Living the life of a transsexual woman isn't easy in no way shape or form. Life is an uphill battle. When you decide to live life with this choice expecting anything less is crazy. You know everything will be harder because of the decisions you have made. As a strong woman, you are ready for the state's and rude remarks. However you are not ready to be stalked and terrorized. You are not ready to have your home broken into and vandalized. You place of business is also vandalized and hate words spray painted all over.
This is the terror that Bobbi has been going through. She has come to the belief that there has to be seven possible suspects. It's a countdown and she still hasn't figured it out.
5 Stars

Thank you Renee James and Netgalley for a copy in exchange for an honest review.
I really enjoyed the characters in this book. I adored Bobbie and found her struggle to find her stalker very interesting. I lod the style of the writing and had a hard time putting it down at times even though there were times when conversations and situations did tend to repeat here and there.
I saw reviews stating that people didn't realise it was a sequel and it bothered them but I didn't find it distracting, rather it made me want to read its predecessor and learn more of Bobbie's life as a transitioning transgender male.
I recommend this read.

Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Seven Suspects features Bobbi Logan, a professional hairdresser who is also a transsexual female. Bobbi's been through seriously hard times in her life and is now being followed and left on edge. Throughout the novel, Bobbi comes up with a list of seven possible suspects.

For a while there I wasn't entirely sure that Bobbi wasn't imagining things, then I decided to look the book up and realized that this book was in fact part of a series. I wish I had known that before starting this novel as I feel like I've missed part of the story and perhaps could have understood Bobbi's character a bit better.

The first person narration was a bit clunky, however Seven Suspects had an interesting tale to be told. Reasoning for low rating was purely because it was not sold as part of a series.

I'm not sure why I chose this book. After all, a deep South, straight, male, baby boomer, retired Army officer is hardly the intended audience. Add to that the fact that I am not accustomed to, and usually not appreciative of first person present tense writing, particularly from the POV of a transsexual woman, and I expected to hate it. Funny thing is, I liked it. A lot. Quirky? Yes. Overly (to me) concerned about being assaulted? Yes. Unrealistic? Yes, again, to me. But I liked the flow, the story, the book, and would most certainly recommend it. I'm still not sure why. But I may re-read it, and will certainly look for Renee James' next work.

This is a book that cuts beyond gender or any class in society.
Bobbi is a character deep down we can all relate to. Yes, she is transgender but the experiences that she has to go through at the end of the day can happen to anyone. The author brings out clearly how a woman is vulnerable and how society can play apart in making sure you stay in that position. She struggles with her weaknesses of wanting to be accepted as a woman, her physical appearances that push her to trust to quickly and not really see what kind of people are around her. She wants to love so much and this exposes her to be too easy with the men who show some interest in her.
At any one minute we can be victims or survivors depending on what end of the scale you are tipping on. How we manage to move on with life fully depends on our own attitude in life. She is fearless as she tackles the law of sevens and does not give up. The tenacity she up holds in solving the puzzle is almost insane.
Bobbi decides to take it in stride and move on with life even after being sexually and physically abused two times in her life. This is a mantra that we should all embrace in life. Bobbi says: “One of the things I’ve learned in life is that you never know when your life is going to end. So I try to keep my debts paid. Not just the money ones. I try to be as good to the people around me as I can, and to make sure they know I appreciate them” All I can say she is a heroine to be able to overcome all that trauma.
I experienced every emotion that the characters were going through and they became a part of me. At the end I wanted to make every character’s life that had gone wrong right and where there were tears a smile. The author keeps you wanting more of the book.
Bobbi at the end of the day is just a human being who wants love and to be loved. She wants a family and someone to call her own.
We should all give this book a try.

I am happy to see an LGBT+ character at the forefront of a story, however Bobbi felt like a very shallow character. I think there's room for more development and background details, even as a refresher to past novels. I hope people enjoy the series.

I received Seven Suspects as an ARC from NetGalley.

I had no idea that this was book 3 in a series, had there been something stating that I may not have requested it. Some books you can jump into the middle of a series but this did make me feel more than a little lost! There has obviously been a lot happen to Bobbie in the previous books that I really feel I need to know in order to better understand the dynamics of this one.

