Morgan Albright has a knack for friendly banter and reading people, which is what makes her a very good bartender. She works hard to build a solid future. But she wasn’t prepared for the likes of Gavin Rozwell, a ruthlessly clever identity thief of whose long line of victims, all women, lost every cent they had, and then some. They also didn’t survive his ultimate act of thievery, stealing their final breaths just for the pleasure of it. Morgan manages to escape being murdered, but she is completely ruined financially, and forced to start over. Meanwhile, Gavin obsesses over his failure to finish her off. It eats at him and amplifies his crazy. He won’t stop, can’t stop, until he finishes what he started. In all my reading, rarely is a villain this utterly repulsive. Every despicable thing about him only ratchets up the suspense. The reader is firmly in Morgan’s corner as she rebuilds her life, finds love, and prepares for the showdown with Gavin. To paraphrase Morgan’s grandmother, Karma is a righteous …! Loved it!

This book is a page-turner. It's full of twists and turns and will keep you turning the pages. If you enjoy romantic suspense, you will love this book.
I received a complimentary copy from St. Martin's Press via NetGalley and was not required to write a review. All opinions expressed are my own.

Thank you to the publishers and NetGalley for the eARC of this book. Over the years, I have read and enjoyed countless Nora Roberts books. This one did not disappoint! I opened this book knowing nothing about it besides the title and author. I started off thinking, "Oh, just another romance." but boy what I wrong. I loved the twists and turns of this suspenseful novel. We start off meeting our main character Morgan Albright who spends her nights bartending and her days dreaming of having a bar of her own. However, her life changes almost in an instant when she meets Luke. I loved Robert's development of all the character's throughout this book, you really feel like you know them. I highly recommend this novel if you have the time to be sucked into a book and enjoy the twists and turns of a good thriller.

Identity is a wonderful suspense that keeps you on the edge until the very end. The family dynamic helps draw you in even more.
Morgan ends up moving home with her mother after a tragedy and having her identity stolen. She feels like she has hit rock bottom and then she learns how to emerge so much stronger.
Nora Roberts keeps us enthralled as always .

This was great, I loved the suspense and the romance. The Jamison and Nash families were amazing, and I really loved seeing Morgan reconnect with her mom and grandmother. This book gave me some real badass women to look up to as well as a super sweet HEA. *I received an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I have been a fan of Nora Roberts for years. Identity is one of my favorites. Morgan is a workaholic. The child of divorced parents and an Army brat who never had roots she finally settles down in a Baltimore suburb after graduating from college. She works two jobs, one as an office manager at a home improvement store, and the other as a bartender. Her goal is to open her own bar, something she is obsessively saving for. She doesn't have time to date and have fun like her roommate Nina. She and Nina share a house that Morgan has purchased with an inheritance from her grandfather. Slowly Morgan is renovating it, learning new skills along the way and making it into a home that she is proud of. Morgan's only splurge is a relatively new Prius, a car she loves. One night in the bar a nice young man reaches out to her. Morgan likes him. He is handsome and really listens to her. She and Nina invite him home for a double date and a night of fun. It goes well. Then all Hell breaks loose in their lives. Morgan and Nina are both lost. Can Morgan find her way back? to do so she must hit rock bottom and reunite with her family. To tell you more would be over-telling. Just know you will love this book full of hardship, hard work, and love. Thanks to #NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book.

