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Harbor Intrigue #2
Dangerous Game
Seven years ago, Grey Lawson went to prison for a fatal hit-and-run. Now, with little else but his faith, he returned to the hometown thathad turned against him—only to find Winfield plagued by a series ofaccidents that eerily mirrored events from the past.
As Winfield's first female deputy, Trish Franklin had to tread carefully,professionally and personally, as she got involved with Grey. Yet with akiller determined to frame him for crimes past and present, Grey couldonly pray that Trish wouldn't suffer for his sins.
As Winfield's first female deputy, Trish Franklin had to tread carefully,professionally and personally, as she got involved with Grey. Yet with akiller determined to frame him for crimes past and present, Grey couldonly pray that Trish wouldn't suffer for his sins.
256 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published May 1, 2007
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About the author
Lyn Cote
121 books588 followersLyn grew up loving books. Her favorite night of the week was Friday night, when the Bookmobile came to her neighborhood in Illinois. She’d spend those two hours chatting with the driver of the Bookmobile and the librarian and making the big decision of the week — which books to check out! In those distant days, children were limited in how many books they could check out. Lyn could only take home six a week — and there were so many to choose from. Her favorites were Cotton in my Sack by Lois Lenski, The Little House series and the One of a Kind Family series. Later, she discovered Georgette Heyer’s Regency romances!
This love of books led to a desire to write. Lyn won prizes in high school and college for her poetry and, not surprisingly, Lyn became a history and English teacher. When she became a mother, she gave up teaching, and while raising a son and a daughter, she began working on her first novel. Then she wrote her second and third. Long years of rejection followed — as it does for most writers. Finally in 1997, Lyn got "the call." Her first book, Never Alone, was chosen to appear in the first year of the new Love Inspired line. Lyn has written many articles on writing and the emerging Christian Booksellers Assoc. (CBA) fiction market. In 2006, Lyn's book, Chloe, is a finalist for the RWA's RITA, the highest award in the romance genre in the inspirational category.
Now, Lyn spends her days writing books that show the power of divine as well as human love. Her nest is empty and she and her real life hero, her husband, have more and more time to spend together in their home on a lake in the lovely northwoods. And books are still dear to her heart.
This love of books led to a desire to write. Lyn won prizes in high school and college for her poetry and, not surprisingly, Lyn became a history and English teacher. When she became a mother, she gave up teaching, and while raising a son and a daughter, she began working on her first novel. Then she wrote her second and third. Long years of rejection followed — as it does for most writers. Finally in 1997, Lyn got "the call." Her first book, Never Alone, was chosen to appear in the first year of the new Love Inspired line. Lyn has written many articles on writing and the emerging Christian Booksellers Assoc. (CBA) fiction market. In 2006, Lyn's book, Chloe, is a finalist for the RWA's RITA, the highest award in the romance genre in the inspirational category.
Now, Lyn spends her days writing books that show the power of divine as well as human love. Her nest is empty and she and her real life hero, her husband, have more and more time to spend together in their home on a lake in the lovely northwoods. And books are still dear to her heart.
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January 14, 2011
This is the second book in her dangerous series! I usually don't like suspense novels, but there are a few out there that I do enjoy. I love Lyn Cotes' other novels, so I knew I wasn't going to be disappointed with this! She definitely keeps you on the edge of your seat! The reader will be instantly sucked into the story from the first sentence to the last. I couldn't put it down. Grey Lawson comes back to his hometown after several years and it seems like his past still haunts him. Trish is the new law in town, and female to boot. A serious of accidents start to happen in this little community and it all seems to point to Grey as the culprit. Apparently people still define who he is by his past mistakes. Question is, will Trish see the changed man that Grey has become and find out if he really is the culprit or just being framed. I loved that she takes you on a thrilling adventure in these books! I also think that she hit on alcoholism perfectly. She wasn't afraid to shy away from real issues that people deal with every day. Just because she is a writer for the Christian market, doesn't meant everything will be rosy all the time. I think that's what makes her writing so real and relatable. Glad I read them.
