ARC Review: Death Is Not Enough by Karen Rose
The past comes back to haunt a high-profile defense attorney in the newest book in the Baltimore series from the New York Times bestselling author of Edge of Darkness and Monster in the Closet.
In his work as a defense attorney in Baltimore, Thorne has always been noble to a fault--specializing in helping young people in trouble just as someone did for him when he was younger. He plays the part of the bachelor well, but he secretly holds a flame for his best friend and business partner, Gwyn Weaver, a woman struggling to overcome her own demons. After four years, he thinks he might finally be ready to confess his feelings, come what may.
But his plans are derailed when he wakes up in bed with a dead woman--her blood on his hands and no recollection of how he got there. Whoever is trying to frame Thorne is about to lead him down the rabbit hole of his past, something he thought he had outran long ago. Thorne must figure out who has been digging into his secrets, how much they know, and how far they will go to bring him down .
Wow. Wow. Wow.
Move over Taylor and Ford, there is a new couple in town and they've completely stole my heart. I adored the hell out of Thorne and Gwen. Two amazing, strong written characters. They held so much depth and richness. From the moment I was introduced to them I was enthralled. Part of that was their chemistry/connection and the other part was their individual personalities. While both had been damaged and broken at some point in their lives, they managed to overcome those barriers-at least to some extent. They were both an inspiration. This couple brought me to tears. They made me laugh. They made me swoon. They made me smile huge. They made me feel. And they made my heart feel so damn full. I wanted so much more of them. Alas, the book had to end.
With each book, I've come to love this group of characters just a tad bit more than the last one. Their camaraderie is so true, so powerful, so loving, and so devoted. When one falls, they all hold him/her up and show them that anything is possible with love, faith, trust, and strength in numbers. They don't run from the problems, leaving a man/woman down. They ALL stay and fight right alongside him/her, even if it means injury to them self. If only everyone could experience this kind of love and friendship, the world would be a much better place.
I've really come to LOVE Karen Rose's writing. Her worlds suck me in and hold me there. They are so beautifully written between the romance, the suspense, and the friendship. The intricate details. The witty banter. The tension (in and out of the bedroom). The connection and chemistry between the different characters and personalities. The villian/villans. I never feel like I am reading a book, instead I feel as though I am inside the pages, experiencing it all right along with them. All of this makes for an intriguing read.
She's quickly moving up my list of favorite authors. I really look forward to the next in the series and highly recommend giving her a try. This is part of a long standing series, so while it can be read alone, it might be best to read the one before it first. And give yourself sometime. They are long books, but oh so worth it!
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Internationally bestselling, RITA-award winning, author Karen Rose was born and raised in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, DC. She met her husband, Martin, on a blind date when they were seventeen and after they both graduated from the University of Maryland, (Karen with a degree in Chemical Engineering) they moved to Cincinnati, Ohio. Karen worked as an engineer for a large consumer goods company, earning two patents, but as Karen says, “scenes were roiling in my head and I couldn't concentrate on my job so I started writing them down. I started out writing for fun, and soon found I was hooked.”
Her debut suspense novel, DON'T TELL, was released in July, 2003. Since then, she has published fifteen more novels and two novellas. Her seventeenth novel, ALONE IN THE DARK, will be released in 2016.
Karen's books have appeared on the bestseller lists of the New York Times, USA Today, London's Sunday Times, and Germany's der Spiegel (#1), and the Irish Times, as well as lists in South Africa (#1) and Australia!
Her novels, I'M WATCHING YOU and SILENT SCREAM, received the Romance Writers of America's RITA award for Best Romantic Suspense for 2005 and 2011. Five of her other books have been RITA finalists. To date, her books have been translated into twenty-four languages.
A former high school teacher of chemistry and physics, Karen lives in Florida with her husband of more than twenty years, her two daughters, two dogs, and a cat.
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