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Small Town Scandals #3
Her Private Avenger
Two years ago rugged mercenary Adam Quinn ran out on Morgan, believing she’d betrayed him. But with her best friend murdered, she needs Quinn’s help and forgiveness. Never mind that she never stopped loving him. Could facing danger together make him give her a second chance?
231 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 26, 2010
About the author
Elle Kennedy
178 books105k followersA New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Elle Kennedy grew up in the suburbs of Toronto, Ontario, and holds a BA in English from York University. From an early age, she knew she wanted to be a writer and actively began pursuing that dream when she was a teenager.
Elle is the author of more than fifty contemporary fiction and romance novels, published by a variety of major houses. Her work includes the Off-Campus series, the global phenomenon which has captivated millions of readers around the world.
Elle is the author of more than fifty contemporary fiction and romance novels, published by a variety of major houses. Her work includes the Off-Campus series, the global phenomenon which has captivated millions of readers around the world.
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November 16, 2016
Su Angel Vengador es el quinto libro que leo de Elle Kennedy y narra la historia de Quinn y Morgan.
Encontre esta lectura mientras buscaba otro libro y en cuanto me di cuenta de quien era la autora decidi que lo leeria, no solo porque los libros que he leido de la autora me han gustado mucho ( especialmente la saga Off-Campus ) sino tambien porque cuando lei la sinopsis y me di cuenta de que no era un Young Adult tuve curiosidad por saber como escribia Elle Kennedy en otro genero.
No tenia unas grandes expectativas, solo buscaba una lectura tranquila y ligera para leer una tarde y eso fue lo que encontre. Un libro sencillo y entretenido, ademas de confirmar que me gusta mucho mas cuando la autora escribe Young Adult, no porque esta sea una novela horrible, sino porque la senti muy superficial.
Si eres fan de las novelas de Harlequin, estoy segura de que te gustara este libro.
2.25 Estrellas!
June 27, 2019
3.5 stars
July 12, 2013
Wooh I really liked this couple and book. The hero walked away from the heroine two years ago, after two years of being together, he was tired of being put last, the heroine's Senator father always came first and her asking to postpone their weeding was the last straw. Growing in foster care, the heroine was his first attempt at love and relationships but he walked away, missing her but refusing to reconcile. Then her dad calls him saying the heroine tried to kill herself and he had her admitted and now she's escaped. The hero has been tasked to get her back, he knows the heroine would never harm herself and her wild reputation has been built by her father.
The hero is a mercenary and the heroine a journalist. She has spent the past two years missing the hero, she knew she made a mistake but she was keeping her promise to her dead mother. First off I have to say I hated the heroine's family what a selfish bunch of people and she put them first?
The heroine tries to tell the hero she wants to try again but he is too wary this time. He will just help her on her quest for justice. Both of them have had no interest in other people and acknowledge that the feelings are still there but it's the hero who doesn't want his heart to be broken again. The events that transpired at the end exposing who killed the heroine's best friend a decade back, makes the hero see what family is.
I loved the epilogue!
The hero is a mercenary and the heroine a journalist. She has spent the past two years missing the hero, she knew she made a mistake but she was keeping her promise to her dead mother. First off I have to say I hated the heroine's family what a selfish bunch of people and she put them first?
The heroine tries to tell the hero she wants to try again but he is too wary this time. He will just help her on her quest for justice. Both of them have had no interest in other people and acknowledge that the feelings are still there but it's the hero who doesn't want his heart to be broken again. The events that transpired at the end exposing who killed the heroine's best friend a decade back, makes the hero see what family is.
I loved the epilogue!
August 15, 2013
4.5 estrellas
Si bien la esencia de la situación sentimental de los protagonista es la de costumbre, la trama en general es diferente. Toda la cuestión de la investigación del asesinato de chica te atrapa, te hace señalar culpables y te sorprende, un poco,al descubrir el verdadero asesino.
