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Manhunt
by
Lillie Spencer (Goodreads Author)
Sometimes you have to forget it all to remember what really matters.
Michael Brennan's life and career come to an abrupt halt when he receives a phone call telling him the love of his life, Nikki Wright, is in the hospital after another attack by her ex-boyfriend Sebastian Cross. Rushing back to Hershey, PA, Michael turns up at Nikki's hospital bedside covered in Sebastian'...more
Michael Brennan's life and career come to an abrupt halt when he receives a phone call telling him the love of his life, Nikki Wright, is in the hospital after another attack by her ex-boyfriend Sebastian Cross. Rushing back to Hershey, PA, Michael turns up at Nikki's hospital bedside covered in Sebastian'...more
Paperback, 190 pages
Published
May 1st 2012
by Tulipe Noire Press
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2.5 stars
“I will always protect and defend you, Nikki. Always.”
The premise of this book intrigued me and I was asked by the author to provide an honest review.
Nikki is brought into the hospital after being badly beaten by her current abusive boyfriend. Her ex-boyfriend, Michael, who is still and always has been madly in love with her rushes to see her but arrives covered in blood. He asks her to leave with him in a hurry and although Nikki is suffering from amnesia and doesn’t remember Mich...more
“I will always protect and defend you, Nikki. Always.”
The premise of this book intrigued me and I was asked by the author to provide an honest review.
Nikki is brought into the hospital after being badly beaten by her current abusive boyfriend. Her ex-boyfriend, Michael, who is still and always has been madly in love with her rushes to see her but arrives covered in blood. He asks her to leave with him in a hurry and although Nikki is suffering from amnesia and doesn’t remember Mich...more
Michael and Nikki have been best friends since childhood and became each other’s first love. After some tragic events Michael walks away from her and she finds comfort in Sebastian whose eventual jealous causes him to abuse Nikki.
The book begins with Michael getting off work and finding out that Nikki has been abused by Sebastian and he goes tearing off to seek retribution. The next time we see him he is coming into the hospital and takes Nikki from her bed (she is awake and agrees to go) and g...more
The book begins with Michael getting off work and finding out that Nikki has been abused by Sebastian and he goes tearing off to seek retribution. The next time we see him he is coming into the hospital and takes Nikki from her bed (she is awake and agrees to go) and g...more
I love a good romantic suspense novel... and this was definitely a good romantic suspense novel. A lot of times I get so lost in a book that I finish it before I realized what really happened, especially when there is a lot of drama and running going on... but with Manhunt, I found myself having to step back a few times and think about what was happening... I didn't get lost in the story, the story grabbed so much of my attention that I found myself constantly questioning what just happened and...more
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3.5/5 Stars
Manhunt is Lille Spencer's debut novel and for a debut, it's pretty dang good, if I do say so myself.
The author approached me to do a review and I was immediately intrigued. When I went to check it out on its Goodreads page, I didn't like the cover, but the synopsis? Dang, it sounded like it would be a lot of fun to read. And it really was. When a book can suck me in just from the blurb alone, it usually is a book that I won't soon forget. While the wasn...more
3.5/5 Stars
Manhunt is Lille Spencer's debut novel and for a debut, it's pretty dang good, if I do say so myself.
The author approached me to do a review and I was immediately intrigued. When I went to check it out on its Goodreads page, I didn't like the cover, but the synopsis? Dang, it sounded like it would be a lot of fun to read. And it really was. When a book can suck me in just from the blurb alone, it usually is a book that I won't soon forget. While the wasn...more
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Would you put the future of your career – and quite possibly your life – on the line for someone you love? Michael Brennan would, but only for his childhood friend and ex-girlfriend, Nikki Wright. He’d even go so far as to kidnap her from the hospital and take her on the run in order to keep her safe. But the trouble is… she doesn’t know who he is.
Michael Brennan is an intense and driven man. But on the inside, he’s loving, caring, an...more
Would you put the future of your career – and quite possibly your life – on the line for someone you love? Michael Brennan would, but only for his childhood friend and ex-girlfriend, Nikki Wright. He’d even go so far as to kidnap her from the hospital and take her on the run in order to keep her safe. But the trouble is… she doesn’t know who he is.
Michael Brennan is an intense and driven man. But on the inside, he’s loving, caring, an...more
I settled in to read Manhunt but was quickly on the edge of my seat. This novel is a fast paced race against time that drew me in on the first page. At first glance it seems grim for Michael Brennan, covered in blood and running from the law with a hostage, he seems guilty.
