INSIDE SILENCE (Silence 2) by Freya Barker-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date October 27, 2025

Savannah (Savvy) Colter is not easily overwhelmed, which is a good thing, since she is the sheriff of Edwards County. It’s rare to find someone her age— a woman to boot—carrying such responsibility, but over the years, Savvy has more than proven herself worthy of the position…to most.

However, when in a matter of a few weeks an old flame resurfaces in Silence, and two particularly violent murders land on her desk, her steady and predictable life becomes a little much to handle.

New full-time single parent, Nate Gaines, reluctantly returns to his hometown, Silence, to offer his teenage daughter some much-needed stability. As a contractor he can work anywhere, and it’s not like he left a particularly fulfilling life behind, but he’s not too sure how much work he’s going to get here.

Although, some of the changes he encounters in Silence are a surprise. The most shocking one is seeing the woman he once craved like air, now wearing the sheriff’s badge he so despises.

Coming home is definitely not turning out the way he’d envisioned. Especially when a sudden crime spree has the law knocking on his door…again.

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REVIEW: INSIDE SILENCE is the second instalment in Freya Barker’s contemporary, adult SILENCE romantic suspense series focusing on the small town of Silence Washington. This is Silence sheriff Savannah (Savvy) Colter, and single father/ handy man Nate Gaines’ story line. INSIDE SILENCE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary.

Told from several first person perspectives including Savvy and Nate INSIDE SILENCE follows in the wake of the arrival and return of the prodigal bad boy Nate Gaines. Fifteen years earlier, Nate Gaines and Savvy Colter were an item but Nate’s life was about to spiral out of control, and Savvy was left with a broken heart. Fast forward to present day Nate has returned to Silence Washington with his fourteen year old daughter Tatum in tow, looking for a fresh start in a town unwilling to forgive or forget but Silence is about to become a proverbial hotbed of crime, and our hero will be the focus of an investigation, and a victim as well. As Sheriff Savvy Colter opens her heart to the possibility of a second chance, a series of murders and missing people threatens Savvy’s long hard fight to remain in control.

The world building follows several paths including Nate Gaines’ less than welcome home. Guilty by association, accused of a crime he did not commit, Nate finds himself on the outside looking in wherever he goes. Hoping to reconnect with Savvy, Nate must come to terms with the past and present, as the people of Silence refuse to let go. Savvy is struggling with the investigation and murders but with each successive clue she is no closer to the truth.

The relationship between Savvy and Nate is one of second chances but the people of Silence are determined to keep them apart. From secrets and lies, to the ultimate betrayal Savvy continues to struggle with the return of Nate Gaines in the wake of revelations and her need for a man who broke her heart. The $ex scenes are intimate and provocative without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful, interesting and questionable secondary and supporting characters. We are introduced to Savvy’s co-workers and fellow law enforcement officers: Trooper Auden Maynard, Savvy’s father and former sheriff Brant Colter and his wife Phyllis Dubois, Deputy Jeff Sanchuk, Deputy KC Kingman, chief deputy Hugo Alexander and his son Carson, as well as several townsfolk.

INSIDE SILENCE is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, power and control, obsession and murder, family and relationships, forgiveness and love. The character driven premise is suspenseful, intriguing and dramatic; the romance is seductive and fated; the characters are desperate, determined and dynamic.

Click HERE for Sandy’s review of book one FINDING SILENCE

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Reviewed by Sandy

USA Today bestselling author Freya Barker loves writing about ordinary people with extraordinary stories.

Driven to make her books about ‘real’ people; she creates characters who are perhaps less than perfect, each struggling to find their own slice of happy, but just as deserving of romance, thrills and chills in their lives.

Recipient of the ReadFREE.ly 2019 Best Book We’ve Read All Year Award for “Covering Ollie, the 2015 RomCon “Reader’s Choice” Award for Best First Book, “Slim To None”, and Finalist for the 2017 Kindle Book Award with “From Dust”, Freya continues to add to her rapidly growing collection of published novels as she spins story after story with an endless supply of bruised and dented characters, vying for attention!

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