Si bien la esencia de la situación sentimental de los protagonista es la de costumbre, la trama en general es diferente. Toda la cuestión de la investigación del asesinato de chica te atrapa, te hace señalar culpables y te sorprende, un poco,al descubrir el verdadero asesino.
October 8, 2020
Me bajé este libro en Nubico sin muchas pretensiones, pero lo hice por su autora y me ha encantado. A ver, es cortito, se lee en un suspiro y Elle tiene magia en la escritura porque me atrapa desde el primer momento, haciéndome sentir y pasar un buen rato.
Quinn me ha gustado mucho y Morgan me ha parecido una protagonista fuerte a pesar de las mil mierdas que tiene en su vida.
Vale, podría ser un libro más profundo, pero creo que muestra lo que es, una novela romántica sin más pretensiones, con una trama de misterio de trasfondo y dos protagonistas suficientemente potentes para no necesitar más.
A veces hay que disfrutar de lo que te ofrecen sin buscar demasiados peros.
Y sí, quizá soy yo que en algunos momentos necesito algo ligero como esto y lo disfruto.
Quinn me ha gustado mucho y Morgan me ha parecido una protagonista fuerte a pesar de las mil mierdas que tiene en su vida.
Vale, podría ser un libro más profundo, pero creo que muestra lo que es, una novela romántica sin más pretensiones, con una trama de misterio de trasfondo y dos protagonistas suficientemente potentes para no necesitar más.
A veces hay que disfrutar de lo que te ofrecen sin buscar demasiados peros.
Y sí, quizá soy yo que en algunos momentos necesito algo ligero como esto y lo disfruto.
April 20, 2022
This was a great mystery wrapped up in a second chance romance
March 3, 2017
I found myself rolling my eyes from the start of this one. I didn't care for Morgan from the start, she fell in the TSTL category for me. I don't understand how she didn't see how her dad was manipulating her. I also wonder if he isn't behind everything, but not enough to keep reading this one, it just wasn't for me.
November 30, 2017
The premise is that Morgan and Adam used to be in love. But Morgan's asshole of a father was always trying to interfere and Morgan always let him. She always chose him over the guy she was supposed to marry. Finally Adam had enough and left her. That was two years ago. Now, Morgan is following the case of her friend who went missing, a cold case she's been trying to solve for ten years. But when someone tries to kill her, it means she may finally be getting close to a breakthrough. And since Adam is a mercenary, she enlists his protection while she investigates.
Now first of all, how terrible an idea is it to (selfishly) enlist the help of the guy whose heart you broke? On top of that, her approach to getting him to help her didn't really involve apologies and requests. It was more along the lines of, "I'm going into danger and if I get killed, you'll hate yourself." Safe to say, I didn't like her methods.
Morgan was a little self-absorbed most of the time. It was more about what she was trying to do. But she understood that if Adam was giving her the cold shoulder, then it was her own fault. She also cared about him and did try to make amends. Just... not enough. She felt bad, but she didn't act like she did. Adam, understandably, had trouble trusting her again and I wish the novel had spent a little more time on reestablishing that trust. I wanted Morgan to choose to not let her father ruin her relationship. Instead, she hated her father for reasons that affected her. That left the reader (i.e. me) wanting when it came to being assured that she wouldn't take Adam for granted again.
But enough about Adam and Morgan. Let's talk about the other plot. Finding out what happened to Morgan's friend. It was a pretty big part of the novel. It was the reason Morgan was being attacked, why she and Adam met again, and it was a mystery.
It was Morgan's case. She's supposed to be a journalist who knows how to get to the bottom of things. But from what I can tell, she's not very good at her job. I don't know why, but we didn't see her figure much stuff out. She came to the wrong conclusions and she wasn't good at reading people. Adam on the other hand, was much better at his, and her, job. The case was interesting, but it was a bummer that I suspected only two people (one more than the other) and the result was pretty much as expected.
I did like the climax but the book was, overall, pretty 'meh'. Didn't love it, didn't hate it. It was a short read and not bad. I still love Elle Kennedy. But if you want to read something by her, I recommend starting with either Midnight Rescue (romantic suspense) or The Deal (contemporary romance).
