Lora Leigh

"Jazz Lancing is the stuff of legends. A mountain-bred ex-Navy SEAL with rugged dark looks, a tall muscled frame, and gorgeous blue eyes, he can have any woman he wants in the state of Tennessee. Except Annie Mayes. The beautiful, innocent teacher refuses to fall for Jazz because she's hiding a secret more powerful than her own temptation"--Page 4 of cover.

A Men of Summer Novel

Wicked Lies

Lynn Braden

Annie, the kindergarten teacher, is really Kenni, the daughter of the man who heads the local militia called "The Kin" located in the mountains near Loudoun, Tennessee. She has been on the run because one night ten years ago she was thought to have died when her mother was killed, but she was saved by her Uncle George, known as Gunny. He helped her escape and survive several attempts by members of "The Kin" to kill her. When Gunny was killed two years ago, Kenni decided to hide in the only place that she believed they would never look, under their noses in the local school system. She doesn't know who she can trust, even in her own family, but she decides it's time to take a risk, and she begins to observe Jazz, the man she once thought she would marry, in hopes that she can trust him. When he figures out who she really is, he is determined to help her find out who is trying to kill her and why.
I enjoyed Wicked Lies. The suspense builds for the reader right along with Kenni as she tries to figure out who is behind the attempts on her life. We feel her emotions as she is forced to face her past and determine who she can trust. One issue I had with the story was that I had trouble believing nobody in the town of Loudoun recognized Annie as Kenni for two years even though the only physical changes she made were with hair dye and colored contact lenses, but overall, this is an enjoyable well written book.

Wicked Lies A Men of Summer Novel

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