Friday, September 20, 2013

My Review - Dangerous Passage by Lisa Harris



DANGEROUS PASSAGE is my first introduction to author Lisa Harris.  Though book one in the Southern Crimes series got off to a slow start, I will definitely be looking for book two.

Avery North is sure she has stumbled onto two victims in a serial killer’s spree.  With distinguishing tattoos as the only real link, Avery digs deep to find out what else the two victims have in common before there is a third.  While work pulls her in one direction, the care for her pre-teen daughter pulls her in another.  Add in a budding romance with medical examiner, Jackson Bryant, and Avery finds her thoughts drifting to the ‘what ifs’ of navigating a serious relationship.  

I felt DANGEROUS PASSAGE got off to a slightly clunky start.  I can’t put my finger on it, but I was somewhat disappointed since I had looked forward to receiving the book.  At first I felt that maybe I was reading the second book in the series instead of the first since the relationship between Avery and Jackson was introduced so casually and was breezed over.  But, my disappointment didn’t last long.  I quickly got into the storyline and felt the vulnerability that Avery was dealing with.  A single parent, a high-stressed job, a close-knit family, the loss of both her brother and her husband – Avery was definitely juggling quite a bit when Jackson steps into the picture.  But, she finally gives herself permission to take a second chance on love.  And Jackson – a man that experienced his own loss – is the perfect man to steer her through the stops and starts of a new relationship.  

In the end, I truly enjoyed DANGEROUS PASSAGE.  Of course, I would’ve enjoyed a little more on the romance side, but I can only hope I will get more of that in the second installment.  

Book provided for review purposes.

Available August 2013 at your favorite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group.

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