A childhood terror rears its ugly head in USA TODAY bestselling author Anna J. Stewart’s latest Honor Bound romance. Psychologist Allie Hollister is still haunted by the unsolved death of her childhood best friend. She never expects her past to meet her present when a young patient is abducted and the cold case is reopened. Allie knows she shouldn’t get involved, but the child’s uncle, … uncle, firefighter Max Kellan, needs her as much as she needs him.
Once, Max simply wanted to put his past to rest; now he demands nothing short of justice. As he and secretive, sexy Allie track a lethal criminal, their chemistry is an undeniable adrenaline rush. Their attraction will be put to the test when they confront their most dangerous threat yet: the truth.
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GONE IN THE NIGHT (Honor Bound #3) by Anna J. Stewart is the 5 STAR conclusion to the Honor Bound trilogy. This entire romantic suspense trilogy is a roller coaster ride that is packed with strong, but emotionally vulnerable heroes to swoon over and heroines that are wounded and yet at the top of their professions and know how to kick butt. Book three is the conclusion to the overall story-line arc that tied this trilogy together. I believe these books should be read in order.
Allie Hollister is a psychologist who is one of three friends who are all still haunted by the unsolved death of their childhood best friend, Chloe. The past seems to have invaded her present with the kidnapping of one of Allie’s patients, Holly Kellan, who is almost a twin to her friend who was killed 20 years earlier. As the friends work the abduction of Holly, it seems to mirror their cold case and the two cases start to converge.
Max Kellan was a firefighter who has moved to Sacramento to help with his niece, Holly as his brother goes through a contentious divorce. When the police, FBI and Allie appear on his brother’s doorstep, Max knows something is terribly wrong, but he also realizes he is not getting the whole truth from the law or Allie.
Max and Allie search for Holly and try to piece everything together from both the current kidnapping and the cold case with all the friends from the previous two books. Allie cannot believe the timing as she finally is starting to be attracted to Max. Max, for all his anger and mistrust of mental health doctors is only calm and focused with Allie around. These two come together in a slow burn that intensifies throughout the book, but will it last?
Allie projects a calm even cold analytical exterior that hides her fear and yet she can physically fight like a SEAL. Max is a ball of anger since what happened to make him leave firefighting. Yet the two of them find a way to get through to each other and the banter is light, fun and sexy, even in their stressful situation. I loved these two together, the friendship of all women carried throughout all three books and the fast paced plots.
I highly recommend this trilogy! I will be looking for more Anna J. Stewart romantic suspense books in the future.
Gone In The Night is the third book in the Honor Bound trilogy by Anna J. Stewart. It can be read as a standalone but let me say that you are missing out on an AMAZING trilogy. Each of the first two books has a story all their own, with an overall mystery that involves three very best friends. GitN is Allie’s story and it also wraps up the overall plot of the trilogy.
Allie Hollister is a psychologist. She studied psychology as she wanted to learn all she could about the human psyche to try to understand what led up to the death of a (fourth) childhood friend. That’s putting it simply but if you read the book, the author will create such a strong bond (between the reader and Allie) for you that it will feel like you are experiencing everything Allie does. One of her patients, a little girl, is kidnapped and Allie consults with the police to help find Hope. She meets Hope’s uncle, Max Kellan, and the sparks ignite from there.
I’ve just written an oversimplification of this book but I’d like to tell you how I felt when I read it…and I read it a few times. I was annoyed when someone interrupted me because I had just gotten “to a good part” and had to put the book down. Trust that they were ALL good parts so I was often miffed. Even knowing what would happen next, during my second reading, my heart was pounding, I needed to know what happened next, I wanted to give out hugs to all the characters that needed them. Allie and Max have their own story, in this book, and it touched my heart. Loved these two! And if you have read the other two books, some of the revelations will shock you, make you smile, and just about break your heart. Of course, we are also rewarded with the end of the story for the theme of these books and as I enjoyed all three of them, I certainly felt like celebrating.
Highly recommend this series and loved all three books. Gone In The Night will certainly get your blood pumping and have you cheering Allie and Max on in the race to find his niece AND their HEA.