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Don't Tell (book #1) Don't Tell (book #1)
by Karen Rose

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Don't Tell was a very touching, emotional book. It was one of the better romantic suspense books that I have read lately. It was the first Karen Rose book I have experienced, but I can tell that this will be another series that will be a must read for me.

Mary Grace Winters was pregnant and married at age fifteen to a violent, abusive man. She sustained numerous injuries at his hand, and after nearly losing her life when he pushes her down the stairs for the second time, she realizes that she will have to do something drastic to get herself and her son away from the violence. Mary Grace has already tried to go through legal channels to get help, but it is made difficult by the fact that her husband, Rob Winters, is a police officer. Mary Grace's injuries are so severe that it takes her two years to recover enough to take her son, Robbie, and escape. Mary Grace ditches her car in a lake, changes the names of herself and her son, and takes shelter at a women's home in Chicago. Se...more

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message 1: by Auntee (last edited 07/24/2008 06:29PM)
07/24/2008 06:28PM

886675 Christa, you're going to love Karen Rose. She writes terrific romantic suspense--I love all of her stuff!:)

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message 2: by Kathrynn
07/24/2008 06:31PM

669573 This is an excellent author. Wonderful romantic suspense.

This is the first of a set. The second that follows directly behind this one is "Nothing to Fear."

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message 3: by Christa
07/24/2008 06:34PM

261662 Auntee, If the other books are nearly as good as this one was, I will love them. I thought that it was extremely well written. I'm waiting for the second one to get to me from booksfree, and I have the third one sitting here waiting. I am tempted to go ahead and read it first, but I want to get maximum enjoyment from them, so am trying to make myself wait and read them in order.

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message 4: by Kathrynn
07/24/2008 06:40PM

669573 That's a wonderful idea, Christa. Her website claims her books are all "stand alones." But, her characters overlap. I've tried to indicate in my reviews who is in the books and what book they were in (mainly I did that for my memory)...but best if a person reads them in publishing order--for maximum enjoyment. ;-)

But, for sure Don't Tell (first) and Nothing to Fear (second) need to be read in order...

Hey, Auntie! How's "Into the Fire" going? Still good?

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message 5: by Christa
07/24/2008 06:46PM

261662 Kathrynn, Her website gives Have You Seen Her as the 2nd (it's about Agent Thatcher from Don't Tell), I'm Watching as the 3rd, and Nothing to Fear as the 4th in the series. Does this sound like a good order to read them in or do you think I need to read Nothing to Fear second? I know that it is supposed to be about Dana from the first book.

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message 6: by Kathrynn
07/24/2008 06:51PM

669573 Christa, she must have changed her website since the last time I was over there. Let me go look. I'd read them in the order she recommends....

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message 7: by Christa
07/24/2008 06:55PM

261662 Ok, Thanks. The page I was looking at was called "Book Relationships."

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message 8: by Kathrynn
07/24/2008 06:56PM

669573 I looked all around her website and I don't see where she has the series order.

Maybe it's on her blog. I didn't to there.

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message 9: by Kathrynn
07/24/2008 07:01PM

669573 Thank you so much. I see it. I like the flow chart she has going.

To anyone else looking for a quick diagram of how the books are related. Check this out.

Thanks Christa. I would not have found it.

;-(

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message 10: by Isis_FG
07/25/2008 01:14PM

946249 I read her books mostly in the order published and that seemed to work. Though the first one I read was like #3 or #4...I loved it so much I went back to the beginning and started from there.

That chart is really great!

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message 11: by Tammy
07/25/2008 01:47PM

785960 Wow! Sounds like a must read! This reminds me of a couple of (real) cases that I have worked on - very similar to the plot of this book.

Love your reviews, Christa. = )

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message 12: by Christa
07/25/2008 01:49PM

261662 Tammy, if you like suspense that is fairly intense, you will love this one.

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message 13: by Isis_FG
07/25/2008 02:02PM

946249 Christa is right on the intensity thing. Rose writes very intense romantic suspense books...especially if you get up to "Die For Me" which is probably the MOST intense RS book I've ever read.

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message 14: by Tammy
07/25/2008 02:27PM

785960 Intense is good. "Fairly intense" is even better. But I have to take breaks between suspense novels and read something light and humorous. I think I probably see too much drama of this nature in my professional life, so it is fun to be entertained after a hard day at work.

Isis, I have Die For Me in my TBR pile, but it sounds like I need to move it up on my reading list. I've heard so many good things about that one!

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message 15: by Isis_FG
07/25/2008 02:34PM

946249 I love intense romantic suspense books. They just suck me in.

Tammy, Die For Me was soooo good. But it is super intense and really graphic. It's not for the feint of heart. I think I finished it in record time, just couldn't put it down.

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