Now first of all, how terrible an idea is it to (selfishly) enlist the help of the guy whose heart you broke? On top of that, her approach to getting him to help her didn't really involve apologies and requests. It was more along the lines of, "I'm going into danger and if I get killed, you'll hate yourself." Safe to say, I didn't like her methods.
Morgan was a little self-absorbed most of the time. It was more about what she was trying to do. But she understood that if Adam was giving her the cold shoulder, then it was her own fault. She also cared about him and did try to make amends. Just... not enough. She felt bad, but she didn't act like she did. Adam, understandably, had trouble trusting her again and I wish the novel had spent a little more time on reestablishing that trust. I wanted Morgan to choose to not let her father ruin her relationship. Instead, she hated her father for reasons that affected her. That left the reader (i.e. me) wanting when it came to being assured that she wouldn't take Adam for granted again.
But enough about Adam and Morgan. Let's talk about the other plot. Finding out what happened to Morgan's friend. It was a pretty big part of the novel. It was the reason Morgan was being attacked, why she and Adam met again, and it was a mystery.
It was Morgan's case. She's supposed to be a journalist who knows how to get to the bottom of things. But from what I can tell, she's not very good at her job. I don't know why, but we didn't see her figure much stuff out. She came to the wrong conclusions and she wasn't good at reading people. Adam on the other hand, was much better at his, and her, job. The case was interesting, but it was a bummer that I suspected only two people (one more than the other) and the result was pretty much as expected.
I did like the climax but the book was, overall, pretty 'meh'. Didn't love it, didn't hate it. It was a short read and not bad. I still love Elle Kennedy. But if you want to read something by her, I recommend starting with either Midnight Rescue (romantic suspense) or The Deal (contemporary romance).
December 29, 2010
I really liked both the hero & heroine. Loved how sensitive Quinn was and how he acknowledged both to himself and to Morgan how mych he'd loved her. Also liked that they both remembered the good times as well as the end.
What I didn't care for was Morgan's over the top selfish father and Quinn's knee-jerk reaction to cancel their wedding.
What I didn't care for was Morgan's over the top selfish father and Quinn's knee-jerk reaction to cancel their wedding.
November 12, 2010
3 ½ stars – Romantic Suspense
February 8, 2017
I knew Elle Kennedy from her Off-Campus series, and quite liked it. In fact I really enjoyed the series. So when I saw this book which she published way before Off-Campus series, I was curious of how her earlier works are and didn’t hesitate to pick it up.
As a romance suspense book, this book has barely anything that thrilled me. I guess it is best if I just say that it’s a romance book, though there’s murder, gunshot and such in it. The thing is I suspect the person behind that supposed-to-be suspense sequences since the beginning.
So reading how Quinn and Morgan trying to reveal the murderer and always stumble the end road was pretty frustrating me. And then there’s the fact that they work in the field that need research and facts; Morgan is a journalist while Quinn is a mercenary and they done it for years and quite successful. So how come they cannot guess when I can guess it pretty easily. That’s just annoying.
And then, as a romance book, it was quite alright. But Morgan and Quinn’s relationship isn’t the one that I shipped. I can see how they are still fall in love but I kinda wished there is more to it. I don’t know maybe more drama and angst. So their second chance more interesting, at least for me.
As a romance suspense book, this book has barely anything that thrilled me. I guess it is best if I just say that it’s a romance book, though there’s murder, gunshot and such in it. The thing is I suspect the person behind that supposed-to-be suspense sequences since the beginning.
So reading how Quinn and Morgan trying to reveal the murderer and always stumble the end road was pretty frustrating me. And then there’s the fact that they work in the field that need research and facts; Morgan is a journalist while Quinn is a mercenary and they done it for years and quite successful. So how come they cannot guess when I can guess it pretty easily. That’s just annoying.
