I had the pleasure of reading another advanced copy of the latest Nora Roberts hit, Identity and it was so good.

Morgan finally met a man that she was interested in getting to know further even if spending time with him distracted her from reaching her goals. Except this man, a con man and serial killer, murders her best friend and steals everything from her.

To escape the horrible memories, Morgan moves to a small town in Vermont to be with her family. After time and hard work, Morgan settles into her new life with a job doing what she loves and a new love, Miles Jameson. Except, the cold-hearted killer, Gavin, is compelled to kill the one who got away, Morgan. Gavin spans the country with the FBI on his tail as he makes his way to Morgan.

The story is suspenseful and the romance is heartfelt with realistic characters. Morgan is a good example of a strong woman who can stand up for herself and can find happiness despite horrible things happening to her.

The audiobook is well narrated.

What a treat to read this standalone romantic suspense! The characters, plot and world building is riveting and pulled me. This is a page turner that after the first few pages, I'm completely all in and wanting to know what happens next. Morgan is a relatable character who is doing her best to get her life to where she wants to be. She has decided goals and she is making it to where she wants to be. Then it all comes tumbling down.

This is suspense is a tale of horror for single women. The mix of stalker and con artist is the stuff of nightmares. Ms. Roberts creates a chilling scenario playing out in explicit detail. Seeing the ramifications of an identity stolen is bad enough. Learning how the criminal is also a serial killer stalker out for revenge? That is soul crushing material. I loved seeing how Morgan hit rock bottom, bounced and fought back out of the muck. Some of the situations where terribly dicey. She handled each one of them so well.

I enjoyed how the tension goes up and down. Just when Morgan feels like everything is under control, the jerk comes back and tries to destroy her life again. This time, Morgan is prepared and what she does is amazing. I like how Ms. Roberts creates a character who is a survivor, not a victim. Yes, Morgan was the victim, she came out of her terrible ordeal kicking and fighting. Then she goes one step further and takes the fight to her aggressor. That is truly impressive to watch. Morgan is also more aware because she has several people supporting her this time around. Specifically, she has met Miles. Miles does not run at the first sight of danger. He pairs up with Morgan and supports her. I like how he doesn't become a he-man ready to protect the little lady. Instead, he lets her take the lead and lets her make choices to bring control back into her life.

This is a well written novel with a subtle emphasis on the better behaviours we as a society should espouse. I love Ms. Roberts's novels which show the good, bad, and the ugly yet never preaches or lectures. This is a romantic suspense recommended to all readers who want a great storyline and admirable characters.

Morgan is just looking to put down roots- the singular thing she's been longing for all her life and she's got a plan to do it. Except, when a man walks into her life and upsets it all. Now, she's back home in Vermont- living with her mother and grandmother, working at the local resort and falling for the boss- all not in her plan.
Man, was this a page-turner- could not put it down. I hated the chores and food and sleep that kept me away from the pages. The suspense, the romance, everything was just the right measure. Nora Roberts is such a skilled writer- not one scene, not one word was wasted. Loved how the story wove in supportive families, sibling relationships, the cute town. Everything was done right.
I do have little issues with it though. The villian, although well done was very easy in the end to take down. Also, what is with men taking over and 'telling' women what to do? I would appreciate women making their own choices in the most difficult times- as Morgan would have.
Overall, though, it was a well-written book, great story and wonderful characters. Loved it.

Identity
by Nora Roberts
Morgan has always been moving her dad was in the army, and after her parents divorced her mom kept them moving. Morgan has finally started planting her roots she bought a house, has friends, and keeps working so she can keep building her dream home. Morgan finally decides she can have a little bit of fun and decides to go date, unfortunately, her date turns into her nightmare. After Morgan's friend gets murdered she doesn't know what to do. She heads home to Vermont unsure if hell come back for her or not.

