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The problem with darkness was that it never really went away. You have to endure it, face it, accept it, learn from it and then hopefully, you could move on ~~ Christy Reace, Fearless

Serena Donovan – He was a romance hero come to life. He saw beneath the surface of the slightly geeky, sometime too serious-minded woman. She fell in love with him on that first date.

Sean Donovan – His heart went into overdrive. Serena was everything he’d ever dreamed of having in a life partner. And he had ruined it.

Christy Reece gave us a glimpse of Sean and Serena at the end of “Reckless”, and that Serena was able to track the love of her life. Their story takes off in “Fearless”

A love that starts with a promise of happiness, embarks on a journey of pain, devastating loss and resilience. Christy Reece lets us feel how much is at stake before she takes it away. Sean’s story is one of the most heartbreaking stories that Christy Reece has written, and she writes it with such care and tenderness – I broke into tears!

Sean and Serena both come to the fight with scars, and neither pretends they don’t hurt. But when the past comes roaring back with a vengeance, their fight, courage and sacrifice is nothing short of fearless!

Christy Reece has always been a genius with her villains and Colton Kingsley takes the cake so far. When Colton collides with Serena and Sean is when the extraordinary story of their love, unwavering faith,  and their single and resolute goal to save innocents risking their lives is a testament of their courage and bravery.

And the OZ team breathes and lives that choice. A family of flawed, fiercely loyal people and bound by a shared purpose, they are warriors working to help the innocent, the abused, and the missing. And when one of their own is in trouble, all bets are off and the whole team shows up, including the resources lurking in the dark.

The long waited story of Serena and Sean is indeed a story of “Fearless” warriors and the missing pieces of the puzzle seem to be slowly falling into place. Another brilliant story from Christy Reece and her OZ warriors!

Received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

Giving Thanks!

Seconds, Minutes N’ Hour        

Days, Months N’ Years In Memoirs

Scars N’ Strengths We Hoard

Grateful For Moments Scored

World Around In Blaze

Vile N’ Sinful In Gaze

Plight In No Control

Thoughts Not As Whole

Judge, Not With Prejudice

Mind, Not Your Nemesis

Words Kind, Be Plentiful

Actions Everlasting, Be Bountiful

Prayers For The Departed

Thankful For The Lionhearted

With Forgiveness N’ Giving

 Honor N’ Salute Thanksgiving!

Copyrighted, Alima Kanumilli

November 2022

Readers of Vision Of Justice, have met Detective Gus Lambert’ partner, Kinley Wright and his family of law enforcement brothers. Second in the Vision series by Charlee James,  “Vision Of Power” has FBI agent Easton Adair helping Kinley Wright bring closure to traumatic past that seems to have found Kinley.  

Victim of a violent kidnapping and now a courageous and brave survivor, Kinley has worked her entire life to keep the innocent safe and help put evil behind bars bringing closure to families that have endured pain and loss. She always knew that her past would somehow collide with her present, and having Easton on her side helps her deal with the unknown threat harassing her.

A tech whiz and his position as a FBI agent, gives Easton the added ammunition to protect and help Kinley deal with a killer playing deadlyy games and wanting to finish what started a few years ago. Kinley brings out all his protective instincts and more, and the killer has to go past Easton to get to Kinley. 

In a deadly game of cat and mouse, Easton has everything to lose, and losing Kinley is not an option. Again, Charlee James creates an interesting story of romance and suspense with an engrossing plot and captivating characters

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

Here’s another new author, Charlee James, (seems to be fairly new), and add to my list of authors to continue to read. She was definitely a surprise read.

“Vision Of Justice“, book one of the Vision Series, brings Detective Gus Lambert to Sasha Frost, an artist instrumental in helping rescue a kidnapped teenager. Too close to home, and a series of murders in the aftermath, Gus has a serial murder to catch, who is hell bent to mete out justice of his own. A twisted plot that unravels with each murder, Sasha is caught in the crosshairs of the killer, and if Gus cannot unnravel the twisted mind of the killer, he would be losing the woman he’s fallen for.

Charlee James sure did create an extremely interesting and twisted plot, narrated exceptionally well as well. Both Gus and Sasha are well developed characters, and Vision Of Justice is definitely a story not to be missed.

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

Any book by Lisa Marie Rice is a reading pleasure and it’s been a long while since I get to read her again. Although I keep visiting her Midnight series multiple times – chicken soup for the soul!

Eve Banner just doesn’t know it,  but she is definitely “Taken” by Marcus Rey. It’s just a small matter of Marcus letting Eve become aware of this fact, who happens to own his heart and soul. And of course considering that Marcus came from nothing and now is a billionaire running all things legitimate, he’s sure to have made some enemies and Eve gets into the crosshairs of this very evil instigated by her father.

I really liked the characters Eve and Marcus, but what I missed was the development of their relationship. There is  charisma, but lacked the fire that I always find between the pages of Lisa Marie’s books. I missed the chemistry of building a relationship between Eve and Marcus. The ending was a welcome twist, but that begged the question as to why the story not happen in the shadows incognito. I would have loved to see their relationship growing, getting to know each other, fall in love, get in each other’s lives, and the whole nine yards.

It’s worth a read, but I’m not “Taken” as I am with the Midnight series. 

Received an ARC from the author via NetGalley for an honest review.

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