No Regrets

by Elizabeth Adler

She saw him in the shadows.  She felt him watching her.  She knew he was going to get her...

The killer always left a signature on his victims...an X carved in their flesh.  But he'd spent the last twenty years in a mental hospital.  Long enough for the world to forget him.  But not long enough for him to forget the rich old woman who had him committed--or her pretty granddaughter.

Now he's been set free.

Ellie Duveen was busy running her own restaurant and tenderly watching over her fragile grandmother.  Then she met former cop Dan Cassidy, the owner of a local vineyard, and Ellie's hectic life slowed just enough to let her fall in love.

So Ellie didn't notice when police found a dead body marked with a grisly X.  She only felt someone watching her.  Following her.  And as a terrifying secret came back from the past to haunt her, Ellie needed an ex-cop's instincts and more.  She needed her own unshakable courage to outsmart a killer's deadly, twisted plan.

Genres: Fiction

Paperback

Published January 1, 1997

About the author

Born in Yorkshire, North England, Elizabeth Adler met her husband Richard (an American) while both were working in London. They have lived in England, Ireland, France, Brazil, and the United States and have traveled extensively. They have one daughter and live in Palm Springs, California. Her first novel, Private Desires (also titled Leonie), launched an enormously successful writing career, she also wrote as Ariana Scott. She has now written over twenty internationally acclaimed bestsellers.

Reviews

[soph ♡ · Rating 3 out of 5]

So, I just found this book. It was my aunt's. I didn't expect that I'd like it. Further, it focuses on Ellie. She runs her own restaurant business, Ellie's Place. I adore how hardworking and independent she is. She has a best friend, Maya. They honestly remind me of Lily and Marlene.

She bumps into a childhood friend when she accidentally bumps into his car because she didn't hit the breaks when the red light turned on cause her hair was everywhere. Then, comes Dan, a homicide cop who just retired because of this injury he had from a past case. He is planning to open a winery business. Also, Ms. Lottie is such a sweet soul, too bad she dies

And there's also Buck Duveen, clearly a mentally ill person. But he's the kind of deranged person that you won't notice that he is. He looks filthy rich, composed, educated, and a gentleman as a façade. But he's a complete sicko. He comes after Ellie, which is why her accidental bumping-into into Dan was a miracle (not that I think that she can get past Buck without a masculine figure to play knight in shining armor with his mighty steed, the presence is just appreciated.)

[Chelsea · Rating 5 out of 5]

lovely lovely book