Title: Dirty Little Secrets
Author: Lillian Hart
Review: J.J Graves is the Coroner for King George County
Virginia and runs a Mortuary business -so dead bodies are her life. When a
horrific murder happens in the small town of Bloody Mary- J.J, her best
friend and Sheriff Jack Lawson try to bring justice to the victims.
I came across this book
free on kindle and decided to give it a shot after all who doesn't love a good
murder mystery book. The murder mystery has you guessing who done it until the
very end of the book which in the end is a surprise even for me. I love the female lead she is quirky, sweet
and very like able. If anyone had a best friend growing who was a guy this book
makes you laugh even more.
With the fun writing
also came a lot of spelling, grammar and character issues that I had to
struggle to get past. In 24 hours J.J
and an author Brody who wants to use her in his book have sex and fall in love
quickly and to be honest it didn't flow quite right but it did leave for some
funny moments and sad moments in the book. For example “I was sure we'd be late
and then Jack would have the right to make fun of me for an indiscriminate
amount of time.” I was wondering if she meant undetermined amount of time.
Between book one and book two Jack went from 6’2 to 6’5, along with JJ being an
average woman yet taller than about 5’10. Little things
can throw a reader off taking the fantasy away. I love the friendship between JJ
and Jack and the author made it so believable.
There is sex in this
book but nothing overly graphic which this author is known for and there is
quite bit of language in this book as well.
The author abruptly endless the book but after reading her next two
Dirty Shame and Dirty Rotten Scoundrel it’s the way the authors writes. I quite enjoy the series and man looking
forward to the fourth in the series.
Thanks Heidi for this review.
Published: Published December 4th 2012 by CreateSpace
Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781481158640
Page Count: 316
Quick
Review: 4 out 5 stars – for grammar and spelling
error on my Kindle edition.
Why I Read
this Title: Free on Kindle and I love mysteries
Synopsis: J.J.
Graves has seen a lot of dead bodies in her line of work...
She's not only in the
mortuary business, but she's also the coroner for King George County, Virginia.
When a grisly murder is discovered in the small town of Bloody Mary, it's up to
J.J. and her best friend, Detective Jack Lawson, to bring the victim justice.
The murders are piling
up...
The residents of Blood
Mary are dropping like flies, and when a popular mystery writer shows up on
J.J.'s doorstep with plans of writing his new book about the Bloody Mary Serial
Killer, J.J. has to decide if he might be going above and beyond the call of
duty to create the spine tinglers he's so well known for. It only clouds the
issue and puts her reputation on the line when the attraction between them
spirals out of control.
And passions are
rising...
J.J and Jack are in a
race against time. They discover each victim had a shocking secret, and the
very foundation of J.J.'s life is in danger of crumbling when it turns out
she’s harboring secrets of her own—secrets that make her the perfect victim in
a deadly game.
Author
Information: Liliana
Hart spent five years teaching music in the public education system. She molded
America’s youth, busted kids for smoking pot in the restrooms, and broke up
illicit affairs behind the stage on a regular basis. (Liliana’s Addison Holmes
Mystery Series, about a small town teacher who gets into a whole lot of
trouble, is somewhat autobiographical, but she won’t confess to which parts).
Liliana began reading
romance novels with all her new found free time, and when she ran out of things
to read, she decided to write her own novels. The result was a 150,000 word
thriller—a dazzling adventure—where the heroine was a thirty-year-old virgin
assassin (Yes, you read that right). She couldn't imagine why people weren't knocking down her door to read it, but she persevered and began writing a
second book. She finally got the hang of things, and eventually learned that
losing one’s virginity wasn't all that romantic after all. All of her books
involve some kind of suspense (she just can't help herself), laughter, and a
lot of steamy sex.
Since the failure of her
first attempt, Liliana’s books have won awards such as: The Daphne Du Maurier,
The Suzannah, The Linda Howard Award of Excellence, The Maggie, and many
others. Her affiliations include Romance Writers of America and Mystery Writers
of America.
Liliana loves to cook,
and is addicted to reading, Internet Boggle, kickboxing, and Bones. She lives
in a big, rambling house in Texas with a couple of cats to keep her company.
She loves to get emails from readers.
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