Review: Lots of plot in this short novella
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 5, 2014
BED OF ROSES by Rita Herron is short--43 pages (without front- and end-matter).  It's full of twists, turns, and very short chapters (some half a page).  Herron wrote this with an economy of words (this can be a very good thing).In brief, our heroine is suddenly the focus of a stalker whose threats become more and more frightening.  She turns to her next-door neighbor, a hunky and handsome policeman.  This is the beginning of their romance as they're thrown together by his need to protect her and the investigation.  Interestingly enough, we see short snippets of the villain's point of view.  Sometimes this inclusion stoked the apprehension I felt as a reader and sometimes it detracted from the suspense.This was my first exposure to Rita Herron's work, though I have several of her books in my TBR cue.  I look forward to reading longer novels, as this glimpse of the quality of her writing has me interested.  Recommended to fans of contemporary romantic suspense.