Publisher: Thomas Nelson (January 22, 2019)
From USA TODAY bestselling author Colleen Coble comes the third book in her beloved Lavender Tides series.
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.
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MY REVIEW
Oh my goodness, I feel for Bailey, lied to by the two most important people in her life, her husband and her mother. Then, a nice remote cabin can be a nice place to relax, but it's also scary as all get out at night. Remote though it may be, it doesn't really serve Bailey's need to hide, because there are things out in the woods in the middle of the night, including the FBI.
One of the things I like best about the author's writing is her ability to keep the romance clean and the suspense set on high. It's a tough balance to strike, but Ms. Coble gets it just right.
Lance, the 'FBI guy', have to learn to trust each other, at a time when neither are predisposed to trusting anyone but themselves. Bailey's troubles we already knew (mother and husband lied, mother killed, B on the run from the killer), but Lance adds his own layer to that as well. The reason that he's out there in the wilderness is because his sister ran away some years ago and was forced into a human trafficking system.
Another thing the author 'gets right' (IMO) is in wrapping up the story. When the tale ends too abruptly, I get almost a little let-down. Trust me, no worries about that here. To use a foodie metaphor, the meal of "Secrets" was full and satisfying, but there's still a 'lee-tle' room for dessert.
Be sure to catch the two prior installments to this Lavender Tides series, The View from Rainshadow Bay, and The House at Saltwater Point. There's also a novella in the series, Leaving Lavender Ties.
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MEET THE AUTHOR
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.
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