Shadow of a Doubt
(The Tangled Ivy Trilogy #2)
by Tiffany Snow
Ivy
Mason has it all: beauty, a plush apartment, a fancy car, and a debonair
British spy boyfriend who pays all her bills. If only her boyfriend was in her
life—and her bed—more than just sporadically.
Part
of an underground British agency called the Shadow, Devon Clay knows that
secrecy is what has kept him alive. Anyone he loves is a liability, and being
involved with him puts the other person in grave danger. Yet Ivy is someone his
heart can’t resist.
When
an enemy from Devon’s past returns, the spy and his girlfriend are thrown
headlong into an international conspiracy that puts everyone Ivy loves at risk.
From the Missouri River bottoms to the brothels of Amsterdam, Ivy and Devon
must outrun and outmaneuver the forces allied against them, and no one can be
trusted.
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So, I just finished Shadow of a Doubt and I find myself a complete and utter emotional
wreck. Never before has a book consumed
me as much as this story did. I loved In His Shadow, the first book in this
trilogy, but this book? This book
exceeded every expectation that I had.
There is so much to love within these pages – from suspense, hot and
steamy romance and characters you just want to shoot. Let’s talk about the characters for a moment
though.
Ivy – you know, at first I just wanted to hate
this girl. I was tired of hearing how
beautiful she was and how all the men found her attractive. I got tired of hearing about her taste in
clothing, shoes and other fine things. I
was just tired of Ivy (or just perhaps a bit jealous). But once the story
really started, I got over those few nuisances, because I just realized that is
who she is whether I like it or not. She
is able to handle a lot of crap, and still come out stronger in the end. She’s kind, caring and has a huge heart and
her love for Devon is almost an obsession – but really, who can blame her.
Devon – Oh Good Lord! What a man - A hot, sexy man who any woman
would love to have warm their bed, and their heart. But when Devon is around, you know there is
going to be intriguing and deadly thrills that will have your heart racing. This man really knows how to treat a woman
and he treats Ivy well – really well!
Beneath the tough exterior is this soft teddy bear of a man and I like
him – A LOT!
Vega – God, I hate this woman. She is a conniving, back-stabbing, evil and
wretched bitch that I truly believe was born without a heart and if she does
have one, it is stone cold frozen. There
is a special place in Hell for this woman and someone needs to send her there on a one-way ticket FAST.
The other supporting characters really bring
this story together and make it thrilling and suspenseful read.
While immersing myself in this flawlessly written
story, I never knew what to expect with each turn of the page. It definitely kept me on the edge my seat feverishly
devouring each sentence - craving it like a drug. The writing is absolutely beautiful and
flowed so effortlessly. I quite simply
did not want it to end. This is a love story
that is unlike any other and I think Ms. Snow outdid herself in this
installment.
I picked out two of my favorite quotes, just to
give you a taste of what’s in this spectacular and amazing story:
“….just
because we can’t have more doesn’t mean what we do have isn’t worth something.”
“We
were a pair, he and I. Both damaged
goods, but from the outside looking in we were perfect – our pretty facades
hiding the broken and jagged parts of our souls. Perhaps that’s why we fit so well together. The shattered pieces of our psyches were just
enough to complete the other.”
I have been a fan of Tiffany Snow since her very
first book, and her writing just keeps getting better and better. Shadow
of a Doubt has it all - romance, suspense, drama and so much more. I dare say that this might just be my
favorite book written by her so far – and that really says a lot, because her Kathleen Turner Series was beyond
amazing. As I stated before, this book
left me an emotional wreck afterward and left me craving more. The final installment of this trilogy can’t
get here quick enough – I NEED MORE!
Fans of Romantic Suspense will love this one, so
be sure to check it out – but be sure to read Book One, In His Shadow first if you haven’t already!
5 + stars
Tiffany
attended the University of Missouri – Columbia, attaining two degrees in
History and Social Studies Education. After working many years as an instructor
and consultant in the Information Technology field, Tiffany now writes
full-time.
Tiffany
loves to read and has been reading romance novels since she was way too young
to read such things. She has an unhealthy obsession for all things Doctor Who,
prefers Pepsi to Coke and Absolut to both, thinks men who drink girly cocktails
are wusses, has learned to never stop believing in her beloved St. Louis
Cardinals, and can recite the entire scripts of When Harry Met Sally and Apollo
13. George Washington is cool, Bon Jovi still rocks the house, and Bruce Willis
is the ultimate alpha-male hero.
Married
with two wonderful daughters, Tiffany and her family make their home in Kansas
City, Missouri, not far from where she was born and raised in St. Louis,
Missouri.
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