Dead of Winter, Review for Gotta Write Network
Title: Dead of WinterAuthor: Patricia Parkinson
Publisher: Samhain Publishing
ISBN: ISBN: 1-59998-012-6
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Length: 236 pages
Publishing Date: 2006
Cost: $5.50
When Kate Madison finds her friend Harley Wilson dead behind his house she immediately suspected foul play. Although murder in
Sheriff Steve Lambert has only been in town for just over a year but his heart had skipped a beat from the minute he had seen Kate. This isn’t to say he was going to let her play detective while he was trying to track down a murderer. Keeping her safe is his utmost priority. When Kate started noticing him as more than just a sheriff his priority became trying to keep his hands off of her long enough to solve the case.
When Kate admits to Steve about a mistake she made in her past, he’s not sure he can get beyond it. When a stalker goes after he learns his heart might not survive if she’s not around.
Dead of Winter is a great story about the many people we allow into our hearts, whether by blood or familial ties or just bound by something inexplicable. The suspense is real and you are constantly guessing about the suspect and changing your mind all the way through, although once guess seems pretty obvious and I wish it was less so.
There are many characters scattered throughout the pages of this novel and Ms. Parkinson did a great job of keeping them all real and making them fit into the storyline. The reader is really able to feel the small town and get to know its inhabitants.
The romance between Steve and Kate was nice and their moments together believable and tension filled when necessary. All in all I’d say this is the perfect book to grab a cup of hot chocolate and cosy up next to the fire with. It’s comfortable and warm like that.
Labels: Rating 4
posted by Michelle @ 1:00 p.m.
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