Faceless (Pike, Wisconsin #2)

by Alexandra Ivy

Blurb:

BE CAREFUL

A masked robber, a gunshot, an endless nightmare left in its wake. Wynter Moore was just four years-old when she witnessed the murder of her mother. For twenty-five years she’s tried to blunt the trauma with ambition. Yet each year, she shuts down her popular Iowa restaurant to return to her small hometown of Pike, Wisconsin, to grieve. Only this time, her visit will be marked by new danger and shocking discoveries about the past—and about her mother.

WHAT YOU DIG FOR

Why kill her? That’s what scrawled on the picture Pike’s recently deceased sheriff left behind for Wynter. Pulled from surveillance tape, it shows the fatal hold-up—and raises unnerving questions. Soon, Wynter is opening a Pandora’s box of dark revelations and suspects. When frightening incidents and threats start coming, it’s clear that Wynter is a target herself. Enemies seem to abound—except for one man . . .

YOU JUST MIGHT GET KILLED

Game warden Noah Hunter has tried to convince himself that Wynter is just a friend ever since they met in grief counseling as teenagers. But now that she’s in danger, that denial is over. Traveling to her side, he helps Wynter retrace the treacherous steps of her complex mother’s life—before she loses her own. Because someone wants—needs—Wynter gone, forever.

Themes: Contemporary

Rating: 4 stars

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Review:

Another installment in Alexandra Ivy’s suspenseful and often terrifying new contemporary series has hit the floor and the story is one that will leave you wondering if you can look at the people around you the same ever again. I was surprised when I began this series at just how much I enjoyed it as often these romantic-suspense novels are hit and miss for me, even from my favorite authors, but I have really enjoyed this series so far and look forward to more. Wynter and Noah knew each other as grief-stricken teenagers, but neither has ever really gotten past the trauma that brought them together. Now that Wynter has returned to her hometown she is faced with frightening truths and her past begins to unravel and treachery and death is around every corner. Luckily Noah is by her side and together they seem to be able to overcome just about any danger they face, except maybe the danger they pose to one another’s hearts. I loved seeing these two broken individuals slowly come to terms with their pasts and present in order to be able to build a promising chance at a future together. Noah has finally come to terms with his desire for Wynter and there is no way he will continue to hide from his feelings or let her hide from the draw they feel to one another, even though they are in a truly dangerous situation. He is strong, smart, brave and protective, making him the perfect foil for the villain and the perfect mate for Wynter. Wynter has had a lot of pain in her past, which left her with a lot of issues, but thankfully she is a smart enough woman that she knows a good thing when she sees it. She lets him into her heart and finally comes to see that love is the greatest healer of all. Her willingness to risk her own life in order to find out the truth about her past and her mother’s life and death show that she is a person with convictions and determination as well as dedication to truth, asking her a true match for the honorable Noah. I am dying to know what comes next for the scary-as-hell small Wisconsin town, but I know whatever happens Alexandra will bring the bad guys to justice and give us a wonderful HEA in the process.