***This one is a thriller rather than romance but I think you’ll enjoy hearing about it since it is very socially timely. I know I want to read this after reading Connie’s review. It sounds very edge of the seat. What would you do if you had this chance?
I present to you a guest review of 29 SECONDS by T. M. Logan, published September 10, 2019.
Blurb for 29 SECONDS:
Give me one name. One person. And I will make them
disappear…
When Sarah
rescues a young girl in trouble, she expects nothing in return. But her act of
bravery puts a powerful and dangerous man in her debt. He lives by his own
brutal code, and all debts must be repaid - in the only way he knows how.
He offers
Sarah a way to solve a desperate situation with her intolerable boss. A
once-in-a-lifetime deal that will make all her problems disappear.
No
consequences. No comeback. No chance of being found out.
All it
takes is a 29 second phone call.
Because everyone has a name to give. Don't they?
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Connie’s
Review:
Alan Hawthorne is hitting on Sarah Haywood in a
cab taking them back to their hotel. A group of them are attending a
conference. After dinner, they went out a get a cab. Alan had grabbed Sarah and
pushed her into a taxi and took off leaving the others behind. When they get to
the hotel, she is able to get away from him and breathes a sigh of relief.
Dr. Sarah Haywood has a good job at a university and is hoping to continue to prove herself and finally get a permanent position. Unfortunately, she is at the mercy of Professor Hawthorne who is a man who cannot keep his hands to himself. He literally preys on women, but the heads of the university look the other way because Alan is a charismatic man who brings in a lot of money to the university. He even has his own TV series. He is known as the Bulletproof Professor.
Sarah’s husband has left her and their two young children to take a break and find himself. Therefore, all the responsibility falls upon her. But she manages to get the children to school, teach her classes at the university, and get back to pick up the children from their after school program.
Driving home one day, Sarah sees a man and child on the sidewalk when a Mercedes in front of her purposely runs the man down and tries to kidnap the little girl. Before he can get to her, Sarah rams into him crushing his legs. Someone in the car takes a picture of her car and now she is afraid they will come after her for revenge.
Alan calls Sarah into his office and tells her that if she wants her promotion, she is going to have to play the game and have sex with him. Furious, she refuses and manages to get away from him.
When Sarah is purposely bypassed for a permanent position by Alan and the position goes to a man with much fewer qualifications and whom she had been mentoring, she is devastated.
One day she is grabbed and taken to a private place where she meets a man who is very wealthy. He is the father of the little girl she saved. He says that since she saved her, he wants to return the favor to Sarah. He tells her to give him the name of one person and he will make them disappear. She assures him that there is no one. But he gives her time to get back to him.
Sarah is faced with a serious decision to make. Could she be revengeful enough to get rid of the devil in her life? If so, could she then live with herself? What will she decide to do?
I have just described what is just the tip of the iceberg of this magnificent thriller. The author has presented to the reader how evil sexual predators can be to women and how many of them get away with it, especially if they have power and money. The author shows us the feelings of desperation and loneliness that victims of abuse feel and why many of them are left with their lives destroyed. I really loved this book and I know both women and men alike will enjoy it. I would like to see it become a movie.
Copy provided by NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.
Dr. Sarah Haywood has a good job at a university and is hoping to continue to prove herself and finally get a permanent position. Unfortunately, she is at the mercy of Professor Hawthorne who is a man who cannot keep his hands to himself. He literally preys on women, but the heads of the university look the other way because Alan is a charismatic man who brings in a lot of money to the university. He even has his own TV series. He is known as the Bulletproof Professor.
Sarah’s husband has left her and their two young children to take a break and find himself. Therefore, all the responsibility falls upon her. But she manages to get the children to school, teach her classes at the university, and get back to pick up the children from their after school program.
Driving home one day, Sarah sees a man and child on the sidewalk when a Mercedes in front of her purposely runs the man down and tries to kidnap the little girl. Before he can get to her, Sarah rams into him crushing his legs. Someone in the car takes a picture of her car and now she is afraid they will come after her for revenge.
Alan calls Sarah into his office and tells her that if she wants her promotion, she is going to have to play the game and have sex with him. Furious, she refuses and manages to get away from him.
When Sarah is purposely bypassed for a permanent position by Alan and the position goes to a man with much fewer qualifications and whom she had been mentoring, she is devastated.
One day she is grabbed and taken to a private place where she meets a man who is very wealthy. He is the father of the little girl she saved. He says that since she saved her, he wants to return the favor to Sarah. He tells her to give him the name of one person and he will make them disappear. She assures him that there is no one. But he gives her time to get back to him.
Sarah is faced with a serious decision to make. Could she be revengeful enough to get rid of the devil in her life? If so, could she then live with herself? What will she decide to do?
I have just described what is just the tip of the iceberg of this magnificent thriller. The author has presented to the reader how evil sexual predators can be to women and how many of them get away with it, especially if they have power and money. The author shows us the feelings of desperation and loneliness that victims of abuse feel and why many of them are left with their lives destroyed. I really loved this book and I know both women and men alike will enjoy it. I would like to see it become a movie.
Copy provided by NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.
29 SECONDS by T.M. Logan, St. Martin’s Press, available
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