This author has been a favorite of mine for laugh-out-loud funny romantic comedy so I was eager to read an early copy of this book since it was something different than I was used to reading from her. The suspense and mystery gave the book a more somber tone, but the romance was still captivating and emotional, with her trademark humor peeking through.
Mark Sutton is a detective who has been demoted to the cold case unit due to unprofessional behavior. With each case, especially those involving children, he loses another small piece of his soul. His routine is work, take his dog for a run, work, grab coffee at the local coffee shop, and more work. After a family gathering shakes more details of her recurring nightmare loose, Annie Lakes walks into Mark's office to discuss a possible murder from over two decades ago, and Mark realizes she's the beautiful woman he sees regularly at the coffee shop he frequents. As Mark begins to investigate, the attraction between them grows and their lives become tangled together.
From the first page, Craig's talent for crafting a story quickly drew me in and kept me glued to the page. These characters were so authentic and humanly flawed that they easily made a place for themselves in my heart. Their struggle, pain and uncertainty were realistic and genuine, and I felt every emotion along with them.
After a tragic personal event Mark feels like he doesn’t deserve happiness, and his colorless days are spent trying to make up for one mistake. Annie has brought her life back from complete devastation and finally found her footing, only to realize her mother has been lying to Annie her entire life. Feeling betrayed and alone, she’s drawn to Mark's strength. Annie's kindness, goodness pure heart bring light to Mark's darkness, give his heart new life and help his soul mend.
If you like romantic suspense with a riveting storyline, a little heat and humor, and a story full of heart, you’ll love this book by this masterful storyteller.
*I reviewed this book freely and voluntarily, having made no commitment to provide a review and receiving no compensation of any kind from any source for this review.
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A Great Mystery Romance Novel
So, you like a good mystery…or maybe you like a good romance…what about both? Christie Craig’s new novel Don’t Close Your Eyes is exactly that! If you look her up, you will see she is typically a romance writer. This new book however is a mystery, whodunnit novel with romance thrown in. I liked it so much I already have the next one in the series added to my TBR list!Annie has had recurring nightmares for as long as she can remember. She is usually running, and someone is telling her to run faster, or chasing her, or she wakes herself up with her own screams. She has always wondered if it had something to do with her cousin Jenny. Her whole family was camping, and Jenny went missing, but Annie can’t seem remember anything. She tries to talk with her Mom about it who just shrugs it off and after years of she has removed herself further and further away from her family. Then when there is a death in the family and she goes to pay her respects, and the door opens to her past and she starts to remember.Annie realizes she needs to tell someone, and Detective Mark Sutton might be the perfect person in more than way. At first Mark doesn’t believe her story but when Annie becomes a target, Mark must protect her. Even if it’s from her own family!You guys this one had some steam for sure! And it kept you guessing until the end. There was good character development because I can totally picture Detective Mark…yum!
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