Take Colby Law (Colby Agency, #48) Designed By Debra Webb Expressed As E-Text
like Debra Webb and as usual she didn't disappoint me, This was a good love story with a thriller inside so a very good reading for me,
THANKS TO NETGALLEY AND HARLEQUIN FOR THE PREVIEW Terrifyingly twisted,
Before you start this book you need to know it is part of a trilogy and the main plot continues through the three books, each of the books is about a different 'sister/daughter' but the crime is not solved until the end of the third book.
. . so only read this one if you are prepared to buy the other two too they are more than worth it as this is an excellent trilogy.
Sadie's past comes back to haunt her when Lyle drops on her doorstep, for him she was the one who got away, for her he is the one who decimated her heart.
But can she trust him when more of her past is uncovered destroying the foundation of who she believes she is and her life is threatened time and again.
Will he stand by her side this time or will he once again run
Debra Webb weaves a spinechilling tale of deception, the horrors that are uncovered and the lengths the perp will go to are haunting but gripping, I
read this book in one sitting promptly followed by the other two.
The maze you are cleverly led into is full of dead ends, hurdles, explosions and ever changing targets in short it is fantastic!
This trilogy is a spinoff of the Colby Agency, labelled Colby Texas,andbut are technically books,andin the larger series, having not read any of the previous Colby Agency books I was a little worried that I would not be able to pick these up and there would be parts of characters 'missing' that were in previous books.
But that was not the case, this spin off appears to be standalone enough that all characters and relationships within the Agency characters make sense.
. . although I enjoyed them that much I am going to have to go back and read the rest of the Colby Agency books well done Debra I am truly tangled in the web of crime, intrigue and drama you create in each of your books.
I didn't like the characters well enough to want them to get together, so I didn't finish reading this book, Relaxing Sunday read. Good mix of mystery and romance, This Series Newbie is Sold
They were called the Princess Killers, Rafe and Clare Barker, They have been in prison for over twenty years, Rafe is sentenced to die and has languished on death row for the past seventeen years,
With thirty days remaining until his scheduled execution, Rafe's request to see Victoria ColbyCamp, head of the Colby Agency, a wellrespected investigation and security company, is granted.
Victoria goes to the prison and meets the man known as a monster, He looks her in the eye and says the first words he's spoken since his incarceration,
Rafe Barker wants Victoria to find his daughters, three little girls assumed to have been victims of the Princess Killers, and protect them.
He claims they hadn't been murdered all those years ago, that he had gotten them to safety, He claims he hadn't, in fact, killed any of the girls he was convicted of killing, . . but his wife had. And Clare Barker has just been released from prison,
Rafe needs Victoria because he knows that Clare will track down their daughters and finish what she started all those years ago.
Lyle McCaleb is new to the Colby Agency's recently opened Houston branch, but his experience and history in the town of Five Hills has made him the obvious choice to track down the young woman identified as the youngest of three sisters and the daughter of Rafe Barker.
Her identity rocks Lyle to the bone but guarantees his personal investment in the case,
Sadie Gilmore was the love of his life back in the day, His biggest regret and the source of his greatest pain, He'd loved her, but at fifteen to his twentyone, she was a sweet temptation from which he had to flee, So he left town, left her, But it's been seven years and Sadie is no longer fifteen, When he shows up at her house, though, her dubious welcome back includes a loaded shotgun pointed at him,
That's when he gets the first inkling that the past seven years wasn't water under the bridge for either of them.
. . and Sadie Gilmore had neither forgotten, nor forgiven him for their past,
I've picked up a book from the middle of a series before, but I have to admit, this is the first time I've started with the fortyeighth book in an ongoing series.
Hell, this may be the first series I've ever come across that has that many books in it, Within Webb's Colby Agency world, however, this book is the first in a connected trilogy, and I was intrigued enough with the blurb to give it a go.
Turned out just fine, too,
The beginning was the only time I felt a little lost within the existing world, There are names of a lot of different characters that obviously have history in the series, and they're often referred to by either first or last name.
Without the framework of previous experience, it took a few chapters to sort everything and everyone out, Once the main plot of the book kicked off, though, and Lyle and Sadie emerged as the main characters, the name game settled and the story focus locked on to their backstory and the threads of their current plot threads.
Second chance romances aren't a favorite theme of mine, but I was okay with this one between Lyle and Sadie, It was handled very well, maybe in part because I sort of understood Lyle's reasons for leaving Sadie all those years ago, even if I didn't care for the way he'd done so.
Plus, he'd made some efforts in the interim that smoothed my ruffled feathers a bit,
I enjoyed them both as characters, and that too helped me appreciate their romance, Lyle is fairly typical for the genre, Protective, strong, intent. He didn't have much in the way of annoying peccadilloes but was also a little light on the sort of flaws that would make him more memorable and individual.
Sadie was a spitfire with a big heart, She was at war with her father, the man who'd adopted her as a child, and stuck tight to her principles, regardless of the personal cost.
