Red on the River
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- Author：Christine Feehan
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Julia
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RedA super read！ I thoroughly enjoyed reading and learning about the poker tournaments。As always， characters are terrific。 Great storyline。 Everything moved along quickly。I can't wait for further adventures about this great group of women！ RedA super read！ I thoroughly enjoyed reading and learning about the poker tournaments。As always， characters are terrific。 Great storyline。 Everything moved along quickly。I can't wait for further adventures about this great group of women！ 。。。more
Josephine
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Listened to this on audio the dialogue between the friends was stilted and did not flow。 The romance was nothing to write about
Darcy
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There was a lot going on in this one。 Starting with the poker tournament， which seemed straight forward at first。 I liked how Vienna kept winning， stunning the guys， when all she was supposed to be was a pretty face and drop out fairly quickly。 It was during the poker tourney that you realized more was going on， a blast from Vienna's past showed up and she wasn't sure if it was a good thing or a bad thing。Vienna ended up ducking out of Las Vegas quickly after the tourney ended and we moved to th There was a lot going on in this one。 Starting with the poker tournament， which seemed straight forward at first。 I liked how Vienna kept winning， stunning the guys， when all she was supposed to be was a pretty face and drop out fairly quickly。 It was during the poker tourney that you realized more was going on， a blast from Vienna's past showed up and she wasn't sure if it was a good thing or a bad thing。Vienna ended up ducking out of Las Vegas quickly after the tourney ended and we moved to the bridal outings。 I really loved this part。 This group of women were so much fun！ You could tell that they loved each other by the amount of crap that they flipped each other。 I sure wouldn't want to do the activities they did， but they seemed to enjoy them and have fun。 Sadly it wasn't all fun and trouble came。 Things escalated quickly， people were hurt and some very dark things came to the light and a lot of the group had to face some things。 Of course our guys beat the bad guys， but it was close。The ending was interesting， first we had a wedding with an interruption you haven't ever seen before。 But the best was the girls at the end， supporting each other and having fun。 。。。more
Jean Morgan
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What an entertaining read！ Highly recommend！ I LOVE Vienna， her gift， Zale and Rainer along with Stella’s bridal party， Shabina， Raine and the rest of the friends！ This was such a fun adventure and I felt as if I was right there with them while they were having this adventure/mystery。 It was funny， poignant， filled with friendships， danger， mystery， romance。 It was just wonderful and read it！ You will enjoy！
Diane Mason
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Vienna Mortenson is in Las Vegas for a live， high stakes Poker Tournament when she sees Zale Vizzini again。 The two had met several months ago when there was a serial killer on the loose in Knightly。 Vienna is a nurse and also helps with Search and Rescue。 She is also originally from Las Vegas but relocated to Knightly when she and her mother had a nasty argument。 Vienna’s plans are to win lots of money for her hospital and the search and rescue team and also to reconcile with her mother。 She ha Vienna Mortenson is in Las Vegas for a live， high stakes Poker Tournament when she sees Zale Vizzini again。 The two had met several months ago when there was a serial killer on the loose in Knightly。 Vienna is a nurse and also helps with Search and Rescue。 She is also originally from Las Vegas but relocated to Knightly when she and her mother had a nasty argument。 Vienna’s plans are to win lots of money for her hospital and the search and rescue team and also to reconcile with her mother。 She has zero plans to let Zale back into her life。Zale Vizzini is in town with his partner， Rainier investigating the disappearance of several agents who had been sent to protect the owner of the casino， Daniel Wallin。 They are， of course， undercover。 It doesn’t take long for him to discover that his case and Vienna are somehow connected。This book has it all。 The action of a high stakes poker tournament， the mystery of Vienna’s childhood， the mystery of the missing agents and the mystery of the Northern Lights Hotel and Casino。 Red on the River brings all of this together and reveals how they are all connected。 Oh， and can’t forget the relationship between Vienna and Zale plus Vienna and her friends from Knightly who come for Stella Harrisons’ bridal adventure。Do Vienna and Zale reconnect？ Do Vienna and her mother reconcile？ Do Stella and Sam get married？ To get the answers to these questions and many more， you will have to read Red on the River。 Hurry to your nearest brick and mortar or online bookseller and get your copy。 。。。more
Bee
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Vienna Mortenson is an amazing woman， nurse， head of search and rescue for her town， avid hiker， rock climber， and an excellent card player。 Her life was rocked when a good friend turned out to be a serial killer; and the man sent to protect her turns out to be both ‘the man’ and a special ops agent who walked away after a six week ‘fling’， or so Vienna believes。Zale Vizzini is a dangerous man in a high risk job， not only to himself but to anyone he cares for， which makes for a very solitary lif Vienna Mortenson is an amazing woman， nurse， head of search and rescue for her town， avid hiker， rock climber， and an excellent card player。 Her life was rocked when a good friend turned out to be a serial killer; and the man sent to protect her turns out to be both ‘the man’ and a special ops agent who walked away after a six week ‘fling’， or so Vienna believes。Zale Vizzini is a dangerous man in a high risk job， not only to himself but to anyone he cares for， which makes for a very solitary lifestyle。 