Rated 4.5 Stars

The Devil's Daughter was very suspense driven with the romance being secondary. I quite enjoyed it. I loved that it kept me guessing and just when I think I have it figured out the author threw me for a loop and had me second guessing who I thought it was. I am very happy to report that none of the persons on my list turned out to be behind the killings. It is very rare that I don't figure out who the killer is before it's revealed but that was the case with this book and I loved that. When it was revealed I can honestly say my mind was blown I really did not see it coming which made me love the book all the more. 

I think the author did an amazing job crafting this suspense filled tale. I am definitely looking forward to reading the next book in the series. I just cannot wait to see what she comes up with for the second book also I can't help but wonder if I'll figure it out before hand or have to wait for the big reveal.

If you love suspense that keeps you guessing and at the edge of your seat I highly recommend this book you won't be disappointed.


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Holy monster sauce The Devil’s Daughter is amazing! Katee Roberts has done it again. I was completely blown away by how amazing this book was.

Eden Collins got a picture of a dead body in her e-mail and knew she had to go home. Her mother controls a cult. After Eden escaped she joined the CIA, using her knowledge to bring down other cults. Coming back to Clear Springs was the last thing she wanted to do but she couldn’t help but feel as if the body was left for her. After getting into town she meets Zach Owens. Zach went into law enforcement after leaving the service. Now his town is full of dead women and he’s realizing he let some people in his town down.

I really enjoyed The Devil’s Daughter. Eden was a super amazing female lead. I love how she was just taken through the ringer time and time again throughout this story and continued to kick butt and carry on. I liked Zach as well. I felt that he was honest and strong and protective, but he never did anything to try and hold Eden back in any way. He was awesome.

The Devil’s Daughter is such an appropriate title. I really felt that sense of evil whenever Eden met or thought about her mother or her past. This book drew me in from page one. I felt for each and every character and I hope to see what comes next for these characters someday. I don’t want to say too much because this book is full of mystery and surprises that I don’t want to ruin for anyone. I’ll just say that you’ll be shocked when you find out who was behind everything.

The Devil’s Daughter, go grab this one ASAP because it is glorious.

Katee Robert just blew my mind! 
The Devil's Daughter will take you onto a journey like no other! Nightmares from the past that you thought were behind you, will drag you back into a place you never wanted to step foot in.
Take a little small town where everyone knows everyone and everything, add a cult just outside town and have Katee Robert's writing on top, and you are on a rollercoaster, mind freaking ride!

Zach is your typical war hero who returned home to step into his father's footsteps and becomes the town's sheriff. The war has left its traces within him. He's intense, on point, relentless and trusting his gut. He knows the people in town and his reservation against the cult is no secret. Although he tries to be diplomatic in his actions, when young women are gone missing and then turn up dead, he's the first who would love to run through the gates and demand answers. Where he's been politely welcomed before he now finds himself locked out and his suspicion is picked. But how to get in when the gates are blocked?

Eden never wanted to set foot into Clear Springs. Running away from a childhood in a cult, finally making a life on her own with the FBI. An anonymous email with a picture demands her return. But not everyone is happy to have her home and she's the first to admit it's suspicious that she showed up now. Her field of work and personal knowledge soon make her Zach's best way to solve the cases before more girls show up dead. Yet for Eden this becomes a living nightmare again and she has to admit what kind of power her mother and her followers still hold over her.

Katee Robert has created a story full of angst and suspense with two main characters that are deeply wounded that has you on the edge of your seat. With every page you find yourself wondering who's done it only to find yourself on a totally different path the next page. Emotions are so real, you find yourself stop breathing, searching your body for wounds that the characters have.
There are so many twists and turns in that story, but you never lose focus. In the end...well, read for yourself!
After the O'Malley series another great romantic suspense series that show the unbelievable talent Katee Robert has. I so can't wait for the next book in this series.

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The Devil's Daughter is very different from other books I've read from her. Focusing much more on the suspense and mystery and less on the romance, I was captivated. I had to know every who, what, when and why.Read more… Every single one of them. I felt for Eden; she had been through so much to get where she is and yet, she did the right thing and helped when and where she could. There was no hesitation to do the right thing, so matter how much it hurt.

