Her smile faded and a look of confusion washed over her face. 'I'm not used to getting compliments from beautiful women.'

For some reason, she suddenly wanted to cry. He was probably just being nice and making idle chitchat, but she was so accustomed to Quin's negativity that she hadn't expected anything as affirming and supportive. Three, Giusti is OBSESSED with the word/concept of 'affirming.' She uses it ALL THE TIME. YOU are sorry? If YOU came off as antagonistic?! YOU have nothing to apologize for! He's the one who accused YOU of murder! JFC. 'I'm sorry if I came off as antagonistic.' So I thought she was being really strong and kicking this asshole out of her life, but she ends up APOLOGIZING to him. 'I can't believe you would suspect me.' She pointed to the door. Tears filled her eyes, and she fought to keep them in check. You didn't think about that, did you, Ella?' Would it be better to have your husband die rather than face what was to come? Had he asked for a divorce? Was there insurance? You could have built an even larger clinic if he had a big policy, but that money wouldn't be paid if it was suicide. You wanted to fix everything, but you couldn't. 'It's evident by your facial expression when you talk about your husband that something was amiss in your marriage. 'Did you drive to Memphis or were you already there?' he asked, his voice stern. First off, if he can think she's a MURDERER this late in the game then the romance is basically dead. The idea that he thinks she speaks Latin because she knows the phrase 'modus operandi' is so dumb.Īnd this is only one of the many moments that are going to have you questioning your sanity.Īnother infuriating thing about the book - and again, I find this to be a staple in a lot of Romantic Suspense - is that late in the book, Zach accuses Ella of being the murderer. OH, FOR FUCK'S SAKE! *Carmen is yelling at the book* I know what modus operandi means, and I don't fucking speak Latin!!! Most people know what modus operandi means!!!! Or m.o. 'Is this your normal modus operandi?' she asked. Two, the book suffers from a lot of stupid moments.

It's rare I find a Romantic Suspense book that I truly enjoy.

Also, when you put both a mystery book and a love story in the same book, I feel like neither gets the attention and careful crafting they deserve. One, it suffers from the same problem I get with 90% of Romantic Suspense, and that is that the love story takes a backseat to the mystery. She serves the Amish community in Georgia. Her husband died, and he was a real prick. When Zach comes to investigate, for some reason he takes Ella with him on all his investigations.Įlla is a doctor. I was looking for an opening quote but can't find one.

Plain truth book