However after meeting Vienna and an incredible six and a half weeks in the wilderness with her， he knows she is ‘his woman’。 The dilemma becomes how to keep her safe and make her his permanently。Red on the River is set in Las Vegas where Vienna is playing in an extremely high stakes poker game， setting the scene for this suspense filled story with murder， intrigue， plot twist and turns that will make you dizzy trying to figure out who is trying to kill Vienna。 Are the poker players the bad guys， is it Zale， or something more sinister？As the plot unfolds， Vienna’s equally independent and talented group of friends arrive for a bridal shower of biking， hiking， bouldering， and kayaking。 The dialogue between the friends as they reconnect with their first love， communing with nature， gives us subtle hints as to the backstory for several of them。 As the bad guys continue to stalk Vienna and the ladies figure out what is happening， I was amazed at the complexity of this story plot。 As always I’m thoroughly impressed with the research required， but also the many things I learned about gambling and bouldering。 As always， Ms Feehan skillfully incorporates the romance， paranormal， and the family aspect she is so well known for。An awesome book in the Sunrise Lake series with enough clues to make me seriously impatient for the next story no matter who will be the focus。 。。。more
Adaiah
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Plot Twist， Suspense， Romance， Family Dynamic， Action"It was six and a half weeks， and I don't want off the hook！"Zale's Vizzini's declaration after seeing Vienna again and explaining to her why he left without a goodbye。 Vienna Mortenson is in Las Vegas for a Gaming Tournament to win and raise money for the Knightly Hospital， and the Search and Rescue she runs in her County。 While heading to her Suite at the Northern Lights Hotel， and Casino she runs into Zale Vizzini， and realizes he's underco Plot Twist， Suspense， Romance， Family Dynamic， Action"It was six and a half weeks， and I don't want off the hook！"Zale's Vizzini's declaration after seeing Vienna again and explaining to her why he left without a goodbye。 Vienna Mortenson is in Las Vegas for a Gaming Tournament to win and raise money for the Knightly Hospital， and the Search and Rescue she runs in her County。 While heading to her Suite at the Northern Lights Hotel， and Casino she runs into Zale Vizzini， and realizes he's undercover， and doesn't want her to acknowledge that they know each other。 Later Zale explains that several of his fellow agents have gone missing after being assigned to protect the Casino owner Daniel J。 Wallin， and he's been sent to investigate。What happens next is that for some reason Vienna is being targeted for execution。 Zale and his partner Rainier combine their investigation with protecting Vienna。 Plot within plots， regarding Vienna， her childhood， her lineage， and why someone wants her dead are explored。 With everything going on Zale tries to talk Vienna into giving him another chance regarding their relationship。 Vienna resists because of trust issue。 As the danger increases and Vienna， and her girlfriends come together in Nevada to celebrate Stella's bridal shower with hiking， bouldering， and river rafting they're unaware that they're being hunted。 Truths are revealed by Raine on the return trip to Knightly， and with these revelations， Vienna the hunted becomes the huntress。 But， will Vienna， and Zale be able to navigate the danger， and hurt in both of their lives and find lasting happiness together or will the sins of the father and vendettas destroy them both。 。。。more
Cynthia M。 Walker
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I'm a big fan of Christine Feehan's multiple paranormal series， and I've really been enjoying her venture into this new series that is more murder-mystery-thriller-romance based （is that a genre？）。 This book is the second in her Sunrise Lake series and is a stand alone that gives us Vienna's story。 I love the continued glimpses that we get into the strong female friend group that is the undercurrent connecting this series together。 Feehan does a great job of keeping this one moving fast， and the I'm a big fan of Christine Feehan's multiple paranormal series， and I've really been enjoying her venture into this new series that is more murder-mystery-thriller-romance based （is that a genre？）。 This book is the second in her Sunrise Lake series and is a stand alone that gives us Vienna's story。 I love the continued glimpses that we get into the strong female friend group that is the undercurrent connecting this series together。 Feehan does a great job of keeping this one moving fast， and the dialogue amongst the group of friends is fun and witty。 I'm a fan of the second-chance romance， and that's what we see w/Vienna & Zale。 I'm invested in hearing what comes next for this set of friends in future！ 。。。more
Barb Lie
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Red on the River by Christine Feehan is another one of her of suspense novels。 We got to see some of the characters from her Sunrise Lake series。 We meet Vienna Mortenson， our heroine， who is in Vegas， participating in a live high stakes Poker tournament; she usually only plays online and rarely loses， but having received an invitation to this tournament， Vienna plans to win。 She is one of the best in playing poker， but she also is a nurse， as well as helping in Search and Rescue。 Vienna is help Red on the River by Christine Feehan is another one of her of suspense novels。 We got to see some of the characters from her Sunrise Lake series。 We meet Vienna Mortenson， our heroine， who is in Vegas， participating in a live high stakes Poker tournament; she usually only plays online and rarely loses， but having received an invitation to this tournament， Vienna plans to win。 She is one of the best in playing poker， but she also is a nurse， as well as helping in Search and Rescue。 Vienna is helping prepare her best friend， Stella’s upcoming wedding， and this trip is also a bachelorette gathering with a wonderful group of ladies， who love hiking and bouldering。 Vienna also wants to repair her relationship with her mother， while in Vegas。 Zale Vizzini， our hero， works undercover on assignment to protect his boss; and is constantly in the middle of danger。 