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Imprints #4
Under Fire
Some secrets are best left alone
Autumn Rain is back to work, along with Detective Shannon Martin, but this time her investigation is personal. Autumn must prove whether or not her biological father, is responsible for the disappearance of a young girl. Cody Beckett’s past record makes him the main suspect, even if there’s not enough evidence to arrest him, and Autumn’s extraordinary ability to receive impressions from objects that have special meaning to their owners might be the only way she can uncover the truth.
What Autumn discovers is far bigger than either she or Shannon expected. Secrets, lies, lost evidence, and more than one missing girl all point to a conclusion they don’t want to accept. But while Autumn struggles with her own volatile emotions regarding her family, time is running out.
Autumn Rain is back to work, along with Detective Shannon Martin, but this time her investigation is personal. Autumn must prove whether or not her biological father, is responsible for the disappearance of a young girl. Cody Beckett’s past record makes him the main suspect, even if there’s not enough evidence to arrest him, and Autumn’s extraordinary ability to receive impressions from objects that have special meaning to their owners might be the only way she can uncover the truth.
What Autumn discovers is far bigger than either she or Shannon expected. Secrets, lies, lost evidence, and more than one missing girl all point to a conclusion they don’t want to accept. But while Autumn struggles with her own volatile emotions regarding her family, time is running out.
286 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 20, 2018
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Teyla Branton
42 books220 followersTeyla Rachel Branton grew up avidly reading science fiction and fantasy and watching Star Trek reruns with her large family. They lived on a little farm where she loved to visit the solitary cow and collect (and juggle) the eggs, usually making it back to the house with most of them intact. On that same farm she once owned thirty-three gerbils and eighteen cats, not a good mix, as it turns out. Teyla always had her nose in a book and daydreamed about someday creating her own worlds. She is now married, mostly grown up, and has seven kids, so life at her house can be very interesting (and loud), but writing keeps her sane. She thrives on the energy and daily amusement offered by her children, the semi-ordered chaos giving her a constant source of writing material. Grabbing any snatch of free time from her hectic life, Teyla writes novels full of mystery, romance, and imagination. She warns her children that if they don’t behave, they just might find themselves in her next book! She’s been known to wear pajamas all day when working on a deadline, and is often distracted enough to burn dinner. (Okay, pretty much 90% of the time.) A sign on her office door reads: DANGER. WRITER AT WORK. ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK. She loves writing fiction and traveling, and she hopes to write and travel a lot more. She also loves shooting guns, martial arts, and belly dancing. She has worked in the publishing business for over twenty years.
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March 20, 2018
This series is so good and Under Fire might be my favorite book in the series so far! Not only is there a very intriguing mystery plot line with some great twists and reveals at the end, there's also a great more personal plot line about Autumn meeting her biological father. It was a suspenseful read where I kept wondering if someone was involved or not and who was on Autumns side and who not.
The mystery/ suspense plot line in this book was really good. I liked how with each new piece of information we not only got more insight in things, but also more questions. Nothing is what it seems and there are multiple things going on that blend together. So it's hard to figure out what's exactly going on, who is telling the truth or not and where the missing girl really is. And then there seems to be even more at stake than one girl's life. There is this scene late in the book where Autumn doesn't know who is on her side and it was quite suspenseful, because you knew things would go very badly if she trusted the wrong person. I also liked how her ability played a role again in the investigation.
Then besides the mystery we have the plot line of Autumn meeting her biological father. He is the main suspect in Jenny's disappearance and Autumn wants to find if he is guilty or not. She wants answers about where her ability comes form and maybe even feel that connection of family with someone besides her sister, but she's also wary. He has done something very bad and she isn't sure whether she wants him in her life or not. I felt it was very realistically written how Autumn struggled with this and it was nice how she stayed levelheaded even tough she was really curious and wanted to know more about her family.
I did feel a bit bad for Autumn how she hardly gets any down time in this book. I think the whole book takes place over the time span of one day. And with how time sensitive the case is that makes sense, but it still felt a bit tiring how they just kept going.
The romance is still pretty much a very small side plot line, now that she has picked Shannon maybe even more so than in the previous books. I really liked these two together and how they worked together on this case. Even tough they spend very little private time together to really connect I did enjoy seeing them working together to crack this case. And it is obvious how much they acre about each other. I wouldn't have minded a bit more romance, but at the same time with the high stakes case I would've felt weird if there was more romance too.
