Synopsis:~

Natchez Trace Ranger and historian Emma Winters hoped never to see Sam Ryker again after she broke off her engagement to him. But when shots are fired at her at a historical landmark just off the Natchez Trace, she’s forced to work alongside Sam as the Natchez Trace law enforcement district ranger in the ensuing investigation. To complicate matters, Emma has acquired a delusional secret admirer who is determined to have her as his own. Sam is merely an obstruction, one which must be removed.

Sam knows that he has failed Emma in the past and he doesn’t intend to let her down again. Especially since her life is on the line. As the threads of the investigation cross and tangle with their own personal history, Sam and Emma have a chance to discover the truth, not only about the victim but about what went wrong in their relationship.

Award-winning author Patricia Bradley will have the hairs standing up on the back of your neck with this nail-biting tale of obsession, misunderstanding, and forgiveness.

Necee’s take:~

“Emma hopped off the porch just as a rifle report split the night air, and a bullet splintered the wooden post where she’d just stood.”

Talk about starting a book with a bang, Bradley held my interest from beginning until the end. There was danger at every turn, but the underlying feelings between Sam and Emma really kept me hooked. 

I really enjoyed the feel of this romantic suspense book. It was a mystery that kept me guessing and I loved the characters and entire reading experience. Obsession stood out as one of the better mysteries I have read this year, so I’m looking forward to more from the series. However, this story could be read as a standalone.

“Sometimes we do the right thing even when we don’t feel like it,” she said. “If you do, the feelings will follow. Eventually.”

Forgiveness is an underlying theme for both the hero and heroine of the story. Learning to let go of past hurts, too grab onto the hope of a better future seems easy, but sometimes it takes a step of faith to make it happen. Bradley went right to the heart of the matter, and somehow still kept up a riveting storyline filled with mystery and danger.

If you love Irene Hannon and Lynn Blackburn, I think you will enjoy this type of mystery.

I was given a copy of this book through NetGalley and the publisher. All opinions are my own and have been given honestly. 

Patricia Bradley is the author of Justice Delayed, Justice Buried, and Justice Betrayed, as well as the Logan Point series. Bradley is a 2018 Carol Award finalist. She has won an Inspirational Reader’s Choice Award in Suspense, was a finalist for the Genesis Award, won a Daphne du Maurier Award, and won a Touched by Love Award. She is cofounder of Aiming for Healthy Families, Inc., and she is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers and Romance Writers of America. Bradley makes her home in Mississippi. Learn more at www.ptbradley.com.

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