Review: The Autumn Review for The Choice
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 14, 2012
Summary:Marcie Hollis has learned from a young age that she has a strong spiritual connection. She feels one of those connections is with her boyfriend Dan. However, since becoming involved with Dan, her spiritual training has fallen behind. Then Marcie heads down to New Orleans from Seattle. This was supposed to be a trip with Dan, but when they get to the airport he tells her the plans have changed and she'll be going on her own. She's left stunned and devastated that he won't be going with her. After she arrives in New Orleans, she waits for her bags and while there gets mugged. It just so happens that DEA Agent Sam Carre is standing right behind her when this happens.Sam needed to come home to regroup after a failed drug bust. Now he's a witness to a crime. The problem is, he's trying to help the lady who fell victim to the crime and she doesn't remember her name. Sam decides to care for her until she can regain her memories. Her situation with the mugging leaves him with many questions that make him feel that she may be linked to his failed investigation.Marcie and Sam develop a romantic relationship while they try to solve the puzzle. Once Marcie has her memory back, she goes to Sam to come clean. Will he be able to go against his beliefs and keep her secret or will he turn her in?My Take:One of my favorite things to do is problem solving. I don't mean that in a therapy session sense. I mean, let's figure out who done it. I was looking forward to this book because it combines both romance and suspense/mystery. I appreciated the moral of the story. You have different paths in this life to choose from, it's up to you to make the right choice. Marcie was certainly headed down a destructive path, but fortunately was able to use her abilities to help her make that right choice. The choice was love in this case.The story was a bit slow to start for me, but began to pick up around 35% into the book. There were some additional lags through out the story, but I felt that the plot was easy to follow along with. I liked both Sam and Marcie. I actually would have liked to have seen more romance between them. Another character I really liked was Jesse. I liked his no holds barred attitude and his ease with Marcie.I was a bit disappointed with the ending, but since it's part of a series, I assume that the journey with Dan  and Lance is far from over. Overall, I would say that if you are looking for a book that is focused on mystery and suspense with just a touch of romance to add into the mix, this is a great read for you. 3.5 out of 5 stars[...]