{From the Publisher}:

After a brush with death due to equipment failure, smokejumper Alexia Allen is ordered to take time off while the incident is under investigation. She makes a last-minute decision to recuperate at her mother’s home and attend her high school reunion. Yet trouble seems to be following her, and within hours of arriving home she is confronted with murder, arson–and a handsome detective.

But the conflicts ahead are nothing compared to the ghosts of her past. As she struggles to accept and forgive her family’s past, she must also decide if the secret she’s been guarding for the last ten years must finally come to light.

Chock-full of the suspense and romantic tension you’ve come to expect from Lynette Eason, When the Smoke Clears is the explosive first book in the Deadly Reunions series.

{My Thoughts}:

I had high hopes for this book, having read other books by Lynette Eason, and I think I may have set the standard a bit high. Had I read this book with no expectations whatsoever, I probably would have given it five stars. However, I had an expectation in my mind, and I felt like the book didn’t live up to that expectation.

Was it a fun and fast read? Yes. Did it grab my attention on page one and keep me turning the pages until the last? Yes. Were the characters well-developed and intriguing? Yes.

So what was missing? To be honest, I’m not sure. All the elements of a great story were there, and I honestly enjoyed the story very much. But I just felt a small void – one that I cannot explain – as I read.

I give When the Smoke Clears four out of five stars.

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Disclosure: I was provided a free copy of When the Smoke Clears in exchange for my honest review.

Pick up your copy of When the Smoke Clears from Revell Books, a division of Baker Publishing Group, at your favorite bookseller this February!

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