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Cooper Justice #5
Hitched and Hunted
On the day Jake Cooper said "I do" to his beautiful bride, Mariah, their future happiness seemed certain. But Jake always wondered what she wasn't telling him. And what it would take for the truth to come out
Hoping to build a new life with Jake, Mariah thought she was free of the demons from her past. But when they were kidnapped and held at gunpoint, Mariah knew it was time she came cleanwhatever the consequences. Her vow to confess was cut short, though, when bullets started ï ¬ ‚ ying and they were forced to run for their lives. Desperate to survive and not fall victim to the man hunting them, Mariah realized just how much she'd gained having Jake in her life. And how much they both had to lose.
224 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published April 1, 2011
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Paula Graves
153 books136 followersI was raised in Alabama, so I know we Southerners don't hide our crazy people—we showcase them. Eccentric people make for the best stories, and we Southerners do love our stories. The need to tell stories has been a driving force in my life from childhood.
As a girl, my favorite books were mysteries and romances. When I realized there were books that featured both romance and mystery, I knew I'd found my calling. Now I get to play both matchmaker and murderer and get paid for it. Could there be a better job anywhere?
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As a girl, my favorite books were mysteries and romances. When I realized there were books that featured both romance and mystery, I knew I'd found my calling. Now I get to play both matchmaker and murderer and get paid for it. Could there be a better job anywhere?
I love to hear from readers, so don't be shy! You can email me through my website, follow me on Twitter, or like my Facebook page and interact with me there: http://on.fb.me/MS3ldp And of course, you can always talk to me here on Goodreads!
Are you interested in subscribing to my newsletter? Go here and I tell you what to do: http://bit.ly/LYi4Ry
I look forward to chatting with you!
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August 3, 2016
The book started off promising with a tornado and then the rescue of a little girl who was about to plummet into a rising creek. After that, the main storyline took over and then the book lost its momentum for me. Mariah and Jake are being hunted down by Victor--former mentor to Mariah turned murderer, who is seeking revenge against Mariah. I didn't care for Mariah or Jake and thought they were an uninteresting pair. They have been married for three years, but their relationship has been based on nothing but secrets and lies, mostly on Mariah's part. I never understood why Mariah kept her past a secret from her husband, it didn't make much sense to me.
As for the suspense, when Mariah and Jake are being pursued by the bad guys, they seem to have no survival instincts at all. It's as if they are just waiting around for the bad guys to come and get them...like there is no sense of urgency, whatsoever. Some of their actions were nonsensical and stupid and made me give up all hope for them. It was surprising that they made it to the end of the book alive. All of the storylines did not wrap up in this book, which I'm thinking will be carried on to the next books in the series.
As for the suspense, when Mariah and Jake are being pursued by the bad guys, they seem to have no survival instincts at all. It's as if they are just waiting around for the bad guys to come and get them...like there is no sense of urgency, whatsoever. Some of their actions were nonsensical and stupid and made me give up all hope for them. It was surprising that they made it to the end of the book alive. All of the storylines did not wrap up in this book, which I'm thinking will be carried on to the next books in the series.
July 4, 2011
After a tornado causes damaged to the town they are staying in, the hero Jake and the heroine Mariah help to restore. Mariah is nervous about being in the town as she previously lived there but left after testifying against the man who killed her fiancé, whom she once considered to be a father figure. She doesn't realise that he is now out of prison and after seeing her on TV is coming after her. Mariah never told Jake about her past, but is forced to come clean when both of them are kidnapped this man. Held hostage, they are have to rely on each other in order to try and escape not knowing whether they will live another day or be able to repair the damage don to their marriage.
I found this to be a well written, exciting and suspense packed book. I really liked the story, it wasn't overly complicated and this made it flow really well. I liked the character of Mariah, she is well developed and it was great that she was written with a bad start in live but has managed to make a decent(ish) life for herself. I actually empathised with her reasons for keeping her past a secret. Although she did seem to forget about her son an awful lot...! I wasn't so keep on Jake as a character. Sure, he was protective and everything but he seemed a little hypocritical, and his own 'secrets' didn't really hit the mark for me.
This is fast paced and exciting, the 'action' scenes are well written and detailed, which really helped to involve me in the story.
This book is actually the first in a mini-series by Paula Graves 'Cooper Justice: Cold Case Investigation', and the lead-in to the follow on books was interesting. If/when they are released in the UK then I will look to read them.
