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Aftershock (Aftershock #1)

by Jill Sorenson (Goodreads Author)

3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 · rating details · 213 ratings · 71 reviews

THERE'S A FINE LINE...

As an emergency paramedic, Lauren Boyer is dedicated and highly capable. Until an earthquake strikes, trapping her beneath the freeway with a group of strangers--including Iraq war veteran Garrett Wright...

...BETWEEN PERIL AND PASSION

Handsome and take-charge Garrett aids Lauren in her rescue efforts, even as the steely look in his eyes seems to hide d...more

Paperback, 374 pages

Published December 18th 2012 by Harlequin HQN

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Dec 04, 2012 Baba ♥♥♥ Marcus, Tyler, Tate, Dan, Ty, & Hunter rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: netgalley

4.5 stars. A thrilling read that provides a unique setting/plot.

The city of San Diego experienced a very powerful eightpoint-five earthquake as well as a series of strong aftershocks. The greater downtown area has sustained considerable damage and a lot of roadways have been destroyed. It's the ultimate nightmare. In fact, the whole area looked like a war zone.

A group of people are trapped in a freeway collapse at the Interstate 8 and Highway 163 connection. You'll be meeting the following cha...more

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Dec 24, 2012 Jill rated it 4 of 5 stars

Recommended to Jill by: Auntee and Baba

Shelves: romantic-suspense

When an earthquake hits San Diego, paramedic Lauren Boyer is trapped in a cavern under the concrete of a collapsed freeway. Several others are as well, including ex-Marine, Garrett Wright. As if the stress of dealing with the disaster, the injured and their survival isn't enough, a group of dangerous, escaped convicts are holed up with them in the underground chamber.

Some early average-to-low ratings initially put me off requesting an ARC of this. And though I've read and enjoyed Jill Sorenson b...more

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Feb 06, 2013 Kathleen rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: reviewed, series-opener

A gripping but quite gory story, from start to finish, almost. More of a thriller, less of a romance, with the exception of some lovely -- and yummy -- parts, and some almost profound moments.

This is the first book I have read by JS. She's got a decent writing style. I liked the shifting point of view. There is some internal dialogue but not too much, and the characters don't REPEAT their thoughts too much, yet it did happen. (My pet peeve.) Most of the book involves combat, triage/medical, and...more

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Dec 19, 2012 Mandi Schreiner rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary

This book has such a different premise as it starts with a huge earthquake that rocks the city of San Diego. Lauren Boyer is a paramedic heading to a call as the earthquake hits. Her ambulance falls as the entire freeway collapses. When the earth finally settles, she ends up in a large cavern, underneath the collapsed freeway. Her paramedic partner is dead, actually many, many people are dead.

As Lauren starts to try to find survivors and help the injured, she meets Garrett Wright. She doesn’t le...more This book has such a different premise as it starts with a huge earthquake that rocks the city of San Diego. Lauren Boyer is a paramedic heading to a call as the earthquake hits. Her ambulance falls as the entire freeway collapses. When the earth finally settles, she ends up in a large cavern, underneath the collapsed freeway. Her paramedic partner is dead, actually many, many people are dead.

As Lauren starts to try to find survivors and help the injured, she meets Garrett Wright. She doesn’t learn much about him, except he used to be a solider in the middle east. He is quiet, but strong and helps Lauren aide those that need help. He also has a secret about him, which I’m not sure how I feel about. I’ll let you discover it for yourselves. They are totally trapped inside this cavern, only seeing a tiny bit of sun peeking in way above them. They meet a few other survivors, one who has a RV. They have limited food and water, and do their best to survive. To add to this drama, a prison inmate van is in the cavern with them, and some of the prisoners are alive, armed and not friendly.

Like I said, I like this set-up. It is a natural disaster romance. This book is very heavy on the ramifications of the earthquake, The author does not hold back on the violence or darkness of the situation. It’s very gritty and graphic. A lot of death and a lot of despair. It makes the book very realistic in regards to what your situation would be. The blood and gore is not glossed over. The prisoners that have ‘escaped’ are not kind and are brutal to Lauren’s group.

