3.75⭐
Genre ~ contemporary romance
Series ~ Timing is Everything #4
Others in the series ~ books 1-4
Setting ~ Colorado
Publication date ~ February 27, 2023
Page Count ~ 274 (25 chapters +e)
POV ~ dual 3rd
Featuring ~ characters in their late 30’s, wedding planner, detective, stalker, brother’s best friend, best friends’s sister, slow burn, very minimal steamage
My review:
Felicity & Ian
Felicity has had small appearances in each book of the series, so I’m glad she got her own story. She’s the most sought after wedding planner in Denver, a real workaholic. She has been receiving threatening notes and is finally ready to get the police involved after the 3rd one. She calls up her brother’s best friend, Detective Ian Stafford, to help track down her stalker.
Ian is not new to being a cop, but new on the Denver force after just moving to the area, and he stepped into the position with ease. I found him to be a great detective. He not only had the mystery of Felicity’s case to work on, but a couple others sprinkled in that made for an interesting story.
This one was a very slow burn as the romance took a back seat to the mystery side of the story. For that reason it took a while for them to figure out their feelings for each other. I wish the romance was more prominent, but I did enjoy trying to help solve the mystery of who the stalker was.
Since our characters are mature the brothers best friend/best friend’s sister trope wasn’t like the usual where the brother is super protective. It wasn’t a big deal at all, so if you normally enjoy the drama that comes along with that you won’t find it here.
Overall, I enjoyed this one and the series as a whole. I like that all previous characters story lines progressed in each installment just as expected. Looking forward to what Christine writes next, which is already on my kindle.
Small side bar ~ the title makes me think this is a second chance romance between these two, but that’s not the case.
Series notes:
I think this one would work fine as a standalone. Scott and Campbell from book 3 make some appearances, but not enough that hinder reading this book first. However, of course the series is most enjoyable when read from the beginning.
*Thanks to the author for sending me a copy. I am voluntarily leaving my honest review*
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Book blurb:
Christine Miles delivers more racing hearts with this swoony, thrilling mystery! Perfect for reading as a standalone or binged with the rest of her Timing is Everythingseries, This Time It’s Forever is a police officer romantic suspense you’ll want to devour in one sitting.
Felicity Mayhew has built a career as a planner for fairy tale weddings. But the long hours and demanding clients have started to take a toll. She’s also acquired an enemy who’s leaving her menacing notes. Unable to ignore the threat, she turns to the one person who can help her.
Rookie Detective Ian Stafford’s move to Denver had never been part of the plan. Running away isn’t his usual go-to move, but after experiencing betrayal from the two people closest to him, living and working in his hometown became too painful.
Working nonstop to find her stalker will take Ian and Felicity down a twist-filled path, and leave question marks over people Felicity trusts. Despite the darkness surrounding them, they find themselves connecting in a way neither expected. But who is writing Felicity’s threatening notes? And how far is the perpetrator willing to go?
This Time It’s Forever is the perfect next read for fans of bestselling romantic suspense novels like Anna Hackett’s Norcross Security and Toni Anderson’s Cold Justiceseries. Click “Add to Cart” to fall in love!
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