This book is a chilling and suspenseful thriller that delves into secrets, deception, and the darkness lurking beneath seemingly normal lives. The story revolves around a woman confronting her troubled past and uncovering unsettling truths that threaten her safety and sanity. Jackson’s writing masterfully builds tension, creating a gripping atmosphere that keeps the reader guessing until the very end. The well-developed characters and intricate plot twists make for an engaging and immersive read.

I've enjoyed suspense novels by Lisa Jackson and I thought 'You'll Find Out' belonged to this genre. Instead, 'You'll Find Out' is a re-release of two romance novels published by Jackson in the 1980s. This was early in Jackson's writing career and the books have the feel of young adult novels for girls dreaming of that GEORGEOUS, IRRESISTIBLE, RICH man they'll love forever. Older gals don't really expect this to happen, but anyone can fantasize, right?

Both books have the same format: girl and boy meet; girl and boy are parted; boy tries to get in touch, but someone or something prevents it; girl and boy meet again a few years later; and nature takes it course. The 'love scenes', which begin almost immediately when girl and boy meet again, are formulaic and approach soft porn.

I'll provide a brief review of both tales.

*****

The Shadow of Time

Four years ago, in Asheville, North Carolina, Mara - a beautiful, blue-eyed, blonde, business administrator., and Shane Kennedy - a handsome, black haired, dark-eyed, documentary filmmaker, were madly in love. Shane went to Europe, where he was making a movie about the political battle in Northern Ireland, and didn't return when expected. Mara called Shane's father, and was told Shane died in Northern Ireland.

Mara was shattered and pregnant and inconsolable, and her long-time friend Peter Wilcox, whose family owned Imagination Toys, provided comfort. Mara and Peter wed, and Mara had baby Angie (now three years old). The marriage turned cold, Peter became terminally ill, and recently died. Shane read about Peter's funeral in the newspaper and he came to watch from a distance.

Mara is now head of Imagination Toys, which is going bankrupt because of an economic downturn in the country. Shane, who owns Delta Electronics, makes an offer for the toy company, which (of course) leads to Mara and Shane meeting again. It's lust at first sight all over again, but there are flies in the ointment. Mara can't understand why she was told Shane died; and Shane can't accept that Mara married another fellow so quickly. Then Shane discovers Angie is his daughter, and wants to tell the world, and raise Angie with Mara.

The 'mystery' part of this story lies in the fact that Shane returned from Ireland four years ago, and wrote to Mara, but she never received the letters.

Things play out as they will, primarily because Mara is SO in love with Shane. Shane doesn't deserve Mara because he's self-centered, arrogant. and determined to get what he wants by any means necessary. I don't know how Mara can even stand him!!!

I don't think this same story would be written in current times, or at least Shane would be portrayed differently.
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Gypsy Wind

Six years ago, in Seattle, Washington, Becca - a gorgeous, blue-eyed, blonde, horsebreeder., and Brig Chambers - a handsome black-haired, dark-eyed hunk, whose East coast family breeds horses, were madly in love. Together, Becca and Brig owned a talented filly named Sentimental Lady, who was expected to excel on the racing circuit.

Sentimental Lady was entered in a race against a colt, had a terrible accident, and had to be euthanized. Testing revealed Sentimental Lady had been drugged, and Brig blamed Becca. Brig then went back East to work in his family business and hasn't spoken to Becca since. Unknown to Brig, Becca bred another horse, named Gypsy Wind, using a $50,000 loan from Brig's father Jason Chambers. Sadly, Jason was recently killed in a small plane crash, and the probate of Jason's will, along with other factors, lead Becca and Brig to meet again.

Guess what? It's lust at first sight once more, and there are flies in the ointment again. Becca is hurt because Brig blamed her for the death of Sentimental Lady and went away; and Brig is angry because Becca hid the existence of Gypsy Wind from him. Also, Brig tried to phone Becca after Sentimental Lady's accident, but was never put through.

