This book is part of the Buchanan sibling series. All have been very good books. The Buchanan books are: "Heartbreaker" (Nick), "Mercy" (Theo), "Murder List" (Alec), "Slow Burn" (Dylan), & "Shadow Dance" (Jordan). There is also an intersecting character story involving the brother of Michelle from Theo's story. "Killjoy" comes after "Mercy".

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Had a hard time getting into the book, but once I did, I couldn't put it down! Real page turner.

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For once.. I found a mystery that wasn't easy to predict! Usually authors use so much foreshadowing that it is obvious how the story will end. I was very impressed with this novel. There were some slower points in the middle.. but other than that it was a good read. A book that really will keep you guessing!

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This is a VERY awsome book. The fist in book of 6 with some conecting heroes. I LOVE Garwood.
Highly recomended!!!!

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This writer just gets better and better. I real page turner! Fast and furious to the end!

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About half way thru, I gave up. Too predictable. A step above the usual romance novel, but you just know what is going to happen.

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I found Heartbreaker a wonderful mystery kept me in suspence till the end. A great read and Im looking forward to more of Julie Garwwoods books

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Father Tom Madden is listening to a confession when the man confesses to a murder. Not only has he killed a woman, but he plans to kill another...Tom's sister, Laurant. Tom doesn't know who gave the confession; but he contacts his best friend, FBI Agent Nick Buchanan, to protect his sister. Nick isn't about to let anything happen to Laurant. Since he is prepared to stick with her 24/7, they tell everyone that they are engaged after a whirlwind courtship. The hope is that the killer will become jealous and make his move.

The first book in Julie Garwood's romantic suspense series gets off to a slow start. It took me a week to read this book. I had a hard time with the continuous descriptions and extraneous facts that were thrown into the story. I think a good editor could have slimmed this book down to a manageable story.

Thankfully, the pace of the story picked up after 100+ pages. The suspense was well done. There were a handful of suspects to sort through. I did guess the killer but not his true identity. My favorite part of the book was the elderly sisters who lived beside Laurant and kept an eye on everything that happened in the neighborhood. They set a lighter tone to the story, which was needed. I believe this was Julie Garwood's first romantic suspense book. I'm hoping her writing gets stronger and the series continues. My rating: 3.5 Stars.

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Very good, love when a thriller has me guessing right to the end and I got it wrong!!!! Can't wait to keep reading this series!

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Decent mystery. Garwood's writing is simple and easy-to-follow. I never really got behind any of the characters, though.

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