November 27, 2009
I enjoyed this book more then I often enjoy inspirational romance. I think the difference must be in the characters. They seemed more like real people then inspirational romance authors usually pull off. They had believable reactions to events they experienced. They were also likable (well, except for those who weren't but you know what I mean :-).
This is the second book in a series that takes place in a small town in northern Wisconsin. In this book, Grey Lawson is coming home on parole from prison. He had served seven years for killing someone in a fatal hit-and-run car accident. The families of the people who died in the accident are very angry at his return and they make life difficult for him. The reactions of all the characters to this difficult situation make for an interesting plot, and a believable love story.
This was an agreeable surprise for me. It's rare these days that I find a decent book while browsing in the romance section of my Library. I'll probably try more books by this author in the future.
This is the second book in a series that takes place in a small town in northern Wisconsin. In this book, Grey Lawson is coming home on parole from prison. He had served seven years for killing someone in a fatal hit-and-run car accident. The families of the people who died in the accident are very angry at his return and they make life difficult for him. The reactions of all the characters to this difficult situation make for an interesting plot, and a believable love story.
This was an agreeable surprise for me. It's rare these days that I find a decent book while browsing in the romance section of my Library. I'll probably try more books by this author in the future.
June 21, 2020
This was an exciting, unforgettable book. One of the characters experiences a betrayal at the hands of a friend; it causes one to reflect on what it must have been like for Christ when he was betrayed by Judas. Some of the twists in the plot caught me by surprise. Forgiveness and bitterness are both present dramatically in the lives of some of the characters, and the plot shows clearly the effect choosing one or the other has on the person's future.
January 1, 2014
Book was great until the last couple chapters.
Can authors research the truth about Jesus and how he died on an upright stake and not a cross. If authors would take five minutes to do that research, they could start writing the truth about one part of Jesus death.
And the story was so far fetched. Grey spent 7 years behind bars for a crime he did not commit. This was discovered near the end of the book. So of course he is angry. Author glossed that, and made his anger seem wrong.
She wrote that if he could see the benefit of being in prison for those seven years.....
Come one MS. Cote, you spend 7 years behind bars, and especially for a crime you do not commit and see how easy it is for you to get over that.
Authors of books like this one are supposed to write about things they know to make the story realistic.
This was one of the worst novels I have read, because the author tries to 'preach', yet makes fools of all of us that have real emotions and makes light of things that really hurt, this making us all feel like failures, because we cannot meet her standards, and she claims those are God's standards, which make us feel even worse failures.
If it wasn't for her making Grey bad for his anger and the cross, I would have rated this book much higher. Until the last few chapters the book was pretty good
Can authors research the truth about Jesus and how he died on an upright stake and not a cross. If authors would take five minutes to do that research, they could start writing the truth about one part of Jesus death.
And the story was so far fetched. Grey spent 7 years behind bars for a crime he did not commit. This was discovered near the end of the book. So of course he is angry. Author glossed that, and made his anger seem wrong.
She wrote that if he could see the benefit of being in prison for those seven years.....
Come one MS. Cote, you spend 7 years behind bars, and especially for a crime you do not commit and see how easy it is for you to get over that.
Authors of books like this one are supposed to write about things they know to make the story realistic.
This was one of the worst novels I have read, because the author tries to 'preach', yet makes fools of all of us that have real emotions and makes light of things that really hurt, this making us all feel like failures, because we cannot meet her standards, and she claims those are God's standards, which make us feel even worse failures.
If it wasn't for her making Grey bad for his anger and the cross, I would have rated this book much higher. Until the last few chapters the book was pretty good
July 15, 2015
Harbor Intrigue
Book 2
Grey Lawson has spent the last seven years in prison. But there are many people in his hometown that don't want him back - and they'll do whatever they have to to make sure he goes away forever...The deputy sheriff has many reasons to hate the man, but when they meet and begin spending time together, it's her that hurts at his rejections...