And then, as a romance book, it was quite alright. But Morgan and Quinn’s relationship isn’t the one that I shipped. I can see how they are still fall in love but I kinda wished there is more to it. I don’t know maybe more drama and angst. So their second chance more interesting, at least for me.
October 14, 2020
Describiría esta lectura como palomera: Ideal para entretenerse una tarde pero que después pasará sin pena ni gloria por nuestros recuerdos.
Siento que esta historia daba para más, es cierto que es muy típica pero podríamos haber conocido mas del pueblo de Autumn, de sus habitantes y algunos recuerdos del pasado de los protagonistas.
Aun así, agradezco que la autora le de personalidad a las protagonistas femeninas, aunque sus galanes sea unos calcos (aunque son unos calcos que puedo leer sin morir en el intento).
El gran fallo que encuentro aquí es el tratamiento dado a los padecimientos mentales: DEJEN YA DE PINTAR A TODOS LOS QUE NECESITAN AYUDA PROFESIONAL COMO LOCOS DE REMATE.
Siento que esta historia daba para más, es cierto que es muy típica pero podríamos haber conocido mas del pueblo de Autumn, de sus habitantes y algunos recuerdos del pasado de los protagonistas.
Aun así, agradezco que la autora le de personalidad a las protagonistas femeninas, aunque sus galanes sea unos calcos (aunque son unos calcos que puedo leer sin morir en el intento).
El gran fallo que encuentro aquí es el tratamiento dado a los padecimientos mentales: DEJEN YA DE PINTAR A TODOS LOS QUE NECESITAN AYUDA PROFESIONAL COMO LOCOS DE REMATE.
June 4, 2026
Morgan y Adam tienen una dinámica entretenida y, aunque se resistan, dejaron cosas pendientes en el pasado que deberán resolver.
La trama que rodea al asesinato de la amiga de Morgan ha estado bien estructurada, aunque es cierto que la forma de narrarla me ha parecido pobre. Yo hubiera incluido más momentos tensos entre el culpable, el desarrollo de la investigación y los protagonistas principales.
El final era el esperado y aun así me ha gustado igualmente. Ha sido una lectura que he disfrutado, justo cuando necesitaba algo así.
La trama que rodea al asesinato de la amiga de Morgan ha estado bien estructurada, aunque es cierto que la forma de narrarla me ha parecido pobre. Yo hubiera incluido más momentos tensos entre el culpable, el desarrollo de la investigación y los protagonistas principales.
El final era el esperado y aun así me ha gustado igualmente. Ha sido una lectura que he disfrutado, justo cuando necesitaba algo así.
August 29, 2018
2.7 stars
Took me months to get into this one. I figured out whodunit long before it was revealed, so point to me, I guess. Things didn't become interesting until the last maybe 30 pages or so. Overall a predictable, nicely written mystery.
Took me months to get into this one. I figured out whodunit long before it was revealed, so point to me, I guess. Things didn't become interesting until the last maybe 30 pages or so. Overall a predictable, nicely written mystery.
February 18, 2023
Una historia corta
Se lee muy rápido. Entretiene porque no tiene grandes complicaciones pero te mantiene en vilo queriendo descubrir que pasó. Una chica que lleva 10 años investigando la muerte de su mejor amiga, siente que ahora es su vida la que corre peligro.
Se lee muy rápido. Entretiene porque no tiene grandes complicaciones pero te mantiene en vilo queriendo descubrir que pasó. Una chica que lleva 10 años investigando la muerte de su mejor amiga, siente que ahora es su vida la que corre peligro.
November 23, 2018
SRS #1634 = 3+ stars
July 12, 2020
A very good read!!:)
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January 17, 2022
Bueno pero le falto algo y el final fue demasiado rápido
abandonados
February 14, 2026estaba bueno, pero queria seguir leyendo cosas de los anteriores protagonistas. PENSABA QUE SEGUIRÍA EL MISMO CÍRCULO CERCANO, pero son personajes nuevos, y eso me desmotivo un poco
August 17, 2026
not as much romance as usual for Elle, but still so damn good ;P
August 23, 2026
predictable and i hated the couple
January 20, 2026
again not the biggest fan of second chances and also this was the third book in the series but there are new characters lol so that was a twist in itself but it was cute and i liked them and the plot
June 21, 2011
Being the Senator's daughter has cost Morgan Kerr more than she would have ever thought. After her mother's death, Morgan promised that she would stand by her father's side. Despite always being a failure in his eyes, Morgan honored her vow to her mother.