It’s very infrequently that I start a review by focusing on the disappointing aspects of a book, but the last few Nora Roberts’ books I have read have been disappointing. The suspense storyline is not the problem. This could have been a much better book given the premise of an ordinary hard working young woman, Morgan, who starts a casual relationship with a psychopathic serial criminal/murderer who steals her identity, ruins her life financially and murders her best friend. ‘Identity’ is romantic suspense with a greater emphasis on romance. When I realized that the episodic emergence of the criminal storyline was what kept me reading, but I was less interested in the parts dealing with the protagonist’s rebuilding of her life, I knew that the issue for me was the imbalance between the romance and the suspense.
I felt sympathetic toward Morgan but there was something missing. The secondary and tertiary characters, Morgan’s family, friends, associates, and law enforcement, were all likable, sometimes too perfect, but helped me enjoy the romance storyline. The bad guy, Gavin, is the most interesting character. His psychopathy is well written and put the reader into his head with intensity. But this is not his story. Again it was an imbalance in interest level between the protagonist and the antagonist which was disconcerting.
Overall the book was an okay read which did improve from a very slow start. It fell short, but I have learned to adjust my expectations when considering a Nora Roberts book. As a romance, it was on par with her previous books.
Thank you to the author, St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review an ARC.

I've been agonizing over this review for a while now. Do you have a favorite author you can't wait for their latest book to come out? If you're like me, right or wrong, you have certain expectations that you want to be met. Identity is one of the rare Nora Roberts books that I feel let me down a little. Don't get me wrong - it's not a bad book. It just didn't resonate with me as so many of her other books have. If you have read almost all of an author's books, again, for better or worse, you become familiar with their writing style, and Ms. Roberts has some pretty specific writing traits that she uses frequently. Unfortunately, I felt like she used every one of them in this book, which took me out of the story more than I would have expected.

I also felt as though the story arc was the same one she used in Angels Fall, The Witness, and The Liar, but with less effect. The biggest difference, for me, was the characters. I just didn't connect with any of them. They all felt bland compared to her previous heroes and villains. In most of her books, the smackdown that the heroine deals the villain is really satisfying. And considering the amount of damage that this creep had done, I was hoping for a serious butt-kicking. Alas, the scene did not deliver the literal punch that I was anticipating.

Another of the many aspects that I enjoy when reading a Nora Roberts book is the behind-the-scenes look at what the main characters do for work. I typically find the descriptions very interesting, and the amount of research that Ms. Roberts must conduct to be so convincing in her descriptions must be extensive. She is usually great at creating a balance of giving just the right amount of background without drowning the reader in it or distracting them with too much jargon. Again, not the case here. I got to the point of wincing every time the bar was referred to as "the stick." It was just another instance where I was pulled out of the story, which is not typical when reading NR novels. Normally, the house could be burning down around me, and I wouldn't notice until I got through reading the book.

I'd like to thank Netgalley for giving me the opportunity to read Identity in advance and in exchange for an honest review. Again, for those of you who are new to Nora Roberts, I encourage you to read Identity. As I mentioned above, it's not a bad read, it's just not up to my exacting standards, which I fully acknowledge as being borderline unreasonable. I'm looking forward to her next novel, and in the meantime, will go back and reread one of her Irish or witchy (or both) trilogies for the umpteenth time.

Nora Roberts consistently writes five star books, and Identity is another hit in her long list of bestsellers. I loved the characters In the story. Morgan shows such strength in a horrible situation, but she also shows personal growth in the story. Miles is the perfect person for her. I enjoyed the characters of her mother and grandmother, too. One thing I love about Nora Roberts' books is that there will be a satisfying conclusion, and this one definitely has one. This is one of my favorite Nora Roberts’ books, and I am thankful that I received an ARC from NetGalley.

Identity is a remarkable entry into Nora Roberts' stand alone books. Her story of identity theft and serial killer rolled into one psycho and the innocent woman he targets was chilling because it could so easily happen to any one of us. I particularly loved seeing the protagonist grow- from before her first interaction with the killer, to during, and the years afterward, dealing with the fallout and trying to move on. I highly recommend Identity if you like a good mystery thriller.

I received an e-galley from the publisher through NetGalley,

This is one of the best books I have ever read! I loved how the story flowed and the way it took off! Thank you to NetGalley and the Publisher for allowing me the chance to read and review this amazing read.

I felt betrayed while reading Identity by Nora Roberts ... in a good way. As I became familiar with the characters and storyline, I was putting the pieces together in my head. Lovely female main character, good friends, charming love interest... then BAM! In a single line, what i thought I knew was no more. I told my family, I told my friends, but I couldn't go into detail and ruin it for them. This twist got me hook, line, and sinker.