Zach is an amazingly strong character who is equal parts head and heart. His personal demons where in the background, but we learn enough to sympathize and understand.

I do want to give myself a little pat on the back that I figured out half of the mystery well before the reveal, but I was still blindsided by the other half and it was phenomenal.

A deeply harrowing intense thriller that is interlaced with mystery, suspense, and intrigue. If you are familiar with Katee Robert, then you are all aware that she has this ability to pull in readers to get lost in her story and in the case of The Devil’s Daughter, Katee went beyond the hearts and flowers that we are used to but instead gave her readers a story that will leave chills as she explores the hidden secrets of a cult. 

The Devil’s Daughter is not your standard romantic suspense since I would say romance takes a major backseat in this story of uncovering the secrets of this specific cult. Eden Collins left her childhood life behind when she escaped Clear Springs, Montana ten years ago. She started a new life but it seems she couldn’t escape her past or her family. As it turns out, Eden’s mother is a cult leader and when bodies of young women starts emerging, all signs points to her mother’s cult. As an FBI agent, Eden was trained to be strong, independent, and fierce but what happens when she arrives back in Clear Springs and is bombarded of the lifestyle that she tried to run away from. Will Eden be able to help the local sheriff find those missing girls? Or will Eden discover that she can’t truly run away from home?

If you are looking for a story that is a real page turner then I highly suggest you read A Devil’s Daughter as you discover the unfolding of secrets and the reasoning for the killings of the young girls. Roberts did a fabulous job in writing this book as she slowly laid out the pieces of the puzzle in order for readers to guess who the killer is. If you are like me and are looking for a book that was written with such intensity and fervor then I highly suggest you read this book.

Katee Robert is probably best known for her sexy contemporary romances, several of which have been positively reviewed at AAR.  With The Devil’s Daughter, she’s moved into romantic suspense territory, and has done so with a reasonable degree of success, penning a well-paced and gripping tale that kept me eagerly turning the pages.

Sheriff Zach Owens, a former Marine, saw enough killing, bloodshed and violence during his various tours of Iraq to have made him want to leave it behind him and settle down in the relatively quiet Montana backwater of Clear Springs.  The worst he usually has to deal with involve the odd DUI, theft and minor crimes, and sometimes keeping a lid on the suspicion harboured by some of the locals towards Elysia, the large compound outside of town which is home to a religious cult.  Most of the time, the town and the cult manage to co-exist peacefully, but when a local girl goes missing and her ultra-conservative, church-going parents insist that someone from the cult is responsible for her disappearance, Zach has to walk a tight-rope between doing everything he can to find the girl and keeping the simmering resentment of her parents and their supporters from igniting the tensions between Clear Springs and Elysia and provoking a serious incident.

Zach’s fears are confirmed when he receives news that the naked body of a teenager has been found just outside town and he fully expects this to be the missing girl – but it isn’t.  It’s another local girl, one who was believed to have left town to attend college, hence the fact she’d not been missed.  And to make things worse, the girl is linked to Martha Collins, the head of the commune at Elysia, by virtue of the fact that Martha wrote her letters of reference for college.  Zach knows that any direct approach to Martha or her inner circle will be shut down and met with their usual brand of stonewalling, but with a murder directly linked to the group, and suspicions mounting that they have something to do with the other girl’s disappearance, Zach is going to have to tread carefully if he’s to stand any chance of getting answers, finding the missing teenager or solving the murder.

Eden Collins escaped from the commune and her mother’s influence when she was eighteen.  Now an agent working for the Behavioural Analysis Unit at the FBI, she’d never thought to return to Clear Springs, wanting to remain as far from there as possible, but when she’s anonymously sent a picture of the murdered girl, which clearly show tattoos identical to the ones Eden has, she knows she has to go back.  Zach is initially suspicious of her presence and her motives. As Martha Collins’ daughter, Eden is not the most popular new face in town, and even Eden can understand why Zach feels the way he does. But she insists he needs all the help he can get in order to find the missing girl before she becomes the killer’s next victim.