There are few of the standard characters that play a role in this book. as they travel to another city there is mostly a new group of side character we meet. There are a few mentions or scenes with Tawnia, Jake and Paige, but not nearly as much as usual. Instead the police force in the other town become the new side characters. And Cody and the parents of the disappeared girl make an appearance too. It was interesting how this book took place in a different city and switched things up a bit with them working together with the law enforcement there.
This felt like a pretty insightful book when it comes to the whole world building/ paranormal aspect. Not only are there a lot of imprints that Autumn sees in one day, there's also a bit of information of where it comes from and I think we might get even more answers about that later in the series. It also was itnerestign to have someone who knew of her ability working against her again in this book as it prevented her from finding some imprints that might've shed light on things earlier.
To summarize: this was another great book in this series. This one might be my favorite yet. the mystery is really good, with reveals leading to more questions. For a long time it stays unclear what exactly is going on, but there is progress in the case too. There are some nice reveals and twists at the end when everything comes to light. The personal storyline about Autumn meeting her biological father was interesting too as she isn't sure if he's guilty or not, but she does want to know more about her ability and family. I liked how she was pretty wary at first, but also tried to stay objective. The romance stays mostly to the side in this book. I liked reading about Shannon and Autumn and how they worked together to solve this case. This book shed some more light on the imprints ability as well. All in all this was a great book and this series keeps going strong. I am looking forward to book 5!
The mystery/ suspense plot line in this book was really good. I liked how with each new piece of information we not only got more insight in things, but also more questions. Nothing is what it seems and there are multiple things going on that blend together. So it's hard to figure out what's exactly going on, who is telling the truth or not and where the missing girl really is. And then there seems to be even more at stake than one girl's life. There is this scene late in the book where Autumn doesn't know who is on her side and it was quite suspenseful, because you knew things would go very badly if she trusted the wrong person. I also liked how her ability played a role again in the investigation.
Then besides the mystery we have the plot line of Autumn meeting her biological father. He is the main suspect in Jenny's disappearance and Autumn wants to find if he is guilty or not. She wants answers about where her ability comes form and maybe even feel that connection of family with someone besides her sister, but she's also wary. He has done something very bad and she isn't sure whether she wants him in her life or not. I felt it was very realistically written how Autumn struggled with this and it was nice how she stayed levelheaded even tough she was really curious and wanted to know more about her family.
I did feel a bit bad for Autumn how she hardly gets any down time in this book. I think the whole book takes place over the time span of one day. And with how time sensitive the case is that makes sense, but it still felt a bit tiring how they just kept going.
The romance is still pretty much a very small side plot line, now that she has picked Shannon maybe even more so than in the previous books. I really liked these two together and how they worked together on this case. Even tough they spend very little private time together to really connect I did enjoy seeing them working together to crack this case. And it is obvious how much they acre about each other. I wouldn't have minded a bit more romance, but at the same time with the high stakes case I would've felt weird if there was more romance too.
There are few of the standard characters that play a role in this book. as they travel to another city there is mostly a new group of side character we meet. There are a few mentions or scenes with Tawnia, Jake and Paige, but not nearly as much as usual. Instead the police force in the other town become the new side characters. And Cody and the parents of the disappeared girl make an appearance too. It was interesting how this book took place in a different city and switched things up a bit with them working together with the law enforcement there.
This felt like a pretty insightful book when it comes to the whole world building/ paranormal aspect. Not only are there a lot of imprints that Autumn sees in one day, there's also a bit of information of where it comes from and I think we might get even more answers about that later in the series. It also was itnerestign to have someone who knew of her ability working against her again in this book as it prevented her from finding some imprints that might've shed light on things earlier.
To summarize: this was another great book in this series. This one might be my favorite yet. the mystery is really good, with reveals leading to more questions. For a long time it stays unclear what exactly is going on, but there is progress in the case too. There are some nice reveals and twists at the end when everything comes to light. The personal storyline about Autumn meeting her biological father was interesting too as she isn't sure if he's guilty or not, but she does want to know more about her ability and family. I liked how she was pretty wary at first, but also tried to stay objective. The romance stays mostly to the side in this book. I liked reading about Shannon and Autumn and how they worked together to solve this case. This book shed some more light on the imprints ability as well. All in all this was a great book and this series keeps going strong. I am looking forward to book 5!
February 15, 2021
This one has been my favorite so far. I thought I would be annoyed, because in the end of the last book, we see that Autumn is conflicted about the future. However, I'm happy to say that this was not the case. The book was fast-paced, never really slowing down between one thing happening to the next. But it all felt natural, rather than forced, which was so enjoyable.
