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Cold Midnight
KENDALL FALLS, FLORIDA -
A SMALL TOWN WITH A BIG PAST...
AND EVEN BIGGER SECRETS.
Ten years ago, Kylie McKay suffered a brutal assault that ended her athletic career and sent her running from everything — and everyone — she loved. Now she’s back in Kendall Falls, trying to rebuild her life and keep an eye on the future. But someone from her past has other plans ...
When Kylie’s construction site is vandalized, the man Kylie once left brokenhearted steps in. Detective Chase Manning has no doubt that Kylie’s life is in danger, and he’ll do anything to protect the woman he once loved - even if it means ignoring the desire that ignites between them - and to catch a killer, before he returns to finish what he started...
A SMALL TOWN WITH A BIG PAST...
AND EVEN BIGGER SECRETS.
Ten years ago, Kylie McKay suffered a brutal assault that ended her athletic career and sent her running from everything — and everyone — she loved. Now she’s back in Kendall Falls, trying to rebuild her life and keep an eye on the future. But someone from her past has other plans ...
When Kylie’s construction site is vandalized, the man Kylie once left brokenhearted steps in. Detective Chase Manning has no doubt that Kylie’s life is in danger, and he’ll do anything to protect the woman he once loved - even if it means ignoring the desire that ignites between them - and to catch a killer, before he returns to finish what he started...
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First published July 7, 2009
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August 12, 2009
4-4 ½ stars – Romantic Suspense
This was a total impulse buy that turned out to be a really good romantic mystery/suspense read with a similar feel to a Nora Roberts book, only with much hotter, more explicit sex scenes.
Kylie McKay returns to her hometown of Kendall Falls, Florida ten years after a brutal attack that shattered her knee, ended her budding professional tennis career, and cost her the man she loved, fellow tennis competitor Chase Manning.
Kylie’s returned to open a youth tennis training center in her old neighborhood, but increasing vandalism at the construction site and threats to Kylie appear to be related to her assault from a decade ago and make it clear that someone wants to sabotage the center and run her out of town. Kylie’s former lover Chase Manning, now a local detective, is assigned to the case.
Kylie and Chase have been estranged ever since she broke his heart by pushing him away and leaving town after her attack. As they work together to try and solve the ten-year-old investigation, Chase is determined to win back Kylie’s now cold heart, even though she’s set on keeping an emotional distance, but as the danger to Kylie escalates, so does their undeniable, explosive attraction. When evidence mounts against Kylie’s brother Quinn and Chase is forced to arrest him and build a case against Quinn (even if it’s to prove his innocence), it threatens to destroy Chase and Kylie’s relationship, forever.
The story is fast-paced and hooked my interest from the beginning, and there’s lots of emotional drama and hot sexual tension between the H/H. The police procedural and mystery aspect of the plot is well done, and there’s a good dose of intriguing suspense. Chase and Kylie are both flawed characters who play the blame game to exhaustion, make repeated mistakes, and suffer from terrible communication, but they eventually get their act together. This is the first book I’ve read by this author, and I liked her writing style and the plenty, steamy love scenes. 4-4 ½ stars.
This was a total impulse buy that turned out to be a really good romantic mystery/suspense read with a similar feel to a Nora Roberts book, only with much hotter, more explicit sex scenes.
Kylie McKay returns to her hometown of Kendall Falls, Florida ten years after a brutal attack that shattered her knee, ended her budding professional tennis career, and cost her the man she loved, fellow tennis competitor Chase Manning.
Kylie’s returned to open a youth tennis training center in her old neighborhood, but increasing vandalism at the construction site and threats to Kylie appear to be related to her assault from a decade ago and make it clear that someone wants to sabotage the center and run her out of town. Kylie’s former lover Chase Manning, now a local detective, is assigned to the case.
Kylie and Chase have been estranged ever since she broke his heart by pushing him away and leaving town after her attack. As they work together to try and solve the ten-year-old investigation, Chase is determined to win back Kylie’s now cold heart, even though she’s set on keeping an emotional distance, but as the danger to Kylie escalates, so does their undeniable, explosive attraction. When evidence mounts against Kylie’s brother Quinn and Chase is forced to arrest him and build a case against Quinn (even if it’s to prove his innocence), it threatens to destroy Chase and Kylie’s relationship, forever.
