Review: Loved this book
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 13, 2014
Mountain Angel  is book 1  in the Northstar Angels series by Suzie O’Connell. It is a gripping tale of a stalker along with a romance.  The setting is in the mountains of Montana in a small town called Northstar.  The characters come to life in the book.  You can almost see their expressions as they talk.Pat O’Neil is a detective sheriff’s department on the Kitsap Peninsula in Washington.  He is very unhappy due to breaking up with his girlfriend, Sara.  It was an abusive situation but differed in that he was the one being abused.  Sara came from money and she played with him.  He lost all of his friends and nearly his family because she wanted him to be with her instead of them.  However, she was free to go out with her friends.  He wondered how he didn’t see the situation when he saw it all the time as an officer.  His boss, Bill Granger, has been after him to take some time off but Pat hasn’t taken it so far.  Will he ever face up to what Sara did to him? Will he ever get over it?Aelissm Davis lives in Northstar and manages the Bedspread for her grandparents. She lives in her parents’ cabin.  Her best friend lives next door with her son. Aelissm came to Northstar from Seattle where she was working on her Master’s Degree.  Her boyfriend tried to rape her and was almost choked to death by their friend Adam.  Later that evening, her boyfriend died.  Was it Adam’s fault?  After this incident, Adam has taken to stalking Aelissm in person and on the phone. So far, he hasn’t made it to Northstar.  Her uncle, Bill Granger, has arranged for her to have a bodyguard until Adam is found and taken out of her life.  He sends Pat up there to protect Aelissm and at the same time get some rest.  Will Pat be able to protect her?