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Twice a Target
Sandy Creek
TASK FORCE EAGLE Protecting their country and the women they love - A Romantic Suspense Trilogy - Book 3 He doesn’t want a woman he can’t trust, and she doesn’t want a man who won’t let himself trust her. Disaster strikes DEA Agent Holt Donovan twice, when a gunfight ruins his mission and a car crash kills his brother and sister-in-law. Home on the Colorado ranch to raise his infant nephew, Holt enlists a nanny, Maddie McCoy, who once jilted his brother and is now a nomadic photographer. As they cope with old resentment and new desire, their investigation of the crash leads them into danger and a shocking discovery.
Something evil dwells in and around Sandy Creek. There have been numerous sightings of a Creature that remains a mystery in the unsuspecting town located along the Gulf Coast. Murders, attacks as well as odd mishaps all take place within the Sandy Creek area. Preston, his girlfriend Shayne, his best friend Aaron and Kimberly will encounter something beyond their wildest imaginations. Nothing could ever prepare them for what they find. The answer is within the truth, but the truth may not exactly set them free.
Susan Vaughan Romantic Suspense Heat Rating: 3
Review: Holt Donovan is forced to raise his infant nephew Bobby when his parents are killed in a car crash. He enlists the aid of Maddy McCoy who at one time was a girlfriend of his brother Robert, but jilted him at the altar. She’s a world traveler photographer now and came by to pay her respects when she found out about his brother’s death. They try to get along considering the situation and the old resentments, but they try to deal with it as best they can. Holt also has some unfinished business in his line of work as a DEA agent even tho he’s left the business to look after Bobby. It had suspense, gripping characters and even though there was a shaded past, you hoped Holt and Maddy would get past it and get together. It had some humor and just the right mix of everything. It had very likeable characters, a really slimy villain, and some interesting supporting characters. You’ll pick it p and probably won’t put it down, but it’ll be a good one you’ll enjoy.
Trina M. Ward Suspense Heat Rating: 1
Review: Sandy Creek by Trina M. Ward is one of the best e-books I have had the pleasure to read in a long time. The character development is realistic and engaging, the plot is fantastic yet believable, and the style of Ward’s writing is excellent, both smooth and colloquial. This paranormal mystery is well-researched and even the supporting characters have a dimension of reality to them that is refreshing. The reader feels along with Preston the grief he goes through at the death of his sister, and the desire to uncover the truth behind the strange events that have happened at Sandy Creek over the years, as well as his frustration in how covered-up the events at Sandy Creek have been over time. This novel’s startling conclusion, as Preston discovers the full truth of the sinister mystery behind the Sandy Creek murders, is highly satisfactory and unexpected, especially for fans of the thriller genre, emphasizing the old adage to be careful what you wish for because you just might get it. | Reviewer: SharaLee Podolecki |
| Reviewer: Cassandra Graham |
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