Red Tide at Heron Bay
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- Author：Gerri Hill
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Reviews
M。E。 Tudor
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This was another excellent mystery/romance by Gerri Hill。 Harley's Hawaii shirts！ I need to get some。 I loved the interactions between Lauren and Harley。 It's a great read！ This was another excellent mystery/romance by Gerri Hill。 Harley's Hawaii shirts！ I need to get some。 I loved the interactions between Lauren and Harley。 It's a great read！ 。。。more
Dorothy Bennett
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Combining a murder mystery and a romance doesn't always work out well， but Gerri Hill， one of my long-time favorite lesbian novelists， has made it work perfectly both ways in RED TIDE AT HERON BAY。 Lauren Voss runs a resort for her grandmother on the Texas coast。 Detective Harley Shepherd， a recent addition to the local police department， is dispatched to check out vandalism at the resort Lauren runs。 A cryptic message written in blood at the clubhouse leads Harley to think this is more than jus Combining a murder mystery and a romance doesn't always work out well， but Gerri Hill， one of my long-time favorite lesbian novelists， has made it work perfectly both ways in RED TIDE AT HERON BAY。 Lauren Voss runs a resort for her grandmother on the Texas coast。 Detective Harley Shepherd， a recent addition to the local police department， is dispatched to check out vandalism at the resort Lauren runs。 A cryptic message written in blood at the clubhouse leads Harley to think this is more than just a break-in。 Lauren and Harley are thrown together as the murder mystery unfolds and they develop real feelings for each other。 Since they've both sworn off romance， they must first overcome their own resistance to feeling anything--and at the same time find the serial killer before one or both of them is killed。 This is a real page-turner that I enjoyed and could not put down。 。。。more
Carol Evans
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The romance and mystery in Red Tide at Heron Bay are evenly balanced。 Harley Shepherd comes to Heron Bay Resort to investigate a case of vandalism。 Lauren Voss is the manager of the resort， which is owned by her grandmother。 Even though both women have been living in the town for a while， this is their first meeting。 Harley is friendly and casual， but Lauren immediately finds her annoying。 Of course， they both have pasts。 Lauren had a bad breakup; Harley has come to the small town after an incid The romance and mystery in Red Tide at Heron Bay are evenly balanced。 Harley Shepherd comes to Heron Bay Resort to investigate a case of vandalism。 Lauren Voss is the manager of the resort， which is owned by her grandmother。 Even though both women have been living in the town for a while， this is their first meeting。 Harley is friendly and casual， but Lauren immediately finds her annoying。 Of course， they both have pasts。 Lauren had a bad breakup; Harley has come to the small town after an incident when she was a homicide detective in San Antonio。The mystery was interesting。 Of course， the vandalism is just the tip of the iceberg。 First a dead bird， then a dead body is found。 There’s a killer at Heron Bay and Harley will need Lauren’s cooperation to find them。 The clues were tucked in well and Harley was a competent investigator。 Once Lauren realizes the danger， she is reasonable and doesn’t take unnecessary risks。 The clues are tucked in well， and the suspense is well done。I found the romance enjoyable。 Lauren and Harley make a good couple and the author did a good job moving them from annoyed to attracted。 Their interactions were believable and they were likable people。 I’m never quite sure though how people manage to do so much flirting and fantasizing while there’s an actual murderer on the loose， putting both their lives in danger， but that’s what this subgenre is built on。This is the first Gerri Hill book I’ve read but I may just have to look up more of her crime/romance books。 。。。more
Sam
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Gerri Hill writes many books， and the ones I read I always enjoy。 I skip some of the books because of the paranormal that the author likes to put in。 I was very happy to find out this one is just a crime/ mystery romance。 Hill knows how to write these types of books。The mystery was pretty ok， decent， I figured it out rather quickly， or at least had an inkling it would be a certain person。 Harley at first I thought was little over the top， I like how it’s called out by Lauren。 Harley grows on Lau Gerri Hill writes many books， and the ones I read I always enjoy。 I skip some of the books because of the paranormal that the author likes to put in。 I was very happy to find out this one is just a crime/ mystery romance。 Hill knows how to write these types of books。The mystery was pretty ok， decent， I figured it out rather quickly， or at least had an inkling it would be a certain person。 Harley at first I thought was little over the top， I like how it’s called out by Lauren。 Harley grows on Lauren and although I’d never expected a character like Harley to be likeable I never not liked her either。 I thought she was just fun and maybe hiding behind this persona a bit， turns out I was right。 Lauren is just cute and caring， such a lovely character。 As with many of Hill’s book the show stopper is the setting， she writes about these places so well I feel like am there or at least have been there and seen it all with my own eyes。The romance is nice， not the biggest fan of how they got together， but I like them together。 It’s a solid crime/mystery romance read， but Hill has written even better ones。 I’m sure anyone interested in this genre would enjoy this book， 4。25 stars。 。。。more