The 'mystery' part of this story is 'Who drugged Sentimental Lady and why'.

Once again, things play out as they will because Becca and Brig are SO IN LOVE. Unlike Shane (above) Brig is an okay guy so I don't mind.
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Both books are similar. The main characters are great-looking and they meet at a party; there's a secondary character who's manipulative and has bad intentions; and things work out in the end.

I'm giving 'You'll Find Out' three stars because I think the stories might appeal to fans of second-chance romance novels.

Thanks to Netgalley, Lisa Jackson, and Kensington Publishing for a copy of the book.

This is a rerelease of two previous books by Lisa Jackson. Unfortunately I had already read both of the books but they are still really good! I’d rate each book about 3/5 so I am giving a 3 for the rerelease as well.

This was a compilation of 2 books ..they were romance not thrillers like Jackson's other books. I had a hard time connecting to the characters..this was a nope from me unfortunately.
Thank you NetGalley and Kensington Publishing for the copy.

I love this author's mysteries and thrillers and was really expecting something more akin to the books of hers that I have already read. This book was a compilation of two of Lisa Jackson's previous books "The Shadow of Time"and "Gypsy Wind". Although I appreciated the opportunity to read these, I was expecting more to the stories. Each story was enjoyable in its own way, but I prefer her mysteries and thrillers.

Thank you to Netgalley, the publishing house Kensington Publishing and the author for the opportunity to read a complimentary copy of this book in return for a review based upon my honest opinion.

Did not realize it was two stories in one. I tried really hard to read this but DNF after the first couple of chapters. Boring and did not hold my attention. Maybe I’ll give it another try in a couple of months.

This was an older version of books by this author. I enjoyed both stories. I voluntarily read an advanced readers copy and I recommend this book.

This is a weird one for me. It’s actually 2 short stores in one and it’s not her normal thriller style. It’s like a second chance romance. It was ok. Not my han favorite.

I usually love to read Lisa Jackson, but was not happy with this book at all. I did.not like the 2 in 1 book, nor did I like the stories. They were bland and predictable.

This was such a let down for me. I got to 47% and decided to DNF. This book is entirely way too long. I couldn’t connect and wasn’t invested in the story. I haven’t ever read anything by Lisa that i didn’t enjoy so i may decide to pick it up later, but for now it’s a DNF.

Mara and Peter’s story had quite a few surprises, which is no surprise for this author. I felt the accusations and many obstacles they had to overcome, and people. Who would have thought a dead man would affect so many lives. The intrigue and rekindling of Mara and Peter had me turning the pages to get to the climatic end. This was also a twofer. Gypsy Rose had the best characters, good and bad. I had never read anything from this author, but I couldn’t put it down. I was rooting for Becca and Brig from the start. The ending was a nail biter. I can’t wait for more. Book provided by NetGalley.

I was not aware that this was 2 short stories, but I was pleasantly surprised. My only issue was that this was thriller, but it really didn’t give off thriller vibes, more mystery vibes.

I expected this to be more thriller, but surprisely it is romantic. After this book, I'm going to read more of this author because I enjoyed the way it is written this book. It has two stories in one book. But sadly, I didn't like the stories. The writing is great, but I didn't feel connected to any characters.

It is kinda nice when earlier books get to have a chance to be rebranded and released for new readers to discover. I could tell these were dated but love is timeless, which is actually what these two stories are about. They are definitely more romance than thriller and pretty quick reads.

In the first story, you have Shane and Mara reconnecting, Mara having believed that Shane died four years ago. I felt that Shane was a bit too forceful, especially since he was the one that stayed away so long and did not return until Mara's husband had died. He did not give Mara much choice and even if she loved him, it is not great to give her the ultimatum to go with him or he would take her child. Though I will say that Shane did have real love for his daughter, so that off set it a bit.