I also found myself guessing more as to who all was involved and behind what was going on. I absolutely love it when a book can keep me on my toes like that. I mean, I had some ideas about who the bad guys were. Some I was sure I was right about, and I was proven right. But then there were others where I was right there with Autumn, wondering if they were involved in the crimes, or if they just happened to be a person that I didn't know well enough yet to form an opinion on.
And of course, we get to see Shannon and Autumn interacting more as a couple in this one, and how that somewhat changes their dynamic as partners. I'd still like for more romance to be involved in the story, but as this isn't strictly a series all about the romance, I can't complain too much. It's there, it's satisfying when it comes about, and the rest of the book is entertaining enough to make up for the other moments when I'd otherwise wish for more.
5 stars all the way. Can't wait to dive into the next one.
I also found myself guessing more as to who all was involved and behind what was going on. I absolutely love it when a book can keep me on my toes like that. I mean, I had some ideas about who the bad guys were. Some I was sure I was right about, and I was proven right. But then there were others where I was right there with Autumn, wondering if they were involved in the crimes, or if they just happened to be a person that I didn't know well enough yet to form an opinion on.
And of course, we get to see Shannon and Autumn interacting more as a couple in this one, and how that somewhat changes their dynamic as partners. I'd still like for more romance to be involved in the story, but as this isn't strictly a series all about the romance, I can't complain too much. It's there, it's satisfying when it comes about, and the rest of the book is entertaining enough to make up for the other moments when I'd otherwise wish for more.
5 stars all the way. Can't wait to dive into the next one.
November 28, 2021
This was "Won't anyone think of the poor rapist?" the book.
The author puts a genuinely disgusting amount of effort into trying to make a man who raped a 15 year old on her birthday (ultimately leading to her death) sympathetic. It's a real shame, the first two books were good, though the third was predictable, and had worrying hints of potentially trying to absolve the rapist of responsibility for raping a barely 15 year old (there was an awful lot of focus on how bad having raped a child must have made him feel). These hints became fully realized in this book.
There's being open-minded and empathetic, and then there's having mush for brains and being accepting of reprehensible shit. Honest-to-god "sure he raped a kid, but it wasn't his fault, he feels bad about it so its okay" has to be the least responsible narrative treatment of rape I've ever seen, and I've seen a whole lot of appalling narrative treatments of rape. It's especially weird cause the author seemed to handle the subject of child rape fairly decently in the prequel novella. I guess moral bankruptcy is an acquired trait?
Ever seen a 15 year old? An actual 15 year old and not a 20-something playing one on TV? One who just turned 15? They look like kids, because they are kids. Drugs don't change people into pedophilic rapists, and pedophilic rapists (all rapists, but child rapists especially) are 100% irredeemable.
If you want the narrative drama of a psychic gift having been inherited from a complete monster, just do that, that would have been very interesting. If you want the drama of having the psychic gift come from someone with a troubled past, but who is ultimately decent, just do that. Don't try to have it both ways by writing a complete monster then reframing him as actually decent.
Beyond the repugnancy, it was also extremely predictable. I guessed from the first time Autumn made a weird comment in the previous book about the child rapist and not judging people how this was going to end.
The author puts a genuinely disgusting amount of effort into trying to make a man who raped a 15 year old on her birthday (ultimately leading to her death) sympathetic. It's a real shame, the first two books were good, though the third was predictable, and had worrying hints of potentially trying to absolve the rapist of responsibility for raping a barely 15 year old (there was an awful lot of focus on how bad having raped a child must have made him feel). These hints became fully realized in this book.
There's being open-minded and empathetic, and then there's having mush for brains and being accepting of reprehensible shit. Honest-to-god "sure he raped a kid, but it wasn't his fault, he feels bad about it so its okay" has to be the least responsible narrative treatment of rape I've ever seen, and I've seen a whole lot of appalling narrative treatments of rape. It's especially weird cause the author seemed to handle the subject of child rape fairly decently in the prequel novella. I guess moral bankruptcy is an acquired trait?
Ever seen a 15 year old? An actual 15 year old and not a 20-something playing one on TV? One who just turned 15? They look like kids, because they are kids. Drugs don't change people into pedophilic rapists, and pedophilic rapists (all rapists, but child rapists especially) are 100% irredeemable.
If you want the narrative drama of a psychic gift having been inherited from a complete monster, just do that, that would have been very interesting. If you want the drama of having the psychic gift come from someone with a troubled past, but who is ultimately decent, just do that. Don't try to have it both ways by writing a complete monster then reframing him as actually decent.
