The Liar by Nora Roberts – a Review

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Description:
Shelby Foxworth lost her husband. Then she lost her illusions …

The man who took her from Tennessee to an exclusive Philadelphia suburb left her in crippling debt. He was an adulterer and a liar, and when Shelby tracks down his safe-deposit box, she finds multiple IDs. The man she loved wasn’t just dead. He never really existed.

Shelby takes her three-year-old daughter and heads south to seek comfort in her hometown, where she meets someone new: Griff Lott, a successful contractor. But her husband had secrets she has yet to discover. Even in this small town, surrounded by loved ones, danger is closer than she knows–and threatens Griff, as well. And an attempted murder is only the beginning …


Review:

I absolutely loved Griffin Lott!!! He made a wonderful hero in this one, and Nora’s characterization of him for this story and it’s heroine was spot on. Griffin Lott is everything every woman could want in a man and partner. He’s loving, patient, intelligent, loyal, trustworthy, hard working, knows his way around power tools and landscaping, has a sense of humour, loves kids, oh hell he’s just my perfect man. 😉 I think I need to speak with Nora and see if Griffin was modeled after any single man she may know, cause if he was, I need to meet this guy. 😉 Okay, okay, enough about me and my perfect guy, onto the rest of my review.

Like I said I loved Griffin and how he was with our resident heroine, Shelby and her daughter Callie. His very first interaction with both women had me swooning and I knew I’d be a goner for their romance as it played out over the course of the story. I really liked the fact that Nora didn’t rush this romance, but played it out in a very thoughtful and smooth fashion. After everything Shelby endured with her rat of a husband, oh wait, was her really her husband???? Let’s just say her so called hubby went by many names, depending on which personality he needed to portray at a given time. Let me just say, if I had to deal with what Shelby did with Richard, I’d be a little gun shy too if another man suddenly was interested in me. However, Griffin didn’t push or prod Shelby, instead he saw what she needed and gave it to her no matter how he felt and knew what he wanted with her and Callie. Griffin fell for Shelby at first site and knew she was meant for him, and Callie deserved to have someone like him for a father. He just melted my heart in every scene he shared with Callie, so sweet and adorable, and the room he created for Callie in his house just did me right in when he shows Shelby the finished product just before he proposes to her. Loved that scene too!! What can I say, Nora Roberts out did herself with The Liar, she shows just why she’s the queen of contemporary romance.

On top of a perfectly written romance between Shelby and Griffin, in typical Nora fashion she weaves a mystery filled with danger, suspense and intrigue that surrounded our hero and heroine. Every time I think I knew who was spying and following them around Nora goes and does something to change my opinion. I was on the edge of my seat by book’s end to see who this person was, and I was very surprised to find out just who it was. The reveal was perfectly timed, and the action moving forward to the end of the book was fast paced and very nerve wracking for me.   Would Griffin and her brother Forrest get to Shelby in time, would Shelby and Griffin get that HEA they both deserve, would Shelby see her daughter again??? These questions were all running through my mind as the last final chapters unfolded. By the end of this book I felt like I just finished running a marathon, it was that intense. I love the way Nora can write a beautiful romance like she did in The Liar, but still manage to weave into it a mystery filled with danger and intrigue that keeps the reader on the edge of their seats. She never ceases to amaze me with her ability to write a good and proper story.

The Liar is another excellent addition to Nora’s collection of stand alone novels. It had everything in it that I deem a well balanced romance. It had a little of everything; well written characters and storyline, secondary characters that helped move the story along by adding humour and giving more insight into Shelby and Griffin, danger, intrigue and suspense, but most importantly a very satisfying HEA complete with a beautifully written proposal scene that had me ooooing and awwwwing my way through it. As I said earlier Nora was in true Nora fashion when she wrote The Liar, and for anyone who’s a fan of hers won’t be disappointed with this addition to her collection of wonderful stories.

Until next time, Happy Reading everyone!

Reviewed by Marcie