He met Vienna months ago， with both falling hard for each other， as they spend weeks together; but one morning he just quietly walked out of her life。 Now Zale is Vegas on assignment， and determined to win her back。 When Zale tries to explain that he left to keep her safe， as his job was dangerous， but he now wants to her back permanently。 Vienna feels her attraction to Zale awaken， but can she trust him？The tournament was a huge success for Vienna， but threats are made on her life， and Zale knows he needs to protect her from an enemy。 At this point of the story， the focus is on Vienna， Stella， and the other magnificent ladies who are part of the bachelorette trip， which takes place in rugged territory in Nevada and the Sierras， as they hike and climb。 We get to meet all the ladies， and enjoy their friendship， and bantering。 I loved how each of the ladies excel at many things， making them a wonderful group。 Not long after they continue on their trek， their lives are put in intense danger， with threats against them; Zale and his partner Rainer push to help the ladies。 What follows an exciting suspenseful mystery romance， with both Vienna， Zale and her wonderful smart ladies working together to try to find who is truly behind the attempt to kill Vienna and why。 As I had already noted， what made this a fantastic story was the amazing fabulous group of friends who were all smart， strong and savvy， as their friendship was bonded together （Vienna， Stella， Raine， Zahra， Shabina， Harlow）。 I did like Vienna and Zale and rooted for them to stay together， as they made a great couple。 I do see a possible relationship with Rainer and Shabina in future books。Red on the River was an excellent， fun and exciting romance suspense thriller， that was filled with action， suspense， as well as the fun bantering with the ladies。 Overall， this was a great story， with a terrific couple， fantastic friends and other secondary characters。 I look forward to the next book in this series， which is so very well written by Christine Feehan。 BarbThe Reading Cafe 。。。more
Shelleen Toland
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The second book of the series and just as good。 But it can be read as standalone snce it gives you background information from the first book。This story is about Vienna Mortenson and her gift。 Vienna Mortenson isn't your typical gambler。 She prefers to stay under the radar， using her poker winnings to support her family and her community， including the local search and rescue team， which she heads up。 She's not the sort to make a fool of herself over a guy， especially one who left her high and d The second book of the series and just as good。 But it can be read as standalone snce it gives you background information from the first book。This story is about Vienna Mortenson and her gift。 Vienna Mortenson isn't your typical gambler。 She prefers to stay under the radar， using her poker winnings to support her family and her community， including the local search and rescue team， which she heads up。 She's not the sort to make a fool of herself over a guy， especially one who left her high and dry without a backward glance。。Zale Vizzini's job constantly puts him in harm's way。 Working undercover and disappearing for months at a time isn't exactly a recipe for a stable relationship。As their friends' wedding approaches， Zale takes advantage of the festivities to make a play for Vienna's heart。Vienna can see the other player's cards when she plays poker with them。 Like having xray vision。 Her life becomes in jeopardy and Zale shows up just at the right time but she is not happy to see him as he had already broken her heart and isn't going to let that happen again。Loved Zale and Vienna。 Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley for the ARC to review。 。。。more
Lovely Loveday
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Red on the River by Christine Feehan is a contemporary， adult， slightly paranormal， romantic thriller。 This is a wickedly brilliant and devastatingly touching journey of living life in the rawest and most honest way。
Angie
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This book was so good。 I enjoyed that this one was a continuation of the stories of the people from the previous book。 We got to learn more about Vienna and see her in action at a poker tournament she attended to win money for the hospital she works at。 While there she sees Zale who is a friend of Sam's but is undercover。 I loved that not only was it Stella's friends that we continued with but it was Sam's as well。 This book had a faster pace than the first book in my opinion or it just sucked m This book was so good。 I enjoyed that this one was a continuation of the stories of the people from the previous book。 We got to learn more about Vienna and see her in action at a poker tournament she attended to win money for the hospital she works at。 While there she sees Zale who is a friend of Sam's but is undercover。 I loved that not only was it Stella's friends that we continued with but it was Sam's as well。 This book had a faster pace than the first book in my opinion or it just sucked me in right away。 There was a lot of action in this book as well as。 This is not a typical Christine Feehan romance。 While it has romantic elements it is more mystery and action which is just great because she writes it so well。 I can't wait to see who the hero and heroine are in the next book。 This one set up nicely for all of them。 *I received an ARC for an honest review* 。。。more
Kim