She wasn't too keen on letting Lyle worm his way back into her good graces, which I appreciated, and handled some major upheavals to her life with maturity and aplomb.
I liked her quite a lot, and I loved her cadre of misfit animals, Their romance was fairly predictable, but they had a nice, solid chemistry,
Theirs is a romance that seemed sweet more than spicy, My preferences lean more towards sexiness and heat in the narrative, It wasn't bad, it's just tamer than where my tastes usually lay, Sex scenes were limited in description, and written with more euphemism than detail, I also prefer sex scenes to include either a mention of protection or an understanding of why protection isn't necessary, Neither was the case here,
I was surprised by the depth and layers of suspense that the read offered, I wasn't expecting it in a Harlequin line, Not only was the backstory of the Princess Killers horrifying and disturbing, but the threat posed against the characters in this book was violent and gritty.
I enjoyed how the story evolved, The multiple threads were woven together into a comprehensive plot that provided several points of plotdriven conflict, In that regard, it was a very satisfying suspenseful read,
This is a solid romantic suspense, I don't know how it compares to the fortyseven previous books in the series that still boggles my mind, but it worked quite well for me as the opening installment of the trilogy surrounding the children of the Princess Killers.
The romantic elements may not have been a complete win for me, but the characters were likable and the read was entertaining, Enough so that I've added the second and third fortynineth and fiftieth books in the trilogy series to my Terrifyingly Tilted Tower of TBRs.
Disclosure: An ARC of this book was provided to me by Harlequin via NetGalley, This rating, review, and all included thoughts and comments are my own,
ed for sitelinkOne Good Book Deserves Another, In Webbs romantic suspense novel, Colby investigator Lyle McCaleb is assigned to find and protect Sadie Gilmore, Complications:Shes at the heart of the Colbys investigation into the worst murder in Texas history because she is the biological daughter of the killer.
Shes Lyles one true love, And to make things worse, the past she has no memory of is rising up to the surface to taunt her,
Lyle regrets walking away from her seven years ago, And as this case gets deeper and more dangerous, he struggles with his professionalism at every turn,
This new Colby series, Colby Agency TX, is fastpaced, intense, and hard to put down,
.out of. I had not read the myriad novels in the Colby Agency seriesI think the previous books number in the's but I sure am glad not to have missed this one.
I love romance, erotica, and such, but when mixed in with mystery and the dark side of the ways of human beings, there is something so edgy that I just can't resist.
Now you have the Colby investigator rediscovering the woman who he left almost overnight seven years earlier and she is in dangerher dad is facing execution and her mom is free and whereabouts unknown.
She also has sisters about whom she knows nothing until her father reveals a curious plot to keep the girls safe, Add in the animosity between the heroine and her wealthy, overbearing, rancher father and her sneering and condescending brother, and you have a stew pot of intrigue, romance, sensuality, murder, and all that goes with all that.
It is a wonderfully written book and had me hooked from about the first sentence, if I remember correctly, It's just about one of the best mystery/romance novels I have read in recent months and it is wellworth the time and effort to take in.
Entertaining and exhilerating, it will keep you right on the edge of your chair, Just one fantastic read!! A good romantic suspense with plenty of action but beyond the sex most of the romance took place in the characters minds as they reflected on their history together.
I wish I would have known beforehand this series is so integrated, Lyle is assigned to protect old girlfriend Sadie when suspected murderer is after her,
Colby Law is the fortyeighth yes, you read that right book in the Colby Agency series, and a heartwarming, exciting, steamy story that begins a new case for the well known and respected private investigation firm.
Colby Investigator Lyle McCaleb is sent to Texas to investigate what the press had dubbed the Princess Killer case, a decades old serial killing spree that devastated a small Texas community.
The crimes were made even more abhorrent because the victims were all young girls, and the evidence pointed to Clare and Rafe Barker, a well respected couple whose involvement further rocked their town.
But twenty years later Clare is set free on appeal and information comes out suggesting that Rafe, who initially confessed to the crime, isnt guilty, and that Clare might be the sole killer.
Unfortunately that information comes from Rafe himself which makes his claims dubious at best, When Rafe tells them that his wife will go after three girls who went missing and were presumed dead his own daughters and asks the agency to keep the girls safe, they have no choice but to check in to the possibility that hes telling the truth.
Enter Sadie Gilmore who seven years ago was Lyles onethatgotaway except it was Lyle who did the leaving, As he tries to protect Sadie without telling her who her parents might be, while also working to regain her trust, things begin to heat up between them, rekindling what had been left unfinished.
Can Lyle keep his cool while fighting the feelings growing between them, or will he lose it and risk losing Sadie in the process
Colby Law is my first taste of Debra Webbs writing and I thoroughly enjoyed the way she told this tale.
The story is interesting and definitely unique, and the characters are people I became invested in, I cannot wait to read the rest of the books making up this case!
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