This is the second book in the Pike, Wisconsin series. Though Wynter, the main character doesn't live in Pike, she has strong ties to it. A case file left behind by the former sheriff of Pike sets off Wynter's inquisitive mind. The circumstances surrounding her mother's death raised more questions than gave answers and so she and her BFF Noah set off a chain of events that leads to more blood and violence along with revealing secrets that many would kill to hide. This is an intense thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat while you ooh and aah at the romance that develops between Wynter and Noah amongst all the bloodshed.

Sooo Wynter believed that she may have opened Pandora’s box and indeed she did and all of her family’s secrets spilled out...

On the 25th anniversary of her mother’s death Wynter gets some information from beyond the grave that leads her down a path of discovering what really happened to her mother all those years ago... was it a simple robbery gone wrong or something more? Well... it’s way more than she bargained for and her mother isn’t quite the person she beloved her to be in fact a lot of the people in her life and even her family aren’t exactly who she believed them to be. But of course we don’t always see people for who they are we see them how we perceive them to be. Wynter’s journey for answers with the help of her best friend Noah comes with a lot of danger and a body count. And the truth of course comes at a cost....

Sooo I guessed the killer pretty early on but the why of it isn’t obvious at all... that part is rather complicated but it stays interesting. Makes you wonder if you ever truly know anyone or what they are capable of... I really like this series I wonder if that old sheriff has any other cases that need to be solved?

Good Read! Once again I guessed the killer but that did not take away from my enjoyment of the book. The character's are well written, and a intriguing story.

What a fascinating book. I was impressed by the storyline and the characters were all well written and complex. Where there are complex storylines combined with intriguing characters the reader experience is magnified tremendously. To have a book that is well written as well as entertaining is a delight. Reading is about escaping your world and entering another one. This was a romantic suspense thriller that kept you engaged and on the edge of your seat throughout the book. The word building was phenomenal in this book. Here I forgot about my own life and was immersed in the world created by the author. I would recommend this book.

Just as you think you can sit back and relax you will quickly be drawn back to the edge of your seat.
Twist, turns, betrayal and murder, Faceless is an amazing romantic suspense. The characters are dynamic and engaging, the story an edge of your seat compelling thriller. Faceless is definitely a must for lover of a good suspenseful read.

Love the cover and this author always seems to have me grabbing a copy. Blurb looked good so I settled in to read.

What did I like? I just finished a book where two people had been friends for years before they discovered they both wanted more. In this one I felt like Noah made the decision for Wynter. She did something out of her normal and it scared him which for me was a bit high handed. Made Noah into a more controlling character and made Wynter a bit more weak. She doesn’t recover the entire book. The book is more sleuthy and the killer is notated strangely called the stranger. Still the book held my attention and I liked the ending.

Would I recommend or buy? I enjoyed the book and would recommend to thriller lovers. It’s a cold case that gets solved which I enjoy seeing karma. I always grab books from this author! Auto buy!

I received a complimentary copy to read and voluntarily left a review!

I loved this very well written book! It's a suspense/romance and right thoughout we are given glimpses of 'the stranger' watching scenes unfold after he or she has committed yet another murder. Wynter and Noah have been close friends since school and the events that unfold finally throw them together as a couple. The romance was tasteful, steamy in places and you really felt their connection. However, it didn't overshadow the very gripping and interesting back story. Was her mother killed 25 years ago or was she murdered? There are many red herrings re suspicious characters and I really flew to get to the ending to find out what happened and who 'done' it. My thanks go to NetGalley and the publisher for the eARC in return for my opinion. 4.5 stars.

Alexandra Ivy romantic suspense series pull at readers into her creative world keeping readers hooked to ever written word. Wynter Moore and Noah Hunter are two friends that can never be more. The worked together figure out who or what is after Wynter.

The author writes two characters who have great bond that keeps the story moving forward even as readers figure out who or what is trying to hurt Wynter and her future.

Thank you to Netgalley for a copy of Alexandra Ivy Faceless.

