Book description:
A dark secret puts them in the crosshairs of a relentless killer…
Ex-detective and current Elite Guardian Noelle Burton survived a horrifying attack by a serial killer as a child. Now, determined to put the scars of her past behind her, she’s intent on helping the Elite Guardians set up shop in her hometown of Savannah, Georgia. More, she’s wondering if her friendship with Dr. Jonah Harris, an ex-ER doctor turned medical examiner, might be more. But he has his own demons to fight—namely guilt over the death of his wife.
So, maybe not.
Meanwhile, Jonah can't ignore the growing desire he feels for Noelle. If only he knew he wasn’t going to destroy their friendship…
And then, tragedy strikes—the sudden death of a colleague rocks his world, and Jonah knows that there's more to the incident than meets the eye. In fact, he may have been the intended target. Now he needs Noelle…not just as a friend, but as a protector.
Noelle will have to protect Jonah, while not letting their friendship spark into something more, and Jonah will have to unravel the threat that stalks him. Clues lead them down a dark path, revealing unsettling connections to a series of unsolved crimes. And when they stumble upon the chilling possibility of a serial killer lurking in the shadows, all Noelle’s nightmares come back to life.
Then the unthinkable occurs—the killer strikes again, targeting someone close to them. Noelle and Jonah race against time to expose the truth and capture the killer…and when their friendship becomes something deeper, it’s clear they have everything to lose.
My review:
There are a couple of things about this book that I really like. Well, more than a couple, but two things that stick out: The guy in the story is the one in trouble and needing protection. (Though the girl is too at one point). The second: the two main characters already know each other and are friends. So slight spoiler, not really a spoiler: this is a friends to lovers romantic suspense novel.
This book takes off with a big bang...literally....within the first few pages, and then is non stop action and suspense as someone keeps trying to take out Dr Jonah Harris, and Noelle and her team try to protect him. And to make everything more interesting, the author tosses in a cold case turned not so cold that involves Noelle.
Noelle and Jonah were both awesome characters. He is a a former ER doctor turned medical examiner, suffering from guilt for not being able to save his wife. Noelle has a painful past that she covers up until it catches up to her.
Hunting Justice is one of those books that is pretty much non stop suspense and running from the bad guy as he constantly tries to take out the good doctor to keep him silent. The tie-in with what happened to Noelle several years ago made for an awesome plot.
This is a romantic suspense novel, so there is romance. As I stated before, Jonah and Noelle were already good friends at the beginning of the book, so this was not one of those "boy meets girl and falls in love amid all the danger" books. Jonah and Noelle were already leaning that way, but hindered by his guilt and her scars. It was fun watching them finally get to where they admitted it to each other and themselves. A favorite quote from the book. Jonah has just kissed Noelle, and she said it took her breath away. He replied "Then it is a good thing I am a doctor." :)
I love these books, and am glad they are doing this other series. I definitely recommend this book, along with the others.
Special thanks to the publisher for an advance e-book copy of this novel. I was under no obligation to provide a review and the thoughts contained herein are my own.
Award-winning, bestselling author Sami Abrams grew up hating to read. It wasn’t until her 30’s that she found authors that captured her attention. Now, most evenings, you can find her engrossed in a Romantic Suspense. In her opinion, a crime and a little romance is the recipe for a great story.
She lives in Northern California, but she will always be a Kansas girl at heart. She has a love of sports, family, and travel. However, a cabin at Lake Tahoe writing her next story is definitely at the top of her list.
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Check out the other two books in the series:
Book #1
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