Veena’s review of Threat Of Danger (Mission Recovery, Book 2) by Dana Marton
Romantic Thriller published by Montlake Romance 05 Jun 18
Teenagers trysting in the wood, little did they realize that they were a target of a serial killer. Fortunately, they got away, but the incident has threatened and overshadowed their lives. Now she’s a Hollywood stunt woman who lives life on the edge, and he’s served his time in Special Forces and now retired to become a famous author. When she finally returns to her hometown after years of absence, the killer is still waiting for the one who got away. Will things end differently this time around?
As Jess goes around her small town rekindling old friendships and old memories, not necessarily of the good kind, Derek tries by turns to get her to leave or stay close so he can protect her. He knows the serial killer is still out there making small kills to keep his appetite whetted, as evidenced by the bones he collects on his daily rambling. The police and the local newspaper are not convinced that they have a serial killer, the few local teenage disappearances being explained as runaways. The readers know the truth through the experiences of the young teen who waits in vain for a rescue from her beloved parents, even as she longs for death to free her from the depravity of the killer who has her in his grasp.
It is inevitable that Derek and Jess’s strong chemistry leads them to the night that had been interrupted by the killer while they were still in high school. When circumstances repeat themselves and Jess willingly surrenders to the killer to save an innocent, will she once again be successful in getting away? With a nice touch of the supernatural, the story plays out in a small Vermont town, keeping the readers engaged, adrenaline pumping, and rooting for the killer to get his comeuppance.
Ms. Marton spins an excellent tale and I, for one, am a fan.
Grade: A
Summary:
Falling in love can be a deadly proposition in this pulse-quickening Mission Recovery novel from the New York Times bestselling author.
Jess Taylor and Derek Daley were in the throes of first love in a small Vermont town when they were kidnapped by a serial killer. They escaped his clutches—but not the trauma of the unsolved crime. With their lives changed forever and their romance cut short, they went their separate ways to exorcise their fears.
Jess is living on the edge as Hollywood’s hottest stuntwoman. It’s no longer terror thrumming through her veins. It’s adrenaline. Derek is a former Navy SEAL spinning his ordeals into heart-pounding bestselling thrillers. But when Jess is called home on a family emergency, she must face the past—and face the man she left behind, who is just as haunted and, like her, still so much in love.
Now, as an old flame reignites, Jess and Derek are taking advantage of second chances and putting their bad memories behind them. But here, in the quiet town of Taylorville, a killer is getting a second chance as well.
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