Taken by Surprise

by Valerie J. Clarizio

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Pub Date Apr 18 2016 | Archive Date Jun 25 2017

VJC Books

General Fiction (Adult) | Romance

Description

Everyone is shocked when Clare Ulster leaves her rich and handsome fiancé, chucks her well-to-do Milwaukee city life, and moves into her grandparents’ old homestead in the remote Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The quiet small town of Iron City is just what she needs to get her life in order and learn to stand on her own. No men needed!

Unfortunately, disaster follows her. Unable to let her go, her abusive, cheating ex- fiancé finds his way to the U.P. and sets out to make Clare’s life more of a living hell then he’d done in the past. Additionally, Clare’s alleged involvement with the Fire Chief, aka, town player, lands her in a world of trouble with his ring of female admirers, sending her on a dangerously chaotic adventure including murder and kidnapping. With Clare's life in danger, irresistible Police Chief Jack Ricco will do whatever it takes to keep their newest resident safe.

Will Clare and Jack be able to survive the deceptively peaceful Iron City?

Advance Praise

This story has something for everyone's palate - sweet, salty, savory. The author does an excellent job of building the suspense and bringing the multi-faceted plot to a conclusion just at the right time.

*****

I really enjoy a good romantic suspense book. I especially like one if the hero is a very sexy cop. This book definitely filled that role. The chemistry between Clare and Jack almost set my kindle on fire. It wasn’t just steamy but on Jack’s part is was very sweet and unrequited since he was a kid. The real story though was the horrible incidents that continued to threaten Clare’s life and finding out who was responsible doing these things to her. As the story grew so did the depth and complexities of the culprit. This truly made things interesting. You don’t figure out truly who is behind everything until the very end. I love stories like that. If you are looking for a great page turner with a sexy police chief you’d want to get arrested by, then look no further. **Book Maven 623**