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Vienna Mortensen and her friends are still recovering from being stalked by a serial killer a few months ago。 She is a nurse who is also the head of the local Search and Rescue and who makes extra money by playing online poker。 Vienna is in Las Vegas to play an in-person tournament and make plans for her friend's bridal party celebration。 Zale Vizzini and his partner are on assignment in Las Vegas。 He and some of his fellow operatives helped his old friend a few months ago to protect a group of Vienna Mortensen and her friends are still recovering from being stalked by a serial killer a few months ago。 She is a nurse who is also the head of the local Search and Rescue and who makes extra money by playing online poker。 Vienna is in Las Vegas to play an in-person tournament and make plans for her friend's bridal party celebration。 Zale Vizzini and his partner are on assignment in Las Vegas。 He and some of his fellow operatives helped his old friend a few months ago to protect a group of women targeted by a serial killer。 Zale uses his situation to work his way back into the woman’s life he couldn’t forget。 Vienna and Zale are brought back into each other’s lives when danger and secrets take them on a journey that may just become Red on the River。 Red on the River is Christine Feehan’s second mystery book。 A story of a woman who is a nurse and head of the local Search and Rescue with a sideline career as an online poker player。 Her special abilities keep her winning big。 An invite to play in person along with helping plan her friend’s prewedding celebration has her coming home to Las Vegas。 She wants to reconnect with her mother after a hurtful argument。 A man whose job is to dangerous to have a relationship must figure out a way to have the woman he couldn’t forget safely in his life。 When their lives come together in Las Vegas， they’ll face danger， attraction， hurt feelings and secrets to hopefully work their way back to each other。 Red on the River is suspenseful， tense story of finding love， working through hurt， and trying to trust a relationship when you have trust issues。 A man whose life was anything but filled with love and happens to be full of secrets must find a way to protect the one person that matters most to him。 A woman who has commitment problems all her life， will have to find a way to get over that along with the broken heart to find the love she never realized she wanted。 Christine Feehan’s Red on the River takes the reader on a ride through danger， suspense， twists， determined bad guys and turns that will surprise， scare and wonder what will be next。 This reader was on the edge wondering what the hero and heroine would face next。 Danger is all around them and keeps you hoping that the heroine and her friends will survive again。 A final confrontation had this reader hoping that everyone would come out alive。 Christine Feehan second mystery book is as big a success as its counterpart。 This reader is hoping to read more about this group of strong， independent and kickass women who have become a family。 This reader can’t wait to read of the other four women in this group of friends and have their secret pasts revealed and for them to find their version of happily ever after like their friends have in Murder at Sunrise Lake and Red on the River。 。。。more
lisa jung
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Read from Net Galley。 Vienna is in Vegas gambling when she runs into an old flame Zeke an agent。 But more is going on then a poker game and a Bachelorette party for Sam。 Lots if twist and turns as secrets reveled and the friends battle danger。
Sandy S
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RED ON THE RIVER is a contemporary， adult， slightly paranormal， romantic thriller set in the author’s MURDER AT SUNRISE LAKE world。 This is professional poker player/surgical nurse Vienna Mortenson， and undercover operative Zale Vizzini’s story line。 RED ON THE RIVER can be read as a stand-alone without any difficulty。 Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary。 Vienna Mortenson was first introduced in book one。NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line pre RED ON THE RIVER is a contemporary， adult， slightly paranormal， romantic thriller set in the author’s MURDER AT SUNRISE LAKE world。 This is professional poker player/surgical nurse Vienna Mortenson， and undercover operative Zale Vizzini’s story line。 RED ON THE RIVER can be read as a stand-alone without any difficulty。 Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary。 Vienna Mortenson was first introduced in book one。NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise， there may be triggers for more sensitive readers。Told from third person perspective RED ON THE RIVER follows the second chance relationship between professional poker player/surgical nurse Vienna Mortenson， and undercover operative Zale Vizzini。 Months earlier， a serial killer targeted Stella Harrison （Murder at Sunrise Lake）， and in their wake threatened Stella and her close-knit friends including our heroine Vienna Mortenson。 Taking some time for herself in the aftermath of the life-threatening events ， Vienna would set out on an outdoor adventure where she would meet one of their rescuers， undercover operative Zale Vizzini。 Six weeks together ended when Zale ghosted our story line heroine， leaving a heart broken Vienna in his wake。 Fast forward to present day， wherein an invitation to a Las Vegas Poker Tournament brings Vienna up close and personal with the man who broke her heart， a man whose secrets may push Vienna out of his life。All was not well in Las Vegas， Nevada; two undercover operatives were missing and presumed dead， and Zale and his partner Rainier claimed to have been hired to protect the hotel owner Daniel Wallin， but someone has targeted our story line heroine in the process， leaving Vienna exposed and unaware of what happened。 Vienna Mortenson would find herself under the protection of Zale Vizzini， protection that would pull our couple together even though Vienna struggled with events from the past。 What ensues is the rebuilding relationship between Zale and Vienna， and the potential fall-out as secrets are revealed， a contract needs to be fulfilled， placing a target on the back of our story line heroine。The relationship between Zale and Vienna is a rekindling romance。 Zale had previously ghosted Vienna following a six week whirlwind romance in which Vienna found herself falling for a man whose lifestyle was constantly on the move。Vienna’s past was mired in rejection and loss， and in this， our heroine struggled to trust the man who walked away without looking back。 There are no $ex scenes。We are re-introduced to a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters including a few ‘Mafia’ members that may or may not have a future story line: Zale’s partner Rainier， operatives Rush， and Wilder; Stella and Sam （Murder at Sunrise Lake）; nurse/photographer Harlow Frye; café owner Shabina Foster; computer IT expert and contracted government employee Raine O’Mallory; nurse Zahra Metcalf; Sam Rossi’s father Don Marco Rossi; and hotel owner Daniel Wallin。 The requisite evil has many faces。RED ON THE RIVER is another complex， detailed and informative story line often over-focusing on poker， poker play， and card combinations， as well as an exhaustive account of hiking， and mountain climbing。 As per Christine Feehan’s style of writing， there is a slight paranormal aspect to the series but the author steers clear of any erotic $ex scenes or the use of strong language。A side note- the author’s use of the paranormal aspect is virtually nil in the story， and in this， I believe the story line and series would benefit without the supernatural element。 www。thereadingcafe。com 。。。more
