Sandra Brown is one of my all time fave go-to authors. Her books are the perfect balance of suspense and romance. This book had me gripped from the beginning. Gripping and tense.
An invigorating story right from the start!
A phenomenal and masterfully written book that had me captivated from start to finish.
Sandra Brown weaves a compelling tale of romance and suspense that kept me on the edge of my seat.

Blood Moon by Sandra Brown

Detective Bowie is surly and disenfranchised with his job. He's made no qualms about voicing his opinions and now it's left him in a precarious position. But he knows in his gut that a case was poorly handled. And now, three years later the past is back with new theories to explore.

Beth Collins has uncovered some inconsistency in a story set to air soon. And as part of her job is to make sure the facts are accurate she just can't let it go. Now she's faced with what seems like hooey, but maybe there is truth in the links she's found. Now to get the Detective to believe her and prevent anymore girls from going missing.

3⭐️ Thank you to NetGalley and Grand Central Publishing for an advanced copy of Blood Moon.

Beth a producer for a television show has come to Louisiana to meet John the detective on the Crissy Mellin disappearance case. When he finds out she is a producer he cuts off the meeting until she tells him that she does not think her disappearance is an isolated event and she thinks the killer will strike again. They bring their own investigation and uncover a web of coverups.

I enjoyed this book but I felt like there were parts that really drug on. I will say that I did not see the twist coming but overall it was just an okay read for me.

If you are ready to grab a great mystery full of all kinds of twists and turns, then this book is the exact one you will want to get. Blood Moon by Sandra Brown is another fantastic book by her.
This book has the right mixture of mystery, romance and a cold case that needs to be solved.
Thank you NetGalley, Sandra Brown and Grand Central Publishing for the copy of Blood Moon. This is my personal review.

Sticky, stifling Louisiana air. A detective on the edge. A true crime producer who smells a cover-up. And a killer with a twisted calendar. Blood Moon by Sandra Brown is the kind of thriller that grabs you by the collar, drags you through the swamp, and doesn’t let go until the very last page.

Detective John Bowie is barely holding it together. Picture a man with too many regrets, a flask that’s never far from reach, and a career hanging by a thread. He’s haunted by the disappearance of Crissy Mellin, a teenage girl who vanished three years ago. The case went cold, but the heat never left Bowie—not with his corrupt boss breathing down his neck and not with the nagging feeling that something was missed. Now, Crisis Point, a true crime show, is about to air an episode on Crissy’s case, and Bowie’s been given one job: Keep your mouth shut.

Enter Beth Collins, a producer who isn’t here to play nice. She’s sharp, relentless, and damn good at what she does. And she sees what no one else has—Crissy Mellin’s disappearance isn’t a tragic one-off. It’s part of a pattern. A terrifying, methodical pattern where teenage girls vanish on the night of a blood moon. And there’s another one coming… in four days.

The moment Beth and Bowie cross paths, the tension is palpable. Not just the we’re-working-on-a-high-stakes-case kind, but the kind that simmers just under the surface, daring to boil over. They clash, they push, they pull—Beth with her unshakable determination, Bowie with his gruff, reluctant sense of duty. They need each other to crack this case, but there’s something else lingering between them, something neither of them is ready to face.

And then there’s the setting—Brown doesn’t just tell you they’re in coastal Louisiana; she makes you feel it. The suffocating humidity, the thick, mosquito-ridden air, the eerie stillness of the bayou at night—it’s the perfect backdrop for a story that keeps tightening its grip. You can almost hear the cicadas whining in the distance, taste the salt in the air, sense the danger creeping closer with every passing moment.

The clock is ticking. A predator is watching. And the next blood moon is almost here.

With Blood Moon, Sandra Brown delivers a high-octane, sweat-inducing thriller packed with twists, tension, and just the right amount of slow-burn chemistry. The mystery unravels like a carefully laid trap—every step forward revealing just enough to make you desperate for the next. And Bowie and Beth? They’re the kind of characters you don’t just follow through the pages—you feel them. Their flaws, their drive, their sharp-edged attraction—it’s all there, crackling like a summer storm about to break.

So, if you love thrillers that make your pulse spike and your fingers flip the pages just a little too fast, Blood Moon is one to pick up. Just maybe don’t read it alone. Or under a blood moon.

Thank you to Grand Central Publishing for providing this copy for my honest, voluntary review.

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This was a well-written, entertaining book. It was action-packed, suspenseful, steamy and held my interest. I enjoyed this book and will continue to look for more books by this author.

