Certainly, the tension here is delivered with similar mastery, and Rose (who was a high school chemistry and physics teacher – education’s loss was a gain for readers) knows how to juggle all the requisite elements in a taut narrative like this.

I was particularly fond of the scenes between Jenna and Nicky as Jenna starts to become familiar with Steven's sons. It would have put me off completely and I'd have missed the not-to-be-missed books of the two Reagan brothers. If Steven wants to have a future with Jenna, he must deal with the issues in his past while he races to find a serial killer whose actions are escalating. These two are surrounded by secondary and ancillary characters that could be neighbors and friends, they're so realistic, and Steven's boys are particularly endearing - especially Matt. Stephen assembles an extremely talented investigative team to solve the string of murders, and each person on the team has their own personality and abilities that they bring to the table to get the job done.The two meet in less than ideal circumstances and while neither of them is looking for a relationship, the attraction between them is undeniable and they end up tentatively dating.

I knew I wanted to read Steven Thacker's story after reading Don't Tell and I wasn't disappointed - much. She keeps contact with her deceased fiance's family and her best friend is another teacher at the school she works for, High Point High School. I would definitely read this novel again in the future and would recommend this to romantic suspense and suspense readers. I had to admire his determination to put the killer behind bars after his own investigation went south, but on the other hand, he irritated me a bit when he tried to put the moves on Jenna. Jenna is Brad's teacher and brings his failing grades to the attention of is father, because it is so out of character for him.He constantly lashed out at her and acted like a jealous, petulant jerk 90% of the time, and there were a couple of times that I thought she would have been within her rights to slap him good. For some reason I can't quite put my finger on, I didn't feel the connection between the hero and heroine quite as deeply as I would have liked. However, it does lead to some problems with Jenna, and even I got a little miffed with him when he got jealous and spitefully left Jenna alone at the school even though he supposedly feared for her safety.

I read them again and again, these are to replace the ones that have gone missing and/or now have loose pages. At about the same time, Stephen's murder case heats up as more victims go missing, and it seems that the disappearances may be linked to Jenna's errant student. If you enjoy intense, page turning suspense with a touching romance included, you will enjoy this book. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Internationally bestselling, RITA-award winning, author Karen Rose was born and raised in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, DC.After a horrible experience with another parent of a failing child, she wasn't enthusiastic about the possibility of another conflict. Eigentlich liest man kaum etwas über den Fall, sonder nur über die entstehende Liebesgeschichte zwischen den beiden Protagonisten. My favorite character in this novel was Jenna Marshall, she is a strong independant women with a black belt in karate. The plot is tightly drawn, the villain is uber creepy, scary, and sadistic, the heroine, teacher Jenna Marshall, is spunky and endearing, and the suspense is edgy and intense, but the hero, Special Agent Steven Thatcher, who played a key role in Don't Tell, really got on my nerves in this one.

Investigating the horrific murder of a teenage cheerleader and coping with his traumatized 7 year old, Special Agent Steven Thatcher has his hands full. In Steven, we see that it isn't just single women who struggle with juggling children with a personal life and work.Meanwhile, he's trying to deal with his problems at home as his oldest son has had a personality change and is failing chemistry.