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I found this to be a well written, exciting and suspense packed book. I really liked the story, it wasn't overly complicated and this made it flow really well. I liked the character of Mariah, she is well developed and it was great that she was written with a bad start in live but has managed to make a decent(ish) life for herself. I actually empathised with her reasons for keeping her past a secret. Although she did seem to forget about her son an awful lot...! I wasn't so keep on Jake as a character. Sure, he was protective and everything but he seemed a little hypocritical, and his own 'secrets' didn't really hit the mark for me.
This is fast paced and exciting, the 'action' scenes are well written and detailed, which really helped to involve me in the story.
This book is actually the first in a mini-series by Paula Graves 'Cooper Justice: Cold Case Investigation', and the lead-in to the follow on books was interesting. If/when they are released in the UK then I will look to read them.
Originally posted at http://everyday-is-the-same.blogspot....
December 15, 2021
Hitched and Hunted book # 5 in this series was a book you couldn't put down it you wanted to. Lies before/ now / and sometimes later the lies will come out either it will distroy the marriage or it will make the marriage strong. That is the case here, after serving an F5 tornado Husband and Wife Copper was helping out with the after math when a blast from the past walked in to see if he have some water, when she seen him and the fight to run away was strong, but when they are kidnapped and the truth starts to come out surprises comes out on both side. Now on the run to stay alive they start to tell each other the lies they hid from each other before its to late for the marriage or their lives.
April 28, 2019
Hitched and Hunted review
Hitched and Hunted is the first romantic suspense book in the Cooper Justice: Cold Case Investigation series written by author Paula Graves.
Hitched and Hunted is the first romantic suspense book in the Cooper Justice: Cold Case Investigation series written by author Paula Graves.
March 8, 2014
Tried out a little Intrigue for a change. This is about a husband and wife who've been skimming the surface for the last three years of their marriage. Mariah has some secrets, so even though she feels her husband Jake is not being completely open to her, she doesn't probe, afraid he will ask questions about her own past. As it is, just about everything she has told him about her childhood, the father of her little boy Micah and even her name, is a lie.
So when Victor, the man who murdered her boyfriend all those years ago, turns up when they are on a fishing trip without little Micah, Mariah knows it isn't going to end well.
This is an action fest, with Jake and Mariah first caught up in a tornado in the small town of Buckley, hours away from home. IN the aftermath, they run into Victor who intends to make Mariah pay for putting him into jail for manslaughter.
From there, Jake and Mariah are kidnapped, on the run, hiding out, injured. All the while trying to figure out what this means to their marriage. Because all the lies and evasions are over. Only the truth will help from now on.
We get to see more Cooper boys briefly and of course we get our Happy Ending.
So when Victor, the man who murdered her boyfriend all those years ago, turns up when they are on a fishing trip without little Micah, Mariah knows it isn't going to end well.
This is an action fest, with Jake and Mariah first caught up in a tornado in the small town of Buckley, hours away from home. IN the aftermath, they run into Victor who intends to make Mariah pay for putting him into jail for manslaughter.
From there, Jake and Mariah are kidnapped, on the run, hiding out, injured. All the while trying to figure out what this means to their marriage. Because all the lies and evasions are over. Only the truth will help from now on.
We get to see more Cooper boys briefly and of course we get our Happy Ending.
April 15, 2011
From the day Jake and Mariah said thier "I do" he suspected there was something she wasn't telling him. Mariah hoped to build a new life with Jake free of the demons in her past. Kidnapped at gunpoint, Mariah realizes its time to come clean regardless of the consequences. In thier desperation to survive, Jake and Mariah must face the lies and secrets together--for better or worse.
September 6, 2011
Hitched and Hunted was suspenseful from beginning to end. One of my favorite things about Paula Graves writing style is that she keeps the reader in doubt of the main characters ability to reach the genre's expected happily ever after, or even the end of the story. Well written and scary story. Loved it.
June 28, 2014
loved the story line when a womens past comes back and her and her new husband are hunted they must fight to survive from victor her mentor from her past as they try to work though the lies she has told her new husband.....
August 23, 2011
Good Book I could not put it down.
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January 2, 2014Was okay. FULL of action!!
February 26, 2015
Love this series - it just pulls you in.
March 14, 2016
Excellent Read!!!! This is the first of Paula Graves' books I have read and couldn't put it down.
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December 24, 2014Miniseries: Cooper Justice: Cold Case Investigation
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December 24, 2014Miniseries: Cooper Justice: Cold Case Investigation
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