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WHISPERS IN THE SAND (Detective Kaitlyn Carr 8) by Kate Gable

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WHISPERS IN THE SAND (Detective Kaitlyn Carr 8) by Kate Gable- a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date July 31, 2023

A beautiful young woman’s mutilated body is found in the sand near the breaking waves of the Pacific Ocean. When Detective Kaitlyn Carr is called to the scene, she discovers that it belongs to Emilia Cruz, an actress on a popular Netflix show, who had just attended the Screen Actors Guild Awards and is still wearing her gown from the night before. As Kaitlyn begins her relentless pursuit of the truth, she uncovers a shocking Emilia had recently joined a wellness cult led by an enigmatic figure who promises enlightenment through unconventional methods.

The cult’s obsession with green juices and extreme food restrictions raises suspicions, but Kaitlyn’s investigation takes an unexpected turn when Emilia’s old high school boyfriend, hailing all the way from Iowa, emerges as a potential suspect. Caught between the chilling possibilities of a fanatical cult and the haunting presence of an obsessed ex-lover, Kaitlyn must navigate a treacherous path to expose the true culprit. With each step closer to the truth, she unravels a dark mystery that threatens to shatter the glitz and glamour of Hollywood.

Meanwhile, as Kaitlyn delves deeper into the investigation, she finds herself standing at the precipice. With her wedding to Luke Galvinson, an FBI agent, fast approaching, Kaitlyn must balance the demands of her personal life and her pursuit of Emilia’s killer. In this page-turning psychological mystery, follow Detective Kaitlyn Carr as she tackles her most perilous case yet, unraveling a twisted tale of deception, obsession, and the high stakes of love and justice in the City of Angels.

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REVIEW: WHISPERS N THE SAND is the eighth instalment in Kate Gable’s contemporary, adult DETECTIVE KAITLYN CARR murder/mystery suspense series focusing on LAPD Detective Kaitlyn Carr.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Kaitlyn and Emilia) WHISPERS IN THE SAND follow in the wake of the discovery of a young woman’s body, washed up on the shores of a local beach. With her new partner, Detective Tracie Freeman, Kaitlyn goes in search for clues, including the last know associates of a rising star, a wellness guru who pushes his followers to the brink of starvation. Meanwhile, Kaitlyn and her fiancé, FBI Agent Luke Galvinson make preparations for their upcoming nuptials, an event in which Kaitlyn struggles to get remotely motivated.

WHISPERS IN THE SAND is the story of power and control, indoctrination and madness, betrayal and murder. The premise is fascinating and inviting; the characters are charismatic, desperate and lost-the psychological ramifications of brainwashing and manipulation is evident in the restrictive nature of those desperate enough to believe.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews

Girl Hidden
Girl Missing
Girl Lost
Girl Found
Girl Forgotten
Gone Too Soon
Gone Forever

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Gone Too Soon/Gone Forever by Kate Gable-review

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Gone Too Soon/Gone Forever by Kate Gable-review

GONE TOO SOON
(Detective Kaitlyn Carr 6)
by Kate Gable
Genre: adult, contemporary, mystery, suspense

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date May 31, 2023

A letter throws Detective Kaitlyn Carr’s life into turmoil…
Settling into a new routine, Kaitlyn believes that her troubles are behind her. But then she receives a letter from a retired FBI agent, which states that everything she knows about her father’s death is a lie.
The FBI agent says that her father was murdered and promises to tell her what really happened, but only if she helps him first.
To find out the truth, Kaitlyn must travel to a place with a near-constant cover of clouds and rain and investigate a series of cold cases that the FBI agent believes are connected to the same illusive serial killer.
Here, the foliage is thick. The rains wash away evidence. It’s the perfect place to bury bodies, or to leave them somewhere no one will find them.
The FBI agent might be a conspiracy theorist and Kaitlyn isn’t sure if she believes any of it until she finds a young woman’s bodyand wonders if her murder is also linked to the serial killer.
Deep in the pines and gloom of the Pacific Northwest, Kaitlyn hunts the serial killer, but what she does not yet know is that she might be the one who is being hunted….

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REVIEW: GONE TOO SOON is the sixth instalment in Kate Gable’s contemporary, adult DETECTIVE KAITLYN CARR mystery/suspense series focusing on LAPD Detective Kaitlyn Carr. GONE TOO SOON can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty but for back story I recommend reading the series in order as there is an ongoing premise throughout concerning the Detective’s late father.

