Nothing to Fear (Romantic Suspense, #4; Chicago, #3) in The Complete Idiots Guide to the Ultimate Reading List

Aug 31, 2008 Christa rated it it was amazing

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Nothing to Fear was another great romantic suspense story by Karen Rose. I have enjoyed the entire series, and the fourth book was just as good as the others. I enjoyed watching the relationship develop between the hero and heroine, and was glad to revisit characters from earlier in the series. This has become one of my favorite romantic suspense series.

Ethan Buchanan, former Marine and now co-owner of a Security Consulting business, is called by his friends, the Vaughns, when their deaf son is Nothing to Fear was another great romantic suspense story by Karen Rose. I have enjoyed the entire series, and the fourth book was just as good as the others. I enjoyed watching the relationship develop between the hero and heroine, and was glad to revisit characters from earlier in the series. This has become one of my favorite romantic suspense series.

Ethan Buchanan, former Marine and now co-owner of a Security Consulting business, is called by his friends, the Vaughns, when their deaf son is kidnapped. Ethan knows that the police need to be contacted, but he is talked into keeping silent and trying to find Alec, his godson, himself. Ethan feels a great deal of guilt towards the family because his dear friend, Richard Vaughn, was killed while saving Ethan on a mission in Afghanistan. Richard's brother, Stan, stepfather of Alec, has been very vocal in blaming Ethan for Richard's death over the past few years and uses Ethan's guilt to keep him from calling in law enforcement. The kidnapper has left a brutally murdered body behind, and as Ethan tracks the killer across the country, he ends up in Chicago.

Dana Dupinsky runs a shelter for battered women and children in Chicago. She is concerned over her lastest clients, a woman named Jane and her young son, Erik. Erik seems to sleep much more than normal and he doesn't talk to anyone. He appears to be extremely fearful, but Dana reminds herself that he has just escaped an abusive father. Planning to pick up another client at the bus station, Dana is slightly injured when she tries to stop a mugger. She finds herself being cared for by an extremely attractive man, Ethan Buchanan, to whom she feels an instant bond. Ethan talks Dana into breakfast, and she makes it clear to him that she is not looking for a relationship. They ackowledge that something special is between them, and Ethan talks her into meeting him again. As they continue to meet, it takes a couple of days before they confide in one another as to their respective careers. Several of Dana's friends are brutally attacked during this few day period, and when Ethan discovers that the kidnapper he is tracking is being sheltered by Dana, they realize that the attacks are not coicidental. As the bodies pile up, Dana and those she cares about are targeted by the murdering kidnapper and placed in grave danger. As Ethan and Dana try to save Alec and other victims of the kidnapper, they become involved in an intense relationship. Dana must forgive herself for incidents in her past before she can move forward toward happiness with Ethan. Before she can do either, she must struggle to survive.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was very fast paced and suspenseful. The angagonist of this book was truly creepy. She murders a number of people in the story, so that could bother some readers. The hero was wonderful - caring and protetive, yet still hurting over his past. The heroine was also a very nurting, loving person who was trying to make up for incidents in her past. The interactions between the two were touching, and I liked the way they accepted each other so completely. I look forward to reading the rest of this series. ...more

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Jul 03, 2010 Lisa (Harmonybites) rated it it was ok · review of another edition

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Style-wise, this wasn't bad--at least on romance novel terms and it flowed well. It was particular turns of plot that had me give up on it after Chapter Six, 117 pages into this contemporary novel of "romantic suspense." Strike One: at the start of this novel a child is kidnapped, and not only don't the parents call the police because of the kidnapper's demands, the friend they bring in who is a security professional goes along with that--even though it means covering up someone was also murdere ...more

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