Claire
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***Thank you to Netgalley for providing this eARC in exchange for an honest review***Christine Feehan's latest romantic suspense "Red on the River" is a solid if predictable book。 I think to the detriment of both Feehan， and this book， is that is a follow-up to "Murder at Sunrise Lake" and yet none of the summaries indicate that。 Having not read the latter， I felt immediately disconnected from the characters - especially the main couple who are coming back together in a reunion style romance。 Ha ***Thank you to Netgalley for providing this eARC in exchange for an honest review***Christine Feehan's latest romantic suspense "Red on the River" is a solid if predictable book。 I think to the detriment of both Feehan， and this book， is that is a follow-up to "Murder at Sunrise Lake" and yet none of the summaries indicate that。 Having not read the latter， I felt immediately disconnected from the characters - especially the main couple who are coming back together in a reunion style romance。 Having no previous knowledge of these characters， I found their relationship immediately lacked depth and interest。 Vienna and Zale on their own are somewhat intriguing characters， but I am lacking their connection which is trying to be a huge driver of the story。 Feehan follows particular formulas and styles in her writing which I typically enjoy， but I was not able to connect with this story as much as I expected。 I think those expectations skewed my final feelings and thoughts of the book because I expected more。 My advice would definitely be to go and read "Murder at Sunrise Lake"， and then read this。 I like series that also function as standalones， but unfortunately， "Red on the River" doesn't quite find its standalone success。 。。。more
Lynn
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3。5 STARSOutdoorswoman， ER and surgical nurse， and consummate online poker player， Vienna Mortenson has come to Sin City to play in a tournament for extremely high stakes。 She uses much of her winnings to fund the local search and rescue in her Sierras town as well as heading it up。 Vienna is surprised to find that the man who loved her for a brief time and left her is staying in the same luxury hotel while working undercover。 Vienna has no time for a man who scraped her off without a looking ba 3。5 STARSOutdoorswoman， ER and surgical nurse， and consummate online poker player， Vienna Mortenson has come to Sin City to play in a tournament for extremely high stakes。 She uses much of her winnings to fund the local search and rescue in her Sierras town as well as heading it up。 Vienna is surprised to find that the man who loved her for a brief time and left her is staying in the same luxury hotel while working undercover。 Vienna has no time for a man who scraped her off without a looking back。 Vienna has a preternatural skill at playing poker that puts her in the cross-hairs of some very nasty people who take exception to her winnings。Zale Vizzini works undercover ops in a job that constantly puts his life on the line。 Although he left Vienna without a word since， Zale has been trying to figure out a way for them to be together; however， first he must convince Vienna of his sincerity。 Zale knows some important things about Vienna that he cannot reveal because of the cone of secrecy under which he works。 Those secrets， his job， and past behavior make it difficult for Vienna to trust Zale especially since she has been indoctrinated against trusting men from an early age。Clearly someone wishes Vienna harm and as she goes up higher in the contest winning round after round， more unexplained and dangerous things begin happening to her。 Zale is determined to keep Vienna safe yet his very job puts her at risk。 After the tournament， Vienna plans to do a lot of hiking， bouldering， camping and kayaking with her equally outdoorsy friends before one of them gets married later in the week。 It is no surprise that trouble continues to dog her steps in a very deadly way。While Ms。 Feehan is a skilled storyteller this book bogs down in the overly detailed information about professional poker games as well as all the outdoor activities the women engage in back to back。 Surprisingly for this author， all the intimacy in the story takes place behind closed doors。 One small annoyance is that two characters have name almost the same: Raine and Rainier which gets a little confusing when they are both talking。 This book is considered to be a standalone; however， the main characters are first introduced in Murder at Sunrise Lake which is the bride to be， Stella’s story。 。。。more
Michelle Cable
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Received a digital ARC from Edelweiss。 While I got a little lost with the technical words when they were rock climbing I enjoyed this。
Danielle
