Review: 4.25 stars - Engrossing, fast-moving romantic suspense!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 26, 2011
This book held my interest all the way through keeping me in the story, clicking pages, and wanting to know more. I thought it was a good mix of drama, suspense, action, and romance, and yet not too graphic at all. Both the dialogue and pace flowed very smoothly. I found a few scenes to be very touching and emotional. The characters of the hero and heroine were well-developed and the author's writing made me feel as if I were inside their heads knowing their thoughts. Grace was believable as mother who would do anything to find and protect her son. The depiction of how Keith regretted and overcame his bad boy past was plausible - even if just a tad overdone, it emphasized just how much and why his teenage years and military career defined him as a person, and his decisions/actions towards the end were quite consistent and credible, in my opinion. I would have liked a bit more interaction between Grace and her sister, Becca, and more information than what was given about Becca's condition and how she coped all these years because she didn't seem to be as bad off as Grace made her out to be, but even without this, the author delivered a very satisfying story and conclusion. Her Own Best Enemy is the first book I've read by this author and I will look forward to reading her future releases.