The Keys is a great place to hide a seashell bucket full of secrets.Creole…shot…dead. Three words Madison Westin never thought she’d hear in the same sentence. Creole promised. He pinky swore on it.But even through a blur of tears fed by prescription-strength margaritas, Madison can tell when things are shady. Sure, Creole was undercover, but she deserves more than sketchy non-answers, an … sketchy non-answers, an urn of ashes, and a secret life crawling out of the woodwork.
Nothing’s adding up, nothing that remotely sounds like the Creole she knew and loved. Calling in every one of her IOU’s–only to find some of her most reliable information sources drying up–Madison sets out to dig up what really happened to Creole. She never thought the truth would wrap its arms around her and make her wonder if she’s chasing a ghost… or taking a vacation from sanity.
Ambushed in Paradise is book #12 in the action-packed Paradise series. Come along with Madison and Fab as they dig up the truth and share more than one hair raising adventure.
PARADISE SERIES:
Deception in Paradise
Trouble in Paradise
Murder in Paradise
Greed in Paradise
Revenge in Paradise
Kidnapped in Paradise
Swindled in Paradise
Executed in Paradise
Hurricane in Paradise
Lottery in Paradise
more
Really enjoyed this installment in the Paradise series, lots of excitement and curious about Brads activities along with Phils change in attitude.
Ambushed in Paradise by Deborah Brown is book 12 in the Florida Mystery Keys Mystery series. It really has the perfect combination of romance, action, and mystery, with some humor thrown in.
Madison is devastated when she gets news that her boyfriend, Creole, has been shot and killed. She knew he was working undercover, but she never expected this. Then, things take a strange turn, starting with the funeral and then get even stranger. She is hearing things about Creole that she knows can’t be true. So, she begins investigating to find out the truth about what happened to him. What she finds will definitely shock her and the others that knew him.
I have to be honest and say, this is the first book I read in the series. I wasn’t confused, and I could keep up with the flow of the book and the characters. However, I am going to begin at the first book. I loved the characters. The were quirky, and I love that in my characters. Her best friend Fab and her boyfriend, Didier were so loving and supportive of Madison and added so much to the story.
The Florida Keys are my favorite place in the world. We vacation there almost every summer, so I loved that this was set there. Brown did such a wonderful job of keeping the magic that is the Keys in her book. If you are looking for a mystery with some romance added and charming characters, I highly recommend reading this one. I’m looking forward to reading the entire series.
Ms Brown damn near gave me a heart attack with the start of this book! In fact I threw it down (ok I didn’t as it was my phone) and almost refused to read it, (ok another lie) – after an opening line of “He’s dead.” you wouldn’t want to stop reading either!
Madison’s life is turned upside down when her boyfriend Creole is killed in the line of duty, he was killed on an undercover mission and when she goes to start making arrangements for his funeral she is told that he has already been cremated! I really felt for Madison, she lost the love of her life and didn’t even get to say goodbye to him properly, is it any wonder she slips into a depression. Fab and Didier try to give her space but they are worried about her, but it was her mother that I wanted to take a swig at – she felt that Madison would benefit from seeing a shrink and does so underhandedly by inviting Madison to dinner as well a shrink. Not cool, not cool at all. I felt like her family were trying to get her to come to terms with his death rather quickly instead of letting her come to terms with it in her own way.
Madison takes herself off to the Beach House to rest and be near him, only ghost from the past resurface in a way that will leave you shocked!
Ambushed in Paradise was a great addition to the series and it will tug on your emotions along side Madison.
As it is book 12 in the series you will have no problem reading this as a stand alone but trust me you will want to read all of Madison & Fab’s antics up to this point.
not her best