This was a fast paced romantic suspense thriller. The mystery which drove this story was ever growing, and the violence grew with it making things intense to the very end. I thought it was well done, unpredictable, and The couple had good chemistry. I certainly couldn't stop reading until I had the answers. #netgalley #faceless

Unfortunately, this book was not for me. I did not like the protagonist, Wynter or even Noah. I also didn't like the over the top way to show that Wynter's restaurant was best - by being literally condescending to literally every other place. The only interesting parts were when the POV were different than Wynter and Noah.
I would have loved to read the story from literally any other POV, as they were written in a way more interesting manner.
Apart from that, the storyline was good.

I first saw this book on NetGalley and I immediately thought of one of my favourite books of all time - The Ghostwriter, but passed on asking the publisher for a copy because I wasn't entirely in the mood for a thriller at the time. The next time I was on NetGalley and saw this title again, I thought "hey, why not". Well, I should have just stopped at "why" because this novel was just so.. blah. I mean no offence to the writer because the writing itself was fine, it just dragged on and on with no real depth. There was even one scene in particular that happened in a bath which I had to re-read it several times, but I still did not understand what I was supposed to be picturing.

Anyway, that is besides the point. Faceless by Alexandra Ivy follows our main character Wynter Moore who witnessed her mother being killed when she was just a child. For the past 25 years, she grew up idolizing the mother she never knew. On the 25th anniversary of her mothers death, she discovers new information regarding what happened that night and this soon snowballs into uncovering more questions and eventually more deaths...

Wynter and her love interest Noah are supposed to be best friends after getting to know each other in grief counseling as teenagers, however besides the fact that I felt Noah to be sort of clingy, it didn't really feel like they had much real chemistry besides being attracted to each other. Therefore, it made the whole thing feel rather forced and unnecessary.

At the time of request, I did not realize this was #2 of the series Pike, Wisconsin, however I do not feel that you would have to have read the first installment to understand what is happening in this novel. From my understanding, the first novel in this series has completely different characters.

Overall, just not a great read for me - 3/5 stars.

Another great read. My attention was captured from beginning to end. There was suspense, unpredictability, and great build up of the relationship between Noah and Wynter. Highly recommended.

A big thank you to NetGalley and Kensington Books for the ARC. I am voluntarily reviewing this book. Wynter is an unwilling witness at 4 years old and the path for her peace of mind is filled with danger. Noah becomes her rock to lean on. This is a wild ride, convoluted, sad but a great read. It is full of suspense, mystery and romance. 4 stars.

Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) provided by the Author and Publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an fair and honest review.

I like my heroines more of the kickass variety than the damsel in distress type. Wynter (that's not a misspelling) is definitely a damsel in distress, soooo, strike one. I also like my plots without obvious holes. This plot has holes big enough to drive a Mack truck through, soooo, strike two. The tone of supporting characters is bleak and the setting was too, soooo, strike three. The friends to lovers romance trope is well done, but not exceptional. Both Wynter and Noah suffered tragic loss and I'm not a fan of bonding over that. At least the baddie was hard to spot.

Laurel Moore was murdered in front of her four year old daughter, Wynter, twenty-five years ago. Wynter has been haunted by that ever since. On the twenty-fifth anniversary of the death, Wynter is visiting her grave, as she does each year, and is given new information that throws her her whole concept of her mother and what happened into the dumpster. Now Wynter finds herself being stalked by the Stranger who is cleaning up the loose ends he left behind twenty-five years ago.

Hot Game Warden Noah Heller and beautiful restaurateur Wynter Moore met as teens in a grief support group and have been friends since. They both wanted more, but . . . friendship was much more important. Noah is done being Wynter's friend. He wants more and so does she. With a killer after Wynter, Noah will do what ever it takes to keep her safe and bring the murderer to justice.

