She lost everything once… to move her again. But Autumn is done running—she’s built a life, has friends. And now she’s pregnant after an intense one-night stand with her sexy neighbor.
This time she’s not running…
Lincoln Jordan has been biding his time with Autumn, his talented, gorgeous neighbor. The attraction between them is undeniable, and after their one incredible night together he wants more. But she’s determined to keep him at arm’s length. When it becomes clear that someone wants her dead, he steps up to protect her. He needs to earn her trust, and fast. Because the enemy is closer than they ever imagined.
Author note: This may be read as a stand-alone novel.
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Thank you so much Katie…you always know how to draw me into the story and keep me on the edge of my chair. Autumn Perez witnessed a brutal murder and helped to put the killer in prison. Ten years later she is in the witness protection living in Verona Bay.
Lincoln Jordan the town sheriff has been wanting to get to know his neighbor Autumn. She has been avoiding him until one night and now she’s pregnant after an intense one-night stand.
Something happens that draws the together again and it gets more intense from here…the is angst, terror, worry, laughter and lots of steam to get us to their HEA.
There seemed to be the start of another romance in this story and I hope there will be a book for this couple.
Autumn Perez had her who life turned upside down when she witnessed a crime. She started over in Verona Bay.
“Ah, this one is Lily of the Valley flowers. I got it for a couple reasons—they were my mom’s favorite and even though they’re delicate, they’re tough.
They survive harsh winters and always bloom in the spring. Plus, they’re poisonous, so animals give them a wide berth.”
Lincoln Jordan is the town sheriff and Autumn’s neighbor. There one night stand leads to so much more.
“What would it take for you to give us a real chance?”
Ms. Reus has just jumped back up on my radar recently with her suspenseful romance. You don’t have to read the first book in this series at all.
The bad guy is crazy as heck.
Most of the suspense is in the last third of the book. A great small town neighbors to lovers story.
I’ve always been partial to a romance that involved neighbors. Katie Reus always writes the type of heroes I love so I was especially excited to read this one.
Autumn and Lincoln were wonderful together. I loved that they’d each been eyeing each other for a while before their opportunity arose. While Lincoln was plenty alpha, and thoroughly protective, he was sensitive to what Autumn wanted and as a result was gentle while he paced his moves towards her.
This is a very fast read and I found it perfect to round out my afternoon. There is a bit of mystery, danger and suspense with a healthy dose of steamy goodness to balance it out. This couple was fire together and I loved every minute of their story!
I am new to this author having been introduced to her recently through her new Ancients Rising. I didn’t read the first book in this series, but this second book stands alone. That said, I will go back and read Lucas and Serenity’s story. Autumn and Lincoln are great characters. There is a lot of good chemistry between them. The story just sucked me in and I read this in one day. There is plenty of suspense to keep the tension in the storyline and several other secondaries whose stories I hoped to see come to life.
I will definitely be back for more in this series and will be reading more from this author.
I voluntarily read a digital advanced review copy provided to me by the publisher through Netgalley.
5 stars
Autumn’s mother was brutally murdered and then in her early twenties she witnessed a man disposing a body ten years ago. She went into witness protection and had to leave her old life behind. She now lives in a little town in Florida and is an art teacher. She is involved in a little incident and is afraid they’ll try to move her again, She has a one night stand with her sexy neighbor, Sheriff Lincoln and ends up pregnant. Strange things are happening and Autumn thinks her past has found her. Lincoln wants them to give their relationship a chance.
Action and suspense. Autumn has had everyone she loved taken away violently. Lincoln just wants a chance with her. I loved this book!
* Voluntarily read and reviewed this for NetGalley *