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Love & Murder #1
Truth About Love & Murder
From award-winning, USA Today bestselling author Edie Ramer comes a romantic suspense with mystery, suspense, and heartwarming emotion.The truth is that life is uncertain.Meg Quinn hasn’t been to war, but her father has, and it changed their lives for the bad—and for the good. Now she has a sharp tongue and a mind to match ... and she doesn’t trust easily. The best person she knows is losing a fight with death, and Meg is guardian of her friend’s seven-year-old son.Easy MacLean, the co-guardian, is Meg’s dying friend’s brother. The former Marine has been hibernating in his Colorado mountain home, and Meg lets him know that he needs to be by his sister’s side in Milwaukee now.Easy is attracted to his sister’s clever friend, but life gets complicated when he gets involved in a search for a missing veteran. After living alone with his rescue dog for so long, Easy and his dog are now sharing a home with a beautiful woman, a boy, and a cat. Even as he watches his sister die a little each day, he’s finding out the truth about love and life ... and murder.Categories in the Love & Murder seriesMystery Thriller SuspenseRomantic SuspenseRomance MilitaryRomance Mystery & SuspenseRomance ContemporaryContemporary RomanceRomance MilitaryLiterature & Fiction
308 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 20, 2015
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Edie Ramer
34 books187 followersEdie is funnier on the page than in real life. A USA Today bestselling author, she writes stories with heart, attitude, and magic. She lives in southeastern Wisconsin with her husband and a very special cat. She loves to hear from readers. You can connect with her at her website: www.edieramer.com
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July 24, 2015
It was a nice mellow read about love death and humanity... A sad but coming together love story with heartfelt ending.
August 13, 2015
Blown away
I received the book in a contest and I'm very happy I did, I feel it's only fair I give a honest review. I've read tons of books from many different genres and this is one amazing heart felt story. It made me cry a lot. The author not only told a story but told the emotions and feelings what we as Americans go threw in our lives. Weather it cancer or fighting for our country. The story had all the right ingredients murder,romance and mystery. It starts off with 2 vets that are great friend Danny and Jeff that homeless dealing with ptsd, Danny had met a nice girl and fell in love deciding to clean himself up. Someone killed him with a bullet to the chest. I loved the little tags of advice over the beginning of the chapters from julie to her son.
Meg's best friend and person she knows julie is losing her fight against cancer, which makes Meg's the guardian of her friends 7 yr. old son Ollie.
Easy the co-guardian is Meg's dying friends brother the former marine has been off the grid in his Colorado mountain home, meg lets his presence is needed by his sister and nephews side now.
Easy is very attracted to his sisters friend meg but life gets even harder and more complicated when he gets involved in a search for a missing veteran. After living alone so long with just his dog, easy is now sharing his sisters house with Meg's and Ollie he's finding out the truth of his life and love for Meg's while solving a murder.
This story made me cry several times but it's the truth of what people go threw between either cancer or being a vet, it's very powerful and moving author has described not only the characters but their emotional sides. BRAVO BRAVO, can't wait to read more 5 stars and above
I received the book in a contest and I'm very happy I did, I feel it's only fair I give a honest review. I've read tons of books from many different genres and this is one amazing heart felt story. It made me cry a lot. The author not only told a story but told the emotions and feelings what we as Americans go threw in our lives. Weather it cancer or fighting for our country. The story had all the right ingredients murder,romance and mystery. It starts off with 2 vets that are great friend Danny and Jeff that homeless dealing with ptsd, Danny had met a nice girl and fell in love deciding to clean himself up. Someone killed him with a bullet to the chest. I loved the little tags of advice over the beginning of the chapters from julie to her son.
Meg's best friend and person she knows julie is losing her fight against cancer, which makes Meg's the guardian of her friends 7 yr. old son Ollie.
Easy the co-guardian is Meg's dying friends brother the former marine has been off the grid in his Colorado mountain home, meg lets his presence is needed by his sister and nephews side now.
Easy is very attracted to his sisters friend meg but life gets even harder and more complicated when he gets involved in a search for a missing veteran. After living alone so long with just his dog, easy is now sharing his sisters house with Meg's and Ollie he's finding out the truth of his life and love for Meg's while solving a murder.
