Run or die!
She knew too much, and she'd seen too much.
And the police refused to help.
Knowing that she was to be the next scheduled death, Kelly Campbell hid under head to toe black leather and a tinted motorcycle helmet and ran for her life. When the weather turned cold, she turned south. She ended up in North Carolina, home to one of the most famed and eligible NFL football stars in the whole league; only she didn't know that. She thought he was a businessman. Not being a huge fan, all she knew was that he was incredibly attractive, kind, generous, and that she was safe with him.
Or was she? His brand of fame proved to be all but deadly, but his fame wasn't nearly as lethal as his attraction. He kept her safe and protected. All except for her heart.
This book is definitely targeted for the LDS market, so there are religious references. If they don't bother you, I think you'll enjoy it.
I loved the development of the two characters, Kelly and Robby, as they got to know each other. My favorite parts were the scenes where they just worked together fixing up his house and learned to care for each other. I loved how comfortable they were together and how comfortable that made me feel. Their similar senses of humor made me smile, and I felt like I would like to know both of them--even if they were both gorgeous. Hawkes kept giving me enough references to how much Kelly missed her family so it was believable and the snippets about the bad guys still hunting her maintained the suspense.
There's a point where my heart just broke for both Kelly and Robby. We're told as writers to hurt our characters and then hurt them some more. And then some more. If you want them to have a happily ever after, they're going to have to earn it.
I've read three of Hawkes' books now, and each one gets better than the last.
So, I'm going to be giving away an ebook copy. It's simple and painless. All you have to do is (1) note in the comment section that you're interested; and (2) include your email address. I'll let random.org choose the winner first thing on Friday morning.
I am interested your ebook give away. My email is teramecham10@hotmail.com
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Yes! I'm always excited to read a good book. :)
ReplyDelete"Run or die" certainly snags my interest, as did your review. It sounds like a novel with an intriguing premise.
ReplyDeleteOoh! Random.org, Pick me! :)
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Oh I'd love a book. I need to build my summer reading list! Thanks! julie at juliedaines dot com
ReplyDeletesounds like a good read. Do NOT include me in the giveaway, right now I'm boycotting random.org. LOL
ReplyDeleteI'm not entering. Just wanted to say thank you for being part of the blog tour and for the great review!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a very interesting book. I would love to win an e-copy. Put me in. Please!
ReplyDeleteI love what you say about the books you read because it makes me want to read them so I do. Thank you for the suggestions you give all the time. I would love to win this one.
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I'm in too! cricayres@hotmail.com
ReplyDeleteFun! Please include me, Donna!
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Thanks!
Oo, sounds like a great book! I'd love to enter.
ReplyDeletesoyoureawriter(at)gmail(dot)com
Thanks, Donna! :)
I love it when authors make their characters suffer . . . unless they kill off the love interest. I don't love that at all. :(
ReplyDeleteOoh - I recently saw this book, maybe at the Storymakers conference? I would love to read it! ldswriter @ gmail . com
ReplyDeleteSounds good though I'm not sure what LDS stands for. I'm interested.
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Probably not my cup of tea but it's nice you are promoting!
ReplyDeleteThat's a real testimony to an author to read more than one book they've written! I'll be checking this out.
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You've caught my interest, Donna.
ReplyDeleteI would love to win this book! My email is kwixylver@cox.net and my blog is www.murph4slaw.blogspot.com.