The small-town setting of this story is used to great effect in creating an atmosphere of oppression and insularity which helps to build a sense of menace in the mind of the reader.  Another thing the author does very well is to show just how deeply affected Eden was and continues to be by her upbringing and life as the daughter of a clever, manipulative and ruthless woman.   Eden has been out of Elysia for a decade; she’s an intelligent, independent, capable woman who is obviously good at her job, and yet coming back to Clear Springs almost threatens wipe out those ten years.  She knows how controlling and devious Martha is, and knows she has to keep her wits about her if she’s not going to get sucked back in; and Ms. Roberts communicates Eden’s complicated feelings  about Martha and Elysia with insight and skill.

The suspense plot is well-executed and especially unsettling on the few occasions the story is told from the PoV of the murdered girls.  I had my suspicions as to the identity of the villain, but it wasn’t too obvious, and overall I was satisfied with the way that storyline played out.

I can’t say the same of the romantic aspect of the book, however, which comes as a surprise given Ms. Robert is known as a romance writer.  Zach and Eden are a good fit; intelligent, competent people who are dedicated to their jobs and who are both carrying around a bit of emotional baggage.  But the romance isn’t really given enough time to develop, and as a result, it feels as though it has just been tacked on.  Their first kiss, for example, comes out of the blue when their relationship really only consists of suspicion and work-related disagreements.   In this context, sniping at each other doesn’t work as verbal foreplay, and there isn’t much chemistry between them.  The book ends with an HFN rather than an HEA for Zach and Eden, with both of them agreeing to pursue a relationship while continuing with their jobs and lives in different places

The Devil’s Daughter is billed as being the first book in the Hidden Sins series, and I’m certainly not averse to reading more, but I’m hoping that Ms. Robert will be able to achieve more of a balance between the romance and the mystery in the next book.

This book is a departure from Robert's O'Malley series (which is amazing!), but this book has romance, suspense and a small town cast of characters. I would definitely recommend it!

The Devil’s Daughter had all of the great elements that I like to see in a romantic suspense.  The major characters were likable but flawed.  The romance was a good distraction from the horrors that occurred but wasn’t the main attraction.  And, it wasn’t until the very end that the true villains were revealed.  All in all, Katee Robert has weaved together an excellent tale that illustrates how it’s not easy to keep your past in the rear view mirror no matter how much distance you create.

Eden Collins was born into a Montana cult that was created and ruled by her mother Martha.  Eden had to endure some unspeakable acts well before she became an adult.  When she was old enough to leave the cult, she got as far away as possible and joined the FBI.  She used her own experiences to help take down other cults.  Eventually, the murder of a young girl dangerously close to her mother’s cult lures Eden back to town to assist the local Sheriff Zach Owens with the investigation.  To further complicate things, the body count starts to increase and the familiarity of the murders make the hair on the back of Eden’s neck stand up.  She is confident that her mother is directly involved but she tries desperately to keep her own emotions out of the investigation.  That becomes even more of a challenge as she also attempts to deny herself of having a relationship with Zach.  She can no more deny her attraction as she can deny the connection to her unfulfilled prophecy regarding the cult and her role as Queen of the Underworld. 

I was very pleased with the misdirection that plays out throughout the investigation.  Small town investigations are always tricky because everyone likes to get involved with the investigation.  Once you throw in the defiant attitudes of cult members, everything becomes more complicated.  I felt sorry for Eden as she tried to exact information from her mother while trying to maintain her distance.  As a cult leader, Martha was truly a wolf in sheep’s clothing.  On the other hand, Zach was a diligent and persistent investigator who took all of the crimes personally and felt that it was his responsibility to keep his citizens safe.  Eden was strong, resourceful, and brave as she attempted to slay the demons of her past.  I look forward to reading the next book in this series.

3.5 “Crazy-Creepy Cult” Stars

When your mother is the leader of a cult, there aren’t many choices to make. You either fulfill your destiny (the one your crazy mother dictates) or you get the hell out of dodge. And that’s exactly what Eden did 10 years ago, never looking back.

What every town’s sheriff wants is to have a whacky cult amidst his people, not. Then young girls start to go missing only to later show up dead in what seems to be cult rituals. As much as he doesn’t like Eden coincidently showing up to offer her help with the investigation, she’s his only in with the cult.

The more they investigate the more Zach and Eden’s feeling begin to get involved. When the killer begins to escalate and everything points to Eden being in the middle of everything, their connection will be tested.