This story made me cry several times but it's the truth of what people go threw between either cancer or being a vet, it's very powerful and moving author has described not only the characters but their emotional sides. BRAVO BRAVO, can't wait to read more 5 stars and above
July 26, 2015
In Truth About Love & Murder by Edie Ramer we get one heck of a story. I was a little nervous to read it at first since there is a storyline with a character fighting cancer. However, the way it was written was fantastic. We read about Julie, who is dying of cancer and her best friend, Meg, who is guardian of Julie's son Ollie and then we have Julie's brother, Easy, who is co-guardian of Ollie. Bring all those people together, add in homeless veterans that are being killed off and you get love and murder.
Ramer has such a unique voice in her stories. Meg's personality caught me off guard at first but I grew to like her boldness and how she didn't hold back. It was a bit refreshing to see that type of strength in a heroine. As for Easy, he was a lot more vulnerable for a hero than I am used to as well, which was also quite interesting to read about. Ollie added such a fun aspect to the book. His innocence to what is going on around him helped lighten the mood in several scenes. Julie was amazing. She was fighting for her life and yet she was so focused on her brother, friend and son. She was an inspiration.
Each of the characters including one homeless vet named Jeff had their on internal struggle that fit into the plot line seamlessly. I was very impressed how Ramer was able to connect all of these story lines, maintain the pacing and engage you into character's life. If you enjoy a good mystery, heartwarming friendship and refreshing romance that doesn't follow the rules, I recommend you give Truth About Love & Murder a try.
*I received an ARC of this book for the purpose of a review."
Ramer has such a unique voice in her stories. Meg's personality caught me off guard at first but I grew to like her boldness and how she didn't hold back. It was a bit refreshing to see that type of strength in a heroine. As for Easy, he was a lot more vulnerable for a hero than I am used to as well, which was also quite interesting to read about. Ollie added such a fun aspect to the book. His innocence to what is going on around him helped lighten the mood in several scenes. Julie was amazing. She was fighting for her life and yet she was so focused on her brother, friend and son. She was an inspiration.
Each of the characters including one homeless vet named Jeff had their on internal struggle that fit into the plot line seamlessly. I was very impressed how Ramer was able to connect all of these story lines, maintain the pacing and engage you into character's life. If you enjoy a good mystery, heartwarming friendship and refreshing romance that doesn't follow the rules, I recommend you give Truth About Love & Murder a try.
*I received an ARC of this book for the purpose of a review."
July 21, 2015
I simply loved this story. It's a departure from Ramer's other work, a bit darker and significantly more mysterious. I was hooked by the end of the first chapter. Meg Quinn has her guard up, she knows that life isn't always rainbows and unicorns, especially as she is caring for her dying best friend's son. Easy MacLean has avoided love, and relationships in general, since a stint in the military sent him to a solitary life. Easy is Meg's co-guardian, and comes when he realizes cancer will take his sisters life. It becomes a matter of when, not if.
During this time, an old military buddy contact Easy to help her find her missing love, a fellow veteran. Easy and Meg find themselves wrapped up in the mystery surrounding the death of several local veterans. Despite, or maybe because of, the darkness and death surrounding them, Easy and Meg develop a relationship. I enjoy a good romance, and Ramer delivers that in spades. In fact, the nature of the relationship proves to be the perfect catalyst to the mystery and death.
This book could have easily left you feeling depressed, after all cancer and veteran's affairs are heavy issues. Instead, the book leaves you believe in love, in humanity.
Disclaimer: I was gifted a copy of this book in exchange for review. However, all opinions are my own.
During this time, an old military buddy contact Easy to help her find her missing love, a fellow veteran. Easy and Meg find themselves wrapped up in the mystery surrounding the death of several local veterans. Despite, or maybe because of, the darkness and death surrounding them, Easy and Meg develop a relationship. I enjoy a good romance, and Ramer delivers that in spades. In fact, the nature of the relationship proves to be the perfect catalyst to the mystery and death.
This book could have easily left you feeling depressed, after all cancer and veteran's affairs are heavy issues. Instead, the book leaves you believe in love, in humanity.
Disclaimer: I was gifted a copy of this book in exchange for review. However, all opinions are my own.
January 16, 2016
Wow!! That pretty well sums up how I felt reading Truth About Love & Murder by Edie Ramer.
Truth About Love & Murder is has a complex, multi focal plot that flowed smoothly, pulled me in, and grabbed my heart in a way few books can. Edie effortlessly blends together mystery, suspense, love, death, sadness and happiness in Truth About Love & Murder in a way that felt so real, so true.
