Let’s see where to begin….. It took longer to read this book than I thought it should. This is the first book I have read by this author and I only picked it because of the color for this year birth stone challenge, so I wasn’t expecting it to be that good. But surprisingly it was really great. It had a well balance of everything. You got your romance, comedy, action and suspense it was like watching a good action movie. The book was fast pace and it had a great short storyline. The main character Sam was awesome. I like that fact she wasn’t a dismal in distress. She didn’t wait around to be saved by a knight in shining armor. Sam was very brave and courageous for a single mom and she would do anything for her son. Another one of the main characters goes by not just one name but three Marco, Trey and Danny. Those names have a different meaning for each person who knows him. I love the sarcastic and witty comments between Sam and Marco. Overall this book was great and nice read. I admit it, I had never heard of Karen Robards (shameful I know) and the only thing that caught my eye was the cover. I as once again ploughing through hundreds of books trying to work out how long things had been there and the cover just caught my eye and that was all it took! I read the synopsis and thought I’d give it a go. I can safely say that I’m VERY glad that I bothered to put it to one side. The book is based around Sam and her four year old son Tyler. Sam is struggling to make ends meet and is subsequently working as a Repo driver. Although that involves driving in the seediest parts of town when her son is in bed, she doesn’t care as it pays for the roof over their head. Her first job of the night should have been a straightforward one. As with any great story, that small detail is the start of a rather bizarre nightmare Sam gets dragged into. What she finds is a man beaten and shot, in the trunk of the flashy BMW. I guess at this point I was only a few chapters in and I was already hooked. The writing style and type of book this is, reminded me of Karen Rose (who I am a fan of). From that point in the book, Sam goes from being on the outside, to being taken hostage by Daniel in a fight to protect not only him but her and her son. It’s harder than this to detail too much of the storyline as it would become a spoiler, but suffice to say there is more to Daniel than meets the eye.One thing I need to point out is that this is classed as a ROMANTIC SUSPENSE! FYI there WILL be romance in it! It drives me crazy when I see people complain that books like these aren’t on the right genre blah, blah, Blah! This book is ultimately a suspense/thriller. It does however (much like Karen Rose books) have a rather large portion of romance and steamy scenes going on! (no complaints from me, I love a bit of romance). With the romance aside, this is a very fast paced and action packed thriller that had me reading quickly. I was astonished to find myself at the last chapter on the same day I started it. Overall I was incredibly happy to have read this and will now find the other 2 books of hers I have and bump them up my ‘to read’ pile. For fans of Karen Rose, if you haven’t read Karen Robards I think you should try her
What do You think about Shiver (2012)?
Did not enjoy it.it took me a long time to finish.just couldnt get into it.
—emilyt
really enjoyed this story, although would have liked it to be a bit longer
—joang
Typical HEA love story.... Very cliche...
—ibercey
