Echoes
Echoes
One day Tess Carson gets the call she's always feared. Her sister has vanished. And so Tess rushes to a small town in California to look for answers. While the police follow evidence that connects her sister to a brutal murder, Tess is drawn into a danger that seems to reach back to the town's tortured past. Two enigmatic brothers offer Tess their help but the more she learns, the more they draw her in, the more she realizes that one of them is responsible for her sister's disappearance. But which one? As Tess searches for clues about her sister, she begins to experience strange and terrifying visions. Not simply hallucinations, they are flashbacks to a past life where Tess relives the heartbreak of another woman-one who is also torn by violence and love. Tess can't deny the connection she feels to this woman, nor can she deny the sense that history is bent on repeating. Two men. Two brothers. One woman. A deadly combination. As the echoes of a long forgotten tragedy reverberate through her life, Tess realizes she must face her deepest fears before she can escape the terrifying cycle of vengeance and at last find the love denied her in a time gone by.
Reviews
Lynn Braden@ftbooklover
I'm not sure what to think about this book. The author adeptly handled two simultaneous story lines; one involving Tess who had come from her home in New York to care for her niece who was seemingly abandoned by Tess's sister and a girl from the past named Molly who had embarked on a trip west with her brother-in-law during the period of the Gold Rush to care for her nephew. The two story lines made it tough to get invested in either one. I found myself thinking that it was more historical fiction than romantic suspense as it was labeled. However, the book was very well written and hard to put down. A read worth the time, just now sure how I feel about it after completing the story.
Jolie@readwithme