Two years ago her fiance, Adam Quinn, left her when he finally had enough of her letting her father come between them.
Now, Morgan's father has asked him to find his missing daughter who he believes needs psychiatric help. Quinn knows deep in his heart that Morgan is not mentally ill, but agrees to find her.
Turns out it's not hard finding her, but actually getting her back to her father. Despite the anger he feels, he's still wildly attracted to her and finds himself agreeing to help her solve the murder mystery of her friend.
As they get closer and closer to finding answers, more and more threats are sent there way, but that's not the only thing growing closer. These two have so much chemistry it's just a matter of time before they find their way back.
However, their new found relationship must survive one last hurtle when the killer and accomplice are revealed.
The epilogue was priceless!!
Two years ago her fiance, Adam Quinn, left her when he finally had enough of her letting her father come between them.
Now, Morgan's father has asked him to find his missing daughter who he believes needs psychiatric help. Quinn knows deep in his heart that Morgan is not mentally ill, but agrees to find her.
Turns out it's not hard finding her, but actually getting her back to her father. Despite the anger he feels, he's still wildly attracted to her and finds himself agreeing to help her solve the murder mystery of her friend.
As they get closer and closer to finding answers, more and more threats are sent there way, but that's not the only thing growing closer. These two have so much chemistry it's just a matter of time before they find their way back.
However, their new found relationship must survive one last hurtle when the killer and accomplice are revealed.
The epilogue was priceless!!
October 28, 2016
Absolutely loved Adam and Morgan's journey through this story. Mercenary with a heart of gold. The fact Adam (Quinn) admitted still loving her after two years apart and telling her it didn't mean he wanted to get back together with her was very realistic to me. The man was hurting. Am I the only who whooped and laughed out loud to Adam's reaction when Morgan first tells him she wants him? Hilarious.
The who-done-it thing was great too. Loved how it played out with Jake (cute), and of course I saw who it was very early on.
The ending could have been better, but I was satified. I still think the wrong person died though (sigh).
The who-done-it thing was great too. Loved how it played out with Jake (cute), and of course I saw who it was very early on.
The ending could have been better, but I was satified. I still think the wrong person died though (sigh).
December 17, 2016
The hero and heroine use to date two years ago but he left her. Now he is back because the heroine is in danger, she is trying to solve a ten year old murder of her best friend and in the process was almost killed when her car was pushed off a bridge by another car. The hero will do anything to keep her alive but when all evidence points back to the heroines father who is a senator, things get deadlier!
Great read.
Great read.
December 4, 2021
Knew who the killer was by pg 43. Not much suspense. But I did like Aiden. Morgan seemed immature and uninteresting because she was impulsive and refused to recognize how her dad was using her & was toxic. Why the fuck did she keep going to her own home when dad was controlling & had already send her to an asylum? Why didn't she straight up tell him he was a liar and knew she didn't have any of those problems?
June 14, 2011
Quinn and Morgan had gone their separate ways after she had to postpone their wedding because of her father, Senator Kerr. After 10 long years and many trying times, Morgan went back to her home town of Autumn to finally find the murderer of her best girlfriend only to find that her father sent Quinn after her to stop her. This quickread was exciting and enjoyable.
July 3, 2011
Journalist Morgan Kerr has just escaped a physiciatric faculity to which her father sent her. No one believes that she did not try to take her own life and that someone is trying to kill her until Adam Quinn, her ex-fiance, arrives on the scene. He knows her well enough that she is not lying and seeks to help her unravel this mystery.
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