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Defying Evil (Blood is Thicker Than 1) by Abbie Roads-review tour

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Defying Evil (Blood is Thicker Than 1) by Abbie Roads-review tour & giveaway

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date October 17, 2023

He’s the son of a serial killer.
She’s his father’s only surviving victim.
He’s obsessed with her.
She’s frightened of him.
Before it’s all over they’ll need each other to survive.

Cain Killion’s life has revolved around blood. From a childhood of torture by his father, to his gruesome ability to solve crimes.

When a current case is directly connected to his past, there’s only one person with answers. But she isn’t talking, and the bodies are stacking up. The solution… Kidnap her.

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REVIEW:DEFYING EVIL is the first instalment in Abbie Roads contemporary, adult BLOOD IS THICKER THAN dark, paranormal, romantic suspense series. This is thirty year old, FBI consultant Cain Killian, and Mercy Ledger’s story line.

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there will be triggers for more sensitive readers

Told from several omniscient third person perspectives including Cain and Mercy DEFYING EVIL follows in the wake of a murder similar to murders committed years before by a serial killer and Cain’s father Adam Killian.With only one known survivor, Cain wants to ask Mercy Ledger about the circumstances of her family’s murder but will quickly discover that all is not well in Mercy’s life. On the run together, Cain and Mercy are at odds with which direction to turn the death of several people connected to our couple’s life reveals a possible copy-cat looking pushing the buttons of Mercy and Cain.

Cain Killian grew up the son of a serial killer, a young man thrown into the pits of his father’s depravity, and as such, Cain has the ability to ‘read’ blood. With his ability, Cain is an asset to the FBI, and is called in when his special circumstances are required. Mercy Ledger lost everything to Adam Killian but in the face of evil, developed her own ability to sense when darkness is near ..but..for all intents and purposes, our couple are more often than not the targets of madmen, leaving one or both fighting for their life, therefore I question Mercy’s true psychic powers.

The relationship between Cain and Mercy begins as a rescue. A close friend is desperate to protect our story line heroine but Cain may be too late when evil has already inflicted the damage to Mercy Ledger. On the run, and in hiding, Cain and Mercy will dance around their attraction but Mercy believes she is not good enough, and Cain struggles with the darkness in his past. The $ex scenes are intimate.

There is a large ensemble cast of dark, questionable and interesting characters including Cain’s mentor/foster father/ friend and FBI agent MacNeil Anderson, agent Dolan Watts, Dr. Payne, and Cain’s father Adam Killian. The requisite evil has many faces.

DEFYING EVIL is a story of power and control, obsession and madness, acceptance and love, all set in the same vein as the author’s BEAUTIFUL NIGHTMARE series, where each investigator has some psychic powers. The premise is intriguing, dramatic and edgy; the romance is intense; the characters are broken , abused and desperate.

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Reviewed by Sandy

Abbie Roads loves Snickers Parfaits and acrylic pour painting. It’s her new obsession. The pour painting. Not the parfaits. Though the parfaits would qualify as an obsession too. She spends her days a mental health counselor always looking on the brightside, but at night she likes to write dark and dangerous things—with kissing and sexy times. She loves reading inspirational quotes and stories about serial killers. She is married to her favorite fellow and they have two cranky old rescue dogs that are not spoiled. Not at all. Okay. Maybe a little. Alright, the dogs are terribly spoiled, but they do give lots of cuddles and kisses in return.

Her first book RACE THE DARKNESS was a Publishers Weekly Top 10 Pick for Fall.

You can find Abbie on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram…and Pinterest.

 

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Shattered Dreams (Beautiful Nightmare 3) by Abbie Roads-review tour

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Broken Dreams / Shattered Dreams (Beautiful Nightmare 2 & 3) by Abbie Roads-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date July 11, 2023

A crooked cop. Corruption. A woman convicted of murder. A man determined to prove her innocence.

When Helena Grayse is released from prison, all she wants is to say a final goodbye to her old life. But when a man finds her trespassing on his property, instead of turning her in, he takes her in. Accepts her. Loves her.

But someone decides to serve Helena with a death sentence.