Quite honestly, the moment the author introduced the villain in this book, I knew it was that person. I also figured she was going to take the book in the direction she did - I'm not sure if I'm happy with that or not...Romantically, I was thrilled to see how both the hero and heroine reacted to their feelings...Sort of the opposite you expect when beginning the story.
Book 2
Grey Lawson has spent the last seven years in prison. But there are many people in his hometown that don't want him back - and they'll do whatever they have to to make sure he goes away forever...The deputy sheriff has many reasons to hate the man, but when they meet and begin spending time together, it's her that hurts at his rejections...
Quite honestly, the moment the author introduced the villain in this book, I knew it was that person. I also figured she was going to take the book in the direction she did - I'm not sure if I'm happy with that or not...Romantically, I was thrilled to see how both the hero and heroine reacted to their feelings...Sort of the opposite you expect when beginning the story.
September 16, 2014
Lyn Cote wrote Dangerous Game with a brilliant hand. She had me from the first page. I devoured this book and was rewarded by suspense, surprises, and romance. Her characters stay true to form throughout and they pull you into their world. Grey returns home from prison back to his hometown where his crime was committed. Forgiving and forgetting come hard for this small village and he faces tough challenges. You will want to read this book to discover the mysteries within. I highly recommend Dangerous Game and this series!
January 22, 2016
Boring. Nothing much happened.
January 23, 2020
3.5 to 4 stars--well done for this line (Love Inspired Suspense).
A friend sent me this book in a box of books, but she doesn't seem to have rated it here. I know she's been busy with family concerns lately and not had as much time to read as usual--perhaps she also hasn't had as much time to put what she's read on her reading list here.
The characters in this book drew me in. From the research I've seen on ex-cons, there's a high rate of recidivism--if all ex-cons were like Grey, that rate would be much lower in real life.
I think I guessed one of the "game of chicken" perpetrators before the author revealed it. I didn't guess the other one though or the reason behind it. It was an interesting twist--one I see some reader's objected to. I can kind of understand that since it did seem to come from left field plot-wise, but I could envision someone feeling that way and acting that way out of that feeling.
What I liked:
Grey's returning to a place he really doesn't want to be because he needs/wants to help his aunt.
The pastor's welcome of Grey and acceptance of him coming to church.
The pastor and other congregants standing up to an elder who tries to order Grey out of the church.
The residents who truly accepted Grey back into the town and tried to help him
Trish not being afraid to love Grey, despite the position it put her in with some of her family
What I didn't like:
Christians who held grudges and blamed Grey for things that happened 7 years before, especially when done in ways that shamed both him and his aunt in public. (Things like ordering Grey to leave a church service, attacking him in parking lots, etc.). I realize this was done for the plot, and much as I didn't like their actions, at least they were more honest than the person who acted one way to Grey's face while acting another way when Grey wasn't around.
The epilogue, which really only seemed to be there to set up what will probably be the next book in the series. One of the characters mentioned in it played a very minor role in this book and the other wasn't mentioned at all until this very last short chapter. I've seen much better set ups for the next book in the series in other plots and feel that should have been done earlier in this book rather than just tacking it on for no real reason right at the end--could have been a publisher's decision/demand or could be the author's issue within her own story.
I'm torn between Trish not honoring her father's wishes and choosing Grey over him vs. Trish leaving her father to cleave to Grey, the man she loves. Both aspects have supporting Biblical verses. I feel a little better about it because I do feel that Noah was treating Grey unfairly and not even giving him a chance but either holding a grudge or just taking out his overall misery on Grey. Trish's brothers seem to accept Grey, so it's not like Trish is choosing a bad boy over the wishes/objections of all the rest of her family (or friends, or others who care about her). I do also feel like Trish gave her father chances to change his mind/behavior as evidence came out--and instead of letting his hatred and misery rule her, chose to take the path of forgiveness. She didn't let her father manipulate her into doing what he preferred she do. Did she feel God wanted her to be with Grey? I don't know.
