Jumia Books THINGS WE HIDE FROM THE LIGHT

I loved Nash and Lina’s beautiful romantic comedy and mild suspense tale. The book is well written and includes three dimensional characters who grow, witty dialogue and an engaging storyline. Nash is the police chief in small town Knockemout. He was recently the victim of a shooting on the job and is struggling emotionally and physically with his recovery. Lina was Nash’s brother, Knox’s, college girlfriend 20 years ago and is in town for a few weeks to visit Knox and for her “insurance” job. There are a lot of secrets, scars and unpacked baggage between Nash and Lina. Neither of them are currently looking for a relationship but sometimes life gives you what you need even if you do not know what that is. To get to their HEA, Nash and Lina will need to do a lot of baggage unpacking and breathe through the resulting epiphanies all the while trying to catch the shooter. They have to learn that “we’re each responsible for our own dam mess. And we’re each responsible for doing what it takes to be better.” This well crafted and beautifully delivered story grabs you from the first sentence and keeps you a willing captive until the happy ending. This book has a little bit of everything - sweet moments, fan your face steam, painful pasts, strong friendships, crazy families, danger, mystery, snort worthy moments, and so much love. Expect to feel all the feels with this one - laughing, crying, swooning, gritting your teeth, yelling at the characters, knuckle biting, and rolling your eyes. As usual with this author, there are wonderful well developed secondary characters who help to round out the greatness of the story. Plus there is a cute but skittish rescue dog. I am looking forward to reading Sloane and Lucian’s book next.