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REVIEW:SHATTERED DREAMS is the third instalment in Abbie Roads’ contemporary, adult FATAL DREAMS paranormal, romantic suspense series. This is police department consultant Thomas Brown, and former inmate Helena Grayse’s story line. SHATTERED DREAMS can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary but I recommend reading the series in order for back story. SHATTERED DREAMS is the re-release of the author’s NEVER LET ME FALL (Fatal Dreams Series).

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there may not be triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from several third person perspectives including Thomas and Helena SHATTERED DREAMS follows the building relationship between police department consultant Thomas Brown, and former inmate Helena Grayse. Ten years earlier Helena was sentenced to prison for a crime she did not commit but Helena found herself the target of a prison gang, a gang determined to end her life. Upon release from prison, a battered and battle -scarred Helena headed back to the family home, a home now owned by consultant Thomas Brown. When the attacks against Helena’s life continue on the outside, Thomas is determined to protect the woman that literally calls to his heart, a woman with whom he is psychically tethered. What ensues is the building but struggling relationship between Thomas and Helena, and the potential fall-out as Thomas’s past is determined to own him body and soul, a malevolent past that is closely connected to the woman he loves.

Thomas Brown has a special ability of which only a few are aware. With his ability to ‘read’ and ‘see’ the shadow of death, Thomas is surprised when Helena’s aura is a beacon of colour and light, colour he hasn’t seen in too many years. Helena has survived the prison abuse but was unaware of the how and why. Keeping to herself, remaining quiet in the face of danger and death, Helena continues to be targeted for sins of the past.

The relationship between Thomas and Helena is one of immediate attraction. Thomas knows immediately, with one touch, that Helena is his soulmate -her nearness allows Thomas to see colours and light; his touch heals that which would have killed a lesser human. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

SHATTERED DREAMS is a story of heartbreak and pain; family and loss; betrayal and vengeance. The premise is dark, gritty and raw; the romance is fated; the characters are broken, damaged and lost.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Dangerous Dreams
Broken Dreams (see below)

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Reviewed by Sandy

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BROKEN DREAMS (Beautiful Nightmare 2) by Abbie Roads

ABOUT THE BOOK: Re-release Date June 13, 2023

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A stalker. A killer. A virgin hero who will sacrifice himself to save the woman he loves.

FBI Special Skills Consultant Lathan Montgomery has a genetic anomaly that he uses to solve cold cases, but it forces him to live in seclusion. When he saves a woman from a roadside attack, instead of her presence causing him to lose control, she soothes him. For the first time in his life, he experiences love.

But someone is watching them and planning to make them both suffer.

Broken Dreams is the second book in Abbie Roads’ Beautiful Nightmare Series of dark romantic thrillers. It features a virgin hero who never thought he’d find love. If you devour true crime and romance novels then you’ll love a series that combines both in a roller-coaster ride of danger, mind games, and swoon worthy love.

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REVIEW:  BROKEN DREAMS is the second instalment in Abbie Roads’s contemporary, adult BEAUTIFUL NIGHTMARE paranormal, romance series. This is FBI consultant Lathan Montgomery, and waitress Evanee Brown’s story line. BROKEN DREAMS can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary. BROKEN DREAMS is the re-release of the author’s  HUNT THE DAWN (Fatal Dreams 2).

NOTE: BROKEN DREAMS contains graphic and implied scenarios of violence, torture, sexual and emotional abuse.

Told from several third person points of view including Lathan and Evanee BROKEN DREAMS focuses on the hunt for a serial killer. Lathan is a special investigations consultant with the FBI and his latest assignment is the search for a serial killer whose number of victims is increasing at an alarming rate. Enter Evanee Brown, a young woman whose nightmares become tangible in the presence of our story line hero. What ensues is the building relationship between two people caught in the supernatural world of psychic abilities, and a psychopathic murderer.

Lathan Montgomery suffers with debilitating scent memories -odors and smells trigger memories of the people around him. Along with the olfactory abnormality touch brings about another form of memory recall. Evanee’s abusive past is darkened by a familial connection that wants to rekindle the dark relationship. With her connection to Lathan Montgomery Evanee’s nightmares become real as our heroine connects with the serial killer’s victims. Lathan and Evanee together will protect one another from the approaching demons and a psychotic killer.