So where does the romance fit in? Wellllllll….that was my problem with this book. Obviously, Lauren and Garrett are not going to be going at it like bunnies when first they have just met and under such dire circumstances. They do become the leaders of their little group and spend a lot of time together helping others and trying to figure out a way out. Which is all great, but a romance between them develops and I never believed in their love. I didn’t feel their chemistry. I kind of believed in their sex scene, that felt more organic. But the love declaration – where does that come from? It really was not convincing to me.

Besides Lauren and Garrett we get a lot of page time with Penny, a teenager who is pregnant and one week away from her due date. An escaped prisoner becomes an unlikely ally to her. Not sure if I like how it all ended up for him but maybe we will see him in a future book. This escaped prisoner has racist tattoos as he belonged to a certain gang in prison. It is a very dark and heavy topic and I’m not sure if there is enough page time to throw in a character like this.

Unfortunately, this one gets poor ratings for romance, although my heart was pounding quite a bit at the action and intense scenes the earthquake caused. The author does a nice job with the seriousness and intensity of the entire situation, but the romance didn’t work for me at all.

Rating: C(less)

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Dec 01, 2012 Auntee rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Fans of gritty RS

Shelves: 2012_reads, e-books, netgalley, romantic-suspense, keepers

Okay, I'm going to attempt to review this, even though I have a hard time reviewing books I truly loved. Why is it so much easier to review books you don't care for? Anyway...I loved this book! Totally original, it really pushed the envelope on the suspense and overall intensity. I was thoroughly caught up in it all, but to be honest, there was a point where I got so immersed in it that I thought I needed a breather. Verrry intense. From the opening chapters and throughout the book, I kept think...more

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Dec 20, 2012 Jess rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: for_review

Review posted: Happily Ever After - Reads

Lauren and her paramedic partner Joe have just started their shift in San Diego when an earthquake hits and they’re at the epicenter of it. Being on a freeway overpass has them trapped among collapsing freeways, with death and destruction hitting fast and hard. Lauren barely survives but her partner is killed instantly. She comes across Garrett and together they form a camp with a few other survivors, as they’re trapped by fallen freeways and concrete. Am...more Review posted: Happily Ever After - Reads

Lauren and her paramedic partner Joe have just started their shift in San Diego when an earthquake hits and they’re at the epicenter of it. Being on a freeway overpass has them trapped among collapsing freeways, with death and destruction hitting fast and hard. Lauren barely survives but her partner is killed instantly. She comes across Garrett and together they form a camp with a few other survivors, as they’re trapped by fallen freeways and concrete. Among the survivors are two wounded adults and Lauren sets up a triage area for their care, a very pregnant young woman and an older man and his young granddaughter. Also close by are three men, all from a work release van, that have escaped and promise to cause all kinds of trouble for Lauren and Garrett’s group, who are just trying to find a way to stay alive until help can reach them.

The bulk of the story takes place over the course of about a week, the length of time they’re trapped, trying to figure out a way to get help since help isn’t coming to them. The situation is gruesome and the scenes were disturbing to read, but fit the reality of their situation. There are bodies that they’ve laid in a group away from their make shift camp, but at one point not one, but two of the men are forced to hide with the dead, undercover, and are described as having flesh and the stench of the dead on them. Truly, it's disgusting to picture it and I found myself cringing quite a bit.

There are other situations that come up that felt a little over the top in an already highly tense story. The earthquake and its aftermath alone was suspenseful, but add in the convicts who managed to get a gun from one of the guards that died in the quake. One attempts to rape Lauren on night 1 and they’re a main source of danger during this week. The group has enough to deal with, what with a water and food supply that is dwindling quickly, but the convicts are the cause of other injuries members in the group sustain as they try to break out of the area they’re trapped in to get help. Garrett has a connection to these men and it’s a secret he keeps from Lauren and the others. He’s their protector and even as he gets closer to Lauren, he can’t stand the thought of coming clean about his past.

