Mini Review: Afraid

Afraid

by  Lisa Jackson , Alexandra Ivy ,Lisa Childs

 Blurb:

LUCY

Lucy Champagne was sent to St. Cecilia’s after her movie-star mother was brutally attacked by her sleazy boyfriend, Ray Watkins. Lucy’s damning testimony landed Ray a twenty-five-year sentence. But now, Ray is free. And he’s going to find Lucy and make her pay, no matter how far and how fast she runs . . .

RAYNE

Rayne Taylor found unexpected happiness at St. Cecilia’s, until her roommate, Natalie, committed suicide. Only when Rayne finds a box of mementoes from that time does she realize how wrong she may have been about Natalie’s death—and how far someone will go to keep the truth hidden . . .

ERIN

Erin MacDonald remembers little about the long-ago night she and her sister, Anna Beth, were kidnapped. While Erin was found safe, Anna Beth vanished forever. Now Erin has reluctantly come back to the family estate, where Detective Rafe Montego hopes to finally crack the case. But as flashes of Erin’s memory reemerge, she learns how deep the danger goes . . .

Themes:  Contemporary, Anthology

Rating:  3.5 stars

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Review:

  I can honestly say I am not always the biggest fan of anthologies, but this one had some nice tie-ins and the thrill in each on was fascinating.  Each of the stories was written by a different author but the thread that pulled them all together was the school that the Heroine’s attended where they formed friendships and dealt with terrifying experiences each in their own way.  I enjoyed each of the stories, though I wish they’d had a bit more of the romance angle in them.  Each lady met their knight in their story and they found love, but the focus was definitely on the suspense and defeating the bad guy.  My favorite by far was Erin and Rafe’s story, but I enjoyed each of them for their individual stories as well as how they all tied in to one another.  I love anything written by Alexandra Ivy of course which is why I grabbed this anthology up and look forward to more of her suspense novels for sure.  If you are looking for something to give you a little thrill on a dark stormy night you can’t go wrong with these short stories.

 

*eARC provided by publisher (via NetGalley) for the purpose of an honest and unbiased review.  No compensation was provided.