We are introduced to Lathan’s friend and FBI partner Gill Garrison whose relationship with Lathan struggles as our hero finds solace in Evanee Brown. Lathan’s parents battle with their son’s idiosyncrasies; and Evanee’s past is out to destroy any semblance of love for our story line heroine. Xander Stone and Ileen Walker (Race the Darkness #1) play secondary characters. The requisite evil has many faces and names.

BROKEN DREAMS is a dark and gritty story line; an emotional and moving story about two people on the periphery of ‘normal’ society whose abilities single them out from the ‘maddening’ crowd. The premise is intense and inventive; the characters are passionate and dynamic; the romance is intimate and fated. BROKEN DREAMS is a suspenseful and enthralling look into the mind of the supernatural, and a serial killer.

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Abbie Roads loves Snickers Parfaits and acrylic pour painting. It’s her new obsession. The pour painting. Not the parfaits. Though the parfaits would qualify as an obsession too. She spends her days a mental health counselor always looking on the brightside, but at night she likes to write dark and dangerous things—with kissing and sexy times. She loves reading inspirational quotes and stories about serial killers. She is married to her favorite fellow and they have two cranky old rescue dogs that are not spoiled. Not at all. Okay. Maybe a little. Alright, the dogs are terribly spoiled, but they do give lots of cuddles and kisses in return.

Her first book RACE THE DARKNESS was a Publishers Weekly Top 10 Pick for Fall.

You can find Abbie on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram…and Pinterest.

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DANGEROUS DREAMS (Beautiful Nightmare 1) by Abbie Roads-tour

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DANGEROUS DREAMS (Beautiful Nightmare 1) by Abbie Roads-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 14, 2023

A cult. A kidnapped woman. A man who won’t stop until he finds her.

Special Skills Consultant, Xander Stone, has an uncanny ability to solve crimes, but at a painful price. When he rescues a kidnapping victim, her mere presence relieves his suffering and makes him feel something he’s never felt before. Love.

But with her free, no one is safe.
Who will survive?
Who will die?
Only fate can decide.

Dangerous Dreams is the first book in Abbie Roads’ Beautiful Nightmare Series of dark romantic thrillers. If you devour true crime and thrilling romance then you’ll love this series that combines both in a roller-coaster ride of danger, mind games, and swoon worthy love.

Buy this dangerously dark romance today!

Trigger warning: depictions of violence

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REVIEW: DANGEROUS DREAMS is the first instalment in Abbie Roads’ contemporary, adult BEAUTIFUL NIGHTMARE paranormal, erotic, romantic thriller series-formerly the FATAL DREAMS series. This is special skills consultant for the Ohio BCI (Bureau of Criminal Investigations) Alexander ‘Xander’ Stone, and twenty-five year old Isleen Walker’s story line. DANGEROUS DREAMS is a re-release of the author’s RACE THE DARKNESS (Fatal Dreams Series 1)- new title, new series title, new covers.

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise including graphic violence, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from third person perspective DANGEROUS DREAMS follows in the wake of the discovery of twenty-five year old Isleen Walker and her grandmother Gale, Gale who has been missing for over twenty five years. Xander Stone is an investigator for the Ohio BCI, with supersensitive hearing, and the ability to hear thoughts since he was struck by lightning at an earlier age but Xander struggles with the echoes of a woman’s voice, crying for help, a woman who is closer than he could have ever imagined. Isleen Walker and her grandmother Gale have been imprisoned by a monster for close to eight years, a monster who is slowly starving and bleeding Isleen and her grandmother to death. Isleen and her grandmother have ‘supernatural dreams’ wherein they are witness to what is happening or what may happen in the future, and for this Isleen is being punished by an unknown source. Her rescue by Xander, and her subsequent dreams continue to reveal the death of others, lives she struggles to save in the wake of the monster lurking behind the scenes. As our couple begin to build upon their mutual attraction, secrets reveal a past connection, as Xander and Isleen are targeted by the man in charge. What ensues is the search and rescue of Isleen and Gale; the building romance and relationship between Xander and Isleen; and the fall-out as the monster returns to finish the job he started years before.

