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Genre: Romance/Suspense/Mystery

Book Description: Every picture tells a story. But not all of them have happy endings.

As a forensic photographer at the Delphi Center crime lab, Maddie Callahan is used to seeing violence up close, but she's never before been the target of it. When a freelance photo shoot goes awry, she realizes she may have seen, and perhaps photographed, the kidnapping of a key witness in a federal probe. And although her camera was stolen, Maddie knows she has something that could be even more valuable to investigators.

FBI agent Brian Beckman has spent months investigating a vicious criminal known as the Doctor, only to have a key witness abducted on his watch. Worse, he's falling for the woman who may be the Doctor's next target. Maddie's aloof facade hides a world of hurt that he wants to heal, no matter how much she keeps him at bay. But first he has to protect her from the danger that's just out of focus, drawing close enough to shoot . . . and kill.


Some things to think about while you're reading. Answer just one or all of these questions, but remember, PLEASE USE SPOILER TAGS when necessary! If you don't know how, ask :)

1. What was your initial reaction to the book? Did it hook you immediately, or take some time to get into?

2. Do you think the story was plot-based or character driven?

3. What was your favorite quote/passage?

4. What made the setting unique or important? Could the story have taken place anywhere?

5. Did you pick out any themes throughout the book?

6. How credible/believable did you find the narrator to be? Did you feel like you got the 'true' story?

7. How did the characters change throughout the story? How did your opinion of them change?

8. Which character did you relate to the most, and what was it about them that you connected with?

9. How did you feel about the ending? What did you like, what did you not like, and what do you wish had been different?

10. If the book were being adapted into a movie, who would you want to see play what parts?

Just got this at the library but I do have a few books ahead of it to read.

I just downloaded it.

I will start later today.

I read the book and I loved it and I really got hooked on the book right away and I think the story was character driven and I don’t have favorite quote or passage and I can’t answer numbers 4 and 5 and 6 and 7 and 8 and I thought the ending was very good and I really liked how Maddie and Brian were in love and they made a great couple and I would love for that book to be made into a movie and I would want Maddie Callahan to be played by Sophia Bush and I would want Brian Beckman to be played by Shawn Ashmore

Christine wrote: "I read the book and I loved it and I really got hooked on the book immediately and I think the story was character driven and I don’t have favorite quote or passage and I can’t answer numbers 4 and..."

I am really enjoying it as well. I like Brian and Maddie. I like their chemistry. There is plenty action and suspense to keep you on the edge of your seat. I'm almost finished.

Christine, here is your badge for reading this book.

I finished it and loved it!

Aww thanks Leigh and i’m glad that you finished the book and i’m glad that you loved it

Christine wrote: "Aww thanks Leigh and i’m glad that you finished the book and i’m glad that you loved it"

I downloaded the first book in this series. Hopefully I will get to it soon.

Leigh I’m so happy that you like Laura Griffin

Christine wrote: "Leigh I’m so happy that you like Laura Griffin"

Thank you for introducing me to her.

Your welcome Leigh and I’m glad I got you hooked on all of those Laura Griffin books