Nikki can't remember what happened but through flashbacks we get clues as to who really killed Sebastian. She runs with Michael, not understanding or remembering what has happened. When she learns that Sebastian is dead and th...more
Nikki can't remember what happened but through flashbacks we get clues as to who really killed Sebastian. She runs with Michael, not understanding or remembering what has happened. When she learns that Sebastian is dead and th...more
First, I had to read this because of the subject matter. Got to tell you about my family first. My hubby was in an accident some time ago. He still doesn't remember the accident or 5 miles before it. I love how the brain protects the body from pain physical and stressful. I am a labor and delivery nurse and have been to court for domestic violence issues. My brother was a great domestic violence deputy until his son was killed by a gang from one punch that broke open an artery.And just got a cal...more
I won this book in a Goodreads giveaway. I'll be honest I didn't quite finish the book, not because it was bad but because I got bored towards the middle. Nikki is a woman who was attacked by her ex-boyfriend, this isn't the first time either. What kind of struck me was that if he beat her the first time she should move far away from him since he is living across the street from her. Michael, her boyfriend before Sebastian is a now a doctor is still in love with Nikki. He hears this news and goe...more
Started off great, but took a quick nose dive and never made it back up for air. A story that's been done many times over, with an ending that was predictable right from the start.
I can't remember thinking this about any other novel; however, this one just oozed of sticky sweetness, goody-goody hugs and kisses; overkill of lovey-dovey feelings not just between Nikki and Michael, but also between their best friends. Too much for this reader.
I can't remember thinking this about any other novel; however, this one just oozed of sticky sweetness, goody-goody hugs and kisses; overkill of lovey-dovey feelings not just between Nikki and Michael, but also between their best friends. Too much for this reader.
I absolutely loved this story!
What would you do if you couldn't remember anyone around you? The only thing you're sure of is that you're hurt, you're in a hospital, and your heart is telling you to follow and listen to the guy that is telling you that you need to go with him right now?
Well, Nikki listened to her gut and went with that guy, who is Michael her unknowing protector and best friend from the time she was just a little girl. But the more she starts to remember, the more she realizes th...more
What would you do if you couldn't remember anyone around you? The only thing you're sure of is that you're hurt, you're in a hospital, and your heart is telling you to follow and listen to the guy that is telling you that you need to go with him right now?
Well, Nikki listened to her gut and went with that guy, who is Michael her unknowing protector and best friend from the time she was just a little girl. But the more she starts to remember, the more she realizes th...more
I am a big fan of suspense books, throw in a love story with some very well written steamy scenes and a hunky hero, I am in-love!
Manhunt captivated my attention from the first paragraph, and held it until the very end. I loved how the author explained the story in beautifully written bits and pieces through flashbacks. Each flashback, the author brought you back making you feel as if you were in the moment. Her writing is uniquely descriptive which I really enjoyed. You never really know the tra...more
Manhunt captivated my attention from the first paragraph, and held it until the very end. I loved how the author explained the story in beautifully written bits and pieces through flashbacks. Each flashback, the author brought you back making you feel as if you were in the moment. Her writing is uniquely descriptive which I really enjoyed. You never really know the tra...more
Manhunt by Lillie Spencer is incredibly exciting filled with suspense and romance! I was immediately drawn to the main characters, Michael and Nikki, and their love for each other. The story was filled with intensity exposing their complicated past of abuse, love, friendship, and worthiness. Nikki was abused due to a unfavorable relationship with her past relationship with murdered victim, Sebastian. She suffered Amnesia and Michael brings her memory back during an escape to reality. The love sc...more
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Without giving too much away, the plot revolves around Michael and Nikki, the latter of whom suffers from amnesia after a brutal attack by her ex-boyfriend.
Manhunt truly is a harrowing journey about two close friends trying to salvage the pieces of their lives into a semblance of normalcy.
It's enchanting to watch Nikki's relationship unfold with Michael as she regains bits of her memory. Having dealt with the subject of amnesia in my own novel, it's fascinating to see another author's perspect...more
Manhunt truly is a harrowing journey about two close friends trying to salvage the pieces of their lives into a semblance of normalcy.
It's enchanting to watch Nikki's relationship unfold with Michael as she regains bits of her memory. Having dealt with the subject of amnesia in my own novel, it's fascinating to see another author's perspect...more
Writing a Romance Suspense Drama is hard. You have to make sure you have enough action to keep things going, enough steam to heat up the romance, and enough twist and turns to make sure the web is constantly being woven. Then on top of that you have to add details to make the people feel real. To make the situations feel like you yourself would do the same thing.
Lillie does a marvelous job at making all of the above come true. There are some 'slower' parts like the description of grocery shoppin...more
Lillie does a marvelous job at making all of the above come true. There are some 'slower' parts like the description of grocery shoppin...more
Manhunt is yet another great story I have read.I loved Christan and his nicknames. But there is also his wife Sophie. I love her, I'm not sure why but I just do. I think Micheal-even though the Romeo of Manhunt-is a bit of a jerk. I like him and all but he is secretive at times and does not answer questions when Niki-the victim and heroine-asks. I love Niki. She is a lot like me. A chocolate-loveing fun girl. Then there is Wes. When I first read about his character I couldn't help but think abou...more
Take one damsel in distress, add an abusive ex boyfriend and mix in a very hot and very protective ex ex boyfriend and you get the premise of MANHUNT a thrilling novel by Lillie Spencer.