Zach was one sexy lawman. He had a military past he was dealing with and he really cared about the well-being of the people in his town. Eden brought all his protective instincts into overdrive and that was some seriously hot shit.

I must confess that I ended up a little bit disappointed in Eden. I did like her and thought it was a miracle she was a functioning adult. It was a testament to her fortitude that she dedicated her life to saving people from cults like her mother’s. But she got her ass kicked so many times during the investigation that at some point I was yelling “WTF woman?!! Didn’t you get any training at all at the bureau?”. This could have been mostly that I read FBI agent in the blurb and I was expecting a totally kick ass woman.

While Zach and Eden had some serious chemistry, I can’t say I totally connected to either of them. I felt that the main focus was on the cult and the mystery, and their romance took somewhat of a backseat to it. Which is actually not a bad thing, but whilst the suspense was really good, the conclusion of the mystery behind the killings felt a bit rushed.

With crazy cult people, creepy cult politics, a hunky sheriff, and some sexiness, as well as a great mystery The Devil’s Daughter was a somewhat disturbing but entertaining read.

The Devil’s Daughter by Katee Robert
Series: Hidden Sins, #1
Mystery/Thriller/ Suspense Romance
Montlake
January 24, 2017

Reviewed by Tori

Favorite Quote: “Into Hell I go.”

FBI agent Eden Collins vowed never to return home to Clear Springs, Montana. Growing up the daughter of an infamous cult leader, her childhood was not pleasant. When Eden receives an anonymous picture of a homicide victim who has tattoos similar to those of her mother’s followers, Eden knows it’s time to head home to confront her past and hopefully catch a killer.

Sheriff Zach Owens is in over his head when girls start disappearing and turning up dead in his small town. Eden Collins’ sudden arrival in town seems a little too coincidental but Zack will use whatever and whoever he can to stop the killer(s). Only, he doesn’t count on her being so attractive or him being so protective of her. Zack knows she is the only one who can access the inner sanctum of the reclusive cult but fears he may be sending her right into the killer’s arms.

The Devil’s Daughter is a deviation from Katee Robert’s usual romantically focused fare. The first book in her Hidden Sins series, this intense psychological thriller builds a layered and complicated story that takes a look into the world of cults and the powerful allure behind them. Through the eyes of a former member. The edgy atmosphere lends a hand to the overall dark and mysterious quality the story holds as Robert’s leads her readers down a rabbit hole of power, sex, mysticism, and murder. Heavily character driven the book effortlessly balances the intensity of the murder investigation with the internal struggles of the heroine, FBI agent Eden Collins, creating some interesting dynamics.  

"I don’t want to go back. Please don’t make me. It was the cry of a child in the dark. She’d worked very, very hard to leave that child behind, but the little-girl voice had a nasty habit of popping up at the worst times."

Robert’s has a definite gift for nail biting stories that leaves you hanging onto every little word. She pulls no punches and allows you little time to accept before tossing you next challenge. Smooth flowing with minimal fillers-this story grabs you and doesn’t let go till the end. The narrative is easy to follow, even with the occasional head jumping. A strong investigative base allows readers an inside look while steady pacing and intense suspense flies us all the way home. The romance and the conflict blend effortlessly together though the romance remains a low-key presence that doesn’t offer readers any real concrete resolutions in here.

With one girl missing, and now one dead, all eyes turn towards the local cult Elysia, and Martha Collins, its charismatic leader. Zach attempts to question Martha but is instantly stonewalled. A war veteran with some PTSD, this small town sheriff’s mama bear style protective warrior status is a direct result of his traumatic experience. Intelligent, handsome, and loyal to the core, he takes each death personally and struggles with maintaining a professional demeanor.

“Do you often collect people you considered yours?”

“Call it a habit I’ve never been able to escape.”

When Eden appears in town, Zach isn’t instantly on board with her help but soon grows to trust her as he sees her commitment towards justice-a trait she shares with him.

