was a really good romantic suspense read, I liked it much better than the last one, It took me awhile to get the connection on the heroine's part, I would have been all over the hero, . . he was too sweet. I hope that we see a future book between Sean and Gretchen, . . they had an instant connection, The Tracer series has been getting better and better for me, it is a good blend of suspense and romance with characters who are real, screw up, fight, makeup but don't give up on life and Snapped is a very good installment and is the story I have been waiting for.
The book can be read as a standalone but Sophie and Jonah are people we have met before.
Sophie was nearly a victim of a serial killer and Jonah a detective saved her, He has had the hots for her ever since but hasn't done anything about it,
Sophie comes from a family of doctors while she herself is a receptionist at the Delphi Centre but ever since her almost murder she wants different things so is thinking of taking college courses to get a promotion at work that results in a shooting on campus where she sees people die and bleed out around her.
Poor Sophie I wanted her to catch a break but the hits keep coming, Jonah shows up on her doorstep later for sex she presumes but leaves,
There is a huge hue and cry and Jonah is on the taskforce for the investigation and just when the police think they have it all figured out Sophie remembers that she saw the car the killer used and he was not driving, but the kicker noone believes her though Jonah does try to investigate that on his own.
But Sophie takes another route, What I enjoyed was that these two clashed and fought, hell Sophie even rejected his offer of a date and at one point when Jonah tried to take over Sophie just went away which resulted in them finally falling into bed with Jonah debating over it since she is a witness.
They fought but they talked it out, when Jonah makes a big blunder in order to protect her, he later does apologize when he realizes that what he did brought back bad memories.
I did enjoy how Jonah tried to take care of her while juggling a case that just seemed to get more and more complicated.
Sophie went through a lot, the attempts kept happening,
I love the great blend of suspense and romance in the Tracer series and this one doesn't disappoint and it also introduces many characters I hope get a story especially I want Ric's FBI brother to get one.
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Laura Griffin keeps bringing the heat and I am loving it! The Tracer Series started
out with a huge bang and they continue to be action packed, leaving you on the seat of your pants, never knowing where the story might take you!
Loved Sophie from Untraceable and was so happy to see her as the heroine of Snapped.
The chemistry between her and Jonah sizzled in Unforgivable, and Snapped just brought the heat! I love a kick ass, I don't need anyone Heroine who meets the one guy, Jonah Macon.
yummy . , who can get under her skin and make her feel vulnerable, And Officer Macon is having his own trouble trying to keep his mind on his investigation and not on the beautiful woman who he is trying to protect.
Laura again writes a story so descriptive, that you feel as though you are being transported right to where the action is happening.
I love this series and I love all of her books, especially Thread of Fear, Was thrilled to see a cameo from Fiona in Snapped, love the cankles comment . and was thrilled to see her and Jack were doing well,
Next up is Twisted starring our own Officer Doyle, should be a good one!! Me: I don't believe the first book in the series is the best one, so I'll start from the one that seems the most interesting.
Also me: I think I would've enjoyed this more had I read the previous book, 'cause these characters obviously had some history.
facepalm So really, I did it to myself, Quite possibly my favorite Laura Griffin book to date! It could be that I'm still surfing the high of it, but I really loved this one.
After what Sophie went through in the last book, I really wanted good things for her, and Jonah was an amazing hero.
As with many LG books, the hero is reluctant to get involved with the heroine because he is a cop and she is somehow involved in the investigation.
I loved that Sophie kind of pushed herself in his life,
The mystery was fantastic, with a truly chilling opener that was so relevant to things going on in the world today.
The declarations at the end were sweet, and I'm already excited for the next book in the Tracers series, Twisted! Another hit in the series!in the Tracers romantic suspense series
I've said this about all the books in this series so farbut it was very exciting and I just HAD to keep reading.
I think I'd rate this,stars, if I could, just because I really liked the characters, I especially like the characters in this book: Sophie is strong and hopeful, but she's still dealing with some PTSD from her dangerous situation in the previous book.
This time she's caught up in a campus shooting that just happened to occur when she was signing up for classes.
Jonah is attracted to her, but he's got a problem since she's the star witness in the shooting, and he's one of the cops investigating.
Jonah is sexy and protective, and he's fighting his attraction for Sophie, She's constantly chafing at his rules, and he's frustrated because she just won't follow his instructions for her safety.
They're cute together, and their personalities blend well when they're not irritating each other, We revisit some old friends from previous books and spend some time at the Delphi Center, Interesting police procedural as they try to figure out the who and the why of these killings,st read
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I know I say this with each of her books, but Laura Griffin just keeps getting better and better.
From the high octane opening chapters, where we watch Sophie Barrett duck for cover as a sniper terrorizes the quad of the university where she's gone to register for a night class, to the pulsepounding conclusion, Snapped is about as good as romantic suspense can get.
Sophie's relationship with San Marcos police detective Jonah Macon is complicated from the getgo, But there's something very real and very tender about the way they deal with one another, And when it's Sophie who first theorizes that the gunman, who committed suicide right before being caught, wasn't working alone, Jonah has to put his career on the line to make his superiors see that she just might be right.
The mystery is a complex one and a pageturner, Mix that with the smoking hot romance and the result is a book that kept this reader up until the wee hours to see how it all turned out.
