We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker (Goodreads Author)

We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

At 15 Vincent accidentally killed Star's sister when he borrowed his parents car and took his friends for a joy ride. He has spent the next 30 years paying for his crime in an adult prison. Star unable to forget her love for Vincent secretly visited him and managed conjugal visits her children Duchess and Robin were conceived on these visits and no one knows who fathered them (except possibly Darke).

Now Vincent is out but Star's addictions have destroyed her life. Duchess who has been saddled with looking after her Mother and younger brother makes a terrible mistake when she burns down the bar her Mother sometimes performs at. The bar's owner needs the tape Star took in order to collect the insurance money and when he goes to Star's home Star is killed. Vincent takes the blame because he can't let his son go to prison.

The children are sent to live with their grandfather (Hal). Just as Duchess is learning to love Hal, Darke comes and Hal is killed.

In order to give Robin a chance at a family Duchess runs away. 



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City of the Dead (Alex Delaware, #37)

City of the Dead by Jonathan Kellerman
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Jonathan Kellerman at his best. When Milo's murder case stalls out, it's Alex's custody case that provides a clue to solving the murder.

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Quicksilver by Dean Koontz (Goodreads Author)

Quicksilver by Dean Koontz
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I liked it but...if you have read Odd Thomas you have read this book and it's rather annoying how Quinn Quicksilver can't manage to do anything without his "fiancee's help" And honestly who announces that your getting married the moment they meet a guy. Bridget is annoying in the extreme. In fact the only character I really liked was Bridget's grandfather, Sparky Rainking. Given time I might have liked Panthea but she was introduced toward the end of the book so I didn't really have a chance to get to know her character.

So orphaned Quinn has the government after him because of his DNA he meets up with Bridget (who has the same DNA) and her grandfather who are also on the run. They manage to avoid the bad guys (government agents) destroy the evil Nihilim they come across, and free the girls from the orphanage who are being used as sex slaves, after they join forces with Panthea.

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The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meissner (Goodreads Author)

The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meissner
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Sophie Whalen isn't who she seems to be, but then again neither is the widower with the young daughter she agrees to marry. As Martin Hocking's deception comes to light Sophie finds strength in the friendships of the other women he deceived and the determination to give Kat the best life possible.

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