NOTE: If you have not read any of the previous instalments there may be spoilers in my review.

Told from first person perspective (Kaitlyn Carr) GONE TOO SOON follows several paths that may or may not be connected. Kaitlyn Carr’s father is a former police detective, a dirty cop, who is believed to have taken his own life but Kaitlyn never believed the stories, and a letter from one of her father’s former partners, retired FBI Agent Donald Clark, claims someone else may be responsible for the death of her father. As Kaitlyn goes in search of the truth, she must first look into a series of unsolved murders for the man holding hostage all of the answers to her father’s death, including the recent murder of a single mother Kaitlyn found on the trails near Olympia Washington. As Kaitlyn begins an investigation of her own, a teenage boy asks for help, when his father refuses to accept that anything is wrong.

Kaitlyn’s journey, along with her boyfriend, FBI Agent Luke Galvinson, takes our heroine from California, to Washington, to Oregon as she goes in search of answers to her father’s death but finds herself racing to a three unsolved murders that Agent Clark refuses to let go. As Kaitlyn begins to unravel the clues, she will quickly discover that Agent Clark wasn’t too far off the mark.

GONE TOO SOON is a story of madness and murder, power and control, desperation and obsession, acceptance and revelations. The premise is intriguing and captivating; the characters are desperate, determined and dynamic. GONE TOO SOON ends on a cliff hanger-you have been warned

Reading Order and Previous Reviews

Girl Hidden
Girl Missing
Girl Lost
Girl Found
Girl Forgotten

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Reviewed by Sandy

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GONE FOREVER
(Detective Kaitlyn Carr 7)
by Kate Gable
Genre: adult, contemporary, mystery, suspense

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date June 30, 2023

Kaitlyn Carr’s hunt for the serial killer continues as she delves deeper into the mysteries surrounding her father’s death. After receiving a letter from a retired FBI agent, Kaitlyn’s world is turned upside down once again. The letter claims that her father’s death was not an accident, but a murder. In order to uncover the truth, Kaitlyn and her boyfriend, FBI Agent Luke Galvinson, must help the agent solve a series of cold cases that he believes are connected to the same illusive serial killer.

As Kaitlyn investigates the cold cases, she finds herself in a secluded cabin in the woods where her life is endangered. This is the perfect place for the killer to hide their victims. Kaitlyn wonders if she is getting closer to the killer or if it’s the other way around. She finds herself questioning everything, from her own investigation to the people she thought she could trust.

In this seventh installment of the Girl Missing series, Kaitlyn’s hunt for the serial killer takes her to the Pacific Northwest, a place with a near-constant cover of clouds and rain. It’s a place where the beauty of nature is juxtaposed with the darkness of the killer’s deeds. Kaitlyn finds herself facing a killer who is always one step ahead of her and who seems to know her every move. With twists and turns at every corner, Gone Forever will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end

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REVIEW: GONE FOREVER is the seventh instalment in Kate Gable’s contemporary, adult DETECTIVE KAITLYN CARR mystery , suspense series focusing on LAPD Detective Kaitlyn Carr. GONE FOREVER should not be read as a stand alone as it picks up immediately after the events and cliff hanger of book six GONE TOO SOON.

NOTE: If you have not read any of the previous instalments, there may be spoilers in my review.

Told from first person perspective (Kaitlyn Carr), and several omniscient third person perspectives GONE FOREVER continues to focus on the search for a serial killer near Olympia, Washington. Kaitlyn and her boyfriend Luke had been on vacation when our heroine stumbled across a body, that may or may not be connected to a serial killer. Kaitlyn with the help of boyfriend Luke, begin looking at the possibility of a serial killer in Olympia Washington, with the information provided by former FBI Agent Donald Clarke, a man obsessed with closing the cold case from years before. As Kaitlyn, Luke and Donald close in, several more bodies, and a fragile victim reveal that Donald Clarke may have been right, all along.

GONE FOREVER is a multi-layered story of secrets and lies, madness and murder, law enforcement and struggles, determination and retribution. The clues and information are slowly peeled away, revealing a decades long obsession with unravelling the truth. GONE FOREVER also looks at the ongoing relationship between Kaitlyn and Luke, and the possibility of future plans. The premise is captivating and intriguing; the characters are strong-willed and tenacious.

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Girl Forgotten (Detective Kaitlyn Carr 5) by Kate Gable-a review

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GIRL FORGOTTEN (Detective Kaitlyn Carr 5) by Kate Gable

 

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 26, 2021.

