His Life Changed in a Heartbeat.Disinherited as a teen, Devon Ashby returns home twelve years later as a ruthless CEO, brilliant at negotiating deals, but emotionally stunted. In an instant all he’s struggled to build implodes. Amid the turmoil of saving his company from a hostile takeover, his engagement to a business partner’s high-society daughter hits the rocks. Compounding his troubles, he … troubles, he encounters his high school sweetheart, whose heart he smashed. The vulnerability she awakens leaves him at greater risk than all the crises he faces.
Her Dream Job May Get Her Killed.
While restoring art in a billionaire’s private gallery, Hannah Moore is unwittingly drawn into the dysfunctional family’s confidences. When she discovers the rich developer behind her and her sick aunt’s eviction is the family’s black-sheep son—the lover she’s never gotten over—her desire turns to fury. Always one to avoid conflict, Hannah must stand up to Devon and the growing menace of someone who thinks she knows too much.
A Decades-Old Secret Turns Deadly.
When a family member is murdered, Devon and Hannah become ensnared in sibling greed, festering jealousy, and a tragic secret that’s divided the family. Amid their reigniting passion they race to expose the killer before they become the next victims in this cat-and-mouse game of survival.
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More like 2.5 stars. TD&D is pretty well average through all categories: good enough to finish reading, but the characters will quickly fade from memory.
A terrific tale with plenty of tension, romantic and otherwise.
A suspenseful novel, I initially found it difficult to get into this book. Devon returns home to sign the papers that will give him his inheritance, only to walk into a hornet’s nest. His megalomaniac father plays his malicious games with his family and his latest fiancé has her claws out, ready to scoop up the spoils. However, as over 90% of an iceberg’s mass is underwater, so are this family’s deep psychological problems and deadly secrets hidden from view. Hannah unwittingly finds herself in the middle of the ensuing catastrophic events and when her life is put in danger, Devon finds himself torn between salvaging what’s left of his own life or choosing Hannah and the love that has reignited between them. Although this book is well written with high levels of suspense and drama, it is not my favourite genre and I found the behaviour of a number of characters unpleasant and disturbing. I received this book for free from eBook Discovery. I voluntarily post this review. This is my honest review.
I don’t know if this book is good or not. They used the f word too many times for me to read filth
Just didn’t do it for me.
Characters and all their baggage well presented. Good story line, and realistic with all their flaws.
You expected the male to be damaged by the title;but there is a twist
I could barely get through the first chapter!! It was too wordy!! It was boring!!
Twelve years ago, Devon Ashby had a falling out with his wealthy father and was disinherited. He left Hannah Moore, the woman he loved, behind when he left Chicago. Now years later, a successful CEO of his own company, Devon is back in Chicago to deal with some family issues.
This is a romantic suspense–with the book being about 85% suspense and 15% romance. The author weaves a complicated story of murder, family secrets, and betrayal. I wish that more time and attention would have been given to Devon and Hannah reconnecting. There are a couple of awkward interactions together and then–boom–they reconciled.
The ending really leaves readers hanging. Okay, Devon and Hannah are back together and have their happily ever after. But none of the plotlines that the author has painstakingly laid out are resolved. What happens between Dev and his father? Does Frannie go to jail? Does she get treatment? What happens to her son? Does Devon save his company or is he left bankrupt? Does he get out of legal trouble? What happens with his cousin Eric? Do they ever reconcile? It was really frustrating as a reader that the ending was abrupt and there was no epilogue.
There wasn’t one character in the book that was likeable.