From the award-winning author of The Windsor Series comes a new enthralling mystery: When murder is just the beginningFBI agent Damian Rodriguez never thought he’d see his former lover, Charlotte Lareaux, again—they’d gone down in flames over a year ago and now lived oceans apart. But when she shows up on his doorstep on Tildas Island in the Caribbean, bleeding and nearly dead, the distance … and nearly dead, the distance between them suddenly feels trivial.
Charlotte has no idea why anyone would want to kill her or her friends, and relying on Damian and his teammates to find those answers is the right thing to do—even if it isn’t easy. But when they discover that a single, simple question set off the events that left her and a friend fighting for their lives, no one believes that’s the end of the story.
In fact, they all know it’s just a whisper of things to come.
Also by Tamsen Schultz
The Windsor Series (Available with Kindle Unlimited)
1) A Tainted Mind
2) These Sorrows We See
3) What Echos Render
4) The Frailty of Things
5) An Inarticulate Sea
6) A Darkness Black
7) Through The Night
8) Into The Dawn
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A great read! Exciting beginning and ending, filled with suspense and action. Damien and his 5 member FBI team were excellent characters that kept pages turning throughout the middle. Damien especially drew me in and I look forward to reading more about him. A plus would be to get to know the other members better, especially the secretive Alexis, it had to be her walking into the bar on the last page. Just a guess, don’t know. This is the beginning of The Tildas Islands Series and it’s off to an exceptional start.
The humid air and tropical flair of Tildas Island is FBI Agent Damian Rodriguez’s new world. The FBI agent traded Washington D.C. for a new assignment, hoping to put physical and emotional distance from his failed relationship that ended over a year before. But all those emotions crash literally into Damian when the woman he thought was “The One” appears on his doorstep, stabbed, barely alive and scared.
With this stunning backdrop, Tamsen Schultz introduces readers into her new series with a powerful story with global implications, unknown villains, second chances and dynamic new characters to love! The contrast between the fun-filled, easy-going island life, filled with vibrant colors and tastes, slams against the dark, somber reality of the island’s undercurrents of crime and violence. As always, Ms. Schultz’s writing is spot-on. One of many things I love about her books are that they all have such a “realistic intelligence” in them; I honestly do not know how else to describe it. The characters are act like real people and are as smart as they are described – there are never unexplained TSTL moments. The characters know their strengths and weaknesses, and acknowledge their flaws. They may not be perfect, but they know that and act accordingly, which always is perfect for the story!
What I also loved about A Fiery Whisper is that it launches the beginning of a new series by wrapping up an intriguing loose end from the prior one! Damian Rodriguez was that loose end for me – the brave FBI agent with a miasma of sadness and mystery surrounding him. I was fascinated by him in Into the Dawn and craved his scenes in that book; I just had to know more about him! Damian is an excellent hero to launch the Tildas series. Now that I met the “team,” I cannot wait for the next book!
A FIERY WHISPER IS A GREAT START FOR THE SERIES. I THOUGHT IT WAS SUSPENSFUL WITH AN INTERESTING STORYLINE. IT’S WELL WRITTEN AND I THOUGHT DAMIEN AND CHARLOTTE AND THE REST OF THE CHARACTERS WERE WELL WRITTEN AS WELL. THIS IS A BOOK I WOULD RECOMMEND READING.
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What a wonderful introduction into a new series from Tamsen Schultz!
Damian is a FBI agent currently assigned to Tildas Island with his team in preparation of an upcoming summit that will be attended by many in positions of power. Charlotte, his former girlfriend, shows up on his doorstep injured and in need of help. Can Charlotte, Damian, and his team figure out what is going on and protect Charlotte? Can Damian and Charlotte work through their past issues in light of their current feelings? Read and find out!
Ms. Schultz is a talented author and I have thoroughly enjoyed all of her books! I am looking forward to the next in this series!
I love diving into the world of adventure, smart problem solving, and great friendships Tamsen Schulz creates. Clever start to introduce the new setting and group of friends, characters, and threads to make me want to revisit the Windsor books and excited for the next story in this series. Get comfy and start reading!
Tamsen Schultz is a master of romantic suspense. There is just enough of each to keep the book interesting and the suspense is a serious nail-biting page turner that kept my interest from the first page to the last.
The characters of Charlotte and Damian were fantastic, as were the very complex characters that made up the team Damian worked with. They each obviously have a complicated back story that I’m looking forward to learning more about in the next book in this new series.
The setting is gorgeous and as always, Ms. Schultz does a great job describing the setting so clearly that I felt like I was visiting Tildas Island. I’m not much for tropical islands (bugs, humidity, etc.) but I want to visit Tildas Island now.
If you have enjoyed anything by this author in the past, go get this book right now and if you have never read anything by Tamsen Schultz, what are you waiting for? This book has it all ~ a hunky hero with his multi-talented protective team members, a second chance romance and a great mystery with plenty of excitement.
Thank you to the author and publisher for providing an ARC at my request. All thoughts are my own and happily provided.
This book is about an FBI agent named Damien who needs to protect his former lover, Charlotte. Charlotte had been attacked (stabbed) and left for dead but she managed to get to Damien’s house before collapsing. So who attacked her? And why? She is an economist on an island where there will be a meeting of world leaders in just over a year. Damien is with a team of FBI agents planning for the protections needed for the summit. But why attack Charlotte? And how funny that the biggest clue to the identity of her attacker is a missing fingernail! There are further attacks, including explosions, all of which actually draw Damien and Charlotte closer to each other again and there are some great love scenes. Then there is a kidnapping of one of the team and a grand showdown with the bad guys! Can they rescue her? It’s all intense and dramatic and great romantic suspense. I highly recommend this book!
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I was sad when the Windsor series ended. This first book in the new Tildas Island series makes up for it. I have been anxiously waiting for Damian’s story and it was worth it! I loved finally learning about his past and what made him the way he is. Charlotte is a perfect compliment to him. She’s strong and complex. The chemistry is off the charts. I also enjoyed meeting all the new agents. Each is a bit of an enigma and it is going to be a great ride unveiling them. While the mystery in this one is wrapped up, there is a larger plot that looks like it will unravel throughout the series. This is an excellent romantic suspense with humor and fast paced action. I can’t wait for the next one!
This is a well-written, entertaining, fast paced romantic suspense novel. It has likable, engaging characters, a strong and capable female protagonist, a heart warming romance, a lovely setting and an intriguing mystery. It is an excellent beginning to Ms. Schultz’s Tildas Islands series, which follows her outstanding Windsor series. I am looking forward to reading Alexis’ story with great anticipation.
What a great kickoff!! I already fell in love with Damian in THROUGH THE NIGHT and INTO THE DAWN, book 7 and 8 of Tamsen Schultz’s Windsor Series. He’s so funny and charming and I love him even more matched with Charlotte. It’s twisted and full of conspiracy. I am totally in love with each member of the task force we get to know in this book. Hopefully we’re going to meet them again in the upcoming sequels of this series Fantastic book! Fantastic author!!