A young mother just starting her life over after a bad divorce is found murdered in the Los Angeles River. The prime suspects are her ex-husband, a member of a ruthless motorcycle gang, and a new boyfriend, a surfer with a mysterious past. It’s up to Detective Kaitlyn Carr to find out who did it.

Back in Big Bear Lake, Kaitlyn’s sister’s disappearance becomes a cold case and and her friend’s murder goes unsolved. But Kaitlyn refuses to stop looking for her little sister.

The town where she grew up is full of secrets and Kaitlyn must confront what really happened to her father in order to find her sister.

Will Kaitlyn be able to face the truth about her family’s past or will her sister remain lost forever?

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REVIEW: GIRL FORGOTTEN is the fifth and final instalment in Kate Gable’s contemporary, adult DETECTIVE KAITLYN CARR murder mystery suspense series focusing on LAPD Detective Kaitlyn Carr. GIRL FORGOTTEN should not be read as a stand alone as there is an ongoing premise throughout, and it picks up immediately after the events of book four GIRL TAKEN.

SOME BACKGROUND: Kaitlyn Carr’s thirteen year old sister has been missing for several months, last seen when she was dropped off at home by the mother of a friend. From there, Kaitlyn’s sister’s whereabouts are unknown. Big Bear Lake is out of Kaitlyn’s jurisdiction but when a second thirteen year old girl goes missing and is later found dead, the FBI is called in to investigate bringing Kaitlyn’s current friends with benefits, FBI agent Luke Galvinson, back into her life.

Told from dual first person perspective (Kaitlyn and Kelly) GIRL FORGOTTEN follows LAPD Detective Kaitlyn Carr as she is called into investigate the murder of a young mother Kelly Flynn, whose ex- husband is a member of the local MC but when a suspect is brought in, an easily coerced confession sends up too many red flags, until a DNA discovery triggers another possible killer. As Kaitlyn begins another round of interviews and investigations, a witness must be protected before it is too late.

Meanwhile, Kaitlyn’s family life is a point of contention for our story line heroine as she continues to struggle with the death of her father, a death she believes to be something more, and the lack of movement on the investigation into her sister’s disappearance that has apparently gone cold. Kaitlyn reopens her sisters’s case by interviewing some of her friends; and having a heart to heart with some of the people involved her her father’s life.

GIRL FORGOTTEN resolves the case of Kaitlyn’s missing sister, her father’s death, and our heroine’s future with the man that she loves. Kate Gable pulls the reader into an intriguing and captivating five-part story of one woman’s desperate search for her sister, as she continues to perform her duty as an LAPD detective. The premise is compelling; the romance is passionate but mostly implied; the characters are energetic, charismatic and real.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews

Girl Hidden
Girl Missing
Girl Lost
Girl Found

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Girl Lost / Girl Found (Det. Kaitlyn Carr) by Kate Gable-reviews

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Girl Lost / Girl Found (Det. Kaitlyn Carr) by Kate Gable-reviews

GIRL LOST
(Detective Kaitlyn Carr 2)
by Kate Gable
Genre: adult, contemporary, murder, suspense, mystery

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date July 5, 2021

Don’t save me…

A newlywed with a secret pregnancy goes missing after a business trip. Her husband isn’t very concerned.

Why didn’t he want to report her missing? Where is she? Why was she keeping her pregnancy a secret? Detective Kaitlyn Carr has to get to the truth.

But back home in Big Bear Lake, her thirteen-year-old sister is still missing and now her friend has disappeared as well under very similar circumstances. The FBI is called in and the agent assigned to the case is none other than Luke Galvinson. But the last thing Kaitlyn needs is a man from her past.

Kaitlyn must not only split her time between these cases but also go further down the rabbit hole of the place she once called home.

Nothing is what it seems.
No one is who they are.
Everyone has a secret.

Can Kaitlyn uncover the truth in time to prevent another death?

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REVIEW: GIRL LOST is the second full-length instalment in Kate Gable’s contemporary, adult DETECTIVE KAITLYN CARR murder/mystery/suspense series focusing on LAPD Detective Kaitlyn Carr.

NOTE: There is a prequel novella GIRL HIDDEN that introduces some of the background, characters and players in the series.

Told from first person perspective (Kaitlyn) GIRL LOST continues to focus on the search for Detective Kaitlyn Carr’s missing thirteen year old sister, as well as a new case regarding a missing pregnant woman, and her husband, who has bee less than forthcoming with personal information.