The romance between Lauren and Garrett just didn’t work for me in this one. I didn’t buy that in the span of a few days, in these horrendous conditions, they had even a remote chance of falling in love. Lauren has her hands full with providing medical care and Garrett is busy trying to keep the convicts away and trying to find a to get help. I understand them coming together in such a high stress situation, and maybe I could have believed it was lust at first site for them, but love? Not buying it. Alone, Garrett and Lauren are very interesting characters. I’d have loved to have gotten some kind of deeper connection with them on page, maybe more time away from the earthquake devastation was needed, some additional time spent together after the fact. The disaster they were in the middle of really took over story-wise and it was hard to connect with the characters away from their roles in the earthquake.

I did however, find myself intrigued by a couple of supporting characters: Owen, another convict that survived and Sam, a man who’s injured for the majority of the story. Owen’s story seems to wrap up at the end which I’m sad about; I’d love to know more about this young man. But Sam, I was pleased to see, gets the next book. His situation at the end of Aftershock has me really interested in seeing how his own story will play out.

I ultimately had a hard time with this story. The romance didn’t work at all for me and there were moments throughout the book that I just couldn’t get into. It’s certainly an intense read, parts are hard to read at times and I did like Lauren and her role being the only person with medical training as she tried to help everyone. Even though this might not have been a complete hit with me, I am intrigued by Sam and will be checking out his story.(less)

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Mar 28, 2013 Emma rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2013

4.5 stars
Jill Sorenson is one really good author. On the paper this book had nothing to get me excited and yet... I loved it very very much. I enjoyed the secondary storyline / "romance" involving Owen and Penny just as much as I enjoyed the main one. I always do with SR books. She always includes a B story and I always get hooked instantly.
All the characters in this book were very interesting which turns out to be very frustrating... can't wait tor read the other book in this great series.

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May 03, 2013 Wendy Hines rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: wendy-s-2013-romance-books

Lauren Boyer is an emergency paramedic learning to cope with a past that is affecting her current life. When she and her partner go on duty, the last thing she expects is an earthquake. Being on an overpass, she and her partner are in the center of it all and are trapped with many others. Lauren is badly hurt, but her partner dies. Not able to find an escape with all of the concrete and other debris from the falling freeways, Lauren decides she wants to live and puts her training into gear.

Garre...more

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Jan 08, 2013 Felicia rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2013-read, review-book-2013, netgally-arc, 2-5-wine-glasses

Read for Review (NetGalley)
Overall Rating: 2.50
Story Rating: 3.00
Character Rating: 2.00

First Thought When Finished: Do you know how occasionally as readers we run into stories (or characters) that we just can't connect with? That was me with these characters.

Story Talk: If this book had not been a romantic suspense novel it probably would have rated higher in my mind. I felt the natural disaster and aftermath were done with brutal honesty and beautiful storytelling. The actions of a few survivor...more Read for Review (NetGalley)
Overall Rating: 2.50
Story Rating: 3.00
Character Rating: 2.00

First Thought When Finished: Do you know how occasionally as readers we run into stories (or characters) that we just can't connect with? That was me with these characters.

Story Talk: If this book had not been a romantic suspense novel it probably would have rated higher in my mind. I felt the natural disaster and aftermath were done with brutal honesty and beautiful storytelling. The actions of a few survivors and their journey was horrific to read but very poignant. The only distracting part was the romance between Garrett and Lauren. The fact that I felt more drawn to the pregnant Latina teenager and the young white supremacist convict sub-story than the main couple says a lot. I just wasn't feeling the romance at all. The sex I bought but the romance not so much!

Character Talk: I am not sure who I was more disappointed in: Garrett or Lauren. Garrett has some secrets (that I won't give away)that he chooses not to divulge to Lauren before sleeping with her. He did make it clear that he wasn't available for a relationship though. Lauren was frustrating. She was mad at Garrett for making her stay away, mad at Garrett for getting involved, and then mad at Garrett for not telling her the whole truth. She was willing to sleep with a man that was involved with someone else and then was furious when she found out the truth. I think it was a no win situation that somehow lead to "I love you". It just did not feel organic at all.