Sandra Brown's latest, Blood Moon, starts off with a banging first chapter then it's off to the races. Beth works as a senior producer on a show that investigates cold cases. Beth's currenty working on the case of murder of a young women that happened on the night of the Blood Moon. Detective John Murray was a detective who was accused of bungling the original case. Beth seeks John's help for her latest subject, but he refuses. John suddenly changes his mind and ends up helping not only investigate the Blood Moon murders of the past, but a new batch as well. Brown kept me turning the pages with a fast paced plot, thrilling suspense, and sizzling tension between Beth and John. I missed having a new Sandra Brown last year, bust she surely has made up with it with her latest release.

A solid book- not surprising as I love Sandra brown! The twists twisted in all the right ways and I was 100% wrong about the way the story would go which was fun. Definitely worth the read & recommendation!

Beth Collins has come to Auclair, Louisiana from New York City to try and talk to Detective John Bowie about a three year old case that has haunted him all this time. The TV network that Beth works for is going to air a new episode about the case and they want to talk to John, who flat out refuses, although his boss Tom Barker has no issues with talking to them and spinning the evidence and information the way he wants even John has called him out about it several times, which has caused John nothing but trouble all this time. Beth has some new ideas about who actually has some new ideas about what might have happened the night three years ago when the young girl went missing and it ties with other missing girls in the surrounding townships. No one wants to listen to her, especially John, but after some events happen that point to her being on the right track, John finally starts looking at the case differently. What follows shows what happens when a few corrupt cops only care about themselves and not the citizens they are to protect and how the the ones who do care are good at weeding out the bad.

This was good. It included a twist or two that took me by surprise. I had a good time reading it. I liked that it took a beat to like the main male character.

I’m a long-time Sandra Brown reader and listener, so this one was a must for me. Her books have evolved into sexy suspense, and that description fits Blood Moon. The setting is Louisiana, and Detective John Bowie is working on a cold case, the abduction of Chrissy Mellin more than three years ago. Beth Collins is a producer of Crisis Point, a true crime television series, and she’s in town because she believes there’s more story to tell about this case, and also others resembling it. John and Beth join their efforts to try to figure it all out. Beth believes she’s found a common thread that ties seemingly random abductions together.

This one did not disappoint! I switched back and forth between the book and the audiobook. The narrator did an excellent job, and the simmering (and soon more than that) love story was just icing on the cake. John and Beth are working together from almost the beginning of the story, and the scenes including them both became highlights.

The story resolved in a satisfying way, and I always look forward to the next Sandra Brown book!

I received a copy of the digital ARC and ALC via NetGalley. My review is voluntary.

Four stars ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️!

Is another young woman about to go missing?

Several years ago a teenage girl named Crissy Mellin went missing one night in the small Louisiana town of Auclair. Suspicion fell on a boy who lived near her who later committed suicide while in custody after writing a confession to having murdered Crissy. Although Crissy's body was never found the case was declared closed by the head of the police department, Lt Tom Barker. That decision did not sit well with everyone, not with the two detectives investigating the case nor with Crissy's mother. Now the case is going to be in the public eye again, featured on national true crime show Crisis Point on an upcoming episode. But Beth Collins, one of the producers of Crisis Point, has some doubts about the case and heads to Auclair to talk to one of the two original detectives, John Bowie, to run her observations by him. Bowie is not receptive to the intrusion; the case was the beginning of a downward spiral for him that ended with him divorced, drinking more than he should, and having to deal with a boss who hates him and whom he despises. He isn't happy with how the case played out either, but as someone who is one misstep away from being fired he feels he has no power to do anything about his own misgivings. Beth is a bit off the reservation herself....due to corporate shake-ups her longtime boss and mentor has been pushed into retirement and her new boss doesn't want her rocking the boat and causing the completed episode to be shelved. Despite their initial antagonism, the two end up pooling their resources and digging into the case. Is it possible that Crissy's killer is still out there, and might the killer have had other victims as well? With so many forces against their probe and the clock ticking, Beth and John are fighting an uphill battle...and they have more than their jobs on the line if they don't succeed.
Veteran writer of romantic suspense Sandra Brown knows how to craft an intriguing mystery, and she does so here. The two protagonists are smart, headstrong and carry around emotional baggage. Initial hostility morphs into an undeniable attraction and, while John is a bit of a Neanderthal at the beginning, as Beth gets to know him he is revealed to be a good man who is climbing back from a dark place in his life. The book follows a fairly standard formula, so no points for originality, but its an enjoyable (3.5 ⭐️ rounded up to 4) read that will likely appeal to Ms Brown's usual readers as well as fans of Karen Robards, Linda Howard and Nora Roberts. My thanks to NetGalley and Grand Central Publishing for allowing me access to Blood Moon in exchange for my honest review.