I liked how she pulled together realistic, life altering circumstances and wrote with believable characters that made me feel. Edie uses real issues that evoke strong emotions because as I read I knew that these things can and do happen.
Easy and Meg are powerful main characters that quickly worked their way into my heart and mind. I liked the maturity they both had and the lack of angst. They are refreshingly real, and what they had gone through and were presently going through was written so well I felt I was right there with them.
The secondary characters in Truth About Love & Murder were just as compelling, and I liked how Edie works in some of their POV's.
Truth About Love & Murder made my heart ache good and bad. I am so glad I picked this up, then I couldn't put it down.
I'd highly recommend Truth About Love & Murder to any romantic suspense reader.
Truth About Love & Murder is has a complex, multi focal plot that flowed smoothly, pulled me in, and grabbed my heart in a way few books can. Edie effortlessly blends together mystery, suspense, love, death, sadness and happiness in Truth About Love & Murder in a way that felt so real, so true.
I liked how she pulled together realistic, life altering circumstances and wrote with believable characters that made me feel. Edie uses real issues that evoke strong emotions because as I read I knew that these things can and do happen.
Easy and Meg are powerful main characters that quickly worked their way into my heart and mind. I liked the maturity they both had and the lack of angst. They are refreshingly real, and what they had gone through and were presently going through was written so well I felt I was right there with them.
The secondary characters in Truth About Love & Murder were just as compelling, and I liked how Edie works in some of their POV's.
Truth About Love & Murder made my heart ache good and bad. I am so glad I picked this up, then I couldn't put it down.
I'd highly recommend Truth About Love & Murder to any romantic suspense reader.
January 16, 2016
Truth About Love and Murder by Edie Ramer
Love & Murder Series Book One
Meg Quinn hadn't had the easiest life in her early years, but she survived. And now she is watching, helplessly, as her best friend is dying. Frustrated, she sends emails to Julie's brother until the bum finally comes to Wisconsin to be with his sister and young nephew.
Easy MacLain had no idea his sister wasn't doing well. He called often and she always said she was fine. Her pain-in-the-butt friend won't stop with her angry sounding emails though, so he packs up his dog, Ralph, and heads out. Arriving he has two shocks; his sister really isn't doing well and her friend isn't the prude he expected.
This is such a good story. Meg and Easy have their complicated stories, a murder mystery, and with Julie's struggles. I liked how the author makes the reader aware of the plight of the homeless, struggling veterans, too. All around page turner.
**Sexual content and language
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Love & Murder Series Book One
Meg Quinn hadn't had the easiest life in her early years, but she survived. And now she is watching, helplessly, as her best friend is dying. Frustrated, she sends emails to Julie's brother until the bum finally comes to Wisconsin to be with his sister and young nephew.
Easy MacLain had no idea his sister wasn't doing well. He called often and she always said she was fine. Her pain-in-the-butt friend won't stop with her angry sounding emails though, so he packs up his dog, Ralph, and heads out. Arriving he has two shocks; his sister really isn't doing well and her friend isn't the prude he expected.
This is such a good story. Meg and Easy have their complicated stories, a murder mystery, and with Julie's struggles. I liked how the author makes the reader aware of the plight of the homeless, struggling veterans, too. All around page turner.
**Sexual content and language
http://justjudysjumbles.blogspot.com/...
July 22, 2015
I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
I found this book to be a nice, fairly light, and quick to read story. I enjoyed the fact that there weren't excessive details to bog the story down, although I did feel the mystery was solved a bit too abruptly. The author did an excellent job of making me "bond" with the characters and making me care about what was happening with them.
I found this book to be a nice, fairly light, and quick to read story. I enjoyed the fact that there weren't excessive details to bog the story down, although I did feel the mystery was solved a bit too abruptly. The author did an excellent job of making me "bond" with the characters and making me care about what was happening with them.
