Review | One Tiny Secret, T.A. Kunz

One Tiny Secret by T.A. Kunz
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Intriguing YA romantic/mystery:

Dani is overly supervised by her father, the local sheriff – making her life a prosaic event where she seems to ‘ache’ for a chance to be rebellious. Her old friend, Janice, is even more stringently imprisoned by her mother. And yet the two manage to sneak to a party…where Dani gets drunk and wakes up in the bed of an old boyfriend. Parker, having returned into her life with a determination to win her back, is recorded by person(s) unknown leaving Dani’s house in the morning.

…And thus begins a mysterious tale of blackmail, by a person who has clever technology skills, can send her threatening and warning messages and then delete them before Dani can show anyone. When she tells her father, he simply doesn’t believe her. And her friend Janice has gone missing from the party, and suspicion seems to be aimed very much at Dani.

This is a multi-layered story of intrigue and mystery, romance and passion, as Dani and Parker are gradually drawn closer together, and the investigation into her friend’s disappearance is deepened when those close to Dani become victims of the blackmailer’s dark agenda.

The book contains all the elements of a good YA romance, but with a clever mystery plot underpinning the storyline. Intelligently constructed, with many suspects to keep the reader puzzling, and a recommended read with a great twist.

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Review | Stained, Ella James

Stained by Ella James
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Intricate fantasy epic:

Julia’s young life has been an endurance test, until, finally, she is happily taken from an orphanage to a loving family home. She at last knows happiness – the elusive state she has always sought – until she returns home to find her adoptive parents’ home destroyed by an evil entity. Fleeing from the death and destruction, she takes refuge in an abandoned warehouse. But her temporary safety is viciously interrupted by the same creature that destroyed her home. Enter Cayne, a powerful hunter from another realm who saves her from this creature, but pays dearly for it in the battle. Samyaza, the king of Nephilim, flees…leaving Julia to try and help the mortally injured Cayne. Her healing powers bring this young man back from the brink of death… and then the adventure kicks into overdrive.

On the run from Samyaza, the beast determined to kill Julia, she and Cayne flee. Using his mystical powers, he is bound to protect Julia, but he isn’t prepared to tell her why she is being hunted. Cayne is a frustratingly secretive and stoic individual, and Julia fights at every twist and turn to get him to open up and tell her why they are being hunted, and why he is determined to kill any Nephilim that cross their path. She also fights to mute her growing attraction to Cayne, confused by rapid events and confused by her own undeniable feelings.

This story is like a high-speed car chase, all action and tension, in which the two race across the country to avoid the attackers – but also to find Samyaza so that Cayne can try and defeat him. It’s a speedy adventure, with secrets gradually revealed, which keeps you guessing at every new chapter why Julia is the target and Cayne her protector.

If you like mystery, romance, and a wealth of fantasy adventure, this one is definitely for your TBR list. Recommended.

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