A Lavender Tides Novel #3
By Colleen Coble
Her marriage was a sham and her "husband" wants her to keep the truth of it secret. What neither of them realized was that his attempt to keep her quiet could be the very thing saves her life. Bailey Flemming has never lived in any one place for long - her mother was always moving them from one place to another. And more than anything Bailey's longed for family - siblings, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, even the name of her father would have been something. Her mother has been murdered and someone is now targetting her.
Fleeing to Lavender Tides, Washington, and leaving Rock Habor, Michigan seems her only chance. But the rundown cabin she's about to call home comes with a past that puts her directly in the FBI's sights and especially that of agent Lance Phoenix.
The cabin that Bailey has moved into has ties linked to Lance's sister's disappearance 5 years ago - a disappearance linked to a human trafficking ring. Could this woman with the most striking green eyes he's ever seen have something to do with Ava's disappearance? Presenting himself as a helpful neighbor Lance offers to help Bailey repair her cabin while keeping her under surveillance and checking her cabin and property for evidence.
Meanwhile, Shauna and her recently found brother Grayson (read The House at Saltwater Point) are searching for their sister Brenna, who was stolen at birth. But with 24 years of separation and no memories of them how will they convince her that they are the siblings she never knew she had? But first, they must locate her.
Secrets at Cedar Creek has a few twists and turns that, having read the previous books in the series, I never saw coming. When a book literally keeps the identity of the criminal mastermind so well hidden it is pure suspense. And the future several of the characters are in serious peril so one is kept reading with the unfulfilled self-promise of "just one more chapter" - nope it will never happen because seriously who could go to sleep while the characters are in such extreme peril?
Now I would recommend reading the previous books in the series first just to get all the back story but you could still fully enjoy this book if you read it as a standalone. The characters are engaging and their individual stories are compelling. Colleen Coble has again brought to life a community one could easily step into - though the criminal aspect might make it a place to just visit and not call home.
I was provided a complimentary copy of this book by the publisher through TLC Book Tours with no expectation but that I offer my honest opinion - all thoughts expressed are my own.
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About Colleen Coble
Best-selling romantic suspense author Colleen Coble’s novels have won or finaled in awards ranging from the Best Books of Indiana, the ACFW Carol Award, the Romance Writers of America RITA, the Holt Medallion, the Daphne du Maurier, National Readers’ Choice, and the Booksellers Best. She has nearly 4 million books in print and writes romantic mysteries because she loves to see justice prevail. Colleen is CEO of American Christian Fiction Writers. She lives with her husband Dave in Indiana.
Her mother lied about her identity and her husband wasn’t who she thought he was—
can Bailey even trust herself anymore?
Running for her life in the wake of her mother’s murder, Bailey Fleming escapes to the only place she can think of—a remote, dilapidated cabin in Lavender Tides. Intending to finally get to the truth behind the lies of her past, Bailey only finds more questions when bodies are discovered near her cabin hideout along with traces of a dangerous human trafficking ring. In an unlikely partnership with FBI agent Lance Phoenix, Bailey races to understand the mystery surrounding her life and circumstances before the murderer tracks her down.
Meanwhile, Lance is determined to rescue his sister, Ava, who was abducted after running away from home as a teenager. An unexpected lead brings him to the remote cabin, and he wonders if Bailey—with her suspicious past and strange connections to his sister’s case—is really who she claims to be and if she can somehow lead him to Ava.
Filled with Colleen Coble’s custom blend of suspense and romance, Secrets at Cedar Cabin takes us back to the evocative landscape of Washington’s coast where nothing is quite as it seems.
Colleen’s TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS
Monday, January 28th: Read Eat Repeat
Tuesday, January 29th: By the Book
Wednesday, January 30th: Blooming with Books
Thursday, January 31st: Running Through the Storms
Friday, February 1st: Rockin’ Book Reviews
Monday, February 4th: @thecaffeinated_
Tuesday, February 5th: A Chick Who Reads
Wednesday, February 6th: Back Porchevations
Thursday, February 7th: Write Read Life
Friday, February 8th: Books and Spoons
Monday, February 11th: Christian Chick’s Thoughts
Tuesday, February 12th: Empowermoms
Tuesday, February 12th: Jathan and Heather
Wednesday, February 13th: Diary of a Stay at Home Mom
Friday, February 15th: Jathan and Heather
Monday, February 18th: Mystery Suspense Reviews
Wednesday, February 20th: The Lit Bitch
Wednesday, February 20th: Amy’s Book-et List
Friday, February 22nd: View from the Birdhouse
Friday, February 22nd: What is That Book About
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