Review: Twists and turns!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 17, 2014
In the Dark......Sally EggertIf your looking for a romantic suspense novel, In the Dark has it all. A love story about two people who don't want to love, dark intrigue swirling around them, and so many lies and twists in their journey.Josie Nielsen is a former government employee for an agency that has lots of secrets.  She sat at her desk, doing her boring job, definitely not involved in any of those secrets. Until one night, some one she trusted, thought she loved, betrayed her and she nearly lost her life.  She was done. Tossed her business attire, packed up her cozy apartment and now lives in a small room above the bar where she works as a bartender,  Mulroney's.  "She had chosen this job for a lot of reasons, most of them to do with avoiding other things and other places and most of them were intact."  She has fallen into an easy relationship with one of her regulars, Johnny Broyer. He drinks too much, smokes, and is a charmer. But both enjoy each other's company with no strings attached.  She runs into an acquaintance from "the agency"  Peter Shand gives her his business card, and encourages her to consider coming back and working with him.  The memories she had been trying to purge for months try to  take over.  She stuffs the card in a pocket, planning to toss it later.Johnny Broyer is a man of mystery. Women seem to be always trying to get to him, but he brushes them off. Josie feels he may be doing a little business in the bar when she sees strange men come and go after a meeting with him.  For the most part he's just a friendly, good looking guy, who has ridiculous pick up lines, and likes to warm her bed.  Lately, he seems to want a little more from her, and despite her best efforts, he is sneaking into her heart.Josie doesn't know who to trust, especially Johnny, who has secret phone calls, and strange men appearing at his door in the middle of the night while she is there.  She does not want deception, she is finished being frightened, but for a lot of reasons she cannot turn her back on Johnny.I enjoyed this book, loved all the surprises, and especially the relationship between Josie and Johnny.  The ending was perfect, and I had a smile on my face when I finished.  I have not read other novels by this author, but plan to remedy that.I received this novel from the publisher and NetGalley for an honest review.Pat Fordyce