Crossover, the second book in the Cross Duet by Kathy Lockheart, is live!
This is a thrilling and suspenseful read with drama and romance, and a great finish for Grayson and Ivy’s story.
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Blurb
One moment changed everything.
Gunshots echoing. Tires screeching.
Now she’s gone, and I’ll burn this city
to the ground to find her.
Kill anyone who stands in my way.
I thought I was her savior.
But as I unravel this web of lies,
a devastating truth emerges.
I killed her father… and he was innocent.
That truth is a bullet aimed at her heart.
To survive, she must trust her father’s killer.
And go on the run with me.
But will she let me protect her…
…when I’m the one who shattered her world?
**CROSSOVER is Book 2 and the explosive conclusion of the Cross Duet. Grayson’s story begins in Book 1, CROSSFIRE.**
Review
3 stars
A thrilling and suspenseful read with drama and romance, this is a great finish for Grayson and Ivy’s story.
This book is a direct continuation from the first book in this duet, [book:Crossfire|217292361], so don’t read this one as a standalone as it picks up right where the nasty cliffhanger of Crossfire left us. Ivy has been taken, and Grayson is a man determined to rescue his girl. But while she’s being held, she learns the devastating truth that Grayson was the man responsible for her father’s death. He is innocent of any wrongdoing of course, but it understandably puts them in a really hard position when they are reunited.
“I need you to hate me … Because I hate myself for what I did to you.” He paused. “But I don’t trust myself if you ever opened the door to me … I don’t deserve you. But I will never stop wanting you, so listen carefully. Hold on to that hate.”
But there is little time to come to terms with the heartbreaking news because they’re still on the run, and OMG, what a rollercoaster this book is! Grayson and Ivy are desperately trying to uncover the truth about who is targeting her and why, and taking down the bad guy will be a lot more complicated than they thought. With action, suspense, and a whole lot of secrets to uncover, it’s a wild ride.
And as their situation becomes more and more dangerous, it progresses the love story as they realise everything that they have to lose, which brings a gorgeously emotional, sexy and intense romance.
“I can’t lose you … You’re everything to me.”
The story twists and turns with surprises and big reveals, and I was never quite sure what to expect. But it finishes well, with a happy ending for this couple, and the hint of a story to come for Grayson’s brother, Jace.
Like the first book, I found this one to be heavy on the inner monologue as opposed to dialogue, which took me out of the moment when I had to go back and reread the last line of dialogue to remember what somebody was responding to. But on the whole, I though Lockheart did a great job unravelling such a complex story, and I enjoyed this one.
3 stars.
An Advanced Reader Copy was generously provided by the author for an honest review.
The Cross Duet
Meet the Author
Kathy Lockheart is an International and Amazon Top 25 Bestselling Author of Romance with intense suspense. Her books—which have a unique blend of emotional elements typically found in women’s fiction and the romance and danger elements found in romantic suspense—contain themes that include dark romance antiheroes, enemies to lovers alpha tropes, and forbidden romance angst. When she’s not writing, you can find her silently cursing the person who put fluorescent lights in dressing rooms.
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