Falling for your boss is bad. Falling for a murderer could be deadly.Abby is a highly respected house cleaner to the wealthy. When her agency offers her a live-in position with a devilishly handsome local billionaire, she hesitates. A recent murder is all over the news—and the victim was his employee.Gavin Saxe is the most eligible bachelor in Boise. He’s also a notoriously private person with … notoriously private person with the means to bury the darkest of secrets. The police have named him a person of interest in the brutal murder of his last housekeeper, but they haven’t pinned anything on him–yet.
Despite her best efforts, Abby finds herself drawn to her reclusive employer. Then while he’s at work, she stumbles over unnerving information that crushes what little trust she’d allowed herself to develop.
She soon learns she must guard her heart as closely as she guards her life.
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This series can be read alone but much better in order since there are characters that show up in each installment. There is attraction, suspense, a huge-OH I thought it was THAT guy-moment. Everything you need in a great series let alone romantic suspense.
I read the 2nd in the series first and love it, then read this one and by the end of the novel, I could tell that author Shuey was learning and growing with her craft going into book 2. But im here to discuss this one. As some one who was a housekeeper for 20 some years the title alone intrgiued me. But the story line of why a young lady would go and willing live with someone being suspected of murder blew my mind. With no curt language or sex to distract from the story, Shuey writes a novel full of “dont jump to conclusions” , sexual AND mysterious tension, and as in her other novels, she writes in characters to throw you off the trail. So far, the novels in her series read alone but are better in order so backstories keep their place.
This book was amazing. When I got to the end and found out it was her debut novel, I was floored. I had such a hard time putting it down to tend to the responsibilities in my life. Even with the delays, I devoured it. I loved the characters and the suspense and mystery. I’m thrilled that it’s the first in a series and can’t wait to read more!
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I love Kari Shuey and am one of her biggest fans. I have to admit, to date I hadn’t found a female narrator that I liked listening to. All of them so far had supreme difficulty doing character changes. However, I was still pumped for this audio because of Shuey. I was blown out of the water by this audio! Hands down the best female narrator I’ve ever heard. Phenomenal. Superb. I am speechlessly impressed. The suspense is just breathed into every sentence. The tension. The engagement. It is heart stopping and heart pounding and I can barely stand it! Honestly, this may be the best audio I’ve ever heard. I have no words. I’m stunned.
She is happy in her job so when she get a chance of a lifetime to work for him. She takes it and she slowly falls for his charm but there is a darkness around him. He is accused them of murdering his previous housekeeper. She tries to ignore her growing feelings as she learns more secrets. Did he kill her? Will she be next? Will she ever find out? See if she does
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This is a compelling mystery/romance with well-developed characters. I felt so bad for Abby. This book is well-written with plenty of twists to keep me guessing to the end and definitely reading to the end. I am looking forward to the next book by this new author.
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I enjoyed reading Kari’s book. It was well written. I enjoyed trying to figure out the mystery of who murdered the last housekeeper. I did not guess for sure until the exact moment it is revealed, however, I did have a few times where I questioned if it could be the person who was later revealed but brushed it off as impossible. I love a mystery that keeps you guessing and this novel did that. I kept cheering for the two main characters no matter what obstacles came up. I really enjoyed getting to know them and loved that any secrets they had were not revealed immediately but kept you wondering if they would impact the relationship.
I really enjoyed reading this book and will be recommending it to friends and family.
**Note: The views and opinions in this review are my own and not a reflection of the author or the publisher in any way.**Kari Shuey
This story was really good. It kept me turning pages. Loved the two main characters Abby and Gavin very much. I loved the twist ending too.
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