The story is fast-paced and hooked my interest from the beginning, and there’s lots of emotional drama and hot sexual tension between the H/H. The police procedural and mystery aspect of the plot is well done, and there’s a good dose of intriguing suspense. Chase and Kylie are both flawed characters who play the blame game to exhaustion, make repeated mistakes, and suffer from terrible communication, but they eventually get their act together. This is the first book I’ve read by this author, and I liked her writing style and the plenty, steamy love scenes. 4-4 ½ stars.
October 5, 2012
Usually most romantic suspense novels will start off with the hero and heroine meeting up again in a situation not of their doing and of course the heroine has a "past" with the "said" hero and has been jilted or they have parted ways for some reason or another.Then of course they must put up with each other and the fur fly's and sexual tension sky rockets ect..ect..Well in Cold Midnight the shoe is on the other foot this time,as the leading man has been jilted. Ten years ago Kylie Mckay was brutally assaulted and it ended her athletic career.She ran from everything and everyone that loved her. Including Chase who was there when her life fell apart.Now she returns back home to build a project for the town only to have it vandalized and the cop who turns up to investigate is none other than the man who's heart she broke 10 years ago.Chase our hero just about wears his heart on his sleeve,and he will do anything to protect the woman he onced loved even at the risk of getting his heart broken again. Who wanted to hurt Kylie so bad all those years ago? And why now after all this time is she being stalked again? Chase needs to find out so both he and Kylie can have closure. I really enjoyed this story,so many twists and turns and a really good mystery/romantic suspense that kept me guessing and flipping the pages and an ending that I totally was not expecting! Both characters were strong and the chemistry and love scenes were great.I do have to say I liked Chase way better than Kylie.She could have toned down the "bitchy-witchy" attitude for a good part of the book and there were a few times I almost put it down but the story was so strong and Chase a man any woman would be happy to have,I hung in and glad that I did as it turned out to be a very enjoyable read and I look forward to reading more from this author.
November 29, 2009
This was a pretty average book for me. It had a lot of potential, but I could never really seem to get hooked into the story. It came off a little bland and didn't have that zing and intensity I like romantic suspense books to have.
Summary:
Ten years ago, Kylie McKay was an up-and-coming tennis star. She'd just won her first major, she had a great boyfriend, and even if her family life wasn't perfect, she had everything to look forward to. Then one morning she goes jogging and gets viciously attacked. Her knee is completely destroyed; her career suddenly over. Kylie retreats into herself and soon leaves her hometown, and her boyfriend, behind.
Now Kylie is back home, working to build a tennis center, and avoiding Chase Manning - her old sweetheart. But when vandalism at her construction site turns up a shocking object, Kylie must deal with Chase (who is a detective). The chemistry is still there between, but Kylie is so shut off from her emotions, Chase can't break through her defenses. But with Kylie's life suddenly in danger, the two are forced in close proximity and Kylie's defenses can't hold forever. Passion reignites as the danger escalates.
Review:
It's hard to say, exactly, why this book fell kinda flat for me. It had all the elements to be a good story, but it just never hooked me. It was easy to put down and didn't keep me reading.
Part of that I think was the heroine of the story, Kylie. For most of the book she is a very cold, unemotional person. Which is not all that unusual for a romance book. It was the way it was written. There were constant references to her "blank face," how she has no reaction to things, her "game face," and how Kylie repeats stupid tennis phrases to herself in times of stress. It got real old, real quick. And it kinda turned me off to the story and to the romance.
And honestly, I never quite understood why Kylie was the way she was. Yes, it was a result of her being attacked, but I didn't quite get why her knee being damaged and career ended made her emotionally cut herself off from everyone and everything. Or maybe it was that the author didn't convey why of the transition enough. Dunno. But her current state-of-being didn't connect right to her past, at least for me.
On the suspense front...pretty average story. Or maybe a little above average. It was a decent storyline but for me it got bogged down in my issues with the characters. I did guess who the bad guy was fairly early in the story. But it was an interesting enough storyline.
