Weekly Wrap-Up (SP/IMWAYR?)

Silent City by Carrie Smith (#1)

Det. Claire is returning to work after a hard fought battle with cancer.  She is conflicted about returning.  Even before she gets to the precinct she is sent on a call.  A principal is found in his apartment.  He has been murdered and his position points to someone on his staff.  As Claire works the investigation she is dealing with being in a new precinct with staff that is less than happy to have her joining them. She does her best to ignore everything but the unfolding clues to the crime.  A debut that introduces great characters and a good story.  

Can't Let Go by Gena Showalter (#2/5)

Jude is a former army ranger running a security business with two of his mates.  He spends a lot of his time at Ryanne's bar making sure her patrons are not driving drunk.  Ryanne understands but he is driving her nuts.  When a new club is being built in town Ryanne begins to have problems because she won't sell her bar. Soon it becomes apparent that she needs some extra security and Jude is hired to protect her as well as her bar.  Ryanne decides that Jude could be the one and works to lower the wall he has erected.  Jude fights the temptation in order to keep her safe. A good enemies to friends to lovers story.

Winter Solstice by Elin Hilderbrand (#4)

The final book in the Quinn family series.  Bart has returned from Afghanistan and all his mother Mitzi wants is to throw him a party.  It is the last thing Bart wants to do as he is dealing with survivor's guilt. Ava is doing great in NY with her new teaching job and boyfriend. Kevin and Isabelle restaurant is taking off.  Patrick and Jennifer have picked up the pieces and each have new job opportunities.  It was great to reconnect with this family.  I liked how the author ended this series. 

The Identicals by Elin Hilderbrand

When twins Tabitha and Harper were seventeen their parents divorced and split them up each going to live on Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard.  Both have lived very different lives.  Harper with her dad has been more laid back.  Tabitha with her mom more refined.  They have been estranged for over ten years due to a tragic event that Tabitha blames on Harper.  When their father Billy dies and their mother Eleanor breaks her hip they are forced to work together to hold their lives together.  Harper stays with Ainsley her niece and help keep her mother's boutique running while Tabitha goes to Martha's Vineyard to renovate Billy's house for sale. Told in alternating voices of the three women as they deal with life's losses, heartbreaks and their choices hopefully towards forgiveness and reconciliation. 

Up Next:
Promise Not To Tell by Jayne Anne Krentz
Paradise Valley by C.J. Box
Blood Fury by J.R. Ward

January Wrap-Up

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