Gunner James is good at death. An expert. His job is to clean up the messes no one else can. But behind that tough exterior, Gunner has a few secrets of his own. Eight years ago, Gunner left his hometown and vowed to never look back. When his past collides with his present in the form of a familiar face, Gunner must return home to take care of one final mess…the woman he left behind. Reagan … mess…
the woman he left behind.
Reagan Orrick knows heartbreak.
Eight years ago, the love of her life disappeared without a trace or goodbye.
In his absence, she has fought to build a life she can be proud of.
When tragedy strikes, Reagan must go it alone or make a choice to trust the man who shattered her heart once again.
Their secrets can save or destroy them…but only the truth will allow them to be cleaned.
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Gunner is an expert at biomedical clean up. It’s just a job to him, but it leads him back to his painful past. Reagan never thought she’d see him again, and things are different now. Can they move beyond the hurt they both lived through? This was an angsty second chance romance with a suspenseful plot. It wasn’t overly heavy on the romance with the mystery mixed in, but it was an engaging story.
I did not know what to expected when I read the blurb about the book. I was surprised at I could not put it down and it became such an easy quick read. Gunner and Reagan have unfinished business. The plot and suspense leaves many turns you don’t expect! Really enjoyed it!
This was a good book that scans 10 years in the life of a “bad boy” in high school, Gunner James, and the “good girl” Reagan Orrick. The book alternates between high school and the present and flows nicely. The main characters are are great. The heat level is pg. There are quite a few twists I didn’t expect.
This book had everything!!! It was dark, sad, happy, funny! Right from the start the bad boy meets the princess. I love their relationship and how she sees right through him and becomes his light in the darkness!! This book was amazing and highly reccomend it!!!!
This is my first book by this author, but it is definitely NOT my last! I loved the characters, the story line, everything!
Gunner is a cleaner. He cleans up after someone dies. He is very good at his job, maybe too good. When he comes home one night, he smells death in the apartment near his. He expected a dead body, what he didn’t know was how that body was going to affect his life.
Raegan was Gunner’s high school love. She remained in their small town after he left her. When he returns eight long years later, they are forced to deal with the past. Can they move past it, or will they get swallowed up by it?
Wow!! This is my first book from Kiersten and it wont be my last!! Just when you think you know what is going to happen you turn the page and something else causes your jaw to drop!! Love that I was hooked from page one. Even when you finish the book you have an adrenaline that just makes you want to read more
I started this book a little cynical. I figured a book that began with a lot of medical terms and things I would not understand surely would be boring. Boy was I wrong… this book quickly engrossed me and I became entranced in this world. Gunner and Reagan faced death and love and a whole lot of what ifs in their relationship and they were able to overcome it all and find their way back to each other. I loved how you couldn’t anticipate what was going to happen next and than boom it was not what you thought at all. I will defiantly be reading more from this author.
This book was absolutely amazing!! It has everything a reader could ever want rolled into one fantastically written story. It was packed full of mystery and suspense. There were so many twists & turns to keep ya guessing. I adored Reagan & Gunner!! Once I picked this one up it was impossible to put down.
Oh Wow!!!! A page turner from the beginning to end. I fell in love with Gunner and Reagan when they had their teenage romance. So many unexpected events happen throughout the entire book. I was shocked and stunned in parts of the book that I was not expecting those events to happen. It was love,fear,happiness, heartbreaking, stunned, and much more. A totally awesome intense book. I can’t give spoilers but want to thank you Kiersten for another great read. It leaves you wanting more of their story in the future.
This book could’ve been a 4 read, if not for the SUPER easy acceptance and forgiveness of the actions of Gavin. I felt like the whole thing between him and Reagan was glossed over as an accident that didn’t shatter the lives of so many people. Otherwise, this was a decent read.
Gunner left town eight years ago and never planned to come back, but then the past ends up dead and decaying a few doors down and he’s forced to go home to make things right. He and Reagan had a relationship that destroyed their hearts and, upon seeing each other, they’re forced to face some truths and hope that they can repair themselves and maybe each other at once. Gunner’s reason for leaving is proven to be more lies than truth by the end of the book, but perception is everything in the heat of the moment.
This author did throw some decent twists at me, but the most pleasantly surprising was what a good guy Jesse seems to be in the end. I was expecting a true jerk, but he proved to be gracious and caring, so I’d love to see a story for him. I guess I’d better check the author’s other books to see if he has one.
The Cleaner revolves around Gunner and Reagan and their story of love and heartbreak. Gunner and Reagan were high school sweethearts until one instant shattered that. Eight years later they are brought back together, but can eight years repair the hurt and damage that was done? The characters in the story were great. Gunner’s story will break your heart. The twist toward the end you won’t see coming. Such a great story!
