Grudge

by J.L. Campbell

After dumping her cheating ex, Corra Bingham goes on vacation to take her mind off the double whammy of the devastating betrayal and her overbearing father. But things turn complicated when she nearly loses her life to a ruthless and persistent stalker.She's clueless why anyone would choose her for blood sport, but isn't happy when Phillip Denham appoints himself as her protector. He's everything she doesn't want in a man—good-looking, frugal with the truth, and a law-enforcement officer. Try as she might, she cannot make him go away.On a previous visit to the exotic island of Xantrope, Phillip Denham discovers that he has a twin. His life is a complex web of lies and he wants answers. Intrigued by the missing pieces of his past, Phillip returns to the island to trace his roots. While there, he encounters Corra and someone intent on putting her six feet under.She's a fascinating woman, but her relentless enemy makes him wonder what she's involved in. Using his skills as a detective, he races to find answers that will prevent Corra from ending up on a slab in the morgue.

290 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 19, 2014

About the author

J.L. Campbell is fascinated with Jamaican flora and has hundreds of photos in her collection. She writes contemporary and sweet romance, romantic suspense, women's fiction, as well as new and young adult novels.

Campbell, who features Jamaican culture in her stories, has written over forty books. She is also a certified editor.

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Reviews

[Cheryl Herrera · Rating 5 out of 5]

GRUDGE
JL CAMPBELL

This author, JL Campbell amazes me with the different story lines in her books and I wasn’t disappointed with GRUDGE. Usually her genre is romance, but this book is mainly a mystery. It starts out of the gate with an attempted murder on Corra while she’s on vacation at a resort, Xantrope. While swimming in the ocean she was pulled under water by an unknown assailant. This incident was observed by another vacationer, Phillip, who saved her. Unfortunately, Phillip was unable to catch the assailant.
In reading Grudge the personality of Corra is reveled little by little. She is a very private person and has a dislike towards policemen. This comes to light in the book which gives reason for her ways towards relationships and her reaction to Phillip who is a police officer. He has a very strong and inquisitive personality as well as being a workaholic. Phillip also has some family issues he confronts throughout the book. Both of these characters have strong personalities and push one another to certain limits. Whether these limits are good you need to read Grudge to find out.
With this mystery, family secrets, lies, infidelity, trust issues, kidnappings and jealousy are reveled throughout as well as a developing romance. As I read Grudge I tried to figure out who the assailant was and if all the previous incidents to Corra were connected. In order to see how or if these issues are connected to Corra and who was behind them I recommend you read Grudge.

[Geri Evans · Rating 5 out of 5]

Island Adventure Romance - An Excellent Series

As always, J.L. Campbell has given us another amazing story! Mix in a private, stubborn and strong-willed 30-year old young lady with a strong, pensive, workaholic police officer who both are going through their own issues and are thrown into each other’s life through no means of their own and you have this adventure story laced with romance and mystery! Whew! 😅. That’s a mouthful but summarizes this wonderful book! This is an excellent book that draws you in from the beginning! I highly recommend this book, as well as the entire series! You won’t be disappointed! Kudos, Joy!! 💜🤗💜

[Shelia McBride · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a very good book

Very good book I really enjoyed reading it I'm glad that they got that man so he could not hurt his sister

[Medeia Sharif · Rating 5 out of 5]

Corra is on vacation when a stalker and his hired thugs try to murder her. In steps Phillip, a police officer who’s also on the resort for vacation. He becomes smitten with Corra. While Corra weighs in about her romantic feelings about Phillip and tries to brush things off as if she’s not really in trouble, the stalker intensifies his attempts on taking her life. Even when they're back in Jamaica, resuming their lives after vacation, Corra has to watch her back and Phillip is always chasing a shadow and finding evidence of the stalker's identity.

Both Corra and Phillip have an amazing backstory, with many family secrets related to their current situations bubbling to the surface. The storyline is equally focused on the heated romance between the two, the danger Corra is facing, and Phillip’s personal issues. This is a great romantic-suspense novel. I’m glad I had a chance to borrow it with my Prime account.

[Brynette Turner · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love a book that grabs me from the beginning, holds my attention throughout, and has me eager to find out what will happen next. This is truly a suspenseful romance. The characters and the plot were well-developed and not rushed and I could honestly visualize each character as if they were sitting in my livingroom. You find out that people have reasons for doing what they do, even if the results are not what anyone would have anticipated. It truly is a story about devotion, protection, perseverance, and tolerance. I'm very eager to read more by this author. She has an amazing gift for telling a story.

[Tina Young · Rating 5 out of 5]

Holding on to a Grudge...

Wow... This was an Amazing Read that I couldn't put down once I began reading. I absolutely enjoyed Corra and Phillip's story. Character chemistry was on point. This story keeps the reader intrigued and wondering what's going to happen next. No spoilers, so if you haven't read this story or any story written by JL Campbell, stop sleeping on her and her work. JL, please tell me that we'll see more of Corra and Phillip in "Tender" or that there will be a sequel to "Grudge".
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[Rose Morales · Rating 4 out of 5]

Campbell alway creates these men that are so unattainable in this cold cruel and rude world it can be sad for a woman who can't find one. Her women are strong and show that it's nice to have a man in your life but we don't need to depend on them to survive. My advice is grab a iced glass of pineapple juice, set some sounds of the sea for back ground noise and get lost in a sexy world of adventure, sex and intrigue.

[Tina Young · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow... This was an Amazing Read that I couldn't put down once I began reading. I absolutely enjoyed Corra and Phillip's story. Character chemistry was on point. This story keeps the reader intrigued and wondering what's going to happen next. No spoilers, so if you haven't read this story or any story written by JL Campbell, stop sleeping on her and her work. JL, please tell me that we'll see more of Corra and Phillip in "Tender" or that there will be a sequel to "Grudge".

[Teresa Mcmillian · Rating 4 out of 5]

Exciting Read

I enjoyed this book & finished it in a few hours. It was exciting & kept me wondering what was going to happen next.