This book was suspenseful, thrilling, and exciting and kept me on edge. I love Morgan's attitude she shows great strength and determination throughout this book. Nora Roberts you have done it again I love it.

Thank you, Net Galley and St Martin's Press for this eARC for an honest review.

Excellent novel of cat and mouse tale. I haven't read Nora Roberts in years and this was an interesting one to dive into after al that time. I enjoyed the pace of the book and the quick development of the characters overall. Roberts writes a good story that keeps you entertained throughout the the novel. The ending was expected though with the build up that the oven had but I still enjoyed it over all.

Identity is a winner for Nora Roberts’ fans. I enjoyed this book very much. It’s a thriller, multi generational family and a slow burn romance. Morgan has her identity stolen from a serial killer. She loses everything including her best friend Nina who was killed by him. She starts over in Vermont, where her mom and grandmother live. The story also follows the killer. It was a quick read for me, a little bit predictable but still good. Thank you to NetGalley and St.Martin’s Press for the E-ARC. This is my own opinion.

Identity by Nora Roberts is a standalone romance suspense thriller. I love all of Nora Roberts books, being a big fan of her In Death/Eve Dallas series, as well as her wonderful trilogies; I thought Identity was one of the best romance suspense thrillers I have read, which kept me glued to my kindle from start to finish.

Morgan Albright, our heroine, lives in Baltimore, working two jobs; hoping to save enough money to open her own place. Nina is her roommate, who is like a sister to Morgan, helping share expenses of the mortgage payments. At night, Morgan is a bartender, making fantastic drinks, and always friendly; one night she meets a charming man, who is in town for a short time. After a few visits to the bar, Morgan invites him to a dinner with her friend Nina and her boyfriend. A couple of days later, when Nina is home sick, Morgan comes home to see her back doors smashed, her cash, jewelry and car missing and Nina dead in her office.

Morgan learns from the FBI that the man whom she just met, was a serial con artist and a murderer. His real name is Gavin, and he targets women (similar to Morgan’s looks), steals their assets and identity, and ends up killing them. She lost everything, and when the FBI agent explains that she was the real target, she decides to leave Baltimore and return home to Vermont, to try and restart her life. The agent does warn her that since she is the first person who ever survived, Gavin may still have thoughts of finding her again, being the ‘the one that got away’.

When Morgan moves home to Vermont to live with her grandmother and mother, she is happy to be with them; though she still has nightmares thinking about Nina. Soon, Morgan happily gets a new job, in a popular resort, with her taking over as the nightly bartender/manager in the fancy Apres Bar of the resort. She gets to know the entire Jameson family, who run the resort; and they all know about what happened to her in Baltimore. The resort has a top-notch security system, and they implement plans to make sure who does not leave at night without a guard. In a short time, Miles Jameson stops by each night, and makes sure she is safe, which leads into a slow burn romance.

I loved Morgan, who was a fantastic heroine, as well as very loyal and loving with her mother and grandmother; she was also a terrific bartender, with many different concoctions. Miles was a bit gruff early on, but in a short time, he began to have feelings for Morgan, as she did for him. I adored Howl, the dog, who fell in love with Morgan. The Jameson family were all amazing people, and they were all so wonderful; I enjoyed their family meetings. I did get a kick out of Jen, the fitness instructor, who trained Morgan how to defend herself; something that would come handy later on.

Gavin, the evil thief/murderer, had a few POV’s as we saw him constantly find victims and kill them. He still had Morgan as his target for one day in the future. This escalated as we get closer to the last ¼ of the book, which was very intense and suspenseful. I will not say more, as you really need to read this book from start to finish. Identity was a fantastic read, with a bit of romance, family, love, and suspense. Identity was so very well written by Nora Roberts. This is a do not miss.

Another fantastic romantic suspense from the Queen, Nora Roberts!

