Identity - June 2023 Book of the Month

[Jonetta]

The #1 New York Times-bestselling author's terrifying new thriller about one man's ice-cold malice, and one woman's fight to reclaim her life.

Former Army brat Morgan Albright has finally planted roots in a friendly neighborhood near Baltimore. Her friend and roommate Nina helps her make the mortgage payments, as does Morgan's job as a bartender. But after she and Nina host their first dinner party—attended by Luke, the flirtatious IT guy who'd been chatting her up at the bar—her carefully built world is shattered. The back door glass is broken, cash and jewelry are missing, her car is gone, and Nina lies dead on the floor.

Soon, a horrific truth emerges: It was Morgan who let the monster in. „Luke” is actually a cold-hearted con artist named Gavin who targets a particular type of woman, steals her assets and identity, and then commits his ultimate goal: murder.

What the FBI tells Morgan is beyond chilling. Nina wasn't his type. Morgan is. Nina was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. And Morgan's nightmare is just beginning. Soon she has no choice but to flee to her mother's home in Vermont. While she struggles to build something new, she meets another man, Miles Jameson. He isn't flashy or flirtatious, and his family business has deep roots in town. But Gavin is still out there hunting new victims, and he hasn't forgotten the one who got away.

Settings
Baltimore Area, Maryland
Westridge, Vermont

Table of Contents
Part I - Plans
Chapters One - Ten

Part II - New Start
Chapters Eleven - Twenty

Part III - Roots
Chapters Twenty-one - Thirty-one
Epilogue

Character List
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Morgan Albright: Bartender and office manager at Greenwald Builders, a home construction company.
Miles Jameson: Oldest of the Jameson siblings.
Nina Ramos: Morgan’s roommate at her Maryland house.
Sam Nichols: Nina’s boyfriend.
Audrey Albright: Morgan’s mother.
Olivia Nash: Morgan’s grandmother.
Lydia Jameson: Owner of the resort and matriarch of the Jameson family.
Mick Jameson: Owner of the resort and patriarch of the Jameson family.
Rory Jameson: Mick and Lydia’s son. He’s an attorney.
Drea Jameson: Rory’s wife. She’s Liam, Nell and Miles’s mother.
Nell Jameson: Middle of the Jameson siblings.
Liam Jameson: Youngest of the Jameson siblings.
Jake Duley: Westridge police chief.
Bill Greenwald: Morgan’s boss and owner of Greenwald Builders, a home construction company.
Ava Greenwald: Bill’s wife who also works at the home construction company. Their two children, Jack and Ella, also work for them.
Morrison: FBI special agent.
Beck: FBI special agent.
Gavin Rozwell: aka Luke Hudson.
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[Tami (agreatbook)]

This sounds so good! I'm excited to read it!

[Jonetta]

So am I!

[Leila]

I'm so excited!!

[Erin]

It sounds very exciting! I can’t wait!!

[Lynn]

Always excited for new NR releases.

[Laura]

Looking forward to this one!

[Diann]

Can’t wait to read this book!

[Anita]

I missed the NetGalley Read Now, but St. Martin's Press approved by request for an ARC.

[Cindy]

I cannot wait to read this book! Im taking a vacation day that day so I can just read it…..and then probably re-read it!

[Margaret]

I looked at a few of the early reviews, being careful not to learn anything I didn't want to know. Lots of good reviews...I'm eager to read it!

[Jonetta]

The publisher has agreed to another sweepstakes! I’ll post details as soon as I get them.

[Shelby]

Thanks Jonetta

[Talya]

Awesome!!

[Jonetta]

It’s release day! Whose reading?

[Talya]

I can't wait to get off work so I can run to Target or book store so I can see it in person. So excited :-D

[Barbara "Cookie"]

I am, got my copy today

[Anita]

I finished it a week ago. Thought provoking and chilling. It's a nightmare. The plot is a flippin nightmare. How horrible to be just starting out and have everything stolen from you.

[Barbara "Cookie"]

I will start reading this weekend

[Jonetta]

Woo hoo! My library delivered the audiobook a few minutes ago. I’ll start it as soon as I finish my current book.

[Sandra]

I really enjoyed this one! You can always depend on Nora to deliver great romance/suspense stories!

[Jonetta]

I can’t wait! I’m an hour away…

[Jonetta]

I’m listening to it now.

[Erin]

I started it yesterday!

[Candi]

I'm finishing up a series I borrowed and then will start on Identity. It's been very difficult for me not to go ahead and start reading, but I have been on a mission to whittle down my TBR list.

[Jonetta]

I’m almost done. Loving it.

[Jonetta]

I finished it and enjoyed every minute. Here’s my review.

[Talya]

Almost at 100 pages, and I am feeling all the feels. Morgan has so much strength as a character.

[Lynn]

I finished it a couple of days ago. Here is the link to my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Jonetta]

Talya wrote: "Almost at 100 pages, and I am feeling all the feels. Morgan has so much strength as a character."

One of my favorites!

[Erin]

I finished this early this morning! I loved it!

[Jonetta]

Yay!

[Candi]

Just finished and loved it.

[Talya]

I love the generational element. The child growing and building with parents and grandparents. Adore this trope.

[Jonetta]

Candi (A Bookish BonBon) wrote: "Just finished and loved it."

Great!

[Jonetta]

Talya wrote: "I love the generational element. The child growing and building with parents and grandparents. Adore this trope."

So did I, Talya. Strong family themes here…the Greenwald’s multi generational family-owned business in Maryland, same for the Jameson’s and the Nash’s. When we hear so much dysfunction in real-life family owned businesses, this was refreshing and a model of how it can work well.

[Talya]

Absolutely Jonetta! I've seen family businesses get really messy and tense, so reading functional family businesses like these are very refreshing.

[Patty]

Loved it!! Did not want it to end.

[Talya]

Ok, talk about build up. Morgan and Miles have barely had any interaction and I'm almost halfway through. But I'm not mad it it! I usually cannot stand slow burn, but it is working here.

[Margaret]

I loved this book! To me, it felt like reading one of Nora's older stories, in a good way. To be honest, I haven't connected with some of her most recent work, but this one reminded why I love reading Nora's books.

[Jonetta]

That’s great, Margaret. Nora seems to be gravitating towards combining family drama, suspense and romance these days and I’m liking the trend. The stories have more layers.