The more I learned of their past the more invested I became in these characters and gave more and more of my heart to Gunner. The author fills us in on all the dirt with flashbacks and we find out not only what destroyed this family but oh so much more. The love he had for his family and the love of his life was his everything and when he thought that had been destroyed he bounced. Well things didn’t really go as planned and everything is nothing and nothing is what it seems. This author has a great time with some real zingers and twist in this story and it keeps you glued to the pages as they fly by.
I heard so much about this book before I started reading it figuring it could not even live up to the hype boy was I wrong. I haven’t read this authors work before but this was amazing and I will definitely be tracking this girl for more reads like this.
This book is fantastic. Once started, hard to put down. The caractors mesh so well. A lot of action and suspense. Some sexy scenes. The storyline is great. I highly recommend this book. I was given this book as an ARC. I am voluntarily providing an honest review
The Cleaner by Kiersten Modglin was absloute perfection. I could not put it down, it had twist to the story that I did not see coming.
When Gunner has to head back to his home town in Georgia for a funeral, he has to deal with things that he ran away from 8 years ago. Does Gunner resolve the things he ran away from and does he get back from the one person he did not think he was going to see again?
I have truly grown to love Kierstens work and I go into withdraws until I am able to get ahold of her next book. Kierstens books are full of suspense that keep you on the edge of your seat and reeling for more. The Cleaner was addictive, it is a page-turner with its unexpected turns. This needs to on your TBR list, it is a must read for sure.
This is my first read by Kiersten and will not be my last! Loved the story between Gunner and Reagan so much!!
The blurb for this book was so intriguing I never imagined what a beautiful love story I would read along with some suspense. I love romantic suspense it’s the best!!! The best part of this story is everything is moving along so well and then BAM!!
“Everything, anything with you…is perfect.”
What can I say other than Modglin has done it again! I was blown away by this thrilling story of romance, lost love, secrets and family lies. Gunner is the right balance between bad boy and vulnerable with a little dash of super hero thrown in.
I was hooked from page one and made the mistake of reading in bed and not being able to switch off to sleep. Just when you think there’s a natural break in the story, all hell breaks loose and more thrills await.
Paced well and guessing till the end this book had me feeling part of the story and feeling all range of emotions. Kudos to this amazing author for making that happen!
This was the first book I read from this author, and it’s one of my favorite reads this year. Gunner and Reagan’s story was amazing and packed full of emotions, twists and turns, and they did what, moments… I couldn’t put this book down. This is a book you could read over again.
OH WOW, what a wonderful storyline. I love the way it’s written, it takes you back in time when the characters were in high school while keeping you up to date with facts in the here and now. It’s a wonderful love story between a young girl, Reagan, who thinks the best of everything and everyone and the town bad boy, Gunner, who everyone, including himself, says is nothing but trouble. But Reagan knows better. She sees the boy that is always there to clean up her messes, the boy that always puts her first and loves her and who protects his brother and sister as best he can from their horrible home life. But one night an unspeakable act causes Gunner to run from his hometown and not look back, leaving his younger siblings home alone as well as Reagan alone, heartbroken and miserable.
Fast forward 10 years, Gunner is a Cleaner (he cleans up crime scenes) and is living in New York City, when he finds the body of Reagan’s sister, dead in his apartment building. So Gunner returns home to pay his respects. But what happens when he sees Reagan, sees the woman she’s become and the life she’s now leading? Will they finally talk and clear the air about that unspeakable night? There are a lot of twist and turns in the book that will have you going OMG. Who’s right, Who’s wrong? Who’s lying, Who’s telling the truth?
This is a remarkable book that combines, young love, suspense, dangers, new beginnings and so much more. It will grab ahold of you and literally refuse to let go. 2 Thumbs up for a great book, one I HIGHLY RECOMMEND reading, you won’t be sorry.
“She was light where Gunner was dark; the bad boy and the princess.”
This was my first read from this Author, and it certainly won’t be my last. My heart-strings were pulled to the point of snapping at this second chance with twists and turns galore. Tragedy, misunderstandings, young love, characters from opposite sides of the tracks, and a mystery to solve. I loved the alternating POV, the jumps back in time to fill in the back story, and the the sweet return they had with each other. It was a great read and I thank the Author for providing a copy to review.
“Reagan was his sunburn, but rather than fading with time, she burned more each day.”
~~~Erika, Book Haven Book Blog
4.5 Stars!
This is the first book I have read from this Author and was pleasantly surprised that it was my kinda book. The twists in this book had me flipping through the pages ~ I could not put it down, I had to see what was going to happen next and WOW ~ the surprises never stopped coming. Reagan and Gunner’s relationship wasn’t an easy one, but the chemistry was always there – even when they were younger. I love a kid in a story and Nora did not disappoint, she was cute, smart and oh so honest.
I am looking forward to reading more from Kiersten….