Eden Collins’ left home 10 years ago after a traumatic event that left her convinced death would soon follow. Completely reinventing herself, she becomes a FBI agent. A strong, intelligent, emotionally isolated heroine with a strong sense of justice and deep-seated vein of vulnerability. Calm, cool, and collected, she hides her insecurities well. It’s only when she comes home does those insecurities and fears come roaring back to the surface. Though she sees the truth behind her mother’s false prophecies and god-like stature, she is more than aware of the power her mother welds. A power that Eden struggles not to fall back under herself.

"She looked like the kind of woman who’d gather lost souls to her ad hold them till they were whole again.

Which is exactly why she was so dangerous."

I enjoyed meeting Eden and Zach. Robert’s works to build on their connection, showing us a team that works well together despite their differences. The romance is slow burning though heavy with chemistry. Robert’s takes her time exploring Eden’s and Zach’s attraction, using the investigation and their individual demons as speed bumps. Eden has spent her adult life alone and on the move. Her childhood has left her unable to easily trust and her job sends her everywhere. Engaging dialog and revealing emotional scenes help to tip the scale towards love. Zach’s protective streak comes out strong concerning Eden. While he wants to protect her from harm, he doesn’t coddle her. He recognizes her strength, skills, and tenacity. Though Eden doesn’t feel she has anything to offer Zach, he refuses to give up on them.

"He was like a golden god who’d wandered into this strangely domestic scene, and she didn’t know how to reconcile the two conflicting impressions."

A varied cast of secondary characters are well developed and fleshed out. They slip effortlessly in and out of the story. We see many different relationships in here that further explore the mentality behind cults and the various methods that are used to keep the followers complacent and faithful.  Eden’s mother is complex character who we get to know through Eden’s eyes. I found Eden’s ability to see right through her mother’s hype interesting and wondered if it was her childhood that allowed for that or her extremely strong will.

As we get closer to solving the mystery there are some very intense reveals that left me shocked. The duplicity and deception left me reeling at the implications. The ending is an explosive finale that resolves the conflict and answers all our immediate questions but leaves enough open to lead us into book two. The Devil’s Daughter is an excellent endeavor and sure to appeal to fans of romantic suspense with a strong thriller/mystery base. I am looking forward to the next in this series; to be announced.

Grade: B+

I have to say that I am really love this side of Katee Robert.  Most people read her more contemporary romance books, but I am absolutely loving her romantic suspense side.  And this book is definitely more thriller and suspense than romance, but there is a tiny bit of it.

So if you read the synopsis (which I would assume one has) then you know that Eden has returned to her childhood town, one she vowed never to return to.  However, it’s the circumstances that has her more on edge than just being back home.

Eden is helping out the local police unofficially on a case where the trail leads to her mother’s cult, Elysia.  Elysia is based on the Greek myth of Demeter and Persephone.

There are so many things I love about this book.  Katee is able to write a very thrilling and suspenseful plot that leaves you guessing til the very end.  Katee does a great job of explaining the cult’s beliefs and culture, which helps filtrate into the case they are trying to solve.


Everything ties together so perfectly in the end.  And what makes it so great is how Katee slowly and methodically gives you all the pieces to slowly put together.  Trust me – you may think you have all the pieces in place perfectly together, until you realize that there is more to the puzzle.

The Devil’s Daughter is captivating, thrilling and suspenseful must read.  A fantastic start to her newest series.

*A copy of this book was provided by the publisher via NetGalley and I'm freely giving my honest review.*

Eden returns to a place she thought she never coming back to where her mother is the leader of a cult. Now Eden is a FBI agent and comes to town after receiving a picture of a dead girl. She reaches out to sheriff Zach for help and even if his suspicious of her he agrees to take her help.

Not this authors usual book, but I must say she mastered it reasonably well. The plot was interesting and I didn't suspect the felon until the very end.

Her story telling is as good as always, easy to read and with lots of dialogues and some action scenes. There is even a little sexiness in there that made me think"Oh, that's the writer I know" 

I feel like in many of the books in this genre it's very much unnecessary descriptions of surroundings and characters. Maybe that's why I liked this one since it was straight to the point but still managed to cover up the real felon.

But seriously, this book gave me a good thrill and was well worth reading. Im not a big fan of thriller/mystery but I liked this book. I would definitely read the next one.

