5 out of 5 stars
SANCTUARY BURIED, book two in the WITSEC Town Series was
even more suspenseful than the first.
Frannie Peters’ life in Sanctuary has been very day-to-day.
She has spent her time running the town bakery while trying to ignore the over-the-top
antics of her mother and sister. But dealing with her mother and sister becomes
the least of her problems when Frannie walks in on an attempted murder. Now,
the killer is after Frannie even though she has no way of identifying him. The
only positive thing that comes out of being the murderer’s next target is that
Matthias Hernandez, the man of Frannie’s secret infatuation, steps forward to
protect her.
Matthias Hernandez is always smiling and helping someone
out, but his secrets run just as deep as the other residents of Sanctuary. His
family is a mess, and he shoulders the blame. It’s because of him that they
live in the WITSEC town and because of that, he feels it’s his job to keep the
family together. But, he secretly desires more. A family of his own. Matthias
has been attracted to Frannie for a while, something he’s kept to himself or so he thinks.
But, when Frannie becomes the target of a would-be killer, he no longer keeps
his distance.
I really enjoyed SANCTUARY BURIED. I liked the slow
development of the relationship between Frannie and Matthias. But there was
plenty more than just romance to the book. The suspense was high as I tried to
figure out who the killer was and what was his motivation. The setting
continued to put an interesting slant on the story. A whole town of people
keeping secrets had me assuming anyone could be guilty. Ms. Phillips also
created characters like Frannie’s mom and sister that you just wanted to hate.
To me, that’s always a sign of good writing.
Another great installment. Look for my review of
SANCTUARY BREACHED next week.
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