Nowhere to Turn

This book tells the story of Dani Harding and her son Simon. Just as Dani is poised to make a break from her abusive husband, FBI agent Kurt Harding, he is killed. Dani can't really feel anything other than passing regret and a whole lot of relief that Kurt is dead, and she thinks her life can now really begin.

This is not to be, however. Kurt's brother, Stuart, has always had a thing for Dani. Now that his brother and his competition is out of the picture, he wastes no time showing her – rather forcefully – how interested he is. Add to that the fact that Kurt was involved in things she didn't know about, and took something very important to someone. That someone now thinks Dani has this item, and the insanity begins again.

Dani turns to Operation Refuge to try to reclaim safety and life for herself and Simon. Her case is in the hands of the capable Adam Buchanan, but even with the precautions he and his team take to try to keep Dani and Simon safe, the hits just keep on coming. Who is behind this? What is this mysterious person looking for? Will life ever be settled and calm for Dani?

I haven't read the first book in the Hidden Identity series, but if it's as wild a ride as this one, I've got to get a copy. This is a humdinger of a book. The suspense starts early on and just builds to the end of the book. (And what happens there? I'm not telling – go read it and find out!) The characters were believable, and I think Simon was my favorite. He's deaf, but that doesn't slow him down, and his age doesn't keep him from having his mom's back and trying his best to improve the situation.

This was a super quick read for me – I wanted to see what happened next so much, I could hardly put it down! If you enjoy suspense with a hit of romance, go grab this book. Available on Amazon, and just a lot of fun to read.

DISCLAIMER: I was provided a free copy of the book for review purposes. However, the opinions expressed in this review are mine and mine alone.

3.5 stars.
Not my favorite Eason, really. I got halfway through and put it down for four months, so it definitely isn't as suspenseful as others. Also, the ultimate reveal relied a trifle too much on a coincidence for me to find it satisfying; also, it raised just about as many questions as it answered. (Like—why did that person really have any motive to kill Dani?) And the writing was much more choppy than her usual, with sentence fragments and comma splices: I get that some authors use that to show action, but it didn't gel with the action that was actually happening.

Still, an enjoyable story with plenty of twists and some great characters.