So...hmmm...would I recommend this book to romantic suspense readers. Maybe. I know a lot of people aren't as picky and critical as I am and I think they'd like this book a lot more. But some others would probably feel the same way. So this is probably a book you have to read and decide for yourself.
Summary:
Ten years ago, Kylie McKay was an up-and-coming tennis star. She'd just won her first major, she had a great boyfriend, and even if her family life wasn't perfect, she had everything to look forward to. Then one morning she goes jogging and gets viciously attacked. Her knee is completely destroyed; her career suddenly over. Kylie retreats into herself and soon leaves her hometown, and her boyfriend, behind.
Now Kylie is back home, working to build a tennis center, and avoiding Chase Manning - her old sweetheart. But when vandalism at her construction site turns up a shocking object, Kylie must deal with Chase (who is a detective). The chemistry is still there between, but Kylie is so shut off from her emotions, Chase can't break through her defenses. But with Kylie's life suddenly in danger, the two are forced in close proximity and Kylie's defenses can't hold forever. Passion reignites as the danger escalates.
Review:
It's hard to say, exactly, why this book fell kinda flat for me. It had all the elements to be a good story, but it just never hooked me. It was easy to put down and didn't keep me reading.
Part of that I think was the heroine of the story, Kylie. For most of the book she is a very cold, unemotional person. Which is not all that unusual for a romance book. It was the way it was written. There were constant references to her "blank face," how she has no reaction to things, her "game face," and how Kylie repeats stupid tennis phrases to herself in times of stress. It got real old, real quick. And it kinda turned me off to the story and to the romance.
And honestly, I never quite understood why Kylie was the way she was. Yes, it was a result of her being attacked, but I didn't quite get why her knee being damaged and career ended made her emotionally cut herself off from everyone and everything. Or maybe it was that the author didn't convey why of the transition enough. Dunno. But her current state-of-being didn't connect right to her past, at least for me.
On the suspense front...pretty average story. Or maybe a little above average. It was a decent storyline but for me it got bogged down in my issues with the characters. I did guess who the bad guy was fairly early in the story. But it was an interesting enough storyline.
So...hmmm...would I recommend this book to romantic suspense readers. Maybe. I know a lot of people aren't as picky and critical as I am and I think they'd like this book a lot more. But some others would probably feel the same way. So this is probably a book you have to read and decide for yourself.
March 30, 2012
It was an ok mystery read, but the romance got on my nerves.
Well, more along the lines: the hero got on my nerves.
He is all self righteous about the heroine leaving him and destroying their ‘perfect everlasting love’ 10 years before-when she went to school.
On the other hand when she informs him she went back to make things right but found out he was to be a father-he gets all defensive…later we find out why...
Wait for it...
The girl he knocked up? He knocked her up THE DAY the heroine left. The VERY SAME DAY. Hypothetically the heroine could have been back tomorrow. So, looking at it all like that? Some ‘eternal’ love you got there, mister. It lasts for up to 12 hours.
Well, more along the lines: the hero got on my nerves.
He is all self righteous about the heroine leaving him and destroying their ‘perfect everlasting love’ 10 years before-when she went to school.
On the other hand when she informs him she went back to make things right but found out he was to be a father-he gets all defensive…later we find out why...
Wait for it...
The girl he knocked up? He knocked her up THE DAY the heroine left. The VERY SAME DAY. Hypothetically the heroine could have been back tomorrow. So, looking at it all like that? Some ‘eternal’ love you got there, mister. It lasts for up to 12 hours.
August 21, 2022
My self-imposed challenge of reading a romance book during summer holidays is completed!
Finally, a romance story where the guy is not crazy rich! Although the girl's physique complies with all beauty standards, but hey... at least some progress!
The first half was quite enjoyable, tension rising up, the threats getting bolder... but at the end, everything felt super rushed, all explanations coming out of nowhere, I imagine the editor telling the author "you need to finish this right now" and that's how it ended...
Finally, a romance story where the guy is not crazy rich! Although the girl's physique complies with all beauty standards, but hey... at least some progress!
