma lost her husband more than a year ago, but despite being an expert in grief counselling, hasn't dealt with his loss yet. Christopher is stunned when one of his grad students is found murdered in their lab, and he's trying to process what happened, while supporting the rest of his students.
Emma, who is pushed to finally deal with her late husbands things, finds a love letter Christopher had written while they were still in high school that she never saw, she is determined to reach out to him and explain, hating to think she hurt him without even knowing it. The two meet and the chemistry between them is even more intense than it was when they were teenagers, and Christopher is not about to allow her to slip out of his fingers a second time.
Unfortunately, the person who killed Christopher's student is still around and suspects that the couple knows more than they do, putting them both in danger. I figured out pretty soon that the killer was
Spoiler
Christopher's best friend, who got in way over his head and was blackmailed into derailing Christopher's research so that he wouldn't uncover the blackmailer's secret. I also suspected that he was the one Christopher's ex cheated on him with, but still hated it when Christopher found out the depth of his betrayalEnjoyable story with an interesting plot and complicated characters. The series continues with [b:You Can't Hide|130880|You Can't Hide (Romantic Suspense, #5; Chicago, #4)|Karen Rose|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1279800071s/130880.jpg|2683196].
Previous book reviews:
✦ Nothing To Fear (Romantic Suspense, #4; Chicago, #3)
✦ I'm Watching You (Romantic Suspense, #3; Chicago, #2)
✦ Have You Seen Her? (Romantic Suspense, #2)
✦ Don't Tell (Romantic Suspense, #1; Chicago, #1)