RATING: 4
Sheriff Deacon Howell holds a deep hatred for Halcyon
Hall, a former asylum known as Bainesworth Manor turned health spa. When the
place claims another victim, he intends to catch the murderer. However, someone
does not want Deacon to expose Bainesworth Manor’s oldest and darkest secrets.
He never expected to be fascinated with one of its residents, a woman with her
own deadly secrets. Can Deacon find the murderer before they kill again? Or
will he lose more to Bainesworth Manor?
Olivia Smith is a famous pop star. She checks into an
exclusive spa in Maine to escape her stalker. Olivia soon learns about the
place’s horrific past. During her stay, she finds herself embroiled in a murder
investigation. Olivia trusts no one, especially not the handsome sheriff on the
case. When her stalker strikes again, she wants to run but impassable roads
keep her at the resort. Will Olivia become another victim of Bainesworth Manor?
Can she learn to trust Deacon?
Deacon is a man haunted by his entangled past with
Bainesworth Manor. The place has always been his greatest downfall. I empathize
with Deacon over his rocky relationship with his teen daughter. He truly cares
for Holly and her wellbeing; he just does not know how to communicate with her.
What I admire the most about Deacon is his integrity. He refuses to follow in
his father’s corrupt footsteps. Instead, Deacon intends to bring all the past
wrongs to light at great risks to his life.
Olivia is an inspiration for women and mistreated teens.
She is a woman who has survived an abusive and neglected childhood. I admire
how Olivia used music as an outlet to purge herself of the toxicity from those
experiences. She could have bottled up all that negativity until it corrupted
her soul. What I like the most about Olivia is her ability to recognize other
tormented souls. She understood the turmoil and pain Deacon and Holly were
experiencing. Olivia may not have set out to help father and daughter, but she
did help the two to bridge the gap between them.
THE HUNTED is book two in Lisa Childs’ romantic suspense
series, BANE ISLAND TRILOGY. I have not read the first book, so there were
instances when I felt that I missed some vital information. However, it did not
hinder my ability to follow the story’s plot. I wish the author would have
stuck with just the hero, the heroine, and the villains’ point-of-view. The
others seemed to boggle down the story’s pacing.
THE HUNTED is a thrilling tale of two people learning to
accept their shortcomings during a terrible time. I hope the next book is about
Edie and Elijah. I cannot wait to learn the rest of Bainesworth Manor’s lethal
secrets.
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