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McClains #4
Double Threat Christmas
"I DIDN'T KILL THOSE MEN!"
According to police, Megan McClain had the motive, means and opportunity to commit a double murder. Unless she can prove her innocence, she'll spend Christmas in jail. Is someone trying to frame her? Who? She starts nosing around—and uncovers not one, but two unlikely suspects. The detective working the case doesn't appreciate Megan doing his job for him. And the more Paul Wallace investigates, the guiltier Megan looks. That's because she is hiding something. Something that scares her even more than her feelings for the handsome cop.
The Bound by faith, honor and love
According to police, Megan McClain had the motive, means and opportunity to commit a double murder. Unless she can prove her innocence, she'll spend Christmas in jail. Is someone trying to frame her? Who? She starts nosing around—and uncovers not one, but two unlikely suspects. The detective working the case doesn't appreciate Megan doing his job for him. And the more Paul Wallace investigates, the guiltier Megan looks. That's because she is hiding something. Something that scares her even more than her feelings for the handsome cop.
The Bound by faith, honor and love
224 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 2006
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Terri Reed
192 books3,145 followersNew York Times bestselling author Terri Reed’s romance and romantic suspense novels have appeared on Publishers Weekly top 10 Romance Mass Market Paperback and Publishers Weekly top 10 Religion Fiction, Nielsen’s Bookscan top 50, Amazon #1 Bestseller, featured in USA Today and a Fresh Pick at FreshFiction.com. Her 2016 novel, A Family Under the Christmas Tree, was adapted into the Hallmark movie and retitled Picture a Perfect Christmas.
She resides in the Pacific Northwest with her college-sweetheart husband and when not writing, she enjoys agility with her Australian shepherd.
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November 26, 2020
The story was well written but I hate books where the heroine thinks she can do a better job investigating a crime than the police can, even when she’s been told to stop. Ugh. Also, there was a lot of god stuff in here, which I am supremely uninterested in.
September 21, 2020
This is a great, quick read. Perfect for getting your suspense fix when you're pressed for time.
October 31, 2016
I haven't read the previous entries in this series, but that didn't keep me from enjoying this one; it was an exciting suspense read.
May 24, 2019
Surprisingly this is probably one of my favorite Terri Reed books despite the fact it's a few years old. Totally loved the heroine and hero!
February 26, 2025
I’d hoped to like Megan, but her personality was so buried under her OCD and her compulsion to get things done that she really did some stupid things, like walking everywhere in New York when her life was threatened. She struggled with it, but it overshadowed the story for me. Nothing wrong with the story—just her personality got on my nerves, so I’m going with “good” rating. There wasn’t more than one Christmas scene in it, though!
August 13, 2017
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I have enjoyed this mini series .but I don't think it is quit over yet. I would like to see Mrs. McClain get a second chance at lo be.
I have enjoyed this mini series .but I don't think it is quit over yet. I would like to see Mrs. McClain get a second chance at lo be.
December 3, 2021
Nice Christmas mystery.
October 28, 2024
Great read
June 26, 2015
The McClains
Book 4
Megan McClain developed OCD after a childhood illness. Since then, her brothers and mother protected her and took care of her. But as part of her therapy, Megan knew she had to be independent. So she moved to New York City where she got a job in an art studio. But she never expected her OCD to be tested when two men were murdered in the studio and the handsome detective arrested HER for the crime!
Paul Wallace didn't want Megan to be the killer. She was sweet an innocent and oh so attractive! But he had a job to do, and remaining true to his oath meant not finding her attractive. Yet the more time he spent with her, the more he realized that she had committed another crime: stealing his heart!
The suspense was good. I had part of it figured out, but enjoyed all the twists of this double murder in the end. The romance was sweet to. I liked how Megan kept trying to solve the crime herself and kept being caught by Paul as he did his own detective work.
The only issue I have with this is that Megan's OCS seemed to disappear completely by the end of the book. I think that should have remained in tact. She could suddenly ride in a taxi with no problem, let people grab her without trouble, and quit thinking about the cleanness thing...I just couldn't see those things stopping suddenly like that...