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First， let me say that I am a huge Christine Feehan fan （the Dark series is one of my all-time favorites） and I always recommend giving her a try。 She tells great stories。 Second， Red on the River has the same characters as Murder at Sunrise Lake。 It is a standalone novel， but there is some character overlap， so you might want to read the other book first。 Feehan does a great job setting a scene。 She manages to give enough details to draw you into the scene without overwhelming you。 She builds h First， let me say that I am a huge Christine Feehan fan （the Dark series is one of my all-time favorites） and I always recommend giving her a try。 She tells great stories。 Second， Red on the River has the same characters as Murder at Sunrise Lake。 It is a standalone novel， but there is some character overlap， so you might want to read the other book first。 Feehan does a great job setting a scene。 She manages to give enough details to draw you into the scene without overwhelming you。 She builds her secondary characters the same way。 She makes sure there are little drops of extra information to help them feel more real and to help flesh them out。 Sometimes she does get a bit caught up though。 There are a couple of places where there are so many details， that it actually works against the plot。 I understand including information so that people who aren't familiar with something， like bouldering， can picture what is happening， but these places go beyond that。 And in my opinion， it pushes this book out of the thriller genre because it slows the plot down and keeps the tension from building。 I also struggled with the dialog in Red on the River。 There was just so much talking。 The characters talked everything to death。 I know in real life， people have a lot of conversations， but having the characters verbalize everything， even things that were not relevant in any way， made me put the book down more than once。 For example， toward the end， there is a kind of climactic scene。 But in the middle of this dangerous， tense， possibly deadly situation， there are pages and pages of dialog， some of which is in no way relevant or needed for the scene。 I found it very frustrating。 I will say overall I enjoyed the book。 I just wish it had either been a romance or a thriller instead of the odd， too-long hybrid that it ended up being。 Thank you， NetGalley for the ARC。 All opinions in my review are given voluntarily。 。。。more
Cheryl
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（4。5） Oh how I missed my friends Stella， Vienna， Raine， Shabina and Zahra！ It was like we were never apart。 The friendship and strength of this group is awe inspiring and I want to crawl between the pages and sit at the table with them。 Don't get me wrong， I would line up for one of the hot guys。 This book has so much to offer with the relationship， or should we say struggling to build and maintain a relationship between Vienna and Zale。 What he does within his black ops is mostly secrets that c （4。5） Oh how I missed my friends Stella， Vienna， Raine， Shabina and Zahra！ It was like we were never apart。 The friendship and strength of this group is awe inspiring and I want to crawl between the pages and sit at the table with them。 Don't get me wrong， I would line up for one of the hot guys。 This book has so much to offer with the relationship， or should we say struggling to build and maintain a relationship between Vienna and Zale。 What he does within his black ops is mostly secrets that cannot be spilled。 Vienna already has trust issues， phew talk about mountains to climb。 Watching the two of them try and be honest and deal， was heartwarming。 Speaking of deal， we are in Vegas at a casino and as always Christine Feehan did her diligence researching。 I could have used it dumbed down and if I am honest， less of it :） Absolutely frigging loved the bits we found out about the rest of the girls and I am already clamoring （in my head and heart）。 Does anyone else think Rush and Raine， Shabina and Rainer。 （Talk about having to pay attention， Raine and Rainer， thank goodness they aren't， or don't appear to be an item） And what about what happened to one of the girls （no spoilers） and Vienna being the big hearted person that she is taking it on。 I missed the dobermans， but they are talked about and we see a little bit more of princess the cat。 I love this series， I highly recommend and I give my heartfelt thanks to Christine Feehan， Berkley and Netgalley for the arc。 I freely volunteer my thoughts and opinions。 。。。more
Donna
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Christine Feehan is one of my favorite authors。 Seeing she had a new book out， I knew I had to read it。 When I started reading I realized it was a series so I went back and read that。 It explained so much more about this group of women who have such a great friendship。 Vienna and Zale are the couple for this storyline。 She is an online poker playing surgical nurse with trust issues and he is a black ops ghost。 Makes it hard to have a relationship， but it’s heartwarming to see Zale’s effort。 Ther Christine Feehan is one of my favorite authors。 Seeing she had a new book out， I knew I had to read it。 When I started reading I realized it was a series so I went back and read that。 It explained so much more about this group of women who have such a great friendship。 Vienna and Zale are the couple for this storyline。 She is an online poker playing surgical nurse with trust issues and he is a black ops ghost。 Makes it hard to have a relationship， but it’s heartwarming to see Zale’s effort。 There is intrigue， action and suspense that surrounds Vienna and has the girls running for their lives。 Great cast of characters。 Lots of poker and climbing information。 Hoping Raine & Rush， and Rainier & Shabina have a story to be told。 。。。more
Kathy Martin