The relationship between Isleen and Xander begins as a rescue. Isleen has been ‘dreaming’ about Xander, and Xander knows that if the woman in his mind isn’t found soon, she will not last through her terrible nightmare. Xander is immediately drawn to Isleen as she soothes the pain in his head, a pain that comes when the voices begin anew. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

We are introduced to Xander’s father Alex, his uncle Matt, and their housekeeper Rowena; Detective Kent, and his sister Camille, as well as Isleen’s grandmother Gale, and a cameo appearance by FBI consultant Lathan Montgomery. The requisite evil has many faces. Lathan’s story is next.

DANGEROUS DREAMS is the re-release of the author’s Race the Darkness, the introductory story line focusing on a group of supernatural law enforcement who take the cases no one else is able to solve. The premise is intense and gritty; the characters are broken yet strong; the romance is insta-lust to love, intimate and destined.

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Reviewed by Sandy

Abbie Roads loves Snickers Parfaits and acrylic pour painting. It’s her new obsession. The pour painting. Not the parfaits. Though the parfaits would qualify as an obsession too. She spends her days a mental health counselor always looking on the brightside, but at night she likes to write dark and dangerous things—with kissing and sexy times. She loves reading inspirational quotes and stories about serial killers. She is married to her favorite fellow and they have two cranky old rescue dogs that are not spoiled. Not at all. Okay. Maybe a little. Alright, the dogs are terribly spoiled, but they do give lots of cuddles and kisses in return.

Her first book RACE THE DARKNESS was a Publishers Weekly Top 10 Pick for Fall.

You can find Abbie on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram…and Pinterest.

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Saving Mercy (Fatal Truth #1) by Abbie Roads-Review,Guest Post & Giveaway

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SAVING MERCY (Fatal Truth #1) by Abbie Roads-Review, Guest Post & Giveaway

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SAVING MERCY
Fatal Truth #1
by Abbie Roads
Genre: adult, contemporary, psychological, thriller, romantic suspense
Release Date: April 4, 2017

Saving Mercy

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date April 4, 2017

First in a chilling new paranormal romantic suspense series from award-winning author Abbie Roads

He’s found her at last
Cain Killion knows himself to be a damaged man, his only saving grace the extrasensory connection to blood that he uses to catch murderers. His latest case takes a macabre turn when he discovers a familiar and haunting symbol linking the crime to his own horrific past-and only one woman could know what it means.

Only to lose her to a nightmare
Mercy Ledger is brave, resilient, beautiful-and in terrible danger. The moment he sees Mercy, Cain knows he’s the one who can save her. He also knows he’s beyond redemption. But the lines between good and evil blur and the only thing clear to Cain and Mercy is that they belong together. Love is the antidote for blood-but is their bond strong enough to overcome the evil that stalks them?

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REVIEW: SAVING MERCY is the first instalment in Abbie Roads’s contemporary, adult FATAL TRUTH paranormal, romantic suspense series. This is FBI profiler Cain Killion, and Mercy Ledger’s story line.

NOTE: SAVING MERCY contains scenes of graphic violence, blood shed and murder, and may not be appropriate for all readers.

Told from several third person points of view including Cain and Mercy SAVING MERCY focuses on Cain Killion, the son of a serial killer, and Mercy Ledger-one of Cain’s father’s victims -a woman who survived but finds herself victimized over and over again. Twenty years earlier Mercy’s entire family was brutally slaughtered by Adam Killion and in the ensuing years, Mercy has struggled to find her place in society until the day she found herself locked in a mental institution against her will. Enter Cain Killion, Adam Killion’s son, and the man who will fall in love with one of his father’s victims. What ensues are Cain’s attempts to save Mercy from a potential copy –cat killer; a stalker who uses Mercy for his own perverted pleasure; and the fall out from a killer’s need for power and control.

