She thought her prayers had been answered. Now she’s praying for time. Vanessa Everly is a successful actress in Los Angeles, but she’s still traumatized by the night that ripped her world apart. Eight years ago, Vanessa and her younger sister Roxanne were attacked on the beach in their hometown in Oregon – and Roxanne was kidnapped. Devastated, Vanessa ended her relationship with handsome … relationship with handsome medical student Christian Montgomery, whose troubled brother Brody was the police’s prime suspect.
Now, Vanessa receives the news she never thought she’d hear: Roxanne is alive. Arriving back in Everly Cliffs, Vanessa is reunited with her sister – and with Christian. Roxanne can’t remember what happened that night, but someone else can… Who’s making threatening phone calls to Vanessa, and why has Brody suddenly gone missing?
Vanessa’s torment should be over, but it’s about to get much darker…
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Vanessa Everly is a woman who still has nightmares about the night 8 years ago when she and her 15 year old sister were attacked …. Roxanne was kidnapped.
The only suspect at that time was Brody Montgomery, the brother of Christian.. the man Vanessa was going to marry. Their relationship did not survive.
It’s been years with no sightings, no communication, no ransom notes, no nothing. Most people believe Roxanne was killed ..some don’t. Imagine the surprise when Vanessa gets a call saying her sister has returned home. Where has she been all these years? Who took her?
Back in her hometown and reunited with her sister … and Christian… has stirred up a lot of questions .. questions that Roxanne can’t answer because she can’t remember what happened to her the night she disappeared.
But someone knows … and that someone is threatening letters to Vanessa. And why has Brody suddenly disappeared?
This author has penned a compelling thriller with a well written plot. The characters are deftly defined … warts and all. Suspects are many and varied … leading to a surprising and unexpected conclusion.
Many thanks to the author / Severn House Publishing / Netgalley for the digital copy of this crime fiction. Read and reviewed voluntarily, opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.
The subject was interesting but too hard to get into the guts of it. Sorry but I didnt like it. Too many descriptions of everything! too many repeats of conversations. Jumped around too much. Even too many characters that added nothing but page space.