Last August, four lovely
authors - Tessa Dare, Leigh LaValle, Courtney Milan, and Carey Baldwin – came
together to create an anthology of stories, THREE WEDDINGS AND A MURDER, to
benefit the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. This anthology was available for only
a short time but if you were lucky enough to get a copy, the proceeds were
donated and you, the reader, were treated to four fabulous stories. One of
those stories, SOLOMON’S WISDOM by Carey Baldwin, and one of my favorites, has
been rewritten and is now available. It has been re-released as HUSH by Carey
Baldwin, and I couldn’t have been more excited when she asked if I would
read it and share my thoughts with you. A romantic suspense novella of around
95 pages, I believe it reads even better than before - which surprised me because I already loved it.
***eCopy provided by
author in exchange for an honest and unscripted review.
Blurb for HUSH:
Reformed bad boy Charlie “Drex” Drexler returns to his
hometown of Tangleheart, Texas hoping to make peace with his dark past and make
amends to those he’s wronged. He’s also looking to reconnect with an old flame.
But Anna won’t cooperate, new questions tear open old wounds and his best
friend’s wife and baby disappear. Can Drex and Anna mend their broken hearts
while fighting for their lives and racing to bring mother and baby home safely?
* * * * *
Anna Kincaid was, and
still is, in love with Charlie Drexler, but she’s also so angry at him for
leaving her without so much as a good-bye that when she meets up with him again, she is determined to resist his charm and her heart’s
pleas to forgive him. When her sister, Simone, and her husband, Nate bring them
together for a homecoming party, Anna is angry that her own sister would trap
her that way. But something cracks in that hard shell she’s erected around her
heart, when Simone tells her that it was Charlie who made up the guest list, and that she was the only one on it.
Charlie will do anything
to win back his best friend, the only woman to ever claim his heart, and the
woman he loves, so when he finally convinces Anna to listen to him, he thinks he’s
got her charmed. She's ready to submit to his pleas for a second chance, but he's nearly defeated by his other best
friend, Nate Carlisle.
Distraught, a bit drunk,
and desperate, Nate barges into Charlie’s living room and pleads with Anna to
tell him where his wife has gone with their infant son. Anna, as shocked as
anyone, finds it hard to believe that Simone would disappear like that,
especially with her young son. She begs the police to assist but the sheriff
insists they’ll show up eventually. With the insistence that he be allowed to help, Charlie and Anna set out to
discover what has sent her sister into hiding.
HUSH by Carey Baldwin is
the early version, SOLOMON’S WISDOM, made incredibly better. With some minor character
changes, stronger backstory and an expanded mystery, this suspenseful romance
is everything I wanted and expected from the talented Carey Baldwin. From the
beginning straight through to the mystery’s reveal, Carey keeps us on our toes
with complex twists and turns. Danger lurks around every corner as someone
tries to keep Anna and Charlie from finding Simone. Is it Nate? Is it someone
more sinister? I love a good mystery and Carey gives it to us, all the while treating us to a wonderful second chance romance at love that renews our faith in being
happily in love ever after.
I highly recommend HUSH
by Carey Baldwin to anyone who loves a wonderful second chance love story that
may or may not happen if the bad guys have anything to say about it. HUSH is
exceptional, suspenseful, and happily, a wonderful, sexy, and sweet second
chance at love.
Happy Reading Everyone!
HUSH by Carey Baldwin,
self-published through Amazon Digital, available now at Amazon in ebook format.
***click on the link or cover below for purchasing information.
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