The quiet town of Clear Springs, Montana is shaken. A body of a teenage girl is found murdered and another girl has been reported.  All eyes are focused on the cult compound called Elysia who thinks they operate above the law.

Officer Zach Owens is doing everything he can to search for a possible serial killer and any leads on the case when in walks Eden Collins.  Eden is an FBI agent and more importantly the estranged daughter of Elysias leader.  Zach and Eden are working against time to find the missing girl, and fighting their attraction to one another while doing so.

This was quite a departure from the usual writing of the author. Very dark and a great mystery. The story had a small amount of romance between Zach and Eden, but at it's core is a suspense.  Very well written, and kept me guessing. I received a complimentary copy of this book for my unbiased review.

I have been wanting to try Katee Robert for a while now, and I'm so glad I finally got her on my calendar. I was in the mood for a good suspense read and this book really hit the spot. This one is more on the suspense end of the spectrum, but it has just enough romance to satisfy most romance fans.

Eden Collins escaped small town Montana when she was 18 years old, running far and fast from the controlling and somewhat sadistic cult run by her mother, Martha. Now Eden is an agent on the FBI's Behavior Analysis Unit, specializing in cults. She definitely has the experience to be good at her job. When murders draw her back to the town she never expected to revisit, Eden discovers that while she survived her childhood, she will never get over what she suffered at the hands of her mother and her followers. For being a federal agent, Eden was more vulnerable that I would have expected... but that could have been the environment she found herself in. She definitely didn't have a kickass agent vibe, and she seemed more careless than I would expect of an FBI Agent. But I liked her all the same. It definitely took courage for her to face her fears and go back to the town that haunts her nightmares.

Zach Owens returned home from war to the sleepy small town of Crystal Springs, hoping to escape the horror he saw as a Marine in the Middle East. Taking over the family legacy of being the town sheriff, Zach's life has been pretty uneventful. Until girls start going missing, and the prodigal daughter returns home with information about his case. Zach tried very hard to stay focused on the case, but there was chemistry between he and Eden that he couldn't quite ignore. It seemed like their wounded souls were reaching out for one another. 

As I mentioned above, the romance in this first installment of the series played a back seat to the suspense. That suited me fine for my current reading mood and I enjoyed trying to unravel the case with our main characters. I can tell you that I never quite figured out the villain, and I was surprised at the big reveal. I love it when that happens - it makes me so greedy for the story and pretty much guarantees I am going to finish reading with little delay. I am still feeling like cults are the new trend, as I read so much of this trope last year... but Robert did a good job making this cult stand out from the others. While it had the same structure as most cults (a leader and his/her inner circle), the beliefs of the "mother" and her followers were unexpected.

I think I will really enjoy this new series. I do wish we would have had a little more character development for Zach, and some additional explanation of the cult's belief system... but that could be coming in future books so I wasn't overly bothered by it in this first book.

I voluntarily reviewed an advanced copy of this book that I received from the publisher, Montlake Romance.

This is NOT a typical Katee Robert book, but it is by far my favorite of all of the ones I’ve read. This is unlike most novels and is full of mystery, intrigue, as well as the steam you come to expect from Katee’s stories.

Eden Collins, current FBI agent and former, reluctant cult member (only because her mother ran the cult) and sexy Sheriff Zach Owens meet when Eden reluctantly returns to Clear Springs, Montana when a young girl’s dead body surfaces with ties to her mother’s cult.

There might be a serial killer on the loose and Zach knows he is going to need Eden’s help to find him/her. The trauma that Eden endured in the name of Elysia and its teachings are truly horrifying. The drama is well played out and keeps you on the edge of your seat.

The chemistry between Zach and Eden is understated, but steamy! However, theirs is not a textbook romance by any stretch and it rings true due to the difficult nature of the case and both of their professions.

I have to say – although I suspected part of the ending – there was a twist you will most likely NOT SEE coming! I love that in a story.

This novel ends on a hopeful upswing, but it doesn’t tie everything together in a nice pretty bow which was refreshing. There is enough pain and torture that it wouldn’t be fitting for everything to work out perfectly.

If you enjoy “Criminal Minds”, you will LOVE “The Devil’s Daughter”.

Received copy from the publisher via Net Galley in exchange for an honest review.