Writing Talk: I normally don't do this section but I think it is important to point out how well I think Jill Sorenson writes. I might not have loved the characters but the story flowed smoothly. The parts about the natural disaster and aftermath showed she did her homework. Also, the fact that she was willing to tell a story that might not sit well with people shows gumption. I will be continuing this series because I did feel drawn to all the side characters. The fact that I finished the book after having such a disconnect from the main characters is a huge testament to Jill's writing.

Final Thought: This is a book that I know others have loved so please give it a shot!(less)

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Jan 06, 2013 Ni_kii rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: romantic-suspense, smexy, smoking-hot-sex, dreamy-men, strong-female-charcter

Wow, this book blew me away. From start to finish, I was always engrossed and finished it as fast as I could. I guessed the twist before it was revealed but it was such a biggie it didn’t matter as I had no idea how it would be resolved. This was a very stark look at the human desire to live and how it brings out both the best and worst of people.

Lauren was possibly my favourite character in this book. I like heroines who take charge of what they want and are completely unapologetic about their...more Wow, this book blew me away. From start to finish, I was always engrossed and finished it as fast as I could. I guessed the twist before it was revealed but it was such a biggie it didn’t matter as I had no idea how it would be resolved. This was a very stark look at the human desire to live and how it brings out both the best and worst of people.

Lauren was possibly my favourite character in this book. I like heroines who take charge of what they want and are completely unapologetic about their actions. As soon as she got out of that ambulance, strapped on her big-girl panties and started being one of the most important parts of the survival mission, I knew I would like this book. I always say, liking the hero should be a given in romance but the heroine is a big added bonus!! She impressed me the most with the way she dealt with the most perilous of the immediate dangers they faced in the form of the escaped prisoners that were with them. Although one of them tried to rape her, she still didn’t give him the pleasure of knowing just how much he intimidated her. She avoided him, recognised him as a danger, but never did I see her sit down and cower (which I would have been doing in her situation). I loved how she used her training to keep calm under the immense pressure and just did what she had to.

Garrett was a good hero but I recognised that he had some secrets as soon as we saw him. An ex-army vet, he was the muscle of the group and the man with the tactical no-how to get them out of the situation if it was at all possible. He was the strongest of the group and did the majority of the “dirty-work”. He was the one who took it upon himself to stand guard and make sure everyone was safe by being the physical defense to the threat of the criminals. I liked that everyone had a role within the group and, of course, the fact that Garrett was represented as the strong one made him that more appealing. It was a very odd situation for me as a reader when we found out the “truth” about him that is mentioned in the blurb. It didn’t make me think any of less of him, I judged him solely on his actions in the book, but then it made me question what would happen if the same revelation happened in real life...I don’t know if I would be as forgiving and that made me think a little less of myself.

The romance between them was yummy. You could see the sexual tension rising as they continued to deny their feelings for each other due to their situation. The fact they kept running away from each other (him especially) made the tension delicious and made the inevitable sex scene that much more satisfying. They were both strong capable people but I enjoyed the fact that Lauren was the more aggressive pursuer of their relationship. Honestly, it was drool-worthy!

This was a romance set in the most horrific of situations. I loved both the lead characters and truly wanted them to have a relationship. The side characters were fantastic and they kept the plot moving outside of the romance thread... I ignored life whilst reading this book because I really could not put it down! It was a sexy, fast-paced thriller of a novel and it gets two thumbs up from me!(less)

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Dec 20, 2012 Rhonda rated it 4 of 5 stars

Aftershock by Jill Sorenson
4 STARS

It's full of drama,action and scary. The reason its scary is it could happen anywhere anytime. Thier is also romance,heroes and bad guys. Lots of love scenes too.
When I had read the back of the book I wondered how thier could be so much when they were stuck under the freeway after a earthquake. But thier is a big area that is blocked by the 8.5 earthquake interchange in CA.
Lauren Boyer is a emergency paramedic and her partner are on the freeway when the earthqu...more Aftershock by Jill Sorenson
4 STARS

