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Desperate Acts

Desperate Acts, March 2023
Pike, Wisconsin
by Alexandra Ivy

Zebra
Featuring: Kaden Vaughn; Lia Porter
352 pages
ISBN: 1420155504
EAN: 9781420155501
Kindle: B0B35BZ6JR
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
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"A dangerous mystery brings them together"

Fresh Fiction Review

Desperate Acts
Alexandra Ivy

Reviewed by Annetta Sweetko
Posted February 28, 2023

Suspense | Romance Suspense

As a teenager Lia Porter did what teens often do; she snuck out to go to a party and on her way home she glimpses a woman running in the woods and she seemed terrified. Fifteen years later, a body is found dressed the same as that woman and though the authorities rule it a suicide, Lia knows better. What could possibly have caused the woman to run as she did as if only DESPERATE ACTS could save her life? Now Lia would like to know the truth and out of nowhere help she didn't expect arrives.

Hollywood stuntman, Kaden Vaughn visits Pike, Wisconsin after hearing of the body that was found by some boys. He believes she might be his brother's fiancee, Vanna, who disappeared in that time frame. What he finds is not just the answers he seeks, but a woman who is exactly what he didn't know he was searching for.

DESPERATE ACTS is a totally enthralling novel by Alexandra Ivy. The intrigue, secrets, and varied characters come to life from the first page to the last. Lia is a warmhearted woman, though she tends to keep much of herself to herself. Whereas, Kaden had, up until recently, lived his life as a risk taker, giving Lia thoughts that they have no common grounds. The fact that they seem so different but yet so alike is what draws readers into believing these two are perfect for one another. Together they go in search of answers but find that there are those who want the past to stay in the past. A very twisty mystery that will have amateur sleuths in a tailspin.

There seems to be an inordinate amount of rather despicable people in this snow-covered, small town but are they truly evil? Let's just say you will need to read DESPERATE ACTS to see how Alexandra Ivy gets her readers to the truth.

If you are a fan of mystery, secrets that someone really wants to be kept, and romance that is just the right amount of steamy that then adds in a twisted mystery, then DESPERATE ACTS will be just what you need.

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SUMMARY

In Pike, Wisconsin, a small town full of deadly secrets, a woman searches for the truth about a long-ago night, while a killer prepares to silence her forever, in New York Times bestselling author Alexandra Ivy’s chilling tale of romantic suspense. A must-read for fans of Lisa Jackson, Beverly Barton, and Mary Burton.

WILL SHE FIND THE ANSWER

Teenager Lia Porter shouldn’t have been anywhere near the railroad bridge that night. Sneaking home after a party in the fields outside Pike, Wisconsin, she glimpsed a woman in a leather jacket, running in terror. Lia puts the incident from her mind—until a body is found near the same spot fifteen years later, wearing the same jacket. The police rule it a suicide. Lia knows different. The woman she saw was trying to save her own life, not end it. But whatever she was fleeing from found her first . . .

BEFORE THE KILLER

The stranger who arrives at Lia’s store shares her suspicions. Hollywood stunt driver Kaden Vaughn has come home to Wisconsin to learn the truth about what happened to his brother’s fiancée years ago. The leather jacket, the timing—he believes the dead woman is Vanna, and that Lia may be the only person who can help. Together they retrace Vanna’s steps, but the more they dig, the darker the secrets become.

FINDS HER?

The killer is still out there, stalking the streets of Pike again, willing to do whatever is necessary to keep the truth locked in mystery. One by one, all those who know something about that night must be silenced, until there is no one left to tell .


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