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I have been reading the author’s books right from the start and always look forward to reading every one of her books. This suspense, as many of her books takes place where Kelly knows the area the best. Texas. Texas has a lot going on and makes for action filled reading. Delany Broward’s brother was murdered a decade ago and her boyfriend Hunter Nash was blamed and jailed for this despite his plea of not guilty. Hunter finally walks out of jail a free man, very soon after this her best friend is found dead in the same manner as her brother. Coincidence? Proof of guilt? What would you think? Delaney is broken, she’s lost a lot. Her parents,her grandparents,her brother,her best friend. How much more can a person take. Through her tragedies she’s lost her belief in God and lives with bitterness. Hunter comes out of jail still claiming his innocence and with a strong conviction. He’s found God in prison, he believes now and will do everything in his power to make Delaney a believer again. He’s working so hard at getting his life back on track and showing Delaney he is a worthwhile person, he has never stopped loving her. He never counted on being blindsided by being a murder suspect again. Slow burn romantic suspense done right. It will keep you guessing and on the edge of your seat to an ending you won’t see coming. #TrustMe #NetGalley Pub Date 08 Feb 2022 I was given a complimentary copy of this book. All opinions expressed are my own. |
GoodReads Synopsis
When Delaney Broward finds her best friend stabbed to death a decade after her brother suffered the same fate, she must confront her painful past in order unmask a killer who isn’t done yet.
How can this be happening again?
Delaney Broward has spent the last ten years rebuilding her life after finding her brother brutally stabbed to death in his art studio, leaving her without a single living family member. His death even took away her boyfriend, Hunter Nash, who was convicted of the murder. Convinced it’s too dangerous to trust her heart to anyone again, Delaney lives alone. She pours herself into her frame shop in the historic art district in San Antonio. She doesn’t have the husband and children she once dreamed of, but her heart is safe.
Until she walks into her best friend Ellie’s shop and finds she has suffered the same fate. Once again Delaney’s life is shattered by violence, tragedy, and loss.
Hunter Nash leaves prison a free man that same day. He’s determined to prove his innocence, win Delaney back, and restore her faith in God.
Delaney’s mission is to bring Ellie’s murder to justice while protecting her heart. They forge an uneasy alliance, both certain the truth will win out. Both are willing to accept the outcome—if they survive.
About The Author
Born in Abilene, KS, The United States
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Best-selling author Kelly Irvin splits her writing time between Amish romances and romantic suspense. Her latest release is Trust Me (2/8/22), a romantic suspense novel set in San Antonio’s historic art district. It explores broken trust and whether trust can ever be restored. Publishers Weekly called it a “whirlwind romantic thriller” and “an emotional rollercoaster.”
Her latest Amish romance is Love’s Dwelling, the first book in the Amish Blessings series, which released in July 2021. The series takes place in Yoder and Haven, Kansas, and looks at adoption among the Amish. The series follows her Amish romance series, Amish of Sky Country includes Mountains of Grace, followed by The Long Bridge Home, and Peace in the Valley. The series explores Amish communities in northwest Montana and how they are impacted by wildfires.
Other romantic suspense novels include Her Every Move, which Publishers Weekly called gripping suspense and said, “loving descriptions of San Antonio’s attractions enhance the well-paced plot.”
The publication called Closer Than She Knows a “brisk, smoothly written, thriller.”
Kelly’s Every Amish Season series includes Upon A Spring Breeze, Beneath the Summer Sun, Through the Autumn Air, and With Winter’s First Frost from Zondervan/HarperCollins Christian Publishing. This follows the Amish of Bee County series, The Saddle Maker’s Son, released in June 2016. It is an ECPA bestseller. It follows The Bishop’s Son, and the critically acclaimed bestseller, The Beekeeper’s Son, which earned a starred review from Publishers Weekly. The reviewer called it “a beautifully woven masterpiece.” The Beekeeper’s Son was a finalist in the romance category of the 2016 ACFW Carol Awards Contest.
Kelly is also the author of the Bliss Creek Amish series and the New Amish Amish series. The first series includes To Love and To Cherish, A Heart Made New, and Love’s Journey Home, published by Harvest House. The New Hope Amish series includes Love Still Stands, followed by Love Redeemed, which was an ACFW Carol Award finalist, and A Plain Love Song.
Kelly has also penned two other romantic suspense novels, A Deadly Wilderness and No Child of Mine..
The Kansas native is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers and ACFW’s San Antonio local chapter Alamo City Christian Fiction Writers.
A graduate of the University of Kansas William Allen White School of Journalism, Kelly has been writing nonfiction professionally for thirty years. She studied for three semesters at the University of Costa Rica, learning the Spanish language. As a journalist, she worked six years in the border towns of Laredo and El Paso.
She worked in public relations for the San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department for 22 years before retiring earlier this year. Kelly has been married to photographer Tim Irvin for twenty-eight years. They have two young adult children and have three grandchildren. In her spare time, she likes to write short stories, read books by her favorite authors, and looks forward to visits with her grandchildren.
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