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    Saving Thea
    Saving Thea
    Saving Thea

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    Saving Thea

    Written by Melissa Schroeder

    Narrated by Lesa Wilson

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Everyone in town knows Thea’s past. Dead mother, missing father…the girl who couldn’t remember. Now she’s returned to our small Texas town to start her life over.

    She’s handful of a woman, sexy, vibrant, and she gets my blood hot whenever we interact. I shouldn’t be lusting after her at all since I’m the town’s sheriff and I’m sworn to protect her. Worse—she’s my best friend’s little sister so that whole hands-off policy should be firmly in place.

    Unfortunately, it’s not.

    See, each time we interact, I fall further under her spell and all those promises to keep my hands off her seem so stupid. But even as we fall into bed, evil is lurking in the shadows ready to strike.

    As the killer ramps up the tension, I will have to do everything I can to keep Thea safe from harm, even if it risks my heart.

    Editor's Note

    Secrets Uncovered...

    The titular heroine in Schroeder’s romantic suspense, “Saving Thea,” returns to her small hometown after a failed marriage. The town believes her father murdered her mother, only Thea does not — and tries to prove it. She’s helped by her brother’s best friend, who’s now the local sheriff. “Saving Thea” sounds dark, but it’s got plenty of lovely romance to lighten up the pages, and Schroeder’s writing is sharp and clear.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBryant Street Publishing
    Release dateSep 21, 2021
    ISBN9781094430065
    Author

    Melissa Schroeder

    From an early age, USA Today Bestselling author Melissa loved to read. First, it was the books her mother read to her including her two favorites, Winnie the Pooh and the Beatrix Potter books. She cut her preteen teeth on Trixie Belden and read and reviewed To Kill a Mockingbird in middle school. It wasn’t until she was in college that she tried to write her first stories, which were full of angst and pain, and really not that fun to read or write. After trying several different genres, she found romance in a Linda Howard book. Since her first published book, Grace Under Pressure, Mel has had over 60 short stories, novellas, and novels published. She has written in genres ranging from historical to contemporary to futuristic and has worked with 8 publishers although she handles most of her publishing herself. She is best known for her Harmless and Santini series. After years of following her military husband around the country and world, Mel happily lives with her family in horse and wine country in Northern Virginia.

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    4.5/5

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    What our readers think

    Readers find this title to be a good romantic and mystery novel with intriguing plot twists. The characters are described as nice, sassy, and interesting. The chemistry between the main characters is kinetic, and the romance is sexy but not over the top. However, some reviewers had issues with the narrator of the audiobook and felt that certain parts of the story were rushed. Overall, this title offers an entertaining and engaging read.

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    • 5/5
      This was my favorite book of hers so far. I love the romance and crime combo. Great read.
    • 3/5
      It's a good romantic and mystery novel that has nice and a little sassy characters that keeps you reading and interested till the end.
    • 4/5
      Entertaining but it felt like parts were a bit rushed

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      3.75 Stars for me!

      My rating range of this story... 3 - 4 Stars
      If significant, why?

      Main Character Ratings...
      H = 6/10
      h = 6/10

      Narrator Rating(s)
      M = n/a
      F = 6/10
      If below 5/10,why?

      Was cheating involved? No
      Any major triggers to be aware of?

      Scenes with heat... Yes
      What point does it start? 50% maybe
      How much of the story? 10%
      Anything beyond M/F? No
      If yes, explained

      Heat Rating... 6/10
      Clean or Fade to Black - 1 or 2
      Normal to Descriptive 3-5
      Detailed Descriptive Sex - 6-7
      Um, Wow, Beyond Descriptive Sex - 8 or above

      Was there so much sex or unrealistic sex that you rolled your eyes and/or skipped forward? No

      The back story... The h moved to Atlanta with her husband and returned after her divorce 10 years later. She has been stalked and pursued by an unknown subject. The H is smitten with her and works to help track down the stalker and possible murderer of her parents.

      The Romance... It does develop from a lusty relationship into an emotional relationship.

      The drama explosion... The H is with the bad guy.
      Did it feel Real, OK or contrived? A bit contrived
      Was it OTT? A bit
      Separation involved? No
      Was it resolved properly or rushed? Properly

      Final Notes... This was a good story with a bit of suspense and lusty drama. The author tries to divert you with a few potential people as the stalker but I had it narrowed to two people once a key piece of information was given (my second choice was it).


      HEA or HFN? HEA

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      Great story, enjoyed the intrigue but figured it out early. The romance was good. Sexy but not over the top.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 3/5
      The book was ok but I really did not like the narration the fake country accent was too much

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      I like, and I have a dark and twisted mind I clocked as soon as the character came it that it would be him and 100 percent belived it after hearing him talk...

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      Good story but once again poor narrator!
      A narrator is a strong part of an audio book!

      2 people found this helpful

    • 4/5
      (Duncan and Thea). This was a great story. So Thea is back in her small Texas town after dealing with some hardships, including a recent divorce and a car accident. Duncan is her brother's best friend and the new sheriff of said town. They have a sort of re-meet-cute when she returns and Duncan is instantly interested in her, though he tries to pull that whole bro code mess because of her brother. But Thea is in trouble and her life is in danger, so Duncan will do whatever he has to to protect her. The chemistry between these two is kinetic even though there's a lot of push/pull from Duncan at first. There are too many suspects and way too much history involved in the mystery. I lived it. The plot twist was awesome, I had two options for the culprit but the author gave a nice little plot twist. Loved it.

      3 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Lived this one it had everything solcuh an amazing story

      1 person found this helpful

    • 3/5
      I listened to the audio book and I still ended up skipping a bunch. Why? Wee maybe bc the stalker became obvious by chapter 4 and solidified by chapter 6. Hard for me to get over the fact that no one looked into him after his was the first name she mentioned hanging around their house a lot. Huge red flags EVERYONE was ignoring

      1 person found this helpful