Kaitlyn Carr’s thirteen year old sister has been missing for several days, last seen when she was dropped off at home by the mother of a friend. From there, Kaitlyn’s sister’s whereabouts are unknown. Big Bear Lake is out of Kaitlyn’s jurisdiction but when a second thirteen year old girl goes missing, the FBI is called in to investigate bringing Kaitlyn’s current friends with benefits, FBI agent Luke Galvinson, back into her life.

Meanwhile, Kaitlyn has been called in to investigate a missing woman, a pregnant and married female whose husband is less than cooperative with the LAPD. Suspecting the husband but not leaving any stone unturned, Kaitlyn begins to interviews neighbors and friends, sending our heroine on a twisted path of secrets and lies. NOTE: I pegged the personal responsible from the start but the path towards reveal is tangled and messy.

GIRL LOST is an intriguing, suspense filled story about one woman’s struggle to blend, family, friendships, relationships and work into a less than cohesive ball of strife. We are witness to the Kaitlyn’s less than ideal extended family dynamics, and her struggle to have a personal life, on the side. GIRL LOST ends on cliff hanger-you have been warned.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Girl Hidden
Girl Missing

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Reviewed by Sandy

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GIRL FOUND
(Detective Kaitlyn Carr 3)
by Kate Gable
Genre: adult, contemporary, murder, suspense, mystery

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 2, 2021.

Don’t look for me…

A college student is found dead in the apartment of a US Marine who has disappeared.

Where is he? Did he kill her and run? And if so, why? Detective Kaitlyn Carr will stop at nothing to find out what happened.

The marine’s father is certain that his son would never do anything to harm his friend. That’s why he reported the murder and is doing his best to help Kaitlyn find his son. But will this be a regret that will haunt him for the rest of his life?

Back in her hometown of Big Bear Lake, Violet’s disappearance is becoming a cold case. Everyone has been interviewed. All leads have been followed up on. Now what? Kaitlyn keeps trying. She can’t give up.

Will Kaitlyn find out who killed the girl and find the marine before there’s another murder?

Will Kaitlyn be able to find another lead to keep her sister’s case open?

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REVIEW: GIRL FOUND is the third full-length instalment in Kate Gable’s contemporary, adult DETECTIVE KAILYN CARR murder, mystery, suspense series focusing on LAPD Detective Kaitlyn Carr. GIRL FOUND should be not be read as a stand alone as it picks up immediately after the events and cliff hanger of GIRL LOST

SOME BACKGROUND: Kaitlyn Carr’s thirteen year old sister has been missing for several days, last seen when she was dropped off at home by the mother of a friend. From there, Kaitlyn’s sister’s whereabouts are unknown. Big Bear Lake is out of Kaitlyn’s jurisdiction but when a second thirteen year old girl goes missing, the FBI is called in to investigate bringing Kaitlyn’s current friends with benefits, FBI agent Luke Galvinson, back into her life.

Told from first person perspective (Kaitlyn) GIRL FOUND continues to focus on the hunt for Kaitlyn Carr’s missing thirteen year old sister Violet but as Kaitlyn struggles with the disappearance of her sister, our heroine begins to reflect on her own life, her family, and previous relationships, but one relationship in particular that involves a colleague and a secret affair.

Although not able to work directly on the investigation into her sister’s disappearance, Kaitlyn, along with FBI Special Agent Luke Gavinson begin to amass a large amount of information from Violet’s friends and fellow students, information that reveals several different sides to the sister she thought she knew.

Meanwhile, Kaitlyn is assigned a murder investigation when a body is found in a former Marine’s apartment, a Marine who is currently missing and the prime suspect. Believing the circumstance could be linked to a domestic dispute, Kaitlyn begins to interview the neighbor, a man whose story spins an unbelievable tale.

GIRL FOUND is the ongoing story of Detective Kaitlyn Carr, and her search for her sister; her tumultuous relationship with Agent Luke Gavinson; and our heroine’s assignment that often place her in direct communication with a former love, whose reputation is following a familiar curve. The premise is intriguing, suspenseful and engaging; the characters are charismatic; the romance is limited to as the story focuses on the professional life of our story line heroine. GIRL FOUND ends on a cliff hanger-you have been warned.

