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Archive for February 12th, 2009

The highly anticipated novel that delivers what romantic suspense fans have long awaited – the return to Rock Harbor.

Bree Nichols gets the shock of her life when her husband – presumed dead – reappears.

Bree Nichols and her search and rescue dog Samson discover a crying infant in the densely forested woods outside of Rock Harbor, Michigan. Against objections from her husband, Kade, who knows she’ll become attached, Bree takes the baby in. Quickly she begins a search for the mother – presumably the woman reported missing just days earlier. While teams scour the forests, Bree ferrets out clues about the missing woman. But she soon discovers something more shocking: Bree’s former husband – long presumed dead in a plane crash – resurfaces. Is he really who he says he is? And should she trust him again after all these years?

If you would like to read the first chapter of Cry in the Night, go HERE.

MY REVIEW
When I saw Cry in the Night on the book list, I knew I had to read it. I even made a special trip into town to the library to pick up a copy of Into the Deep, book #3 in the Rock Harbor Series.

While Cry in the Night is considered book #4 in the series, it could easily stand alone by itself. Don’t feel like you have to read the previous three books to enjoy it. I wanted to read book #3 first because I had already read #1 and #2.

So what kind of book is Cry in the Night? It’s a suspense mystery with a hint of romance.

The suspense and emotions in the book run high – can you imagine seeing your “dead” husband, your first love, after four years … after you’re happily remarried to someone else? Throw in kidnapping attempts, dead bodies, abandoned babies, and you have the makings of a page turner.

Just when it seemed like something was okay and everything worked out, a new twist is added to the story. By the halfway point in the book, I was wondering how it would be possible to solve all the plot twists and turns in a believable way! Colleen didn’t disappoint either.

The book also digs into the emotional struggle of infertility and having a child to love. To me, this was the only loose end left at the end of the story, but maybe that’s part of the story for book #5. There will be a book #5, right? The characters in this series are lovable and feel like family by the end, so of course I want there to be book #5.

If you’re looking for a good romantic suspense novel, definitely pick up Cry in the Night. The romance factor isn’t overwhelming at all … well, other than the dead husband showing up and the emotional struggle Bree goes through.

On a side note, if the girl on the cover is supposed to be Bree, she is totally not what I pictured her as. LOL

Cara of The Law, Books, and Life posted a great interview with Colleen Coble that some of you might enjoy reading too.