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This week I really badly needed a book related escape, Laura Griffin kindly delivered that with this book, In fact, as her books usually do, it sucked me in from the first page and offered a well paced romantic suspense that entertained me from beginning to end.
I have liked the character of Sophie right from the time she went to work for Alex, a few books back.
She is smart and feisty yet she has ample flaws and faces a lot of challenges, She is a believable, sympathetic heroine, Jonah is a sympathetic character too and I enjoyed the relationship development between him and Sophie, I really like when an author has cameos of characters from previous books set in the same world.
In this book we had a quick visit from Fiona Glass, If you haven't read the Glass Sisters stories yet, do it! Interesting plot, the h/h could have been more developed
The book was not bad, the action, mystery was there, but it was lacking in romance parts other than some in depth sex scenes, the sexual attractiveness does not necessitate love and this is where the romance failed for me.
I find it hard to connect with the main characters and was looking for their characterisation development and disappointedly, there was no foundation for their prefessed feelings.
I wanted to see more thoughts from the hero and heroin, as it was not explained why he fall in love with her and her with him.
On a positive note, Sophie was more developed and we could see some glimpse of her emotions and feelings towards Jonah, but I did not like one scene when Sophie was really scared and so the most logic thing to do was go to Jonah, as she felt safe with him, he was not there so she waited for him.
When he came back, he was not happy her being in his house and being first concern with his career, rather than with her.
Needless to say, some readers may prefer the main focus on the action rather than romance part, so it is fair to say that it deservesfor a good solid suspense, complexity of assassins motivations and interesting, believable plot full of action and mystery.
Song for summary: Over My Head by The Fray
Another nailbiting romantic suspense from Laura Griffin's Tracers! The characters are dangerous, resolute, and stubborn while the plot is a lethal game of cat and mouse with a killer who will stop at nothing to catch his prey.
Full of action, suspense, and a deadly crossfire Snapped makes for another exhilarating addition to this series, Sophie Barret finds her in the middle of a open shooting on a campus, leaving a few dead including the shooter.
She is determined to figure out why, She doesn't belive it was a random and senseless act but no one wants to belive her, She teams up with a homicide detective to get to the bottom and of course there is romance.
This book was rather meh, it had potential to be suspenseful and exciting but did not do anything for me and I couldn't see the connection in there romance.
Might try out more of Laura Griffin's books but this one wasn't for me posted: sitelinkHappily Ever After Reads
Talk about starting out with action right from the start.
Sophie is on her way to sign up for college classes to help enhance her resume in the hopes of getting a promotion at the Delphi Center from receptionist into their PR department.
As she makes her way across campus a gunman opens fire into the crowd of students and faculty.
People are scrambling to get out of the way, and as Sophie finds a hiding spot, she sees a pregnant woman who was hit and lay dying while her young daughter sits there watching and crying.
For as many great scenes and moments that are in this book, thats one that will stick with me.
The initial randomness of the shooting is quickly investigated and Sophies certain that more people were behind this than just the shooter, who killed himself once the cops located him on campus.
Jonahs on the case and his protective streak is running high with Sophie being caught in the middle.
We first got a little bit of their story in UNFORGIVABLE, bookin the Tracers series, and we find out that their relationship never really got off the ground, so to speak.
But the sparks are definitely there and as the case unfolds and Sophie finds herself looking over her shoulder at every turn, Jonahs there to make sense of the clues that are coming in and help Sophie stay safe.
The pacing of the story was fantastic, It starts out with a bang and I couldnt turn the pages fast enough, Its a great blend of action/suspense balanced so well with Sophie and Jonahs relationship, It never felt overloaded with action, but when the enemy attempted to tie up all the loose ends aka Sophie to complete his mission, I felt right in the middle of the scenes with Sophie as she dealt with all the craziness happening in her life.
Never mind the fact that she was still trying to put her life back together from an attack that happened a few months back.
Jonah was there for her then, hes there for her now and hell do anything in his power to make sure shes protected.
I love that Sophie goes to Jonah when she needs to feel safe, When shes attacked outside her apartment, the first safe place she thinks of is Jonahs house, forget the fact that hes not even there, it was where she needed to be.
They never really fought the attraction between them, but when Sophie becomes a very important witness to the entire investigation, Jonah has to tread carefully and not get as close to Sophie as he really wants to be until the case is wrapped up.
But their relationship continued to grow stronger the more they were together and they came to need each other so much.
“Youre not really still mad at me, are you”
“Very, ”
He brushed the hair out of her eyes, “Really”
She nodded, and the hurt on her face made his chest tighten,
“Sophie. ” He kissed her forehead. “I need you to forgive me, ”
She looked at him for a long moment and he waited, anxious, He could hardly breathe for wanting this girl, and he realized hed never had so much riding on one apology.
“Ill think about it,” she finally said, and leaned forward to kiss him,
One thing that Ive always enjoyed about each Tracers book are the solid stories the supporting characters get.
We not only get caught up with past characters, in this case especially Mia and Ric, but we get great introductions to the characters well be getting to read about in the future.
Detective Allison Doyle has a strong role and we find out just enough about her to lead us into her book which will be up next.
I loved everything about this book and its a big must read for all romantic suspense fans.
The series is one of my favorites and I think this story is the best of the bunch so far.
All the separate pieces and characters flowed together so well and even though I was cursing Laura Griffin for keeping me up WAY past my bedtime, I simply couldnt put the book down.
And I love when that happens, .