REVIEW: The Woman Left Behind by Kristen Ashley
5 SMOOCHES!
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SYNOPSIS:
There are two dead bodies in Idaho, and the gun used to kill them has been traced back to a sixteen-year-old robbery in Misted Pines.
Sheriff Harry Moran has a broken heart and a stack of case files on his desk that the corrupt sheriff who came before him might have bungled.
Or he may have framed innocent people.
The first case Harry dives into, the woman left behind lives just a block away from his office.
When Lillian Rainier opens the door to the sheriff, Harry, who’s been a dead man walking since his wife died, comes back to life.
As for Lillian, she’s had a crush on Harry for forever, Harry showing at her door, and how he is when he does only makes her fall deeper.
As Harry and his team dive into these suspicious cases, Harry and Lillian have to figure out what to do with all they feel for each other, how hard it hits them, and how deep it goes.
But as a voice from the past becomes a witness in the present, and Harry and his crew dig deeper, they sense something sinister happened years ago.
As they weave together the threads of a cold case, they realize how messy it is.
Worse, the man behind the mess is desperately cleaning it up …
And no one in Misted Pines is safe.
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REVIEW:
The Woman Left Behind by Kristen Ashley was a gripping, emotionally charged romance that blends sizzling chemistry with a page-turning thriller plot! This second-chance love story follows Harry, the brooding, widowed sheriff of Misted Pines, and Lillian, the enigmatic woman with a long-held crush on him—and a hidden connection to his latest case. Their chemistry is electric, simmering with tension and vulnerability, and their witty banter adds a layer of charm to their slow-burning passion.
Ashley masterfully weaves the suspense with the romance and kept me hooked as Harry and Lillian navigate danger, buried secrets and the undeniable pull between them. The emotional depth of Harry’s healing heart and Lillian’s quiet strength makes their journey achingly real and deeply satisfying. With her signature storytelling prowess, Ashley delivered a tale that’s equal parts steamy, suspenseful, and soul-stirring. The Woman Left Behind by Kristen Ashley gets five smooches from me!
~Danielle Palumbo
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