Book 4
Megan McClain developed OCD after a childhood illness. Since then, her brothers and mother protected her and took care of her. But as part of her therapy, Megan knew she had to be independent. So she moved to New York City where she got a job in an art studio. But she never expected her OCD to be tested when two men were murdered in the studio and the handsome detective arrested HER for the crime!
Paul Wallace didn't want Megan to be the killer. She was sweet an innocent and oh so attractive! But he had a job to do, and remaining true to his oath meant not finding her attractive. Yet the more time he spent with her, the more he realized that she had committed another crime: stealing his heart!
The suspense was good. I had part of it figured out, but enjoyed all the twists of this double murder in the end. The romance was sweet to. I liked how Megan kept trying to solve the crime herself and kept being caught by Paul as he did his own detective work.
The only issue I have with this is that Megan's OCS seemed to disappear completely by the end of the book. I think that should have remained in tact. She could suddenly ride in a taxi with no problem, let people grab her without trouble, and quit thinking about the cleanness thing...I just couldn't see those things stopping suddenly like that...
December 15, 2008
Megan who has OCD is accused of killing two men at the Gallery where she works, but she swears she didn't do it. Paul is the investigator who really doesn't want to believe that Megan could do it. Paul thought she was either a great liar or she wasn't guilty. In his heart he hoped it was the latter. Megan can't just stand around and let them accuse her so she trys to help them investigate but only ends up getting herself in more trouble. Can she trust God and Paul to find the real killer before its to late?
This is the first book I have read by Terri Reed and I really like it. It was fast paced from the start and had me turning pages and not wanting to put it down. Now that is my kind of book, I guess that is why I love suspense the most. I thought it was real interesting to see who Megan went through her daily life with OCD, wiping down everything, not wanting to touch people and now meeting Paul helped her over come a bit of her disorder bit by bit, from eating at a restuarant to taking a taxi. I loved all the Characters and look forward to reading more from this author.
This is the first book I have read by Terri Reed and I really like it. It was fast paced from the start and had me turning pages and not wanting to put it down. Now that is my kind of book, I guess that is why I love suspense the most. I thought it was real interesting to see who Megan went through her daily life with OCD, wiping down everything, not wanting to touch people and now meeting Paul helped her over come a bit of her disorder bit by bit, from eating at a restuarant to taking a taxi. I loved all the Characters and look forward to reading more from this author.
March 28, 2014
Pretty standard, a little "preachy," and the female protagonist should have figured out who the "bad guy" was almost from the start - I did. There was one great thing about this book, however - usually, in these books, other than minor personality quirks and an appalling inability to communicate, the protagonists in these books are "perfect." I have read a couple where one or the other have been either deaf or blind, and one where a protagonist had been slightly maimed in an accident. This is the first one I have read where, in addition to the mystery, one of the protagonists was dealing with an emotional disability - OCD to the level of neurosis.
August 22, 2020
Who is out to frame Megan and can Detective Wallace prove it? He has his doubts but knows he could be fooled and remains skeptical. Megan is in the wrong place at the wrong time. With her OCD, she does not get close to many people and knows she needs to keep her distance from the detective. The detective keeps telling Megan to stay out of it and let him do his job but she is tired of people telling her put. First her family coddle her and now it looks like the detective is too. That's enough to make her go out on her own.
April 16, 2016
It was okay. A quick read. Thin romance, it's nearly non-existent to be honest. As a non-Christian, I didn't find the inspirational references to be over the top or too preachy. The only time it was more than passing reference was when the h was talking to the H about bad things and God's plan, etc.
December 30, 2016
Whew! Trying to meet my goal, or, at least, get as close as humanly possible! I definitely preferred this mystery to the last McClain novel. Characters were slightly more fleshed out, but still not to my complete satisfaction. Good, quick read.
December 22, 2008
Great Story!
October 21, 2010
Great suspense, good storyline. Written well and easy to read.
October 31, 2013
This is a cute, sweet story. Love the brothers. This is the first of The McClains series I have read; will have to read the other books now!!!
April 16, 2017
I enjoyed this book very much. I specially like the character development in the series. The heroine is someone I could relate to very well.
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