FEAR OF FLAMES
Aleatha Romig
Release Date: October 20
Available in Kindle Unlimited
By day, Michelle Holdcraft is the quiet woman-next-door in small-town Indiana. But by night, she's D. Valentine, a bestselling thriller author with a mind for murder and secrets.
Her real life?
Completely ordinary. Until one unplanned trip to visit her estranged father in Iron Falls, Massachusetts, flips everything upside down.
She wakes to a gunshot only to find her father’s body in a pool of blood on the first floor and flames engulfing the walls.
She barely escapes the burning house. Fleeing barefoot into the snow, Michelle becomes the only witness to a crime that no one in Iron Falls wants solved. Especially the sheriff.
Hiding in the snowy pines as she watches her father’s home burn, Michelle doesn’t know what to do, until a mysterious man appears, offering to help her—to save her life.
Michelle has never met Fletch—surely, she would remember this handsome and dangerous man if she had. However, Fletch knew her father and knows a lot about her, including her alter ego and her mother’s mysterious death.
With limited options, Michelle accepts Fletch’s help. It isn’t until she sees the large tattoo across his wide shoulder blades that she is shaken to the core. Michelle has seen that exact tattoo before—on her father.
Fletch might be her only ally... but he is hiding something. Her life has become one of her thrillers.
But this time, the story’s out of her hands—and the ending might just kill her.
This time, the heroine doesn’t get to write the final page.
What will it bring?
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Michelle and Fletch are incredible main characters, both compelling on their own but even better together. Their connection feels instant and electric, yet it never comes off as forced or unrealistic. I was completely drawn into their dynamic, and it had me turning the pages faster and faster just to see how things would unfold.
While the story seems to tie up neatly at first—almost like a standalone—the last few sentences deliver a twist so unexpected that it left me literally staring at the page going, “Wait, WHAT?!” I knew it was a duet going in, but the way this ends… I was not ready. It’s one of those cliffhangers that will haunt you (in the best way) until the next book releases.
This book is the perfect blend of suspense, mystery, and just enough romance to keep your heart racing on multiple levels. The small-town secrets, the eerie setting, and the fact that Michelle is a thriller writer suddenly living in a real-life one? It all works so well. And Fletch? Let’s just say he’s one of those mysterious, broody types you’ll wish stepped right out of the page.
If you love twisty thrillers with strong characters, undeniable chemistry, and endings that leave you desperate for more—this book is for you. I’m officially obsessed and impatiently waiting for the sequel!
This story pulled me in and held me captive from start to finish. A suspense/thriller author living out a real life mystery, escaping to save her own life and coming across a mysterious stranger.
Aleatha managed to deliver a book filled with all the trappings you would need and crave for a delicious m-rder mystery filled with twists and turns you will not see coming and an ending that, well, left me screaming for the next book to land on my Kindle ASAP!
You will not want to miss the suspense of this one, I promise you that. You'll turn into a detective, but will you be correct?
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