The first half was quite enjoyable, tension rising up, the threats getting bolder... but at the end, everything felt super rushed, all explanations coming out of nowhere, I imagine the editor telling the author "you need to finish this right now" and that's how it ended...
April 6, 2011
It took me a week to read this story, through no fault of my own or the books, and I think that took some of the enjoyment of it away. Still, this is a intriguing story with characters that stand out.
Kylie the tennis prodigy, who in a horrific attack 10 years ago has her future taken away from her. She ran from everyone and everything in an attempt to deal with the repercussions.
Detective Chase Manning, the boy she'd been in love with and now the man who is heading up yet another investigation revolving around her past incident. He loved her then, he lives for her now. Hot, smart and intense - Kylie has a hard time saying no to a second chance with him.
Brother Quinn and sister Jane, both "hated" her during their teenage years for being the perfect, talented sister. One or both of them could be her original attacker.
If you like romantic suspense, I would definitely recommend giving this story a shot. A-
Kylie the tennis prodigy, who in a horrific attack 10 years ago has her future taken away from her. She ran from everyone and everything in an attempt to deal with the repercussions.
Detective Chase Manning, the boy she'd been in love with and now the man who is heading up yet another investigation revolving around her past incident. He loved her then, he lives for her now. Hot, smart and intense - Kylie has a hard time saying no to a second chance with him.
Brother Quinn and sister Jane, both "hated" her during their teenage years for being the perfect, talented sister. One or both of them could be her original attacker.
If you like romantic suspense, I would definitely recommend giving this story a shot. A-
March 17, 2017
My first book by Joyce Lamb and I have to admit I found it quite boring, I'm not sure why.
The suspense part is generally good. The past case mixes with the current one adding an interesting twist. It also keeps you guessing 'till the end. However, in my opinion the motives of the killer's actions are weak and insufficient. Still the whole story drags on a bit. And in fact I wasn't really interested in the plot, except for the personality of the killer.
Maybe it's because of the main characters, Chase and Kylie. They are okay but they are one of those characters you will forget the minute you finish the book. And Kylie is annoying from time to time, she can be a real self-centred drama queen. The romance part is nice but also forgettable.
I will probably give another chance to the books by Joyce Lamb.
The suspense part is generally good. The past case mixes with the current one adding an interesting twist. It also keeps you guessing 'till the end. However, in my opinion the motives of the killer's actions are weak and insufficient. Still the whole story drags on a bit. And in fact I wasn't really interested in the plot, except for the personality of the killer.
Maybe it's because of the main characters, Chase and Kylie. They are okay but they are one of those characters you will forget the minute you finish the book. And Kylie is annoying from time to time, she can be a real self-centred drama queen. The romance part is nice but also forgettable.
I will probably give another chance to the books by Joyce Lamb.
May 9, 2011
What a strange book this is. It is extremely well written. But the story is just frankly unbelievable. Kylie McKay was a tennis champ who, ten years ago (which would make her between 16 and 18 years old), was walking home from high school when she was brutally attacked by two men who took out her knee with a baseball bat. Kylie’s tennis career was over. Apparently Kylie did not go to college; there is no mention of it. Instead, she fled to LA where she worked as a tennis coach. Then for reasons that are not revealed, she returned to her hometown of Kendall Falls, Florida to open a community tennis center. But of course, there are problems. Whoever took out her knee ten years ago is back, and they want Kylie out of town.
Meanwhile, she’s hooked up with Chase Manning, her high-school boyfriend who is now a detective at the Kendall Falls Police Department. The day after she fled, he went to a bar (at eighteen) and met a woman and knocked her up. I actually liked this bit of storyline because despite the age problem, it showed some oddly believable background. He and the woman divorced and have a small child. Kylie, apparently smarting that he slept with someone after she fled the state, is very cold to him and tries hard to keep their relationship on a friendly level. But Chase Manning, whose name grates on me like fencing wire over my skin, still loves Kylie all these years later. He makes numerous plays for her. All of them involve trapping her, by pushing her against a wall, and then forcing her to kiss him. When she says no, he keeps kissing her. After four or five times of this, it’s starting to feel a little coercive. I wanted to shout, “Come on, Joyce Lamb, make this more interesting than just a man pawing all over a reluctant woman.”