It's full of drama,action and scary. The reason its scary is it could happen anywhere anytime. Thier is also romance,heroes and bad guys. Lots of love scenes too.
When I had read the back of the book I wondered how thier could be so much when they were stuck under the freeway after a earthquake. But thier is a big area that is blocked by the 8.5 earthquake interchange in CA.
Lauren Boyer is a emergency paramedic and her partner are on the freeway when the earthquake began parts of the freeway fell. Then a big aftershock came more freeway rose and crashed and her partner was killed.
Thier was alot of death,mangled cars,fires. Lauren hears a voice asking in anyone is alive. Garrett Wright is former Irag veteran. He helps Lauren grab first aid supplies and they look for other survivors.
One of the first they find is Penny a pregnant teenager trapped in the car. Her Aunt did not make it. Penny's baby is due in two weeks.
They find a RV with grandfather Donald Creswell and his grandaughter Cadence. He has some food and water.
Thier is a guy who is in a coma, a women who is badly hurt. They find other supplies in some cars. They find two guys in the back of a pickup drinking beer along with a 3 guy who is hurt.
They stack the dead bodies in a corner covering with a tarp. That night Lauren is asleep when someone attacks her and tries to rape her. Lauren makes enough sound that Garret hears her and is beating the guy up and another guy has a gun and threatens to shoot Lauren if Garret does not let him up.
Garrett feels guilty that Lauren got hurt. He feels he should have told her that they were prisoners that escaped prison van.
That makes two groups and the prisoners have a gun and are not afraid to use it. They can't get out and all the different cell phones they found don't have service.
Thier is a lot tension and short supplies are a big worry. I did not want to put down the book till I was finshed.
I was given this ebook to read in exchange for honest reviews from Netgalley.
12/18/2012 PUB Harlequin HQN 384 pages ISBN-10: 0373777329 (less)

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Nov 30, 2012 Juli rated it 4 of 5 stars

I really liked the set-up of this book, and for the most part I thought the characters were interesting and the story compelling. I had trouble suspending my disbelief in places, particularly in one sequence of action scenes (although at least the hero wasn't an infallible super-dude, like most ex-military heroes I've read). But I was completely drawn in to the story, even when I didn't believe it completely.

I think a lot of readers are going to have trouble with this couple's happy ending. Thei...more

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Jan 21, 2013 Lynn Spencer rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: suspense-thriller, romantic-suspense

This would be a 4.5 star read for me. Obviously, I'm on a roll this week reading-wise. The book centers on a small group of San Diego earthquake survivors trapped under a collapsed freeway. In addition to dealing with injuries and trying to stay alive with limited food/water supplies, they face danger from some of their fellow survivors. The leads, paramedic Lauren Boyer and Iraqi War vet Garrett Wright, not only take the lead in trying to make sure their small band survives long enough to be re...more

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Jan 24, 2013 Book Run Run rated it 5 of 5 stars

This book taught me something about myself…. I’m slightly vicious. When they first met the convicts I was like oh no you should go ahead and kill them. I didn’t want to give them time to cause trouble. Therefore when they did stir up trouble I wanted the others to show them no mercy. I really enjoyed all the characters except the two convicts (obviously). Garrett was strong and capable and often times his own morals became his downfall but nonetheless I couldn’t help but respect him. Don’t get m...more

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Jan 11, 2013 Becky Moe rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: action, contemporary, netgalley

I really liked this one; however, I have to say that the cover model--who I assume is supposed to be Garrett?--doesn't fit my mental image of him. At. All. Although cover guy does have lovely abs, he's not nearly big enough to be the Garrett we read descriptions of in the book. But I digress....

Jill Sorenson did a fantastic job of world-building on this one. The post-earthquake "cave" that Lauren, Garrett, and company find themselves in is very gritty, real, and terrifying. She had me believing...more

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Feb 21, 2013 Carrie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary, medical-emt-doctor, read-2013, suspense, ptsd, seal-military

Gritty in more ways than one. Good suspense story and good secondary characters.