The Devil's Daughter by Katee Robert......This book kept me guessing and flipping pages, while on the edge of my seat. I absolutely loved watching this story be told between Eden and Zach. You will get a thrilling fast paced story with some romance. I am so excited to read the next book in this series. If you are looking for a story to suck you in this one is for you. I voluntarily reviewed an advance reader copy of this book from publisher via NetGalley.

In The Devil's Daughter, Katee Robert's has elevated her craft by writing this suspense thriller that would have readers on their toes. Dead female bodies, a cult derived from Greek mythology, a female FBI agent with close ties to it, a sheriff with a sense of honor and a great storyline are elements that make The Devil's Daughter a worthwhile read for fans of the genre.  Ms. Robert's will reel you in, snag you until you get caught in a whirlwind of trying to guess who the killer really is and the answer won't really be apparent until the nearly the end.  Although a romantic suspense novel, the scenario between Eden and Zach is satisfyingly a realistic HFN with very good indications it could lead to a HEA further on.  It will also open up a new avenue for the author to pursue these two characters in other story lines as well (shades of the Eve Dallas and Eve Duncan series).

THE DEVIL’S DAUGHTER is the first installment in Katee Robert’s contemporary, adult HIDDEN SINS romantic suspense crime series. This is FBI agent Eden Collins, and Clear Springs, Montana sheriff and former Marine Zach Owens’s story line.

Told from several third person points of view THE DEVIL’S DAUGHTER focuses on a serial killer with possible links to a local Clear Springs cult known as Elysia, and their leader Martha Collins. With one girl missing, and another found dead sheriff Zach Owens struggles with a lack of DNA, clues and access to the Elysia compound. Enter FBI agent Eden Collins, the prodigal daughter of Elysia’s founder Martha Collins, and a potential victim given the nature of the crimes and the belief system of Martha’s followers. What ensues is the search for clues as the who, what and why, as Eden’s attempts to retrieve information from a compound she once called home.

Ten years earlier, Eden Collins left Clear Springs, Montana and the Elysia compound behind hoping never to return but a familiar tattoo and a series of ‘ritualistic markings’ brings Eden back home to a town frightened by the Elysia cult. Sheriff Zach Owens had hoped not to call in the FBI but Eden’s appearance coincides with the missing and murdered girls leaving our heroine the number one suspect early in the investigation.

The relationship between Eden and Zach is one of mutual attraction but Eden has no desire to lose her heart to someone back home. The romance is limited as the majority of the story line focuses on the search for the missing girls, and the clues that lead back to the Elysia compound.

There is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters including FBI agents Vic and Britton: local law enforcement and Sheriff’s deputy Chase, coroner William Reynolds, and several members of the Elysia cult. We are introduced to Eden’s mother and the leader of the cult Martha Collins, as well as her inner circle –Lee, Joseph and Abram, Beth and Jon.

THE DEVIL’S DAUGHTER is a story line that ventures into Greek mythology-Demeter and Persephone- and the cult-like belief system of one woman and her tight knit band of followers. The premise is intriguing and suspenseful; the final reveal is surprising; the characters are colorful and captivating; the HEA is open ended.

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This is a really good book i really enjoyed it i was a little worried i would not like it as its a little different than what she usually writes.Dont know what i was worried about i just loved it it sucked me in right from the start and kept me guessing all the way through could not put it down.Cant wait for more.

When Eden Collins left Clear springs 10 years ago, she was determined to leave the life her mother had forced on her behind for good. When she receives an email with some pictures of a murder victim in her home town, with some very familiar tattoo’s, she heads back to see if her knowledge can be of any help to the local Sherriff.

Sherriff Zach Owens is skeptical at the beginning when Eden offers to help. He believes she could be tied to the murders. However her knowledge of what happens in Elysia will hopefully help him solve this case. Zach and Eden both believe that Eden’s mother and her followers are to blame for the murders however they cannot find enough proof. Being back in Clear Springs stirs up many demons that Eden has been trying to keep hidden, causing her to not trust her own professional or personal judgment.

Chemistry between Zach and Eden threatens to get in the way of the investigation. As they learn more about each other they find they are very alike. Both changed their lifestyle to escape the past and both still having nightmares about what they have seen.

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