Chase Manning’s body was later described as Godlike. That’s cool, but I’d preferred to have known his mind a little better. He actually seemed to be a great character but he was not fleshed out very well, psychologically speaking.
Kylie’s tennis center is sabotaged in a ridiculous ploy that made me want to give up right then and there. But I kept reading. Kylie’s brother Quinn is starting to look like the baddie, but he turns out to be okay. And Kylie’s sister Jane is superfluous at best. She is in love with one of Kylie’s very brief boyfriends, and I think she was written to make the reader think maybe the old boyfriend is the one who took out her knee. It didn’t work.
The last quarter of the book is where all the action is concentrated. You have your standard mysterious killings and whatnot, none of which actually connect to the mystery of who took out Kylie’s knee, or why.
There are a lot of scenes that just do not strike the right tone. In one, Kylie has to walk through a herd of media to get to the front door of her brother’s house because her brother is the suspect in taking out her knee ten years ago. This stopped me cold. The media barely cover murders anymore. The fact that they were covering a ten year old crime that didn’t result in any horrific outcomes is just frankly ridiculous.
Finally, we find out Chase’s partner is the baddie. There is no reason explained why he would take out a girl’s knee. But he’s the baddie, and we are supposed to accept that.
The romance part of the book was actually pretty good. It started off tame, and though Lamb writes some pretty warm sex scenes, she uses the word “cock” only once, and the rest of the time it’s “his hot flesh” or whatever. I find that kind of coyness insufferable. If it’s meant to be hot – and this was – then the author should use hot words, and not try to hide behind euphemisms. But that said, the sex heats up through the novel (after Kylie has said no a thousand times). And by the last few sex scenes, I was thinking wow, she really does this very well.
The book relies on stereotypes to push itself along: the popular high school crowd and the jealousy they stir, the desperately in love man who won’t take no for an answer, the woman who causes a string of dead bodies behind her because she’s just so damn perfect that somebody has to have her.
Under less skilled hands, this could have been a disaster. It’s readable, and even enjoyable, but you’ll need to suspend a lot of disbelief to be happy when you finish Cold Midnight. (And by the way, the title has absolutely nothing to do – whatsoever- with the content of the book.)
Meanwhile, she’s hooked up with Chase Manning, her high-school boyfriend who is now a detective at the Kendall Falls Police Department. The day after she fled, he went to a bar (at eighteen) and met a woman and knocked her up. I actually liked this bit of storyline because despite the age problem, it showed some oddly believable background. He and the woman divorced and have a small child. Kylie, apparently smarting that he slept with someone after she fled the state, is very cold to him and tries hard to keep their relationship on a friendly level. But Chase Manning, whose name grates on me like fencing wire over my skin, still loves Kylie all these years later. He makes numerous plays for her. All of them involve trapping her, by pushing her against a wall, and then forcing her to kiss him. When she says no, he keeps kissing her. After four or five times of this, it’s starting to feel a little coercive. I wanted to shout, “Come on, Joyce Lamb, make this more interesting than just a man pawing all over a reluctant woman.”
Chase Manning’s body was later described as Godlike. That’s cool, but I’d preferred to have known his mind a little better. He actually seemed to be a great character but he was not fleshed out very well, psychologically speaking.
Kylie’s tennis center is sabotaged in a ridiculous ploy that made me want to give up right then and there. But I kept reading. Kylie’s brother Quinn is starting to look like the baddie, but he turns out to be okay. And Kylie’s sister Jane is superfluous at best. She is in love with one of Kylie’s very brief boyfriends, and I think she was written to make the reader think maybe the old boyfriend is the one who took out her knee. It didn’t work.
The last quarter of the book is where all the action is concentrated. You have your standard mysterious killings and whatnot, none of which actually connect to the mystery of who took out Kylie’s knee, or why.
