Suspicious Minds

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Summary: Timeless Tales 4 stars review
Review: by Tina

Ryan Donatelli is a reporter who fabricates a new identity for himself when his sister, Shelley, is murdered. Prior to her death, Shelley and Ryan worked as a team; Shelley would bring down the criminals in her role, as FBI agent and Ryan would write their story. In her last assignment, Shelley had been undercover within a brokerage firm to locate evidence against Sam Southard and Crime Boss, Nick Demarco. It was during this time she was murdered, and Ryan decided he would go under cover to find the killer, doing whatever was necessary to find evidence against Southard, including manipulating his daughter Natalie, and using her in whatever way necessary.

Natalie Southard appears as a strong, confidant woman who has her own doubts about her father's business relationship with Demarco. She has chosen to violate company policy, and enlisted a friend's friend, to browse through her father's office to find evidence of this manipulative relationship. It is during this time the reader is introduced to Natalie and Tom as a couple for the first time, and to the dynamics at play between them.

Natalie and Tom are as suspicious of one another as they are of her father and Demarco. While they progress to trusting each other enough to work together, although Natalie believes Tom is lying to her, they continue to develop their evolving relationship from lust to passion to love. It is this mission to find the truth that casts a shadow on Natalie and Tom's relationship.

Suspicious Minds is an intriguing read, providing the reader with several plots, which add to the complexity of the story. The characters are interesting and while not quite three-dimensional, an exciting story awaits as love and trust are explored, as well as betrayal and familial connections. It is this very premise that there are many layers to individuals, and family may never be who they appear to be, which is so fascinating about this book.

Rating:
Summary: A Suspenseful Read
Review: SUSPICIOUS MINDS by Kim Cox is a fun and suspenseful read. Ryan Donatelli is out to avenge his sister's death at the hands of a well known crime boss, while Natalie Southard is trying to keep her family's company out of that crime boss's hands. When Natalie's father is murdered, she and Ryan have to work together to achieve their goals, while trying to resist the growing attraction between them. Cox writes a thrilling story that keeps you turning the pages until "The End."