I am genuinely surprised that this is my very first Sandra Brown novel. With over 70 novels there is a big backlog I can visit when I have the time. Blood Moon is a romantic suspense novel. Louisiana Detective John Bowie (like the knife), is recently divorced and being given the crappy calls at work. His career has taken a turn since the disappearance of a teenage girl three years prior. Beth Collins, a crime tv producer comes to Bowie with a theory that disappearances are ongoing and occur only when there is a blood moon.

Of course the pair team up to investigate. I liked the pacing and the twists and turns along the way, I felt the romance was more of an add on and not as central to the story, but I still liked it. I like that they are both smart and I wasn’t concerned about their slight age gap. I think Brown’s fans will enjoy this novel as will newbies like me who enjoy romantic suspense stories.

Beth Collins is a producer for Crisis Point and she is always on the hunt for a good story, and she is certain she has just stumbled onto one in Louisiana. But this one comes with some complications and lots of townsfolk who want nothing to do with her camera or interviews. But she is not giving up, she has a new angle to be investigated and she will stop a nothing to get her answers... even if it is a little dangerous!

The pages of Blood Moon will grab ahold of you and not let go, it's action-packed storyline is downright riveting! Ms. Brown can do no wrong when she puts pen to paper, her creative story lines are attention grabbing and always thrilling, and they come with characters that are impossible to forget. Highly recommend this one, once you crack the cover you will be hooked!

I requested an advanced copy of this title from the publisher, via NetGalley, and I am voluntarily leaving my honest and unbiased opinion.

What do you get when you combine a murder, a natural occurrence, and chemistry between two characters? You get an unputdownable book that keeps you on the edge of your seat and always guessing. Blood Moon by Sandra Brown is THAT book—mystery and romance in one fast-paced mystery thriller.

Beth Collins is the producer of a true crime show called Crisis Point. About to air is a segment about the murder of Crissy Mellon. But Beth isn’t convinced that the information included in the segment is 100 percent accurate and that the wrong person may have been attributed to the murder, which means that there is a murderer on the loose and may strike again. With only 48 hours to prove her theory and only one person on the inside who believes her, Detective John Bowie, she and the detective race against the clock to solve this crime before the real murderer does it all again on the night of the next blood moon.

Filled with plot twists and turns, Blood Moon will keep readers mesmerized and wanting to read just one more chapter before putting it down for the night.


Thank you to NetGalley and Grand Central Publishing for this ARC. Planned publication date: March 4, 2025

Sandra Brown is an author whose books I’ve read extensively. She’s well-known for her "Sexy Thrillers," and Blood Moon certainly falls into that category. While I enjoyed the book, I didn’t find it quite as compelling as some of her other works. The story takes place over the course of four days, so I expected a faster pace, but it didn’t feel that way to me. In fact, the action didn’t really pick up until around the 70% mark. Once it did, however, the story became more engaging, with plenty of twists and turns to keep things interesting.

I am normally a fan of this author's books, but this one was a miss for me. It started out as a slow burn, and I just never really connected with the story. I did like the two main characters, and how well they worked together to solve the mystery. Overall this is a 3.5 rounded up to a 4.

Sandra Brown as always, keeps the reader totally immersed with romance, passionate and suspense. One of her best, right up there with ,Envy and Exclusive.

Blood Moon by Sandra Brown has a little bit of everything going on in it. There is the thriller part, the mystery part and the romance part. But as usual the author is able to pull it all together. Very easy read and well written. Characters are well defined.
A reporter for Crime TV, Beth Miller, teams up with a police detective. John Bowie, to solve a cold case. Beth had her won hypothesis as to what happened and that entails a blood moon.
A very enjoyable read; one that is hard to put down. I am a big fan of this author.

I’ve read Ms. Brown’s books for many years and each one is an intriguing as the next. Blood Moon has corrupt police, kidnappings, murder, scientific theories about the moon, and great romantic suspense. There was a lot going on in the book, but I couldn’t put it down, waiting to see what came next.

Between John Bowie as a somewhat disgraced police officer and Beth Collins, a TV producer, their plans didn’t match up with a lot of tension in their work and plenty of chemistry.

The ending surprised me and learning about the criminal, was a tense time period after the last kidnapping and also some interesting twists. Thankfully, there was a happy ending on the kidnapping and the romance between John and Beth.

There’s great character development, intense storyline and intriguing plot. I highly recommend this book and any others by Ms. Brown.

Thanks to the author, publisher and Netgalley for the opportunity to read this new work.