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Blackbird & Confessor #1
Broken Wings
Like. Comment. Kill.
Online dating? Not quite.
Forced to live in seclusion, her only contact with the outside world is with her online chat buddies. She masquerades behind different screen names with every person except with one: Confessor. To him, and only him, she is Blackbird.
Blackbird makes her living buying and selling used computers online. Though typically immune to the personal contents of the computers she buys, something on her newest acquisition stops her cold: a picture of the man who killed her father years earlier.
As she becomes more obsessed with Nick, the previous owner of the machine, she confides in Confessor. A dead body – Nick’s girlfriend – pulls Blackbird out of her nest and to Tennessee; to find the murderer, and to reclaim her life. Torn between two men, and pining for the mysterious Confessor, Blackbird’s past is revealed as she tries to solve the mystery of Nick’s dead girlfriend, and avenge her father’s murder.
Online dating? Not quite.
Forced to live in seclusion, her only contact with the outside world is with her online chat buddies. She masquerades behind different screen names with every person except with one: Confessor. To him, and only him, she is Blackbird.
Blackbird makes her living buying and selling used computers online. Though typically immune to the personal contents of the computers she buys, something on her newest acquisition stops her cold: a picture of the man who killed her father years earlier.
As she becomes more obsessed with Nick, the previous owner of the machine, she confides in Confessor. A dead body – Nick’s girlfriend – pulls Blackbird out of her nest and to Tennessee; to find the murderer, and to reclaim her life. Torn between two men, and pining for the mysterious Confessor, Blackbird’s past is revealed as she tries to solve the mystery of Nick’s dead girlfriend, and avenge her father’s murder.
- GenresFiction
390 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 12, 2012
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163 people want to read
About the author
Mara Jacobs
29 books376 followersMara Jacobs is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Worth series.
After graduating from Michigan State University with a degree in advertising, Mara spent several years working at daily newspapers in advertising sales and production. This certainly prepared her for the world of deadlines!
She writes mysteries with romance, thrillers with romance, and romances with…well, you get it.
Forever a Yooper (someone who hails from Michigan's glorious Upper Peninsula), Mara now splits her time between the U.P. and Las Vegas.
You can find out more about Mara’s books at
www.marajacobs.com
Mara loves to hear from readers. Contact her at mara@marajacobs.com
After graduating from Michigan State University with a degree in advertising, Mara spent several years working at daily newspapers in advertising sales and production. This certainly prepared her for the world of deadlines!
She writes mysteries with romance, thrillers with romance, and romances with…well, you get it.
Forever a Yooper (someone who hails from Michigan's glorious Upper Peninsula), Mara now splits her time between the U.P. and Las Vegas.
You can find out more about Mara’s books at
www.marajacobs.com
Mara loves to hear from readers. Contact her at mara@marajacobs.com
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September 3, 2016
Wow!
This book was utterly fantastic! The storyline was so addictive and just when you think you know.......BAM the author changes direction while having you still think you're right. And the ending.........just wow
This book was utterly fantastic! The storyline was so addictive and just when you think you know.......BAM the author changes direction while having you still think you're right. And the ending.........just wow
April 7, 2019
I was searching for something other than romance to read and stumbled upon this book. Mara Jacobs did not disappoint! Every time I thought I had figured out who did it, there was another turn.
Hold on and have fun with this read!
Hold on and have fun with this read!
August 3, 2017
I liked this fast read. It has good writing and characters, but I totally guessed whodunnit!
September 30, 2016
OMG after months on pending status, I've finally finished this book. This's really intense & serious so I needed to focus when I decided to continue reading this one. This's soo good, the best mystery romance I've read, well I haven't read that many but yeah I loved this one, love the characters, plot, and the writing style! I also felt entertained reading the chats interaction between this isolated girl with confesor & any other chatters -even eatmeee LOL XD Oh I just realized it's marked as '#1' sooo yay there will be more????!!! I wish we'll be given more about her ex husband -the agent who was supposed to kill her because Will mentioned he's still alive
March 23, 2015
Look out Evanovich here comes Jacobs! I was happy to find this suspense/mystery title by one of my favorite authors, Mara Jacobs. I wouldn't have guessed that a main character who sits around in her sweatpants and rehabs computers could provide an edge-of-your-seat ride, but she does. I couldn't put this one down.
I'm not a big romance fan, and Jacobs is known for romance titles, but don't let that stop you from picking this book up....or any of her titles for that matter. Great character development, quirky quotes and great suspense make all of her books worth the read.
I'm not a big romance fan, and Jacobs is known for romance titles, but don't let that stop you from picking this book up....or any of her titles for that matter. Great character development, quirky quotes and great suspense make all of her books worth the read.
October 25, 2012
What a great story! I couldn't put it down. In her debut book, Mara Jacobs presents a compelling story of obsession and intrigue. Blackbird is forced to live in seclusion but the reader gets the impression she likes it there just fine--until she has to leave the nest. Her isolation is tangible. The twists and turns in this book were quite surprising. I will definitely watch for the next book in the series--along with the rest of Jacobs' books. Mara Jacobs is an author to watch.
January 26, 2013
Very cool premise. Couldn't put it down. Can't wait for the next Blackbird and Confessor connection!!!
May 15, 2014
A well-written page turner. Great characters and plot. On my top list of reads!
September 2, 2020
Great book really enjoyed it and the ending was great.
May 14, 2016
Not totally my kind of read but we'll written and very readable. 3.5 stars!
April 18, 2017
It took me a long time to really get into this book. The first half was a little slow (for me) but once it picked up, man I couldn't put it down! A lot of twists, a few I figured out, but a few I didn't. I really enjoyed this one! Goodreads says that this is Book 1 (although this was published in 2012, so maybe not?), but while there is definitely room to keep growing with Blackbird & Confessor, it's not a cliffhanger.
April 20, 2017
Great read!!
Kept me guessing all the way, couldn't put it down! Definitely will follow this author's work. I really enjoyed the character development.
Kept me guessing all the way, couldn't put it down! Definitely will follow this author's work. I really enjoyed the character development.
April 21, 2017
REALLY GOOD BOOK. RAVEN WAS ISOLATED DUE TO HER EX TRYING TO KILL HER. DURING THIS TIME SHE WORKED ON OLD COMPUTERS AND FOUND ONE THAT HAD A LOT TO DO WITH HER PAST THAT SHE COULD NOT LET GO. THE ONLY LIFE SHE HAD WAS ON COMPUTERS. THE CONFESSOR WAS WHO SHE TALKED TO ALL THE TIME. WHEN HE WAS EXPOSED I WAS SHOCKED BUT HAPPY.
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