Jill Sorenson's writing here, especially the descriptions of the conditions, is almost too real here. The scene she sets in the aftermath of an earthquake of people being trapped in a cavern beneath the collapsed freeway near San Diego is so well done that it feels claustrophobic at times. The dust, the dirt, the thirst--everything is so carefully described and believable. So much so that at times the interjection o...more

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Feb 21, 2013 Saly rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: celibate-hero, read-in-2013, romantic-suspense, single-titles

I really enjoyed this book, though they were a few WTH moments, like in the midst of rescuing people their thoughts about how hot the other person was. So, the heroine is a paramedic going on her shift when an earthquake hits her city, stranding her with the hero, a pregnant teenager, another girl and her grandfather plus a few sick people she is trying to save. They are low on supplies plus they are three rowdy prisoners on the loose threatening them.

I found the book's premise to be different a...more

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May 16, 2013 Arlena rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 5-stars, action-packed, adult-read, contemporary, crime, death, ebooks, excellent-book, my-reviews, part-of-series, romance

By: Jill Sorenson
Published By: Harlequin HQN
Age Recommended: Adult
Reviewed By: Arlena Dean
Rating: 5
Blog For: GMTA
Series: Aftershock #1
Review:

"Aftershock" by Jill Sorenson was a first in a series that kept me on the edge of my seat...I could not put it down. With its suspense and romantic edge you are kept captivated until the end. This all starts out with a horrible earthquake at hits San Diego and a paramedic Lauren Boyer is trapped under a collapsed freeway. In her search she comes across a fo...more

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Jan 05, 2013 Wendy rated it 4 of 5 stars

I really enjoyed this story immensely. An interesting mix of thriller, dystopian fiction and romance. Also some really gusty choices on the author's part. I've been reading romance nearly exclusive for almost 15 years, and I was blown away by a lot of the elements here. This book wouldn't have been published by a major publisher 10 years ago. It just wouldn't have. And anybody who claims otherwise is high on something.

The only strong caveat I have is that this book, not surprising given the subj...more

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May 22, 2013 Brenda rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: owned-books

Aftershock is the first in a series but, from what I can read about the introduction of the next book they aren't necessarily related. At least not with the main characters. I'm supposed to tell you that I received the copy I read free from Goodreads through the publisher or author.

There is a terrible 8.5 earthquake in San Diego that literally turns the city into a pile of rubble. Many people are trapped or killed because of the quake. A group of people are trapped by large slabs of the interst...more

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Apr 30, 2013 Monique rated it 4 of 5 stars

The book starts with a double sucker punch to the gut, which is pretty darn ambitious. I'd like to say that it only gets better from there, but I can't. It gets amazing in the emotion department.

But, cookie cutter tertiary characters that were intensely lazy characterizations (which rubbed me the wrong way in a hurry) marred this intensely emotional and gripping story. In addition, Lauren's a little slow on the uptake frankly, Garrett wasn't nearly as fleshed out as he could have been. It was ki...more

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Apr 11, 2013 Jennifer rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: romance

This book was a wonderful read, and one I could see people having trouble with. First off, it was terrifying. Aftershock is a prime example of an author continuing to ratchet up the tension and not letting the reader have a moment to rest. It was gritty and gory and I had to ignore the tightness of the space to finish the book.

I like that it is romantic suspense without being about a serial killer. The suspense is situational and very scary. I did roll my eyes a bit in the beginning when Lauren...more

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Dec 17, 2012 Shannon rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: netgalley, y12-2012, 2012, stars-4

This was my first book by Jill Sorenson but I can guarantee it will not be the last. So much happened in this book that I don't think I can even coherently give a review. All I can really think is: READ IT! Read it now!

