Save your Breath is another great read involving Attorney Morgan Dane and her fiancé Private Investigator Lance Kruger.
The action in this book never gives up, descriptive and exciting the characters jump off the pages. Olivia an investigative journalist is writing a true crime thriller and has uncovered some truths she know will cause problems for some individuals, now girlfriend of Lincoln Sharp a retired police detective turned P.I. she suddenly disappears. The race is on to find her, Lincoln is besides himself as he realises how much she means to him after they have tried to keep the relationship casual. They need to find her, not knowing if she is dead or alive the clock is against them in cases like this.
Their investigation starts opening many avenues and there are individuals who would rather them not succeed.
A gripping romantic thriller, more thrills than romance but it is lovely to read how Morgan and Lance’s relationship is as solid and loving as always.
With lots of twists and turns and an ‘on the edge of your seat’ finale an absolutely riveting read.
My thanks to net galley and publisher Montlake for the opportunity to review this book honestly.

A gripping romantic suspense story, “Save your Breath”, by Melinda Leigh, is also a very much expected opportunity to meet again Morgan Dane, and her fiancé, PI Lance Kruger, his exciting boss, retired police detective Lincoln Sharp, and his girlfriend, journalist Olivia Cruz, and their extended families.
As much as I enjoyed the thriller plotline, my pleasure reading this book comes mostly from reconnecting with these wonderful characters, turned vivid and compelling by Melinda Leigh’s talent.
Although the older couple (Sharp/Olivia) is central to the plot, the very essence of the suspense demands they’re separated for most of the story, so I’m eagerly waiting for the next book to see this reluctant couple after having admitted their feelings. Still, it was humble and heartbreaking to watch control freak Sharp give in to pain and fear when Olivia faces danger. Sharp and Olivia, a courageous, intelligent journalist, are both wary of commitment, but tragedy has a way of showing them what’s really important.
Love and respect is what characterizes Morgan and Lance’s relationship, as the author writes, and I would apply the same to the other characters and relationships, grateful and relieved that Melinda Leigh doesn’t rely on unnecessary drama to write great romantic suspense stories.
Great, exciting read, I was hooked until the end.

Save Your breath, the 6th in the Morgan Dane series, had me holding my breath throughout. Each book is written is such detail and suspense, you feel like you are there in the story. This book revolves around Olivia Cruz, who has gone missing. She is 48 and is the maybe exclusive interest of Lincoln Sharp, they haven’t put a label on things yet, but enjoy each other. Lincoln is an ex detective who now owns a private investigation firm. Olivia goes missing, and Sharp and his cohorts are trying desperately to find her knowing time is of the essence. This is where is feel the story had me. There were twists and turns I did not see coming, and the storyline really starts draws you in with each character that takes you on a roller coaster of trying to figure out what happened to Olivia. I just loved how the story all came together. It was written to keep you holding your breath throughout. Another amazing read from this series.

The final book in the series (sad face) has the team racing to find Lincoln's girlfriend Olivia Cruz after she is kidnapped.

Was Olivia taken because of the two cases she was investigating for her true-crime book or some other nefarious reason.

As Morgan, Lance and Lincoln start uncovering clues they are shocked at how many different suspects end up on their list along with a few surprise ones from what they considered an unrelated case. But even with a large cast of suspects they still aren't any closer to finding Olivia and they know time is running out for her.

All whilst this is happening Morgan is supposed to be finalizing her and Lance's wedding planning which of course gets put on the back burner. By the end of the book, and the shocking reveal of who and why Olivia was taken, many threads from the series come full circle and are wrapped up in a very satisfying way.

Even though its bittersweet that this brings the end of this series I am looking forward to the new series with homicide detective Bree Taggert.

4* Decent addition to the series, but it had a few too many red herrings in it, so much so that I was struggling to recall who was who and what their possible connections were...

I can't figure out if this is the end of this series, now that a certain event has taken place, tying up some ends very nicely, and with Sharp having realised that he's in love with Olivia, and being pretty sure she feels the same. It both feels like it should be, and shouldn't, but I wonder if the trio of Morgan, Lance and Sharp might work even closer now after events of this book?

This book doesn't veer far from the blurb and it's a good read, happening over a really short period of time, with so many things and people muddying the waters. Tbh, I ended up a bit muddled trying to figure out all the various mentions of people who Olivia might have come into contact with, those who might have had hidden agendas, who was connected to who/not, but to the end, they turned out to be red herrings and I *never* would have guessed who the bad guy/s were. I mean, it's happened(ish) to someone of Olivia's profession(ish) before in another book, and there was a certain irony, I think, in Melinda Leigh making the bad guy/s who they were. I wonder if she's given herself nightmares? The places writers' imaginations go to...!

I enjoyed the ending and the series is left open for more, but at the same time, it kind of felt as if an unvoiced full stop has been reached in Lance and Morgan's lives, and if the series did end there, it'd be a pretty decent place.

ARC courtesy of Montlake Romance and NetGalley, for my reading pleasure.

This latest installment in the Morgan Dane series does not disappoint!!! Once I started, I could not put it down! Read from cover to cover in just about 2 hours. This is one of my all time favorite series!!! I HIGHLY recommend this book - could be a stand alone but you would be missing out on a GREAT series if you don't start with book 1. Each book just keeps getting better. Well-written, well-developed characters with depth and personality. Can't wait for book 7.

Thank you #netgalley and #montalkeromance for the eARC.

I was so excited to read this latest installment. Who needs clean clothes for the week? And cereal is a fine dinner. I'm just sad it ended so fast. Great as always. Stands alone but you should do yourself a favor and read them all in order. Just do laundry first.