There are a lot of scenes that just do not strike the right tone. In one, Kylie has to walk through a herd of media to get to the front door of her brother’s house because her brother is the suspect in taking out her knee ten years ago. This stopped me cold. The media barely cover murders anymore. The fact that they were covering a ten year old crime that didn’t result in any horrific outcomes is just frankly ridiculous.
Finally, we find out Chase’s partner is the baddie. There is no reason explained why he would take out a girl’s knee. But he’s the baddie, and we are supposed to accept that.
The romance part of the book was actually pretty good. It started off tame, and though Lamb writes some pretty warm sex scenes, she uses the word “cock” only once, and the rest of the time it’s “his hot flesh” or whatever. I find that kind of coyness insufferable. If it’s meant to be hot – and this was – then the author should use hot words, and not try to hide behind euphemisms. But that said, the sex heats up through the novel (after Kylie has said no a thousand times). And by the last few sex scenes, I was thinking wow, she really does this very well.
The book relies on stereotypes to push itself along: the popular high school crowd and the jealousy they stir, the desperately in love man who won’t take no for an answer, the woman who causes a string of dead bodies behind her because she’s just so damn perfect that somebody has to have her.
Under less skilled hands, this could have been a disaster. It’s readable, and even enjoyable, but you’ll need to suspend a lot of disbelief to be happy when you finish Cold Midnight. (And by the way, the title has absolutely nothing to do – whatsoever- with the content of the book.)
September 1, 2009
Cold Midnight is the third book I've read by Joyce Lamb and her most romantic and intense yet. this fast-paced story features two strong protagonists in Kylie and Chase, a gripping suspense plot, and well-crafted police procedure. The danger to Kylie with its twists and turns creates a page-turner, but so does the romantic conflict. The romance is front and center at all times, scorching and intensely emotional. This is a captivating and powerful romantic suspense novel. I couldn't put it down!
December 20, 2011
This is more a 3.5 stars than a 4. I enjoyed it on the whole, but it was despite the fact that some of the characters were completely dislikable (including the heroine!) . But, it still kept me reading and I did enjoy the HEA.
March 16, 2018
Too many characters, did not enjoy. Stop 1/4 way into.
June 12, 2020
I’ve never read anything by this author but was pleasantly surprised. I couldn’t put it down at the end. Loved the characters!
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February 7, 2017
Ten years ago, two strangers broke her knee, her knees, and her life, prompting Kylie McKay to run across the country, leaving Chase Manning, the only man she’s ever loved, in her wake.
Now she’s back, determined to build a tennis center in her hometown, but someone doesn’t want her back in Florida. Someone’s been sabotaging the building site, and one of her contractors had unearthed a baseball bat eerily similar to the one used on her ten years ago. And to make matters worse, the Detective assigned to the case is none other than Chase Manning...
This could’ve been a great book. The pacing was spot-on, the writing excellent, the characters well-developed and nicely layered with realistic issues and depths, the suspense and mystery were intriguing, the villain an utter and welcome surprise, although the motive had much to be desired...
It could’ve been a great book if it weren’t for the heroine. She was too much of a bitch for too long for me to warm up to her in the later chapters. An emotional cripple without apparent reason (at least I didn’t glean one), she kept bottling up her feelings, pushing people away, and running at the first sign of trouble, because apparently it was easier. I didn’t get her reasoning, I couldn’t stand her, and I couldn’t stomach the way she treated the hero, Chase. A bitch through and through, again with no apparent reason but for the fact it was apparently easier. I kept hoping for someone to kill her and put us all out of our misery.
When the turn point finally came, it was too late, and too trope-ish with the near-death experience changing her outlook on things.
Yet another book where the heroine ruined everything.
Now she’s back, determined to build a tennis center in her hometown, but someone doesn’t want her back in Florida. Someone’s been sabotaging the building site, and one of her contractors had unearthed a baseball bat eerily similar to the one used on her ten years ago. And to make matters worse, the Detective assigned to the case is none other than Chase Manning...
This could’ve been a great book. The pacing was spot-on, the writing excellent, the characters well-developed and nicely layered with realistic issues and depths, the suspense and mystery were intriguing, the villain an utter and welcome surprise, although the motive had much to be desired...