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Girl Hidden/Girl Missing by Kate Gable-reviews

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Girl Hidden/Girl Missing (Detective Kaitlyn Carr .5 and 1) by Kate Gable-reviews

GIRL HIDDEN
(Detective Kaitlyn Carr .5)
by Kate Gable
Genre: adult, contemporary, murder, mystery, suspense

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date May 26, 2021

Don’t run after me…

A family is found dead in their home. The only survivor is the teenage daughter who managed to escape the burning house.

Who killed them? And why? Detective Kaitlyn Carr has to bring their killer to justice.

A year before her disappearance, Violet, Kaitlyn’s sister, comes to stay with her after a bad fight with their mom. She can’t stand living at home as much as Kaitlyn once did and wants to move in with her.

But Kaitlyn was just promoted to detective and her hours are erratic and long. She’s never home and she can’t take care of a teenager. Or maybe she can?

As she gets closer and closer to finding out who killed the Hendrel family, her own family reaches a breaking point.

What happens when her sister asks her to do the impossible? What happens when she can’t say no?

What happens when the dysfunction of her own family threatens to blow up her face and let the killer off for good?

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REVIEW: GIRL HIDDEN is the introductory novella in Kate Gable’s contemporary, adult DETECTIVE KAITLYN CARR suspense thriller focusing of LAPD Detective, thirty-something Kaitlyn Carr.

Told from first person perspective (Kaitlyn Carr) GIRL HIDDEN follows Detective Kaitlyn Carr as she and her partner Thomas Abrams of the LAPD, are called in to investigate the murder of four members of a local family. Interviewing neighbors, friends, co-workers and the lone surviving member of the family, Kaitlyn and Thomas begin to see a pattern, a pattern that implodes when the truth is revealed.

Meanwhile, Kaitlyn’s twelve year old sister Violet has turned up at our heroine’s house having fought with their mother, a woman possibly struggling with long term depression. Violet wants to attend a private art school but her mother has refused to allow her pre-teen daughter to dictate her future.

GIRL HIDDEN is an intriguing and suspenseful story of murder, mystery, family, tragedy and revenge. Kate Gable pulls the reader into a fast paced story that introduces Detective Kaitlyn Carr, as she navigates the world of murder and crime.

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GIRL MISSING
Detective Kaitlyn Carr #1
by Kate Gable
Genre: adult, contemporary, murder, mystery, suspense

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Release Date: June 7, 2021

ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date June 7, 2021.

Don’t lie to me…

A young girl from a wealthy family is found hanging from a tree in a secluded canyon.

What was she doing there in the middle of the night? How did she get there? Who did this to her? Detective Kaitlyn Carr is determined to find out and bring the killer to justice.

But when her thirteen-year-old sister vanishes on her way back from a friend’s house, Kaitlyn must split her time and confront demons from her own past in order to bring her sister home.

The small mountain town of Big Bear Lake is only three hours away but a world away from her life in Los Angeles. It’s the place she grew up and the place that’s plagued her with lies, death and secrets.

As Kaitlyn digs deeper into both cases, she finds out that appearances are misleading and few things are what they seem.

A murderer is lurking in the shadows and the more of the mystery that Kaitlyn unspools the closer she gets to danger herself.

Can Kaitlyn find the killer and solve the mystery of her sister’s disappearance before it’s too late?

What happens when someone else is taken?

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REVIEW: GIRL MISSING is the first instalment in Kate Gable’s contemporary, adult DETECTIVE KAITLYN CARR murder/mystery/suspense series focusing on LAPD Detective Kaitlyn Carr.

NOTE: There is a prequel novella GIRL HIDDEN that introduces some of the characters and players in the series. GIRL MISSING advances the series approximately one year.

Told from first person perspective (Kaitlyn) GIRL MISSING follows two pathways as LAPD Detective Kaitlyn Carr gets a frantic call from her mother that Kaitlyn’s thirteen year old sister Violet is missing. Although Big Bear Lake is out of Kaitlyn’s jurisdiction, our heroine begins an investigation of her own that pushes the buttons of some well connected people. Meanwhile, back in LA, Kaitlyn is called to investigate the murder of a young girl found hanging from a neighborhood tree but the investigation goes nowhere fast until a visit to the family home reveals some disturbing news about the recently deceased.

GIRL MISSING is another fast paced, character driven and tragic story of mental illness, the power of social media, family, secrets, lies and loss. The premise is dramatic, sensitive and intense; the characters are energetic and emotional. We are introduced to FBI Agent Luke Galvinson, and the return of Kaitlyn’s now ex Thomas Abrams-there is a story regarding Thomas that has yet to be revealed.

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Reviews by Sandy

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