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While not listed as part of a series， RED ON THE RIVER stars many of the same characters as the author's recent MURDER AT SUNRISE LAKE。 This time the band of fast friends are getting ready to celebrate Stella's wedding by taking part in lots of outdoor adventures that are on her wishlist。 But first， Vienna Mortenson is scheduled to play in a big poker tournament in Las Vegas。Vienna Mortenson is a surgical nurse， head of her county's search and rescue， beautiful and brilliant and has a psychic gi While not listed as part of a series， RED ON THE RIVER stars many of the same characters as the author's recent MURDER AT SUNRISE LAKE。 This time the band of fast friends are getting ready to celebrate Stella's wedding by taking part in lots of outdoor adventures that are on her wishlist。 But first， Vienna Mortenson is scheduled to play in a big poker tournament in Las Vegas。Vienna Mortenson is a surgical nurse， head of her county's search and rescue， beautiful and brilliant and has a psychic gift that lets her see what cards her opponents have which makes it easy for her to win big bucks at poker。 She usually plays online using the money to support her hospital and the local search and rescue efforts along with building her own retirement nest egg。 Zale Vizzini met Vienna during the first case and then they had a six-week romance while spending time camping。 Then he disappeared back to his secret life as an undercover operative breaking Vienna's heart。 Now he's back investigating in the same hotel where Vienna is and wants to get back together。 But he's keeping secrets which doesn't incline Vienna to want to take a second chance on him。However， as Vienna becomes the target of someone who wants her dead， she needs to depend on Zale and her girl pack to survive。 It isn't often that one reads a romantic suspense title with a glossary， but this story had two。 First of all， there were rather complete depictions of the Texas Hold Em tournament games with its required vocabulary。 Second， the specific vocabulary of rock climbing was used when the girls began their outdoor adventures for stella's pre-wedding adventures。 Fans of Feehan's work with likely enjoy this story despite the fact that the girl pack is all filled with larger-than-life characters - beautiful， brilliant， talented in many ways but with secrets that give them a hint of vulnerability。 I also had a little problem with Vienna's psychic gift。 While I could accept her gift in face-to-face poker games， I had more trouble believing that her talent as described would work in an online environment。 Suspend disbelief and read this one for the adventure and for the romance。 。。。more
Louisa
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Loved reading this book， how it's connected to Murder on Sunrise Lake， and yeah， really great read， loved these two and their romance and the threats that they're facing！ Loved reading this book， how it's connected to Murder on Sunrise Lake， and yeah， really great read， loved these two and their romance and the threats that they're facing！ 。。。more
Rosa Sharon （iScream Book Blog）
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Christine Feehan is a word wizard， and no matter what genre or trope she tackles， she leaves me spellbound。 Red on the River is in the same world as Murder at Sunrise Lake。 Both are standalones， and it took me a minute but I finally started recognizing characters I'd read before。 As the author's female characters tend to be， Vienna is a badass。 Not only is she a gambler that rarely loses， but she's also a trauma nurse and heads up a search and rescue team。 You can't get much more badass than tha Christine Feehan is a word wizard， and no matter what genre or trope she tackles， she leaves me spellbound。 Red on the River is in the same world as Murder at Sunrise Lake。 Both are standalones， and it took me a minute but I finally started recognizing characters I'd read before。 As the author's female characters tend to be， Vienna is a badass。 Not only is she a gambler that rarely loses， but she's also a trauma nurse and heads up a search and rescue team。 You can't get much more badass than that， right？She and Zale crossed paths in the past and their connection was instant and unforgettable。 Much to Vienna's dismay because he walked away from her and she can't forget the time they spent together。 Imagine her surprise when he shows up at the hotel where she's competing in a high-profile poker competition。In case you were wondering， the sparks are still flying between them。 But the trust is missing。 If he can walk away once what's to keep him from leaving again。 Is she willing to give him another chance？ Can she resist？ Especially when he calls her Snowflake？ Um。。。I know I couldn't。Oh wait， I almost forgot the most important part。 S-U-S-P-E-N-S-E。 Yeah， buckle your harness and get ready for a ride。 There's a touch of paranormal because nobody can write special gifts as this author can。 I'm so curious and amazed by them， can't get enough。 When her characters get a "feeling，" so do I。 She has me looking over my shoulder as I'm reading in bed to make sure I'm alone。 It's like mental movie music that lets you know something is coming like when you're watching Jaws and hear the creeping dread sound。So， to sum it up， there's romance and suspense， and to break up the tension there's girl time and hilarious banter to keep you laughing between sighing and gasping。 And there are so many amazing characters that there's no doubt in my mind there will be more stories from Sunrise Lake。 The line forms here。。。 。。。more
Susan Amper
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Red on the River， Christine Feehan's second entry in her Sunrise Lake series， has as its main character， Vienna Mortenson who makes part of her living as a nurse。 Mostly she makes money playing online poker。 She is invited to play at a championship game in Nevada， and though she prefers to remain under the radar， the prize size is hard to ignore especially as she donates a large part of her proceeds to her hospital and search and rescue in her town。 As her friends Stella and Sam are getting marr Red on the River， Christine Feehan's second entry in her Sunrise Lake series， has as its main character， Vienna Mortenson who makes part of her living as a nurse。 Mostly she makes money playing online poker。 She is invited to play at a championship game in Nevada， and though she prefers to remain under the radar， the prize size is hard to ignore especially as she donates a large part of her proceeds to her hospital and search and rescue in her town。 As her friends Stella and Sam are getting married soon， and Stella wants to have a hiking adventure bridal shower with her five friends near Vegas， Vienna decides to go all in。Vienna soon finds out that money is not the only thing at stake at the table in Vegas。 She runs into Zale Vizzini， met in book one， and a romance blooms。 But there is also a killer out to get Vienna， and the reason is not clear at first。But what happened in Vegas seems not to have stayed in Vegas， and Vienna soon finds herself and her friends in mortal danger。 If you like to the ins and outs of poker and hiking， you'll find the book a great read。 For everyone else， Vienna and her friends keep the story moving at a breakneck pace， and readers will want to know what happens。 。。。more