April 23, 2018
A really good story, I liked reading about Easy & Meg. Some sad bits, also happy bits. 😀
November 23, 2015
Truth About Love & Murder
This book is a work of art down to it's purest form. Raw, beautiful, elemental, something that Author Edie Ramer shaped into a master piece. This book hit really close to home for me because I lost my sister three years ago to the very same battle Julie has fought. I love Julie and the way she sweeps off the pages as not just an amazing Mom and best friend but a insightful one with her beautiful Mom quotes she lovingly leaves Ollie. Meg was the epitome of best friends the way she is there for others showing her true strength and it is inspiring to see. Easy had no easy life, no easy choices oh he thinks he does but nope it didn't seem easy to me at all. He is extremely selfless in this sometimes thankless world we live in. My heart broke a bit for all of them for one reason or another. One of the biggest things I loved about Meg and Easy was they we're both people that anyone can relate to in some way. I can't forget Ralph and Ziva they made this book just more awesome then it already was.
This book was about living life, dying, best friends, family, solving murder (Think Veronica Mar's) and about love....
A heart felt Thank you to Author Edie Ramer for such a beautiful book with amazing characters that will etch themselves inside your heart.
I enjoyed reading this book to the very last page... Even though I did cry tears. :)
I was given a copy of the book by the author for a honest review. All thoughts and feelings are my own.
I give this book five stars and fully recommend to readers 18+up due to adult situations.
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This book is a work of art down to it's purest form. Raw, beautiful, elemental, something that Author Edie Ramer shaped into a master piece. This book hit really close to home for me because I lost my sister three years ago to the very same battle Julie has fought. I love Julie and the way she sweeps off the pages as not just an amazing Mom and best friend but a insightful one with her beautiful Mom quotes she lovingly leaves Ollie. Meg was the epitome of best friends the way she is there for others showing her true strength and it is inspiring to see. Easy had no easy life, no easy choices oh he thinks he does but nope it didn't seem easy to me at all. He is extremely selfless in this sometimes thankless world we live in. My heart broke a bit for all of them for one reason or another. One of the biggest things I loved about Meg and Easy was they we're both people that anyone can relate to in some way. I can't forget Ralph and Ziva they made this book just more awesome then it already was.
This book was about living life, dying, best friends, family, solving murder (Think Veronica Mar's) and about love....
A heart felt Thank you to Author Edie Ramer for such a beautiful book with amazing characters that will etch themselves inside your heart.
I enjoyed reading this book to the very last page... Even though I did cry tears. :)
I was given a copy of the book by the author for a honest review. All thoughts and feelings are my own.
I give this book five stars and fully recommend to readers 18+up due to adult situations.
Laura's Blogspotanythinggoes
August 8, 2016
This is not your typical romantic suspense. Dealing with painful topics like terminal illness and PTSD and forgotten veterans sets this one apart. I admit, there were times when I wanted to put this book down. There are lighter things to read that don't clutch at my heart. But it was worth it. It's a good read. It has a happy ending. They catch the bad guys, the main characters get their happily ever after, and it ends the way it ought to end. That I'm a little frayed afterwards... Well, that's what happens sometimes when you read a book like this.
January 11, 2016
I picked up Truth About Love & Murder a couple of weeks ago when it was free on Amazon. I like romance and I enjoy suspense so this looked right up my alley. I was pleasantly surprised at the fact that I couldn't put the book down after I started reading. The characters were real and believable, the story was plausible and even a bit heartbreaking.
Edie Ramer gives us a romantic suspense wrapped in love and honesty. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Edie Ramer gives us a romantic suspense wrapped in love and honesty. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
July 11, 2016
I really found the story-line of the missing/murdered veterans to carry a strong message. I enjoyed the fact that Meg was such a sure and confident woman. I was caught up in this book from the very first page and couldn't turn the pages fast enough. I loved the way each chapter started. It was a really lovely book and I intend to read more by this author.
January 18, 2016
Very enjoyable read
I really enjoyed this book. Loved the storyline, the characters and even the sad parts. Edie Ramer wrote a great book. I have already purchased Book 2 in the Love & Murder series. Can't wait to start reading it.
I really enjoyed this book. Loved the storyline, the characters and even the sad parts. Edie Ramer wrote a great book. I have already purchased Book 2 in the Love & Murder series. Can't wait to start reading it.
April 30, 2017
I read this first in Kindle and now have read it again in trade paper. this is the first of a series and I now have the first two. The mystery itself is engaging and the subject on worthy of attention. The characters involved are intelligent, likable and well fleshed out. The additional family drama adds to the story in a that gives depth.
I will be adding any further entries to this series to my library.
I will be adding any further entries to this series to my library.
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