This was a good read. I'm glad I finally got to read this author as she's been on my list for ages, but I hadn't got to her, having been a bit disappointed with other forays into this genre. I love romantic suspense and, I don't know, I just can't find a lot of authors in this genre that I like. I love Karen Rose, who is my fave and she writes the perfect books for me, and although I didn't like this as much as a Karen Rose book, I think this author will be someone I will be adding to my list of authors to keep reading.
This book has a good balance of suspense and romance, so that was satisfying. I liked both the hero and the heroine, and was very pleased that the heroine didn't act stupidly (my number one hate in this genre) at any stage. She was a bit of a prickle at the start, but settled down and didn't keep it up, and accepted help and asked for help when needed, thank goodness. On a romantic level, whilst I liked the romance because I liked both the H/h, I can't say I really connected with them in a deep way, however, having said that I liked them and I think their romance was good - there was enough, but it didn't overshadow the suspense. I did try to analyse why I didn't become deeply invested in their romance, but couldn't pinpoint it.
I liked the suspense part, I thought it was well-done. I find that with say Karen Rose's villains they can be quite frightening and incredibly repulsive to read about, but I must have a tough skin or a sick mind because I like that (!), but the crime in this book didn't feel as horrendous. I think maybe there wasn't as much detail, which kind of made me feel like a bystander rather than actually being in the story, but for those who don't want the details, what's in this book shouldn't repulse you.
All in all, not a top read, but a satisfying one, enough that I will be definitely checking out this author's other works. There are two other books in this series, and it appears they are all standalone (with some common characters) so you can read them in any order. I picked this one as it had an appealing story line. I will be definitely reading the other two in the series.