Cain Killion has the ability to ‘read’ blood-a killer’s thought and ideas whenever he touches the blood of one of the victims. His psychic abilities leave our hero in a world of hurt and pain, and not without some difficult side effects he’d rather not endure but as an FBI profiler Cain’s ‘powers’ can be used as a positive when on the hunt for the criminally responsible, making amends for his father’s past. His connection to Mercy Ledger comes on the twentieth anniversary of her family’s murders, and a string of killings linking directly back to Mercy and Cain find our couple on the run, not knowing whom to trust or where next to turn. The overwhelming darkness and demons continue to ride Cain Killion-a man whose own father destroyed everything he touched. Mercy is not without some psychic abilities of her own, and together they will form a powerful team but not before Mercy is targeted by someone from her past.

SAVING MERCY is an intense, tragic and alarming look at one man’s ability to destroy everything in his path. There are moments of passion and romance, atrocious violence and abhorrent acts, betrayal, redemption and vindication. The premise is suspenseful and disturbing; the characters are broken, destructive and tormented; the romance is fated, profound and heartbreaking. SAVING MERCY is a dark, deadly, fiery and tense story; a well written psychological thriller about a tortured hero, and the woman with whom he will fall in love.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Developing the hero/heroine with Abbie Roads

I’m a write-by-the-seat-of-my-pants author. That means I don’t plot out my books and I honestly don’t know what’s going to happen from one scene to the next. I’ve tried plotting and planning and the thing I’ve discovered… If I know what’s going to happen, then I don’t want to write it. I get a weird writer’s high from all the unexpected things that happen on the page.

And I’m the same way with developing my heroes and heroines. I’ve sat down and filled out complicated character development forms. I’ve spent weeks exploring every single facet of a character and you know what happened when I tried to write that character? I couldn’t write him. I couldn’t force that character to be the things I said he was going to be.

I wish I could plot a story. I wish I could plan out my characters. But it’s just not how my process works.

Here’s how I develop my characters:

I write. And write. And write. I keep writing until I feel that spark that interests me. Then I delete all the crap I wrote before. I follow that spark and let it guide me. It doesn’t always lead me in a good direction, so I delete a lot.

The first one hundred pages of my books are always the hardest for me. It takes me a long time to find my characters in writing and re-writing—usually six to eight months to get those pages right. The rest of the book comes easier after that. Thank God.

A weird thing I’ve noticed about my heroes and heroines is that they all tend to be introverted and crave to live isolated lives. Maybe I shouldn’t admit this, but those are purely Abbie Roads traits. I’m a super-deep introvert, but I can become extroverted sounding when I’m excited about something—it just exhausts me. I yearn to live in isolation from other people. I want my home to be in a place where I can walk outside naked and there’s no one around for miles to see. Not that I’m a nudist or anything. It’s just the idea of being able to do that that appeals to me! Lol.

QUESTION

I have a question for the readers: What kinds of heroes/heroines do you like best? Are they a reflection of your own personality?

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Fatal Dreams giveaway

Abbie’s publisher is graciously offering a two-book bundle of Race the Darkness and Hunt the Dawn (Fatal Dreams 1 & 2) to ONE (1) lucky commenter at The Reading Cafe.

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Hunt The Dawn (Fatal Dreams #2) by Abbie Roads-a review

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HUNT THE DAWN (Fatal Dreams #2) by Abbie Roads-a review

 

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 6, 2016

Out of darkness and danger…

You can’t hide your secrets from Lathan Montgomery—he can read your darkest memories. And while his special abilities are invaluable in the FBI’s hunt for a serial killer, he has no way to avoid the pain that brings him. Until he is drawn to courageous, down-on-her-luck Evanee Brown and finds himself able to offer her something he’s never offered another human being: himself.

Dawns a unique and powerful love

Nightmares are nothing new to Evanee Brown. But once she meets Lathan, they plummet into the realm of the macabre. Murder victims are reaching from beyond the grave to give Evanee evidence that could help Lathan bring a terrifying killer to justice. Together, they could forge an indomitable partnership to thwart violence, abuse, and death—if they survive the forces that seek to tear them apart.

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REVIEW: HUNT THE DAWN is the second installment in Abbie Roads’s contemporary, adult FATAL DREAMS paranormal, romance series. This is FBI consultant Lathan Montgomery, and waitress Evanee Brown’s story line. HUNT THE DAWN can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary.