When Morgan is targeted by a serial killer who steals her identity, racks up a shocking amount of debt and then kills her friend, she is forced to move back home with her mother and grandmother. Finding a job at a resort, Morgan slowly learns how to find joy and love among her family and new friends but the killer from the past won't let her enjoy a new lease on life.

Full of romance and action and as always a great cast of secondary characters! This was also great on audio narrated by January LaVoy! Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for early digital copies in exchange for my honest review.

This book was a fast read because you're unable to put it down, but I tried my best to savor it so forced myself to stop periodically to like eat and sleep.

Morgan Albright is a very smart women, she grew up as an only child and estranged from her father when he left her and her mother. Morgan longed to have her own home and moved from Vermont to outside of Baltimore to a very cute town and purchased a home. Working 2 jobs she decided to find a roommate, and lucky to have found Nina to help with expenses and they became close as sisters. Life was good, she was a professional bartender working at a job she loved and made wonderful friends. Having met Luke at the bar who works in IT, she invited him for pizza, then Morgan and Nina decided to have Luke and Nina's boyfriend Sam over for dinner. This is where the terror begins......Luke is not who he claims to be but in fact a serial killer.

There was so much to this book ,even though its a thriller there was also so much love and romance, at one point I even cried. I highly recommend this book for anyone that wants to be taken away for awhile because this book will do it.

Thank you NetGalley for the digital copy in exchange for my honest review.

I have read a couple of other Nora Roberts books that I have really enjoyed, and have attempted several that I DNF. I was excited to receive a copy of Identity, I loved what the synopsis was about, and thought it would suck me in immediately. However, (and I feel bad being in the minority complaining about Nora), I honestly struggled as early as 10% with this book. There were just too many details, so much repetitiveness and I did not connect with the characters. There was no chemistry there for me. If you are an avid Nora reader, and have loved all of her books, get this, I'm sure you will like it. I, however, just found it was another one of her books that I seemed to struggle with.

A bit embarrassed to say I haven’t read a book by Nora Roberts for awhile. I don’t know why! Loved this book. Read it in two sittings. Could not put it down. Morgan is a strong woman who had everything taken from her by a psychopath. She starts over with a new job, in a new place and eventually a new relationship. The psychopath keeps murdering women in her stead. The most amazing book I have read this year. I highly recommend it. Thanks to NetGalley, St. Martin’s Press and the Author for allowing me to read and review this book.

Nora Roberts has been on my must read list for years and this book is a perfect example of why. The strength of the characters blows readers away. You will absolutely become invested in Morgan and fall in love with Miles. This is more than a story, it's a journey. I cried, laughed, swooned, and happy sighed.

Thank you for allowing me to read this book as an ARC.
While I have always thoroughly enjoyed every book I read by Nora Roberts, this one has me totally blown away! It was that good and tops all her books I would say by far.
The title is perfect for what is going on...Identity theft but also brings along the :guilt" of being a survivor when her best friend didn't make it just by being at the wrong place at the wrong time...and that's how the story could build up to Morgan being the one that got away but is haunted by the serial killer.
This story was so well developed and brought together, I did not want to put it down and just keep on reading, keeping me on the edge of my seat the entire time. The way the twisted and warped mind of the killer is also described and presented is a perfect addition to how he thinks and believes and why he is coming after Morgan.
Morgan, a young girl without much experience but many goals and dreams...starting over to leave it all behind...but learning to become a strong woman that built on that horrible experience she went through. And then there is Miles. We also learn about his point of view and get snippets into what he was like before he met Morgan.
This story is so well developed and brings suspense and romance as well as women's fiction so well blended into one. I loved this book from beginning to end and am sad that it is over. By far the best book Nora has ever written!

Wonderful book! Nora Roberts has done it again! This book will keep you on. The edge of your seat! This is about a woman (Morgan) who is working hard at two jobs to start a business of her own. She becomes a victim of identity theft. I don’t want to give too much of the book away! It’s very well written. I stayed up many nights reading because I wanted to see how it ends! Book is over 400 pages and well worth the read! Mystery, suspense, murder, romance! It definitely will make you think twice keeping your passwords and laptop locked up tight !