We start with a devastating earthquake that leads to the trapping of our characters. While trying to survive inside of a cavern created by a collapsed freeway there are so many ups and downs. Dangerous convicts, a pregnant woman, trying to escape, falling in love and more. No onl...more

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Dec 27, 2012 Christi Snow rated it 5 of 5 stars

My Review:
This was a great book. I sat down to read the first couple of chapters on Christmas Eve, when I had a million and one things to do, and could not put it down until I hit the last page. I couldn't tell you the last time that I was so completely riveted by a book. There is action and suspense in this book from the very beginning and you hardly have a chance to catch your breath through the entire book. It was SO GOOD!

The book starts out with the ambulance crew of Joe and Lauren as they a...more

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Dec 22, 2012 Kathrynn rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: ibook, own, 2012, funny, reviewed, romance-suspense, theme-depressing, theme-former_military, theme-hero_hard_to_like, theme-tortured_hero

Didn't care for the prisoner-theme that ran thru this book. Would have liked for that aspect of the storyline to have been different, but it played a major role.

Massive earthquake in San Diego caused destruction on a freeway and a small group of people were trapped inside fallen bridges/overpasses for about a week trying to survive. Unfortunately, a bus full of prisoners were also in the group and one of the prisoners turned out to be a major hero. Garrett. Former military with PTSD. Found his...more

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Apr 28, 2013 Carisa rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: g-contemp, hero-type-warrior, t-action-fights, s-hot

This story was really good, setup was the aftermath of an earthquake and was told very realistically with the appropriate balance of suspense and romance, and several parts were truly emotional. The main and secondary love stories were very sweet, great H/h pair, and characterization was well done.
HERO was a Warrior, ex-Marine who suffered PSTD whose consequences he’s still paying, filled with remorse about his past actions. He helps to rescue and save a few trapped survivors, and he offers them...more

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Mar 09, 2013 Laura (Kyahgirl) rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: dark-and-disturbing, romantic-suspense

3.25/5; 3 stars; B

This book was a romantic suspense of a completely different flavor than I'm used to. The suspense was created by the horrorific situation the characters found themselves in. The author did an excellent job of creating the dark and frightening world of the aftermath of a major earthquake. The characters trapped together spanned the range of sociopathic murderer to honorable grandpa to troubled teen to newborn babe.

I found the highly believable horrible situation more interestin...more

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Jan 16, 2013 Molly O'keefe rated it 4 of 5 stars

This book has an amazing premise - a group of earthquake survivors are caught in a cavern created with the san diego interstate collapsed. There's a pregnant girl, hot guy, paramedic, grandpa and a young girl - oh and some dangerous convicts. The action, the "what are they going to find and be able to use to get them out of there" questions had me turning pages.

I ALSO loved the very risky characters she created. Owen, a young convict was especially endearing and fresh. The romance, for me took a...more

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Apr 25, 2013 Lhenry rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: exciting-finsh, excon-with-heart-of-gold, explosions-and-gunbattles-galore, great-cast-of-characters, ptsd

Really enjoyed this one. The idea that the survivors of an earthquake are trapped and have to survive not the injuries, aftershocks, and dwindling supplies, but some really nasty escaped convicts was intriguing and it was certainly well executed with lots of heart stopping moments. I also liked the introspection that the situation prompted in the characters. The romance was rather sweet. What made it 5 stars for me was the very emotional scene near then end when a big part of Garrett's future is...more

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Feb 27, 2013 Alexis rated it 5 of 5 stars

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I'm not sure what to say other than this book was freaking awesome! I have been having such a difficult time with romantic suspense lately, and this is just what I needed to remind me that sometimes, romantic suspense is fantastic!

I thought that the two main characters, Garrett and Lauren, had amazing chemistry! I was hooked from the moment they met, and I couldn't put the book down. But what was even more exciting was that I didn't just care about the romance aspect of the book. Sometimes I get...more

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Jill Sorenson writes gritty, sexy romantic suspense for Harlequin, HQN and Bantam Dell. She lives in San Diego with her husband and daughters.

THE EDGE OF NIGHT has been called "absolutely riveting" by NY Times bestselling author Eloisa James.

STRANDED WITH HER EX was nominated for a RITA Award by the Romance Writers of America.

AFTERSHOCK (Jan 2013) was given a starred review by Publishers Weekly:...more

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