Someone wants to kill her. She wants the killer to finish the job.
Spring Weston will do anything to rise in the ranks of pro cycling and prove she isn’t the one failure of the five Weston siblings. Anything except cheat. When she learns of doping on her cycling team, she’s determined to uncover the truth. But she can’t if she’s dead.
Sergeant Torin Cotter may not be the hero the public thinks he is, but he recognizes fear when he sees it. When he takes over the investigation of the collision that landed Spring in the hospital, he’s compelled to protect her from whatever danger she’s in, even though he knows he might fail. Again.
Spring’s faith in God isn’t enough to help her face the living nightmare she awakened to after the accident. But neither she nor the handsome sergeant see the greater threat that’s coming until it’s too late.
If they’re going to survive, Spring and Torin will not only have to confront their worst fears—they’ll have to find a reason to live.
Waylaid is the first installment in the thrilling Windy City Westons series that features five siblings who encounter danger and love in the city of Chicago. (Each book can stand alone or be read as series installments.)
My review:
I loved this author's first series, Guardians Unleashed, which was totally awesome. I have been looking forward to this first book in her new series, very curious what it would be like.
This is going to be a totally different series. This one is about siblings, which I really like, and the setting is totally different.
I liked the two main characters a lot. Spring is a complex character that becomes paralyzed from the waist down at the beginning of the book, and she doesn't deal well with it for most of the book, but you can't help but like her. Torin is an emotional basket case, still struggling with the shooting of his wife a few years prior.
And then there are the other four Weston siblings. Man, could five siblings be any different than these five?
Robert: the oldest brother, psychiatrist, quiet, serious, and the voice of reason, though his reason doesn't seem to include God.
Victoria: one of Spring's physical therapists. Christian, trying to do the right thing
Patricia: consistently late, very flighty, seems stuck on herself, but cares about her family.
Henry (Hank): the youngest sibling. He only makes a brief appearance at the end of the book, so not a lot is said about him, other than the fact that he is thinking about doing something to disappoint their dad.
Speaking of their dad....what a pompous arrogant jerk. He seems to only care that his kids follow him into the medical field. Which Spring did not.
Anyway, what a great read. There is tons of suspense.....especially the rehab center scene that takes up a lot of the book - I won't give spoilers away - but the author outdid herself on that ordeal. And there is a big surprise on a bad guy that I never saw coming.
I loved the faith element in the book. Spring is a Christian, but very angry and bitter towards God because of what happened to her. I get the idea that only she and Victoria are Christians, so there is a little tension between the siblings because of that. (Hank may be..as I said, not much info is given about him so far).
The book had a great ending that left me wanting more of this family and series. I am looking forward to the next book, Wasted, which will be about Victoria. Coming waaaay out in October.
Special thanks to the author 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.
About the author:
Jerusha Agen imagines danger around every corner, but knows God is there, too. So naturally, she writes romantic suspense infused with the hope of salvation in Jesus Christ.
As a child who spent most of her days with a book in-hand or creating her own, Jerusha has always had a tremendous love of stories. She has long seen the world in terms of story—God’s story for humanity and the smaller stories of individuals that make up that bigger story of life itself. This fascination with story seemed to mean that she was destined for a life of telling stories herself. She followed the obvious start on that path by obtaining a B.A. in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis.
Then God took Jerusha on an unexpected twist in her life story and gave her the opportunity to work in the film industry. Jerusha wore many hats for films in the local independent film industry, from production and personal assistant, to script supervisor, camera operator, and producer. But her favorite roles in the film biz were easily that of directing and screenwriting.
God gradually worked in Jerusha’s life to bring her out of the film industry and back home to her original dream of writing novels. She can’t imagine a better way to earn a living than to spend time creating stories with the ultimate Storyteller and Creator.
In between writing and reading scary romantic tales, Jerusha enjoys curling up with her two little cats and three very big dogs to watch movies. Her favorite movies, like her favorite books, tend to have plenty of suspense and romance.
When she manages to be pried away from movies and books, Jerusha’s other favorite activities include cross-country skiing in beautiful Midwest winters, baking and eating decadent desserts, drawing, and painting.
Waylaid will be available March 27.
Look for Wasted October 2025.
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