“I’m here, and have been long before, will be long after.”

I really enjoyed reading this book. The beginning got me hooked. After round pages 50-120 it got hard for me to concentrate. There was no pull for me to continue reading. Once i got past that i really got interested! I loved how Morgan’s storyline played out in her business and personal life. I was very happy to see the Nash girls together. It was a fun one to read and I would recommend it to lovers of Nora Roberts!

Roberts latest standalone story is predictable and follows the same pattern as many of her others. It's not a thriller, as it is marketed. The pacing is extremely slow and it was tough to get through. The characters show very little obvious diversity. They are almost uniformly nice and this honestly makes them very unlikeable. The relationship Morgan has with her "ladies" (her mother and grandmother) feels forced and uncomfortable - a required result of her trauma for the sake of the story.

Miles is not a great male lead. He is a manly man, but considered a nice guy because he "doesn't care" how she runs her life - except for when he is manhandling her into doing what he wants. Look, there are romance books out there that are showing good communication within healthy relationships and it doesn't ruin the story. For example, why not have him ask if she will get a security system because it makes common sense? Don't show up at her house with someone ready to set it up (which was so unrealistic and weird that it threw me right out of the story). He isn't obviously chauvinistic, but he isn't walking any feminist lines, either.

The ending shows Roberts may be trying to come into modern world of romance writing. She has a long way to go if so, Long time fans will be satisfied, but anyone new to her work likely won't be.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy of this title. All opinions are my own.

IDENTITY - NORA ROBERTS

4⭐

PLOT - Morgan Abigail being an army kid has always travelled and wanted nothing more than finally stay put at a friendly neighborhood near Baltimore but she gets duped by Luke who is actually a con artist named Gavin who loves nothing more than stealing assets and identity of young women. When Morgan escapes his clutches but looses her best friend with the help of FBI Morgan won't let Gavin get to her when she tries to rebuild her life at her mom's hometown in Vermont. She is just settling in her new life even meeting a new man but Gavin is still hunting for new victims and for Morgan who got away .

MY THOUGHTS -
I grew up reading Nora Roberts. Her books combine two of my fav genres Romance and Thrillers.
With this one I really enjoyed the plotline .. identity theft leaving you in massive debts.. something very vital and important topic in today's time.
I overall enjoyed the book but the thing which I found a bit lacking was the romance between Morgan and Miles..felt very flat and forced.
Once again Nora delivers a kick-ass female protagonist who rises after she falls!
Thank you Netgalley and publishers for this arc in exchange for my honest review.

Identity was terrific! I loved the combination of thriller with romance! This one had me on the edge of my seat but wasn’t too scary. I loved getting to peak inside the mind of the killer and then back to our heroine. Nora Roberts built a perfect Vermont town I’d love to move to or at least visit.

4 stars for Identity by Nora Roberts. This is a romance-suspense. Morgan Albright was raised in an army family, moving so often. She so wants to put down roots and finally does that— having a house, a great roommate, and two jobs in a Baltimore, Maryland suburb. She has a plan… Until she meets an IT guy named Luke who is in town for a short assignment. She lets down her guard a bit and invites him over for a dinner with her roommate and her boyfriend. And everything changes….

I loved the supportive relationships between Morgan and her friend, as well as between Morgan, her mother, and her grandmother. I loved how tenacious Morgan was.

I was totally creeped out by Luke and kept on the edge of my seat.

Thank you to the author, St. Martin’s Press, and NetGalley for an eARC in exchange for my opinions. This book comes out May 23rd.

I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. (via Netgalley)

I've mostly read JD Robb and am starting to dip my toes into Nora Roberts so I was pretty excited to receive the offer to read this on Netgalley. I enjoyed this. The pacing was good and I liked the relationships between the characters.