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Reader Question – The book about the abused wife whose high school sweetheart is now a PI…

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Jodi needs our book help! I don’t have many private investigator and security hero books under my belt, but maybe you recognize this series?

She asks:

Hi

I was hoping if any of your readers can help me remember a series that was based on a private investigation series.

In the first book the main female character was beaten up by her husband and her friend came and got her, who was a sister from one of the PI group.

And it turned out to be the owner of the PI group was her childhood sweetheart and she thought he had died? read more

Reader Recommendations – Looking for book recommendations featuring cruel, abusive yet redeemable book heroes…

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Kayla is looking for recommendations, and while I have a bunch of lists that fit this genre, I’m opening it back up so we can add more.

She asks:

Hi!

I’m a HUGE fan of cruel heroes (even abusive/borderline abusive heroes) who are redeemable in the end.

I love

Given the above authors/style/romance preference, can you recommend any new authors or books that I haven’t listed that feature mean/cruel/abusive yet redeemable heroes? I’m NOT a fan of historical romance. I’m open to paranornal. My favorite is contemporary I guess. read more

Book Review – Dear Anna by Katie Blanchard

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Dear Anna: A creepy domestic thriller
Ohhhhh myyyyyy gooooodddnesssss!!! New-to-me author!! I only learned of this book when she sent me a review copy and sponsored one of our newsletters and of course with that cover, you know I was intrigued (my love of psych-thrillers knows no bounds). And I must now happily declare… I AM A FAN!!!!!

I knew right when I saw that cover (and got a serious blurb jolt) that this would be my next read, and I got exactly what I was hoping for. Strictly from the “wife’s POV”, and despite the creepy-stalker/revenge vibe of the story as a whole, this could very well be actually relatable on many levels (to a certain extent, of course 😉 ). read more

Reader Question – Requesting more Dark Reads, Dark Romance & Thriller Recommendations

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Ahhhh two separate readers after my own heart! I just received both of these requests recently (and since this is one of my favorite genres), I figured I’d post both their questions and see what else we can come up with!

Dena: I became obsessed with psychological thrillers lately. Mainly because I always also loved books like Consequences etc and reading books like Behind closed doors now which is like more likely what would happen in reality haha. Does anyone has a good recommendation for good psychological thrillers? read more

Reader Question… Solved! The book about the heroine that is abused by her parents and bullied in school…

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Storme is still looking for this book from this past reader question (still unsolved), and she’s provided us with more details in case this might help!

She’s back again saying:

I’m back again hoping some new people will look at the post and help with a book I’ve been looking for so long!

The details that I remember-

The heroine’s name could be Echo though I’m not completely sure.

The h lives with her father and stepmother who physically abuse her. She is bullied in school because of the clothes she wears and her timid nature. The bullying at the school gets bad. The H who goes to the same school also says mean things to her like ‘Why does she even bother living and she should die’ something along this line. read more