Nikki Wright is in hospital after suffering a horrific attack and the hands of her ex, Sebastian Cross. She’s badly beaten and she’s suffering from amnesia with no recollection of what’s happened to her. When news gets to Michael – one of Nikki’s oldest friends (and one with whom she has a romantic past with), he...more
Nikki Wright is in hospital after suffering a horrific attack and the hands of her ex, Sebastian Cross. She’s badly beaten and she’s suffering from amnesia with no recollection of what’s happened to her. When news gets to Michael – one of Nikki’s oldest friends (and one with whom she has a romantic past with), he...more
A drama-suspense of best friends forever turned lovers...
Michael is the very bad boy next door. He becomes Nikki's knight in shining armor from the moment he sets eyes on her when they're just kids. Michael is always in trouble. He doesn't look for it, trouble finds him. He comes from a very poor family, and so does his friend Christian. Everyone that looks at him thinks him white trash. He comes from an abusive family. His father is not the best example, and who would've known that the day his...more
Michael is the very bad boy next door. He becomes Nikki's knight in shining armor from the moment he sets eyes on her when they're just kids. Michael is always in trouble. He doesn't look for it, trouble finds him. He comes from a very poor family, and so does his friend Christian. Everyone that looks at him thinks him white trash. He comes from an abusive family. His father is not the best example, and who would've known that the day his...more
***Detailed Review***
MANHUNT took you on a wild adventure.
Nikki Wright wakes in the hospital suffering from numerous injuries and amnesia. She can’t explain it, but when Michael Brennan rushes into her hospital room and demands she leave with him, she doesn’t resist.
Now on the run, from Nikki isn’t sure of, she slowly learns of the life she can’t remember. The love and connection she has with Michael from both having rough childhoods, the love and closeness they have with their best friends Ch...more
MANHUNT took you on a wild adventure.
Nikki Wright wakes in the hospital suffering from numerous injuries and amnesia. She can’t explain it, but when Michael Brennan rushes into her hospital room and demands she leave with him, she doesn’t resist.
Now on the run, from Nikki isn’t sure of, she slowly learns of the life she can’t remember. The love and connection she has with Michael from both having rough childhoods, the love and closeness they have with their best friends Ch...more
Manhunt by Lillie Spencer is her first novel, which is romance suspense. It is a story of Nikki, who wakes up in the hospital badly beaten by her abusive boyfriend, and has no memory of how she got there. The story also belongs to Michael, her ex-boyfriend, but who is still very much in love with Nikki. and is still her best friend, as he rushes to her aid. It is Michael, who left his job as a doctor in the hospital, when he gets the call about Nikki, to rush to her aid. But Michael makes detour...more
May 02, 2013
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From the very first page the author pulled me in and wouldn't let go. Michael is a truly amazing character. He is one of those people you want to have on your side because he will always stick by you. The suspense in this book definitely keeps you turning the page. The author does a brilliant job in describing things whether it be the action, sex scenes, or drama in a tasteful, but alluring manner. This has definitely earned a place on my favorites shelf so I can read it again in the future.
This was the sappiest book I've read since high school. I was so disappointed because the story had so much potential. But the author got Harlequin fever and the sweetness got to be too much. The ending was so predictable and the happily ever after was toxic. The heroine had potential strength but turned out to be nothing more than fluff and the main male character was ridiculously chivalrous.
If you're into all of that, you'll love it. If not, please don't bother.
If you're into all of that, you'll love it. If not, please don't bother.
This was really good. This is a story of childhood sweethearts who end up breaking up for reasons you find out later. Nikki comes to Sebastien,who is Micheal's enemy for comfort and starts a relationship. But Sebastien is an abusive drunk and the story opens up with Nikki in the hospital this time for serious injuries. Oh and she has no idea who she is let alone anyone else. Michael convinces her to leave the hospital with him and from there they are on the run from the cops for murder of Sebast...more
I liked the way the story pulled me in and lead right off into an adventure of the weird kind! Getting to know Michael and Nikki while trying to figure out how the bits of the story would come together made it a page turner for me. I enjoyed the supporting characters and how they played into the story as well. I am looking forward to more from Ms Spencer!
A good quick read, with good twists and turns, I sort of had the twist worked out for myself and had it confirmed later in the story. Was good to have a bit of mystery with the romance side and made the book interesting to read. I did not connect majorly to the characters hence the 3 star rating, but a good read none the less.
Excellent story - I really enjoyed this book...click below for a longer review and a giveaway!
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