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Hideaway #6
Under Suspicion
A killer lurks in the shadows. . . until it's time to strike again.Shona Tremaine, daughter of and assistant to State Senator Kemper MacDonald, decides to resign after a heated public argument with her father about his shady politics. Before she can give notice, however, she finds him murdered in their home, and she becomes a prime suspect. Worse, her life could be in danger. Rising local television news anchor Geoffrey Tremaine thought he’d left the world of politics forever when he resigned from his position with Senator MacDonald last year. What he hadn’t expected was that his wife, Shona, would stay with her father. Their bitter separation has been fodder for public rumors and innuendoes for nearly a year. But when Geoff receives news of his father-in-law’s murder, he cannot turn his back on Shona, despite his new employer’s demands that he reveal all about the skeletons in the MacDonald family closet—or he will lose his job. Shona confides to Geoff that she’d been planning to leave her father and politics behind, but then announces in their television interview that she would be willing to take her father’s place if her name is cleared. What is Geoff to believe? Will they be able to find a way through the rubble of their past? Will a determined murderer succeed in ending the MacDonald family legacy?
226 pages, ebook
First published July 1, 2006
About the author
Hannah Alexander
49 books235 followersLibrarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.
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OUR FAVORITES FROM OUR LATEST
Below are a few of our favorite excerpts from our latest release, Double Blind. We promise, no spoilers.
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Sheila walked out of the room and forced herself to aim for the back entrance, where a park-like setting lured her to gentle woods and a walking trail just outside that door. Unfortunately, knowing Preston was in the office made her steps falter. The man was like a banana split with whipped cream, nuts, and cherries on top, with three of her favorite flavors of ice cream—chocolate, coconut, and almond.
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He gazed down into that ultra-feminine face with the gamine features, hazel eyes, firm chin. Why did all the women in his life have such stout hearts? His own sister had battled threats from a stalker for years. His mother continued to battle a wicked mental illness with a brave spirit that had been bruised and wounded again and again, but never broken.
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"You can battle your fear, and even the spirit of evil, only with good. All good in my life comes from the Holy Spirit of God, not from my own strength or so-called magic words or ancient rituals and symbols. From God alone."
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"Nobody has the right to control me."
"The One who creates has every right to control His creation. When we allow Him to guide us, we're wisely acknowledging His role in the universe."
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"I was dedicated," Preston said. "My whole family was dedicated. He was the One Who turned His back on us. I finally got the message strong and clear, even though my family didn't."
"The Shepherd doesn't abandon His sheep," Blaze said. "That wouldn't have been a message from God."
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"What has her faith offered her?"
"So that bit about everlasting life and heaven and all that soared right over your head in Sunday school?" Blaze asked.
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On Monday morning, the silent beauty of passing scenery lulled Sheila to the edge of slumber. The ochre and mauve of the peaks, and the uneven, jutting edges at the horizon, the gentle turquoise of the unbroken sky, had drawn her heart back to this place over and over again. She allowed the colors to settle into her soul as her eyes closed.
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Thanks for your support and happy reading.
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OUR FAVORITES FROM OUR LATEST
Below are a few of our favorite excerpts from our latest release, Double Blind. We promise, no spoilers.
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Sheila walked out of the room and forced herself to aim for the back entrance, where a park-like setting lured her to gentle woods and a walking trail just outside that door. Unfortunately, knowing Preston was in the office made her steps falter. The man was like a banana split with whipped cream, nuts, and cherries on top, with three of her favorite flavors of ice cream—chocolate, coconut, and almond.
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He gazed down into that ultra-feminine face with the gamine features, hazel eyes, firm chin. Why did all the women in his life have such stout hearts? His own sister had battled threats from a stalker for years. His mother continued to battle a wicked mental illness with a brave spirit that had been bruised and wounded again and again, but never broken.
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"You can battle your fear, and even the spirit of evil, only with good. All good in my life comes from the Holy Spirit of God, not from my own strength or so-called magic words or ancient rituals and symbols. From God alone."
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"Nobody has the right to control me."
"The One who creates has every right to control His creation. When we allow Him to guide us, we're wisely acknowledging His role in the universe."
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"I was dedicated," Preston said. "My whole family was dedicated. He was the One Who turned His back on us. I finally got the message strong and clear, even though my family didn't."
"The Shepherd doesn't abandon His sheep," Blaze said. "That wouldn't have been a message from God."
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"What has her faith offered her?"
"So that bit about everlasting life and heaven and all that soared right over your head in Sunday school?" Blaze asked.
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On Monday morning, the silent beauty of passing scenery lulled Sheila to the edge of slumber. The ochre and mauve of the peaks, and the uneven, jutting edges at the horizon, the gentle turquoise of the unbroken sky, had drawn her heart back to this place over and over again. She allowed the colors to settle into her soul as her eyes closed.
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Thanks for your support and happy reading.
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Displaying 1 - 13 of 13 reviews
July 24, 2024
I really liked this story, its a great series.
September 28, 2019
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Prepare for a suspenseful story, that compels you to continue as long as possible to find out what is going to happen.
Nice to find a Christian based series, reflecting their struggles and growth.
A clean, stand alone, with an HEA.
Prepare for a suspenseful story, that compels you to continue as long as possible to find out what is going to happen.
Nice to find a Christian based series, reflecting their struggles and growth.
A clean, stand alone, with an HEA.
February 9, 2023
Good read. Sure points out the fact that politics and politicians are corrupt... and currently mirrors reality.
August 14, 2016
This series delivers once again! I wish I had the other books on hand, though...
June 29, 2024
Love Hannah Alexander’s books
Another great story set in Missouri. Mystery, intrigue and political drama shape this story. Someone is targeting political figures but no one seems to know who or why.
Another great story set in Missouri. Mystery, intrigue and political drama shape this story. Someone is targeting political figures but no one seems to know who or why.
July 20, 2017
Good story. But, I didn't like this one as much as the others in the series.
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March 1, 2017I enjoyed this book.
March 7, 2013
Could Shona Tremiane have had a more complete life than she was living? Communication would be the key to a better life with her mother, her sister Karah Lee, and her husband Geoff. She already lost the chance to reconcile with her mother before she died and now there would be a lingering fight with her father. Will she continue to loose the ones she loves or will she realize that politics just might be the reason her life is so miserable. Hopefully she'll give up her career and life in politics or is there another solution.... Loved this one!!
December 28, 2011
I'd give this novel 3 and half stars if they let us give half stars. The suspense plot is good. The characters are developed fairly well. In the end, it makes sense that people end up where they are ... but it is probably better if you have read the series (which I admit, I have not read the whole series) because some pieces are missing here. It feels as if some of the 'romance' is underplayed. But I would rather have a good suspense with a weak romance than the other way around. Not bad.
August 15, 2013
I enjoyed the book - the clean writing, the characters, the story line. I thought when I started this book that these in the hideaway series were not in any order. But I felt like the author was writing as if we had known them already, and I found that annoying. I also thought the whodunit part of the book was sort of weak and pushed aside, not written as #1 priority of the story. Still, considering the other books I've read lately, this was far superior.
August 27, 2016
This book is more of a 3.5, for me. I liked the mystery and felt the characters were developed, except for Shona and Geoff. For such major characters I think they had the least amount of development. I just didn't get Shona's coldness toward her husband when she had already said she wanted to try to reconcile.
March 23, 2013
The book is more mystery than romance. The suspense was really good from the first murder scene to finding out who did it and why. There are plenty of suspects to keep you guessing. I would have preferred more chemistry between Shona and Geoff.
June 16, 2008
it was very good story , well layout of investagion who killed father.
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