Fade to Gray (Triad #1)
by Dee Davis
Blurb:
When
Emily Masterson wakes up in a strange bed with a dead man, she does the only
thing she can think to do. She calls the one man who can help her. A man who
betrayed her years ago—the only man she’s ever loved.
Gideon
Sloan might be in the business of helping people, he just never thought one of
them would be Emily. After using all his resources to help her, he swears never
to see her again, but a second attempt on her life leaves him racing against a
clock to keep her alive.
Even
as the killer circles closer, passion reignites, but secrets from the past
threaten to destroy their fragile truce. Only together can they find answers
and—if they survive—a second chance at love.
Themes: Contemporary
Rating: 4 stars
Heat Rating: 
Review:
So when I learned that Dee Davis was releasing
a new romantic suspense series I knew I had to jump on the chance to read it,
being that I was such a huge fan of her previous series (A-Tac). I can say with all honesty that I enjoyed
this new series and am looking forward to the coming stories as well, though
there were definitely moments I felt like I wanted to slap the characters
around a bit for being so stupid. It is
always a safe bet that there will be layers and layers of intrigue in any Davis
novel, being that she very rarely goes for the obvious villain, but I only
guessed the villain in this story a chapter or so before the big reveal, which
for me is a big accomplishment because I am usually pretty good at figuring out
who’s who within the first few chapters.
I enjoyed the overall premise of the new series as well as the first
story itself, but there was so much pain and so many lies for Gideon and Emily
to work through I felt sure one or both of them would throw in the towel long
before they found a way back to each other. Ms. Davis has a truly amazing ability to make her characters
not only jump off the page but to be totally believable to you, easily allowing you
to spot some piece of that character in your own best friends, lovers, or
parents, bringing you that much closer to the story. Emily was one of those characters that you
wanted to hate, but at the same time you could understand that her upbringing
left her so sheltered she refuses to doubt the most important man in her life
could ever be anything less than fully truthful with her. When she is forced to come to the
understanding that her father is as human as the rest of us, and therefore
flawed, she quickly grows up and finds a way to uncover the spine that was always
inside her and hardened to steel in order to demand her due in life. Once that woman emerged and we got to see
her going for what and who she wanted in her life, I truly came to respect her
as a woman. Gideon on the other hand
refuses to understand that a woman grows up, loving her father first, and
coming to the understanding, even late in life that he isn’t perfect, comes as
a shock and he needs to be understanding about it. Gideon had his own growing up and standing up
to due in order to be the man that earned Emily’s renewed love and
commitment. The love between them was so
bright and flared so quickly, that neither of them truly believed in one
another enough to overcome the odds when they were faced with seemingly
insurmountable ones. I enjoyed seeing
Gideon’s friends coming to his aid, emotionally and physically, as he and Emily
fought to overcome the plot to first claim her innocence and ultimately claim
her life. I am dying to know when the
next book will be out and which one of the boys we will get to watch fall in
love next. I also loved the little peeks
into that previous series I mentioned with the return of Harrison to help the
guys in their mission to save Emily, because OMG he’s my favorite! Please hurry and release the next story Ms.
Davis, before I die of suspense.
*ebook provided by publisher (via
netgalley) for the purpose of an honest and unbiased review. No compensation was provided.
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