Beyond the repugnancy, it was also extremely predictable. I guessed from the first time Autumn made a weird comment in the previous book about the child rapist and not judging people how this was going to end.
November 12, 2022
So Good!
It's a fact that trouble always finds Autumn Rain when she's investigating. At least that's what she believes. After reading this book, I believe it too. Of course, she is good at using her special gift, help from her law enforcement friends and martial arts moves to escape major harm. So if you like your stories fast and furious with a side of romance, this the book and series is for you. Enjoy!
It's a fact that trouble always finds Autumn Rain when she's investigating. At least that's what she believes. After reading this book, I believe it too. Of course, she is good at using her special gift, help from her law enforcement friends and martial arts moves to escape major harm. So if you like your stories fast and furious with a side of romance, this the book and series is for you. Enjoy!
November 11, 2023
I am enjoying this fantasy, mystery, romance series! Not only the intriguing mystery plot line with some great twists, turns and reveals at the end but there is also the ongoing "who are the good guys and who are the bad guys" questions in this book. The background personal plot line/family/friends is also great.
February 22, 2018
Full on
Really like this series of books. I enjoy the paranormal and quirkyness of the main characters. There is always plenty of action, fun , suspense and some romance to keep it interesting. The story never lags. Love it. Can't wait for the next one😊
Really like this series of books. I enjoy the paranormal and quirkyness of the main characters. There is always plenty of action, fun , suspense and some romance to keep it interesting. The story never lags. Love it. Can't wait for the next one😊
March 21, 2018
Another adventure by Autumn Rain. She is looking for her biological father. Learns he is being investigated because of missing little girl. Autumn wants to find girl and if her father is involved buthim in prison. As she works on case she learns lots of secrets. Well written and exciting.
May 8, 2018
Action packed. Suspense keeping you on the edge of you seat and on. I LOVE the seeing things though touching objects. I love that she finds her past and connections. I love the love story. I just LOVE this series. I'm hooked.
May 8, 2018
Action packed. Suspense keeping you on the edge of you seat and on. I LOVE the seeing things though touching objects. I love that she finds her past and connections. I love the love story. I just LOVE this series. I'm hooked.
August 14, 2020
I can't believe I didn't leave a review of this excellent book! Goodreads says I'm "currently reading". My mind is a little fuzzy right now concerning the details of the story, but I remember really enjoying it, as I have all of this series! I have definitely become a fan of Teyla Branton.
February 26, 2018
I really have enjoyed all her books. I'm always looking for the next one to be published.
July 1, 2018
Recommend
I loved this book lots of twists and turns that keep u guessing right to the end. I'm already with Autumn on her next adventure.
I loved this book lots of twists and turns that keep u guessing right to the end. I'm already with Autumn on her next adventure.
August 22, 2018
Another great story! We learn more about Autumn and Tawnia's ancestry, see some romance, and watch as Autumn solves another case whilst making more police & even some FBI friends. Excellent!
March 29, 2020
Under fire
Autumn rushes in again and more insane imprints and violent actions ensue. Her romance with her policeman continues and strengthens.
Autumn rushes in again and more insane imprints and violent actions ensue. Her romance with her policeman continues and strengthens.
April 16, 2020
Father found
It was well written and interesting and had a good ending, don't want to spoil the story. Shannon came with her and the worked with the local law dept.
It was well written and interesting and had a good ending, don't want to spoil the story. Shannon came with her and the worked with the local law dept.
April 17, 2020
Another interesting read from Teyla, lots of twists and turns so you're confused as to who are the good guys and who are the bad guys, would definitely recommend this book and the whole series.
October 9, 2020
Great book! I love the characters in this series. The plot is fast paced with twists and turns throughout to keep me reading voraciously!
June 23, 2021
Exciting
Another riveting read from Teyla Brandon. This was a fascinating story and hard hitting and emotive storyline. As always, Autumn saved the day, with a little help...
Another riveting read from Teyla Brandon. This was a fascinating story and hard hitting and emotive storyline. As always, Autumn saved the day, with a little help...
October 20, 2022
*4 Stars!!
May 8, 2024
Excellent story
This was super good. So much action and tension. The story line was so well done and I really love the characters and how they interact.
This was super good. So much action and tension. The story line was so well done and I really love the characters and how they interact.
April 17, 2018
Who to believe, who to trust? Brilliant as always....keeps you guessing. Very exciting, I was on the edge of my seat...but resisted reading the end first! Thanks for another good read Teyla....Cathy D.
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