English professor Elizabeth Stevens isn't who she appears to
be. She's really Sofia Desalvo, veterinarian, who is in
witness protection. Elizabeth had to leave behind her
close-knit extended family when she witnessed a murder
involving fixed horse races. She's doing everything right,
following the rules, knowing that a very powerful man wants
her dead. Too bad it's such a lonely life. Her two comforts
are the breakfasts she spends with the town's sheriff,
Wilson Drake, and the girls' nights out she shares with
three other newcomers to tiny Drake Springs, Florida.
When one of the quartet goes missing and then turns up dead,
Elizabeth is concerned but not for herself, at first.
Cathleen Hodges was the town's new veterinarian and bears a
strong resemblance to the pre-WitSec Sofia. Who would want
Cathleen dead? Sure, she had an abusive relationship in her
past, but that was a few years back. As the mystery
involving Cathleen's murder deepens, Elizabeth finds herself
growing closer to Wil. Too bad she can't allow herself to
fall for him.
Does the murder have anything to do with Elizabeth's
relocation? Will Elizabeth be forced to move yet again and
assume another identity? Can she resist Wil's overtures or
will she fall for a man to whom she can never tell the
truth? When another member of the quartet disappears,
Elizabeth knows her time in Drake Springs is limited. Will
she make it out alive?
RECLAIM MY LIFE is a somewhat sweet romantic suspense that
will keep readers glued to the pages until the very end. I
figured out the identity of the bad guy early on but readers
should enjoy picking up the clues and hints to the culprit.
If you can look past a few unrealistic moments, Ms. Norman's
second Mustang Sally book should please fans of romantic
suspense.
When Sofia Desalvo
enters the witness security program, she transforms her
sleek, sophisticated image into nondescript English
professor Elizabeth Stevens, hoping to quietly disappear in
the safety of a small Southern town. Organized-crime boss
Frank Sullivan—a respected doctor accused of racketeering
and murder—has a contract out on Elizabeth, and her only
hope is to survive long enough to testify against him in
court. When two women close to Elizabeth are brutally
murdered, small-town sheriff Wilson Drake steps in to solve
the mystery and instead falls head over heels for the
professor who, despite her best efforts, still emanates the
charisma and charm of Sophia Desalvo. As the investigation
deepens, so do Wilson’s feelings for Elizabeth, and he soon
realizes that he must solve the violent murders quickly to
prevent the woman he loves from becoming the next
victim.
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