Thank you Netgalley and Kensington Books for the chance to read an advanced copy of Faceless by Alexandra Ivy. I read the first book in the Pike Wisconsin series, Don't look, and enjoyed it, and enjoyed Faceless as well. While this had a connecting character, the deceased sheriff, you can read Faceless as a stand alone. Wynter Moore was just four years-old when she witnessed the murder of her mother and for years she tried to put it behind her; running a successful restaurant -- although every year she would close it and visit Pike to grieve for her Mom. This year however will be different. The sheriff left behind an envelope tied to her mother's case; and soon Wynter begin to learn more about her Mother then maybe she wanted...
This was a good romantic suspense. I enjoyed the chemistry between Wynter and Noah, who have known each other since they were in therapy group together. I had issues with some of the secondary characters but the plot was good. I look forward to the next book. 31/2 stars rounded up to 4

This book had me guessing who the murderer was and still not guessing it until the end.
A good romantic suspense story with enough twists for me to become a reader of Alexander Ivy’s next book. Thank you Netgalley and Publisher, Kensington Books for an advanced copy of this enjoyable book. The comments and review are my honest opinion.

FACELESS is the second instalment in Alexandra Ivy’s contemporary, adult PIKE WISCONSIN romantic, suspense thriller focusing on the people of Pike, Wisconsin. This is thirty-one year old, conservation officer Noah Heller, and twenty-nine year old, restaurant owner Wynter Moore’s story line. FACELESS can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous storylines is revealed where necessary.

Told from several third person perspectives including Noah and Wynter FACELESS
focuses on Noah and Wynter’s search for the truth. Approximately twenty-five years earlier Wynter lost her mother to a fatal shooting, a shooting the police blamed on an armed robbery gone bad. Fast forward to present day wherein Wynter comes into possession of a photograph from that fateful day, pulling our heroine into an investigation of her own but with each so-called witness interview, Wynter and Noah would so discover, murder followed in their wake. What ensues is the search for the truth, and the fall-out as a someone does not want their secrets revealed.

FACELESS is a Pandora’s box of murder and betrayal premise., vengeance, secrets and lies; family, relationships, infidelity and trust. As the story line unfolds, the reader is pulled into a one family’s not-quite hidden dysfunctional history, a history of which our heroine had not been aware. As Wynter and Noah begin to uncover the secrets of the Pike, Wisconsin, the secrets of the Moore family reveal as complex and sordid past. The premise is intriguing and captivating; the characters are energetic and colorful; the romance is passionate but secondary to the storyline



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I love a good mystery & this one did not disappoint. You get a little bit of everything with Faceless, great romance, interesting characters, a tricky plot and a great twist at the end. I absolutely loved it. I hope there will be about there book in this series.

Faceless by Alexandra Ivy is the second book in the romantic suspense Pike, Wisconsin series. The common these in this series is the city of Pike, Wisconsin and each new book of the series features all new characters with ties to the city. This means that each of these books can be read as a standalone or in any order if choosing to do so.

Wynter Moore was only four when her mother was gunned down at while Wynter was asleep in the backseat of their car. Each year Wynter has gone to visit her mother’s grave on the anniversary and has continued that tradition even now that she isn’t living in Pike anymore. This year however Wynter runs into a man at the cemetary who is the son of the sheriff who worked Wynter’s mother’s case and he offers Wynter the files his father kept on the shooting.

Wynter isn’t sure she even wants to take the man up on his offer but after thinking on it she heads to his home and collects the files. After some investigating Wynter finds that the sheriff had come to the conclusion that her mother’s killing wasn’t as random as it had seemed at the time. When Wynter’s friend, Noah Hunter, who is a game warden in the area finds that she is thinking of digging into the past he insists on helping her.

Faceless was a great second installment to this romantic suspense series from Alexandra Ivy. The main couple were both likable and came is as friends first and that of course turns into something more. The mystery of the old cold case became a lot more intense than one would expect when the voice of the killer is interspersed into the story and the danger ramps up during the investigation. I flew right through reading this one and was definitely in a trance when the real culprits are revealed. Will definitely continue on with this series if there are more future installments.

I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley.

Winter had a horrific experience as a small child. Trying to live blocking the event she hurls plenty of energy into her restaurant. Odd though she closed it same time every year to go back home to grieve. This year though things will be different and pop. Questions will come along that opens that perverabale box. She soon finds herself in danger. Noah has known her since grief counseling as teens. He helps her find answers plus he no longer wants to be in denial on feelings. Turn the pages and run with these two