Yet, at the same time, even though I feel Noah's reactions to Grey are unfair, I have a hard time with Trish telling her father that she didn't care what he thought, she was going to marry Grey anyway. (As I said, this is tempered somewhat because she has a number of brothers and all of them seem okay with her marrying Grey. I'd have been more worried if she was going against her entire family.)
A friend sent me this book in a box of books, but she doesn't seem to have rated it here. I know she's been busy with family concerns lately and not had as much time to read as usual--perhaps she also hasn't had as much time to put what she's read on her reading list here.
The characters in this book drew me in. From the research I've seen on ex-cons, there's a high rate of recidivism--if all ex-cons were like Grey, that rate would be much lower in real life.
I think I guessed one of the "game of chicken" perpetrators before the author revealed it. I didn't guess the other one though or the reason behind it. It was an interesting twist--one I see some reader's objected to. I can kind of understand that since it did seem to come from left field plot-wise, but I could envision someone feeling that way and acting that way out of that feeling.
What I liked:
Grey's returning to a place he really doesn't want to be because he needs/wants to help his aunt.
The pastor's welcome of Grey and acceptance of him coming to church.
The pastor and other congregants standing up to an elder who tries to order Grey out of the church.
The residents who truly accepted Grey back into the town and tried to help him
Trish not being afraid to love Grey, despite the position it put her in with some of her family
What I didn't like:
Christians who held grudges and blamed Grey for things that happened 7 years before, especially when done in ways that shamed both him and his aunt in public. (Things like ordering Grey to leave a church service, attacking him in parking lots, etc.). I realize this was done for the plot, and much as I didn't like their actions, at least they were more honest than the person who acted one way to Grey's face while acting another way when Grey wasn't around.
The epilogue, which really only seemed to be there to set up what will probably be the next book in the series. One of the characters mentioned in it played a very minor role in this book and the other wasn't mentioned at all until this very last short chapter. I've seen much better set ups for the next book in the series in other plots and feel that should have been done earlier in this book rather than just tacking it on for no real reason right at the end--could have been a publisher's decision/demand or could be the author's issue within her own story.
I'm torn between Trish not honoring her father's wishes and choosing Grey over him vs. Trish leaving her father to cleave to Grey, the man she loves. Both aspects have supporting Biblical verses. I feel a little better about it because I do feel that Noah was treating Grey unfairly and not even giving him a chance but either holding a grudge or just taking out his overall misery on Grey. Trish's brothers seem to accept Grey, so it's not like Trish is choosing a bad boy over the wishes/objections of all the rest of her family (or friends, or others who care about her). I do also feel like Trish gave her father chances to change his mind/behavior as evidence came out--and instead of letting his hatred and misery rule her, chose to take the path of forgiveness. She didn't let her father manipulate her into doing what he preferred she do. Did she feel God wanted her to be with Grey? I don't know.
Yet, at the same time, even though I feel Noah's reactions to Grey are unfair, I have a hard time with Trish telling her father that she didn't care what he thought, she was going to marry Grey anyway. (As I said, this is tempered somewhat because she has a number of brothers and all of them seem okay with her marrying Grey. I'd have been more worried if she was going against her entire family.)
December 28, 2019
By coincidence, I had just finished reading The Innocent Man, John Grisham's non-fiction book. Both books deal with unjustly convicted men and the prejudice they face when they are released from prison, even though they are innocent. In this book, Grey was only out on parole in the first half of the book, and relatives of his alleged victims try to frame him for additional crimes, mostly involving dangerous games of "chicken" on a mountain curve. A female deputy sheriff falls in love with the parolee while trying to solve the mystery of the additional "accidents." The "whodunnit" is a bit of a surprise, although there are more suspects than good guys.
September 28, 2018
Kept us guessing until the end.
October 2, 2019
Inspirational romantic suspense. Second in a series of three. Grey Lawson is just out of prison for a fatal accident while driving drunk.
November 19, 2016
I loved it!!
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