I liked the second story much better with Becca and Brig and the racing horses. To me it seemed that Becca was taking more action and choices and seemed more equal with Brig. Plus, it was interesting to read about the horses and I was rooting for Gypsy Wind. Definitely a bit more thrilling with the scandal of Sentimental Lady.

So this was a fun book to read and I enjoyed it.

I wasn't expecting two different stories, but I liked them. Relaxing mystery for a comfy rainy or winter evening. Not sure which couple/story I liked more, not your normal Lisa Jackson novel.

I'm going to give this one a 3.5 with a round up to 4 stars. It's 2 previously released stories.

The first one is The Shadow of Time. This one absolutely drove me crazy. It started strong, but didn't end well. I couldn't relate to the FMC, Mara. She let's the MMC run all over her and not in a good way. She didn't stand up for herself with anyone in the story.

The second story is Gypsy Wind. This one I loved. It was interesting and kept me enthralled from the beginning. The FMC is a strong independent woman that can hold her own. She works well with the MMC and they solve the problems together.

Thank you to NetGalley, Lisa Jackson and Kensington Publishing for the opportunity to read this book.

You'll Find Out by Lisa Jackson consists of two separate stories.

The Shadow of Time

Mara and Shane have a toxic relationship, communication issues, and perceived illusions of betrayal. He comes off as overbearing, controlling, manipulative, hot-headed, abrasive, bitter, jealous, vindictive, has violent and aggressive outbursts, and is quick to judge. She comes off as naive, obtuse, fickle, is an over thinker, and tends to procrastinate, paranoid, can appear weak willed and pathetic, but also deceptive and opportunistic. Their distrust and not being forthcoming with each other is pretty much the premise of the plot. This story is basically about two people who both have so many red flags, constantly hurl unfounded accusations, and shouldn't procreate end up being obsessed with each other and procreated.

Gypsy Wind

Becca Peters and her brother Dean, the owners of Starlight Breeding Farm, borrowed fifty thousand from Jason Chambers of Chambers Oil Company and bred a race horse, Gypsy Wind. The story opens with them finding out that Jason has died in a plane crash. Becca had history with his son, Brig Chambers, but had a falling out with him when there was a controversy at Sequoia Park with drugging a horse named Sentimental Lady, which Gypsy Wind takes after, six years prior in a race against Brig's horse. Becca and Brig reconnect and old secrets and resentments resurface.

Both stories reflect on past relationships, rekindling them, getting married, and having babies. They also both center around the misunderstanding or miscommunication tropes with strong, determined Main Male Characters and Omega women personality traits for the Main Female Characters. They almost reminded me of the old Harlequin romance novels you would buy at a drugstore.

This book started really good but it feels like halfway through the stpry changed and i didn't really get or understand how these new characters were added.

You’ll Find Out by Lisa Jackson is a collection of two thrilling tales. The first, The Shadow of Time is the tale of tragedy and re-connection. Mara said goodbye to Shane as he flew off to a dangerous assignment in Ireland. After several weeks, when she couldn't reach him, she heard the news that he had died in a tragedy of political unrest. Mara was devastated by the loss and that she would never be able to share the news that she was pregnant with his child. Four years passed before Mara found out that Shane was still alive, but Mara had married another. What would you do if the love of your life was presumed dead, disappeared for 4 years suddenly to return? The second tale, Gypsy Wind centers around Brig and Becca. Both are in the horse racing circuit, and the couple of the year, when tragedy struck. Both blamed the other and their relationship ended over it. Now, years later they have a reason to reconnect, but the road is full of twists and turns. The tales were both entertaining, but not as riveting as her other novels.

Initially I didn't realize this was two short stories but both were interesting so of course I'm all in! In the first, Imagination--a toy company--is at stake after the death of its founder, Peter. In the second we see a horse farm and an oil company. Both stories involve scandal and suspense--two of my favorite elements so I raced through them!
Thanks to NetGalley for this ARC!