Review: AN UNLIKELY GRAVE by Reily Garret

An unlikely grave by Reily Garret

Genre: Thriller

Published: December 8, 2020

As always, Reily Delivers. The descriptions that the author uses, are very image evoking so when she goes dark, all the nitty-gritty are perfectly clear on my mind!
We have a killer with a very twisted view of the world. We get to hear first hand what he is
thinking, and wow… he has his own sense of morale and logic.

“The calm of nature, seclusion from nosy humans who didn’t understand the basics of life, the solitude of eternal rest while looking down on any who passed below. His girls deserve all that and more”

Our heroes are Brook and Josh had been highschool sweethearts and had not seen each other in a long time.
Josh escaped to the military, leaving his sister in a hell hole, which always grated against him. But he actually wanted to finish training and do something good with himself so he could do good by his sister.
Brook, had to suddenly grow up and become an adult with a teenage child, her parents died leaving her the guardian and sole provider for her sister.

So each has his own set of problems, but together they try and make it better.

But also, this time besides the lead couple, we have 2 new additions to the banter of the couple!! The sisters!!!

“Please ignore the walking hormone.”

Wow, they are the comedic relief when our hero and heroine are just starting to reconnect, and that my dear reader is so very fun!!!!

‘I do appreciate your help in the shower. When’s a good time?’ “I’ll bet a lot of girls would like his help with the shower…”

Since this book is part of a series( but mind you, it can be read as a stand-alone, but if you read it as a whole, it enhances the whole experience) we get to greet past couples, and we get to re-experience the adoption into the group of a new couple. Like visiting old friends.

‘Coyote’s running commentary on the hazards of jail life, on the other hand, amused the gell out of her. ‘ “We’re sick bastards with an itch for new and imaginative entertainment” Coyote on speaking about the culprit in jail.

Our heroes are fighting against time before a serial killer ends up killing one or the other, or a detective with a grudge finishes blaming Josh for the mistakes of others.

Definitely, a book to read if you love a little dark but a beautiful HEA.

Review: SEEDS OF MURDER by Reily Garret

Publication date: August 3rd

Genre: Romantic Thril

Serie: Monlight and Murder #3

Witness Darby Loughlin shifts from hunted to hunter in this spine-chilling thriller of murder, greed, and romance.

On a secluded mountaintop, Darby Loughlin witnesses her mentor’s death during an afternoon hike. It’s murder. She knows it but has no proof. The killer isn’t present, nor does he leave traceable evidence.
Teaming up with former police officer turned private investigator Nick Tucker is a distraction and unwelcome necessity. Unfortunately, she lacks the skills and tools needed to trace the camouflaged assassin.
Straddling the law has never been a problem since her moral compass points true north. This time, however, she must work with authorities to gain insight into a world to which she doesn’t belong.
As the snarl of lies and deceptions unfold, Darby and her K9 partner struggle to stay ahead of the killer who’s selected her as his next victim.

Whoo hooo!!! As always Reily Garrett delivers a very fast paced action filled romantic thriller.

This is the third installment in her Moonlight and Murder series, and for me I think this one is the best.  I’m not saying the others are not good, but just that I liked this one better.

You can definitely read this book as a stand alone, no problem there, but as always in series, we get to revisit some characters form the previous books, and that makes it a little bit more complete. It’s like revisiting old friends, which in turn makes the experience a little bit more enriched.

The main characters are Darby, a reformed if not completely healed woman, who had a very difficult childhood, an ended living on the streets until Basil, a wonderful human being rescued her and set her on a straight and educated path.

The we have Nick Tucker,  a hardened PI with very straightforward views of the world around him.

“That would make you what?””Hmm, your rescuer, hero, demigod…take your pick.” He snorted as he dusted hismelf off.

The story unfolds with the murder of Basil and him asking Darby not to trust anyone except Nick, and to go and find him.
She tries to go and hire him.
Against all his good common sense, he ends up accepting the job. With certain condition.
But Darby being who she is, and when it came to the murder of the only “family” she had, she cannot stay on the sidelines, even when Nick tells her to, causing her to almost end up dead.

So in comes the rest of the gang. Because Nicks needs someone he can trust he ends up involving his friends, whom more than happily (well the girls) welcome Darby into their fold.

And let the shenanigans begin. I will not spoil any more, you just have to know that the chemistry between our heroes es explosive since the beginning. Through out the book you keep on cheering them on, because even though their lives are in perilous situations, and the lies and deceits keep on piling, together they end up curing each others heart aches.

RELEASE BLITZ: SEEDS OF MURDER, by Reily Garrett

Series: Book #3 of the Moonlight and Murder Series

Genre: Romantic Thriller

Blurb:

Witness Darby Loughlin shifts from hunted to hunter in this spine-chilling thriller of murder, greed, and romance.

On a secluded mountaintop, Darby Loughlin witnesses her mentor’s death during an afternoon hike. It’s murder. She knows it but has no proof. The killer isn’t present, nor does he leave traceable evidence.

Teaming up with former police officer turned private investigator Nick Tucker is a distraction and unwelcome necessity. Unfortunately, she lacks the skills and tools needed to trace the camouflaged assassin.

Straddling the law has never been a problem since her moral compass points true north. This time, however, she must work with authorities to gain insight into a world to which she doesn’t belong.

As the snarl of lies and deceptions unfold, Darby and her K9 partner struggle to stay ahead of the killer who’s selected her as his next victim.

AMAZON US

Other books in series:

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Pivotal Decisions, Book #2 is currently FREE on KindleUnlimited

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About the Author

 

Reily is a West Coast girl transplanted to the opposite shore. When she’s not working with her dogs, you can find her curled up with a book or writing her next story. Past employment as an ICU nurse, private investigator, and work in the military police has given her countless experiences in a host of different environments to add a real world feel to her fiction.

Over time, and several careers, many incidents have flavored the plots of her stories. Man’s cruelty and ingenuity for torment and torture is boundless, not contained by an infinite imagination. Witnessing the after-effects of a teenager mugged at knifepoint for a pair of tennis shoes, or an elderly woman stabbed repeatedly with a screwdriver for no apparent reason, left an indelible impression that will forever haunt her subconscious. In counterpoint, she has observed a woman stop her vehicle in severe, snowy weather to offer her own winter coat to a stranger, a teenager wearing a threadbare hoodie. Life’s diversities are endless.

Though her kids are her life, writing is Reily’s life after. The one enjoyed after the kids are in bed or after they’re in school and the house is quiet. This is the time she kicks back with laptop and lapdog to give her imagination free rein.