That being said it is clear that Bobbie is a strong, fighting female character who has endured so much to get to where she is today - transition from male to female is hard enough for her but add a rape into the mix, I just cant imagine how she copes with the day to day prejudices that are thrown her way - the constant name calling, side-way looks etc
This is quite a dark read in some parts and once I got going I could not put it down. Bobbie had the feeling that she is being watched/followed which brings back the events of her rape back to the forefront of her mind. Is it someone connected to that who is following her? With the help of her ex-boyfriend & detective Phil she gets to the bottom of it all.

The ending was a little gritty but also very fitting for the story,

Trigger warnings: violence, rape

A funny and in places sensitive story. Bobbi is trying to be strong when finding out who is stalking her. Her take on life is humorous but you can still feel the pain and prejudice she faces.

This is my third Renee James book to read about Bobbi and probably the toughest one for me to get through. My issue wasn’t the writing which was great as usual but some of the content because of how vivid and detailed James writes.

Her character work allows you to explore the world around Bobbi, her protagonist who is a transwoman, thanks to some interesting supporting characters. Her characters are definitely the best part of the story as the plot line is pretty brutal. In Bobbi we find a strong woman, a rape survivor, and someone who is still dealing with the psychological torment of what was done to her.

I lost track of how often my heart felt like it was being ripped to shreds, my body tense from the horror unfolding before my eyes, or my eyes dripping with tears at the evil humanity is willing to inflict on each other for the most asinine of reasons. At times this book nearly became too depressing to continue but I felt forced to continue because I had to know where this story would lead.

If you have issues with violence and rape scenes, you may need to steer clear of James as she doesn’t hold her punches which I found to be a good thing because it provides a deeper experience into understanding the character of Bobbi not to mention taboo subjects. But if you’re willing to give her a chance you’ll also find she has an insightful ability to create a love story; one that forces you to recognize our tendency to prejudge people and how we would be better off waiting until we know them so our lives can be richer for the experience.

Hopefully throughout her series, readers will develop an appreciation for the fact that Transgendered people are no different than anyone else as James reflects this in her character style.

This story is told in first person, present tense, and completely from Bobbi's point-of-view. I struggled with the narration when I read this authors last book, however, now that I'm more familiar with Renee's writing style, I had no issue with the dialogue. Quite the opposite. I adore Bobbi, and can't even begin to fathom all the prejudice she encounters, simply from being true to herself, something that takes guts!

In this installment, Bobbi has the uneasy feeling she is being stalked, and thus begins the arduous journey of figuring out who wants to do her harm. Six people come to mind, but the seventh eludes her, and me - the reader.

There are some great supporting characters, Betsy, Roberta, Cecilia, and bits and pieces about the salon, which I adored revisiting. And Phil, dear dear Phil. What I wouldn’t give to have just five minutes in the mans head. *sigh*

Moving on, the main focus of this story is who wants to harm Bobbi, and why. The conclusion is far from pretty, it would be fair to say it's brutal. My heart was in my throat as I frantically flipped the pages. The epilogue goes a little way to stop the ending from being outright depressing, but I'd still call it a HFN, which was fitting to the plot.

As much as I loved this story, and am no stranger to darker content, I feel the need to issue a warning - if violence and/or rape are triggers for you, please approach this story with caution.

Summary, I highly recommend this story to readers who enjoy unique plots and don’t mind dark content.

Copy provided by the publisher, via NetGalley

Lots of good suspects with a twist. The protagonist is smarter than the author let her be. I have enjoyed this series because of the information I have learned about the GBLT community.

Bobbi Logan is being stalked. She doesn't know who it is. But she is making a list. She was raped a decade ago and she darn sure won't be again. Bobbi decided to confront her suspected stalkers but her list has only six names. There should be seven since culturally things seem to revolve around the number seven.
Bobbi experiences several frightening events including serious vandalism of her home and business Bobbi is fearless or so she pretends. Along the way Bobbi learns some valuable lessons about herself and her suspects. But number seven is real and he is coming. And Bobbi will have to learn one more lesson or she might die.