Defying Evil: A Dark Romantic Thriller
by Abbie Roads
(Blood is Thicker Than…, #1)
Publication date: October 17th 2023
Genres: Adult, Romance,
by Abbie Roads
(Blood is Thicker Than…, #1)
Publication date: October 17th 2023
Genres: Adult, Romance,
He’s the son of a serial killer.
She’s his father’s only surviving victim.
He’s obsessed with her.
She’s frightened of him.
Before it’s all over they’ll need each other to survive.
Cain Killion’s life has revolved around blood. From a childhood of torture by his father, to his gruesome ability to solve crimes. When a current case is directly connected to his past, there’s only one person with answers.
But she isn’t talking, and the bodies are stacking up. The only solution… Kidnap her.
Defying Evil is the first book in the Blood is Thicker Than Series of dark romantic thrillers. It features a man tortured by his past who never thought he was capable of love. If you devour edge of your seat thrillers and romance novels, you’ll love a series that combines both in a roller-coaster ride of mind games and tragic love.
Read this dangerously dark romance today!
Trigger warning: Depictions of violence.
Previously published until the title Saving Mercy.
Purchase:
Amazon: https://amzn.to/
Abbie Roads is the best-selling author of the Fatal Dreams Series and the Fatal Truth Series. Her novels have been finalists in many prestigious contests including The Golden Heart, The Greater Detroit Booksellers Best, The Oklahoma National Readers’ Choice Award, The Write Touch, The Strut Your Stuff Contest, The Aspen Gold Contest, The Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence, The Heart of Excellence Readers’ Choice Award, The Midnight Sun, The Kathryn Hayes Contest, The Chanticleer, The Daphne du Maurier, The National Readers’ Choice Award, The New England Readers’ Choice Contest, The Beverly Award, and The Maggie Award. Her debut novel Race the Darkness was Publishers Weekly Top 10 Pick for Fall and Never Let Me Fall is an Amazon Editor’s Pick.
By day Abbie Roads is a mental health counselor always focusing on the bright side. By night she writes on the dark side, putting her characters through the wringer before she gives them their happily-ever-after. She loves a good inspirational quote and is a fan of true crime.
Author links:
https://www.abbieroads.com/
https://www.facebook.com/
https://twitter.com/Abbie_
https://www.instagram.com/
https://www.goodreads.com/
By day Abbie Roads is a mental health counselor always focusing on the bright side. By night she writes on the dark side, putting her characters through the wringer before she gives them their happily-ever-after. She loves a good inspirational quote and is a fan of true crime.
Author links:
https://www.abbieroads.com/
https://www.facebook.com/
https://twitter.com/Abbie_
https://www.instagram.com/
https://www.goodreads.com/
My Thoughts
"He’s the son of a serial killer.
She’s his father’s only surviving victim.
He’s obsessed with her.
She’s frightened of him.
Before it’s all over they’ll need each other to survive."
Defying Evil by Abbie Roads is the first book in Blood is Thicker Than... Series.
It is the story of a man, Cain Killion whose father is a serial killer and has been behind bars for some time. Because of his father, he was kind of orphaned and was taken in by a man, Mac, who raised him. Now Cain is an FBI consultant, meaning that when he goes to a crime scene, he can "see" what happened and maybe even identify the killer and what transpired prior to the murder. It is a pretty gruesome process that he goes through he is able to "read" blood, immersing himself in the blood of the victim, which causes visions and sometimes he gets sick.
Mercy Ledger is the only surviving victim of Adam Killion. It has been a long time but Mercy still is affected by the murder of her whole family by Adam. She meets Cain and is upset in the striking resemblance to his father. Cain is not like his father thought and has been deeply affected. He is called Triple K or Killion Killers Kid. Awful thing to be known for, a serial killer for a father.
There are other characters, Macneil Anderson FBI agent and 'adopted' father to Cain, agent Dolan Watts, another close friend and coworker of Mac's. Then we have Liz a nurse at the center and another victim, Dr.Payne whose motives are questionable. He worked on the psyche ward that Mercy was at after the murder of her family, he is not what he appears to be, especially where Mercy is concerned.
As Cain and Mercy get closer to solving the spate of murders committed by someone who brings back memories for both of them, who could it be? Can't be Adam because he is in prison. They get to depend on each other, and Cain with her help will come to terms with what his father has done and Cain will give Mercy the comfort and understanding that she is looking for.
This novel is definitely one that is cringeworthy and gory at the same time. I love reading a suspenseful tale like this one. I liked the good characters and felt repelled by the evil men. I would have to say though as a disclaimer, that if a story that has a lot of blood and is very descriptive bothers you, you should be forewarned that parts of the story are not for the squeamish. That said, I really enjoyed the book and will definitely be reading the next in the series, Blood is Thicker Than...Capturing Fate where we learn more about Dolan Watts, FBI Agent.
This book gets 5 stars, and the cover is gorgeous too!
I received a copy from Xpresso Book Tours for strictly review purposes only and did not receive monetary compensation.
No comments:
Post a Comment