Orphaned at an early age, now twenty-four-year-old Camryn Lucks is ready to commit to find that special someone, and so accepts a date from a charming, gallant, handsome stranger. The last thing she imagines after accepting that first date with Carson would actually be the beginning of her worst nightmare.
Red roses, a reminder of her parents’ killer, soon become an emblem of horror for Cami as … for Cami as one by one, those closest to her fall victim to a serial killer. Cami becomes an obsession for Carson, the man she had finally allowed herself to love. Not only is he vying for her heart, but also her life.
Finding herself in a whirlwind of torments shadowed by the blood-colored bloom, Cami finds solace in Isaac, a neighboring police officer. She’s desperate to escape the haunting memories, but she must revisit them in order to catch her would-be killer. Living life in constant fear has driven Cami to second-guess every choice she makes. Will the police catch the illusive murderer, or will Cami be forced to face him once again?
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So Bleeding Hearts (Book #1) by Dana Louise Provo is the story of twenty-four-year-old Camryn Lucks, Cami to her friends a shy girl orphaned at a young age and just wanting some love.
So when a handsome stranger Carson shows an interest Cami imagines herself in love.
But it soon becomes apparent there is something a bit off about her new love, her friends can see it but Cami wants to believe in his love so ignores the warning signs.
When she finally does see the light Carson shows his true colours forcing Cami to fight for her life and ending up on the doorstep of neighbour Isaac a police officer who then makes it his mission to take Cami under his wing and protect her from the madman who is obsessed with her.
So I did enjoy this, I just struggled a bit with the writing style as it was a bit different to what I am used to.
Bleeding hearts told the story backwards with Cami’s run to safety and then a series of flashback telling the backstory here.
As this progresses we get to see all the events that have led up to this present time.
And as Issac struggles to protect Cami they grow closer pulled together in a way by the circumstances as well as a mutual attraction.
So I liked the fact that this was more story focused than romance focused.
The romance between Cami and Isaac almost took a back seat as events unfolded.
happening slowly unnoticed in the background.
Though the way this was told wasn’t really my favourite style of writing you couldn’t help but be pulled in as this story progresses.
The way events eventually unfolded, well I did guess, But that was fine it was still an edge of your seat ride that delivered on all fronts.
I would have liked maybe to get to know Isaac a bit more than I did as I feel he actually got lost in the story somehow.
we saw a lot of Isaac the copper but less of Isaac the man if that even makes sense.
He was just there and I feel most of the focus was ultimately on Carson himself.
So yeh that would have the icing for me as I feel he was a bit of a stranger.
This would have taken Bleeding hearts for me to the next level and also make me rate it much higher than I have.
So yeh this was an entertaining read that I enjoyed.
I was provided with an ARC of “Bleeding Hearts” By the author of which I have reviewed voluntary.
All opinions expressed are entirely my own.
Reviewed By Beckie Bookworm
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3.5 stars
While I would consider this one more thriller than romance or suspense, it is a page-turning read. It’s a bit different from most books in the genre in that we know who the antagonist is from the very beginning with a heart-pounding opener, and then the story is told in bits and pieces with flashbacks. I do prefer to be left in the dark about the whodunit/who’s behind it all element, mostly because I enjoy the puzzle as I try to figure it all out, but we do get some interesting twists in the story as everything comes together. The romance aspect is more secondary or even tertiary to everything else going on and it’s kind of a slow build that you can see coming but don’t give much thought to as Isaac tries to protect Cami. On the other side of that coin, the relationship between Cami and Carson progresses crazy fast, which makes sense given what we learn about him throughout this tale. Carson certainly makes for a chilling bad guy as we learn more and more about him and Cami is a curious mix of innocence and strength. On the whole, the story is well-written and the author is talented at drawing the reader into a scene. It’s fast-paced and even when I knew what was coming, I still found myself on the edge of my seat, especially during some of the flashbacks. So, while there were some issues for me, most were my own personal preference, and in the end, the story did hold my interest and is definitely worth the read.