Amber
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Red on the River is a wickedly brilliant and devastatingly touching journey of living life in the most raw and honest way。 This story will dismantle your heart in the most gentle and yet sharpest of ways。 Nothing is off limits， and yet you won't want it any other way。 If only each of us were as transparent and true as the extraordinary characters in this marvelous story then the world we live in would be a much different and better version。Vienna has a very small but good life。 She loves her job Red on the River is a wickedly brilliant and devastatingly touching journey of living life in the most raw and honest way。 This story will dismantle your heart in the most gentle and yet sharpest of ways。 Nothing is off limits， and yet you won't want it any other way。 If only each of us were as transparent and true as the extraordinary characters in this marvelous story then the world we live in would be a much different and better version。Vienna has a very small but good life。 She loves her job， and has the best friends a woman could ever ask for。 She is working to repair her relationship with her mother， and then things will be perfect。 Ok， so things wouldn't be perfect， but maybe closer to near perfect at least。 Zale found the perfect and only woman for him at the most unexpected moment， but his job forced him to leave her for a time。 Now with that job done， he is determined to win her back once and for all。 Will Vienna be able to trust Zale again， or will she walk away knowing that things will never work out？What an amazing couple Vienna and Zale make！ I was blown away with just how well they complimebt the other。 It gave me goose bumps seeing how they move to a beautiful rhythm together without even thinking about it。Their hearts are inexplicably drawn to the other， and no amount of fighting their chemistry ever wins in the end。 They are truly the missing half of the other。 What a beautiful sight to behold and feel！ It is beyond compare since it is on such a visceral level。Christine Feehan has turned my world upside with this visiously heart-stopping and wonderfully mind-blowing romantic thriller！ I love the continuation of this new series。 It is fast becoming a favorite of mine。 Nothing brightens up an already amazing story like a collection of unforgettable characters like the ones found in this sizzling work of art。 I am dying to read the next book in this series！ It is sure to be another outstanding winner。 。。。more
Handcrafted Librarian
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I first picked up Murder at Sunrise Lake solely because Christine Feehan is the author。 I love her more paranormal series so am usually willing to give all of her offerings a chance。 I was glad that I did as it is a great mystery thriller romance with just a splash of paranormal instead of her normal heavily focused paranormal romance。 It never occurred to me that it might also be the start of another series following the women of Sunrise Lake。 Discovering Red on the River was a pleasant surpris I first picked up Murder at Sunrise Lake solely because Christine Feehan is the author。 I love her more paranormal series so am usually willing to give all of her offerings a chance。 I was glad that I did as it is a great mystery thriller romance with just a splash of paranormal instead of her normal heavily focused paranormal romance。 It never occurred to me that it might also be the start of another series following the women of Sunrise Lake。 Discovering Red on the River was a pleasant surprise as the group of ladies introduced in Murder at Sunrise Lake were an interesting bunch。 Now， learning about Vienna during her adventures leading up to Stella and Sam's wedding was really fun。 I thoroughly enjoyed that Vienna and Zale had a brief history after the events of Murder at Sunrise Lake and before this story began。 It made for more in depth characters that are able to struggle through a budding relation on a more realistic time table。 Still not completely realistic， we are talking about over the course of a couple of weeks。 But since most romance novels have character meet， fall， and live HEA in a month or less， the previous history really helped。Vienna is a strong， smart women who makes her living as a nurse but also makes money as a successful online poker player。 A trip to participate in a live poker tournament while arranging Stella's bridal wish list bachelorette trip is also the perfect opportunity to extend an olive branch to her estranged mother。 When Zale shows up unexpectedly and brings danger with him， Vienna struggles to balance her interest in him with distrust of his intentions。 。。。more
BookAddict ✒ La Crimson Femme
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This second book in a new suspense series from Ms。 Feenhan is a solid must-read for me。 Whilst it isn't labeled as a series， this book contains friends from the Murder at Sunrise Lake。 In this one， the majority of the book takes place in Vegas。 Vienna is our main character who is awesome at winning poker games。 Oddly， I just read about a real-life woman who switched over to poker games to make a living and makes a killing at it。 This concept intrigued me。 The current short blurb on Goodreads doe This second book in a new suspense series from Ms。 Feenhan is a solid must-read for me。 Whilst it isn't labeled as a series， this book contains friends from the Murder at Sunrise Lake。 In this one， the majority of the book takes place in Vegas。 Vienna is our main character who is awesome at winning poker games。 Oddly， I just read about a real-life woman who switched over to poker games to make a living and makes a killing at it。 This concept intrigued me。 The current short blurb on Goodreads doesn't do the book justice。 Honestly， I didn't read the blurb until after I read the book。 It's Ms。 Feehan who is an auto-read for me。To read the rest of my review， click on the image below to see it on my website。 。。。more
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