NOTE: HUNT THE DAWN contains graphic and implied scenarios of violence, torture, sexual and emotional abuse.

Told from several third person points of view including Lathan and Evanee HUNT THE DAWN focuses on the hunt for a serial killer. Lathan is a special investigations consultant with the FBI and his latest assignment is the search for a serial killer whose number of victims is increasing at an alarming rate. Enter Evanee Brown, a young woman whose nightmares become tangible in the presence of our story line hero. What ensues is the building relationship between two people caught in the supernatural world of psychic abilities, and a psychopathic murderer.

Lathan Montgomery suffers with debilitating scent memories -odors and smells trigger memories of the people around him. Along with the olfactory abnormality touch brings about another form of memory recall. Evanee’s abusive past is darkened by a familial connection that wants to rekindle the dark relationship. With her connection to Lathan Montgomery Evanee’s nightmares become real as our heroine connects with the serial killer’s victims. Lathan and Evanee together will protect one another from the approaching demons and a psychotic killer.

We are introduced to Lathan’s friend and FBI partner Gill Garrison whose relationship with Lathan struggles as our hero finds solace in Evanee Brown. Lathan’s parents battle with their son’s idiosyncrasies; and Evanee’s past is out to destroy any semblance of love for our story line heroine. Xander Stone and Ileen Walker (Race the Darkness #1) play secondary characters. The requisite evil has many faces and names.

HUNT THE DAWN is a dark and gritty story line; an emotional and moving story about two people on the periphery of ‘normal’ society whose abilities single them out from the ‘maddening’ crowd. The premise is intense and inventive; the characters are passionate and dynamic; the romance is intimate and fated. HUNT THE DAWN is a suspenseful and enthralling look into the mind of the supernatural and a serial killer.

Reading Order and Previous review
Race The Darkness
Hunt The Dawn

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Race the Darkness by Abbie Roads – a Review

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Race the Darkness by Abbie Roads – a Review

 

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Description:
Cursed with a terrible gift…

Criminal investigator Xander Stone doesn’t have to question you—he can hear your thoughts. Scarred by lightning, burdened with a power that gives him no peace, Xander struggles to maintain his sanity against the voice that haunts him day and night—the voice of a woman begging him to save her.

A gift that threatens to engulf them…

Isleen Walker has long since given up hope of escape from the nightmare of captivity and torture that is draining her life, her mind, and her soul. Except…there is the man in her feverish dreams, the strangely beautiful man who beckons her to freedom and wholeness. And when he comes, if he comes, it will take all their combined fury and faith to overcome a madman bent on fulfilling a deadly prophecy.

 

Review:

Race the Darkness by Abbie Roads is a dark paranormal romance story in her new Fatal Dreams series.  Xander Stone, our hero, is an investigator that helps the police department solve crimes.  Xander is not your normal investigator, as he has the ability to hear people thoughts. He was struck by lightning years before, leaving scars on his face and body, and also suffers pains in his head with the constant hearing of voices.   For years, he has been ignoring a cry for help from a woman, who he has no idea who or where she is.

Isleen Walker, our heroine, waits to die, to be put out of her misery.  It has been 8 years since she was kidnapped with her grandmother and  tortured daily.  She is on the brink of death, when Xander accidently finds and rescues her.  He uses his healing powers to make her better, and brings her and the grandmother to the hospital, where they will be under police protection. Xander learns that Isleen has her own powers;  she sees visions of things that are about to happen in the future.

Together they will embark to find out who is responsible for her kidnapping.  A slow build romance will follow with two people that are each suffering badly from their disabling abilities. They both feel the magic that pulls them to each other.  Will they survive the madness surrounding them?

What follows is an interesting, somewhat exciting and very dark story line, filled with madness, religious sadistic fanatics, and death.  This was a well written story with a different theme, but it was too dark for me to really enjoy.  I have read dark stories, but in this case you need to be invested in the characters to be able to enjoy the story.  In Race the Darkness, I just did not feel the chemistry between Xander and Isleen, nor did I like any of the other characters.  If you are into dark paranormal romances, you may want to give this a try.

Reviewed by Barb

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