I first thought that Morgan might be too sweet, too perfect for me to connect with, but I was able to identify with her planning and resolve. The story took her down to her basics, and was an interesting path. Morgan was not a damsel in distress, but a heroine with strength and resolve. The romantic leads didn't try to rescue her but valued her strengths. As usual, i found myself wishing for the good family ties and bonds that are found in Nora Roberts' stories. At least I can live vicariously!

Strong writing, strong relationships and family ties, plenty of intrigue and character buildings. Good read that kept my interest and kept me talking about it as I read.

Nora Roberts does it again. Great story involving identity theft. Nora paints a rich picture of the scenery as well has having amazing character development. Identity is classic Nora Roberts. You can’t go wrong with classic Nora Roberts. The audio edition is amazing well done.

I love all of Nora Roberts' books and this one was another great read! Morgan is a hard working single girl who is easily drawn in by a scam artist and identity thief. This monster takes it to a whole new level and ruins Morgan's life. She moves back home to make a new life for herself until that monster comes looking for her again. This book had just the right amounts of love story and suspense. It kept me guessing and is a book I'm sure others will enjoy too. Thanks so much for the advanced copy to read!

See what happens when two worlds collide. Both stubborn and will do anything in their power for things not to shift.

Morgan has big plans. She wants to open her own bar so she has scrimped and saved and she is getting close to achieving her goal. But, when she lets the wrong person into her world, the dreams she had hoped for come crashing down. She loses all her money, her car and her home. But the worst thing to happen is the monster, Luke, killed her best friend.

Morgan ends up moving back home and in with her mother and grandmother. This is not where she wanted to be at this point in her life. She is struggling to make it all work and then she meets Miles. She begins to have a little hope. And here come the FBI again to tell Morgan that Luke has killed again. She knows he won’t quit until he kills her.

Talk about an intense read with fabulous characters! I loved Morgan and my heart broke for her. But in true Nora Roberts fashion, she brings in someone to help Morgan get through this insane life!

I have not read a Nora Roberts book in quite a while and for the life of me, I don’t know why…Because she always has some really good books. And this one is wonderful! Nora Roberts can really weave a great tale!

Need a great, edge of your seat read…THIS IS IT! Grab your copy today.

I received this novel from the publisher for a honest review.

This book was a very well written thriller. I loved Morgan and her journey throughout this book. The killer in this story was a very dangerous man because you did not see him coming but when Morgan boke his winning streak he unraveled very quickly.
I loved all the secondary characters in this book especially the ladies as they were fun, sassy, and loving. The end was very satisfying especially Gavin's takedown. Nash women for the win.

Identity is such an interesting romantic suspense. Who a person is at their core is an integral part of the story. Morgan Nash Albright loses what she believes is her identity to a con man, Gavin. She finds her truest self as she rebuilds her life at home with her mother and grandmother in Vermont.
Gavin’s identity is changeable on the surface like the identities he puts on, casts off and steals from women fitting Morgan’s description. Underneath it all he is a madman.

The descriptions of place and people is well done. I love that Morgan settles into a solid generational business as she rebuilds. It reminds that family has strength when done in love.

The one star down is because although recognized as necessary I really didn’t like the passages that followed Gavin in between when he first encounters Morgan and when he comes to Vermont at the end. They weren’t pleasant passages.

I enjoyed reading Identity and would recommend it to anyone who likes romantic suspense. Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to review this book.

This book was fantastic. Once I picked it up I couldn't put it down. I highly recommend it.

Thank you Netgalley and Harlequin for allowing me to read shook for an honest review.

Reading Nora Roberts is the ultimate comfort read. Every year she releases a new romantic suspense book and the setting and character are different but you can always expect there to be found family and a focus on the mundane. Miles was my favorite type of male character that she writes and Morgan was strong and resilient. I will always read Nora Roberts!