It could’ve been a great book if it weren’t for the heroine. She was too much of a bitch for too long for me to warm up to her in the later chapters. An emotional cripple without apparent reason (at least I didn’t glean one), she kept bottling up her feelings, pushing people away, and running at the first sign of trouble, because apparently it was easier. I didn’t get her reasoning, I couldn’t stand her, and I couldn’t stomach the way she treated the hero, Chase. A bitch through and through, again with no apparent reason but for the fact it was apparently easier. I kept hoping for someone to kill her and put us all out of our misery.
When the turn point finally came, it was too late, and too trope-ish with the near-death experience changing her outlook on things.
Yet another book where the heroine ruined everything.
June 20, 2013
This book was very easy to read, short chapters and a great story line. First book from this author and certainly not the last.
Kylie McKay had a promising career ad a professionall tennis player and suffered a brutual attack 10yrs ago that ended her promising career. Local cops found no evidence.
10yrs later she comes back to Kendall Falls to build a tennis centre and make a safe place for young kids to play at.
Suddenly the building gets destroyed and delays the construction. Her first crush Chase is assigned to the case she goes crazy to avoid him, though he makes it hard for her. Even someone she was coaching TJ ended up hurt... Who is out to get her and why.... when the author introduces everyone you be the jury.. I know I was shocked as the popular tennis player was with the IN crowd people envied her.
Kylie McKay had a promising career ad a professionall tennis player and suffered a brutual attack 10yrs ago that ended her promising career. Local cops found no evidence.
10yrs later she comes back to Kendall Falls to build a tennis centre and make a safe place for young kids to play at.
Suddenly the building gets destroyed and delays the construction. Her first crush Chase is assigned to the case she goes crazy to avoid him, though he makes it hard for her. Even someone she was coaching TJ ended up hurt... Who is out to get her and why.... when the author introduces everyone you be the jury.. I know I was shocked as the popular tennis player was with the IN crowd people envied her.
March 25, 2011
This wasn't bad, just wasn't for me. It was just alright. Kylie got on my nerves a lot. Man she was just cold. I had figured out who done it by the middle of the book. Only not the why of it. I was kinda disappointed with it. There certainly was a lot of action but something about it just didn't do it for me. That isn't to to say that I wont read her other books though. I did enjoy her writing style. Maybe it was just this book. Kinda reminded me of that ice skater that whacked in the knee all those years ago, but instead of a ice skate it was a tennis player. Also the why of it , why she was targeted was kinda just too simple and I was hoping it would be more.
July 25, 2011
I thought this was a great read. It started out kind of slow but as the book progressed, so did the tension and the readability. I thought both Kylie and Chase were strong characters and there were parts where I went, "it's about time!" As for the ending, I did not see that coming. I was very surprised and I love a story with a good twist.
May 28, 2015
As far as suspense and mystery goes this book had me reeling right until the end. Unfortunately the twist was ridiculous!! The "bad guy" was poorly formed and felt really rushed. As though the author suddenly realized the book need to end so she played duck duck goose with the characters. Never saw it coming though. The romance was average. I might read another one by this author in the future
August 17, 2015
To many words. The plot did not support the length of the book. It would have been so much better if it had been a shorter book. It took me a long time to finish. When I decided I wanted to know what happened, I scanned pages and didn't miss any of the story. The plot was good but it was too wordy.
September 1, 2010
Good story - but wayyy tooo much junk. Why, or why do authors think that they have to put so much sexual garbage in a story? Just write a good story without all the smut!
April 29, 2010
No worse than many others of this ilk, but I found I wasn't engaged with the characters and so didn't finish it.
June 12, 2010
was a very good book
March 16, 2011
3-3½ Stars.
June 3, 2012
romantic suspense-
July 28, 2012
Soo good! Second chances and a murder mystery that took almost till the end to guess
August 2, 2013
GREAT!! Filled with suspense all the way to the end, just the way I LOVE it! Can't wait to be able to get to the rest of her novels & hope they're just as GREAT.
July 31, 2016
Predictable 'romance'. There wasn't much character development. Thank goodness for the mystery or there would be no redeeming features.
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