Books From the Backlog #90

Books from the Backlog is a fun way to feature some of those neglected books sitting on your bookshelf unread. If you are anything like me, you might be surprised by some of the unread books hiding in your stacks.

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This week's neglected book:

Into the Dark by Karen Rose

#5 Cincinnati

Romantic Suspense, Thriller Romance

Released: 11.26.19

Blurb:

Michael Rowland is not your typical teenager. Deaf from birth, he’s always looked out for his five-year-old brother, Joshua. When his stepfather comes after Joshua, Michael takes the child and runs. He’s determined to protect his brother at all costs, even if that means making himself vulnerable to a danger he can’t hear coming. And the danger intensifies when Michael witnesses a stranger kill his stepfather.

Desperate and afraid, the boys have nowhere else to go but to Joshua’s soccer coach, journalist and ex-Army ranger Diesel Kennedy. When Diesel sees that Michael is injured, he takes them to see Dr. Dani Novak—not only because she’s fluent in American Sign Language, but because he’s drawn to her and everything she stands for. She never refuses Diesel’s requests—because she, too, feels their connection—but she resists him for reasons she doesn’t want to confess.

When Dani and Diesel learn that Michael saw the face of his stepfather’s killer, they fear for his safety. But they quickly discover that it’s even worse than they feared: They may have a serial killer on their hands—and all signs point to Michael as the next target.

WHY DID I PICK THIS ONE?

I got this as a review arc and then got the paperback when it released. I'm a huge fan of the author's romantic suspense series and particularly the Cincinnati sub-series within the whole. Two of my favorite side characters, Dani and Diesel are finally getting their story. Obviously, this hasn't sat on the shelf long and it even won a TBR vote read at our Delighted Reader blog last month.

BUT...

I still keep dragging my feet. It's a combo of mood, but also the silly reading phobia I get now and then about fear that favorite characters has me dreading and anticipating at the same time. I did say it was silly, LOL.

Don't worry, I'm bucking up and have at least started it. It will get read. :)