Judith A。 Fayne
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Great Book！Well written， n good read， thanks for another good book。 I enjoy your writings and have read them all。 The kd
MJS
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ARC received via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 Hill is a long time favourite of mine， and even though I’m more partial to her romances， her crime dramas are always well written and engaging。 This features Harley， a cop who moved to a small town after losing her cop partner during a horrible case。 She meets Lauren， owner of a family owned resort after what looks like a break in。 The two have great chemistry and are interesting characters together and separately。 I enjoyed watching t ARC received via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 Hill is a long time favourite of mine， and even though I’m more partial to her romances， her crime dramas are always well written and engaging。 This features Harley， a cop who moved to a small town after losing her cop partner during a horrible case。 She meets Lauren， owner of a family owned resort after what looks like a break in。 The two have great chemistry and are interesting characters together and separately。 I enjoyed watching their relationship unfold， especially as they both had ‘baggage’ for different reasons and helped the other move through it。 I also liked Lauren’s grandmother and Harley’s boss Brian and his wife Marsha， who I felt added to the story （and provided some of the exposition）。 The downside for me was the ‘mystery’ since I found the bad guy to be telegraphed early and not particularly scary， even though he should have been， but crime stuff doesn’t do much for me at the moment， I think I’m just burnt out on all the crap happening in the world， so it may have just been my mindset。 Regardless， a Hill book is always worth the read， and this is no exception。 4 stars。 。。。more
Sandra Gray
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Great BookI have read all Gerri Hill's books and have loved everyone of them！ This one really had me glued to each page waiting to see what was going to happen next！ Very good book but as I said All of Gerri Hill's books are Great！。 Thanks Gerri 。。。。now to wait for your next book！ Great BookI have read all Gerri Hill's books and have loved everyone of them！ This one really had me glued to each page waiting to see what was going to happen next！ Very good book but as I said All of Gerri Hill's books are Great！。 Thanks Gerri 。。。。now to wait for your next book！ 。。。more
Sandie Green
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Great story。 Gherri Hill keeps you on your toes and keeps you turning pages in this crime romance novel。 She makes it look like it's an easy crime to solve but it's who you least suspect。 I love the romance side of the story。 It's very emotional and it also points out something a lot of us do。 Judge a book by it's cover。 Read this book and you will see what I'm referring to 。 Great story。 Gherri Hill keeps you on your toes and keeps you turning pages in this crime romance novel。 She makes it look like it's an easy crime to solve but it's who you least suspect。 I love the romance side of the story。 It's very emotional and it also points out something a lot of us do。 Judge a book by it's cover。 Read this book and you will see what I'm referring to 。 。。。more
Statum
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This was a good read。 I’m actually on vacation in the same area this book discusses so that’s kind of fun。 I enjoyed the crime aspect of the book。 I usually stick to just romance but I’m slowly learning that mixing crime with romance is great entertainment。
Julie Dobson
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Suspense OverloadGerri Hill + murder mystery + love story = Top Notch entertainment。 As per usual with a Ms Hill novel， I read it in one sitting。 Thoroughly engrossed。 I might just go out and buy an Hawaiian shirt， to get my HEA！！！
Carolyn G。 Manuel
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A Murder Mystery Lauren Voss is managing her grandmother’s resort at Heron Bay。 When a vandal strikes Detective Harley Shepard in her Hawaiian shirts to investigate。 With a serial killer stalking them they find a mutual attraction。 A marvelous Gerri Hill novel。
Jo
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The mystery/crime elements in this novel are weak。 You'll spot the loose ends/inconsistencies easily if you read that genre often。 However， I found that the MCs， Harley and Lauren， more than made up for this。 No fireworks in the romance， but they're very likable， have well-developed backgrounds and the courtship was sweet。 The mystery/crime elements in this novel are weak。 You'll spot the loose ends/inconsistencies easily if you read that genre often。 However， I found that the MCs， Harley and Lauren， more than made up for this。 No fireworks in the romance， but they're very likable， have well-developed backgrounds and the courtship was sweet。 。。。more
Jennifer Reaves
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"Read" via Audible。 Another solid action / love story from Gerri Hill。 Harley has become one of my favorite police characters from Ms Hill。 She has scars and is not the typical strong cop that most of the others ar in Ms Hill stories。 Of course now I want a supply of Hawaiian shirts。 "Read" via Audible。 Another solid action / love story from Gerri Hill。 Harley has become one of my favorite police characters from Ms Hill。 She has scars and is not the typical strong cop that most of the others ar in Ms Hill stories。 Of course now I want a supply of Hawaiian shirts。 。。。more
TheGooch
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Listened to the audio， was very predictable， I did keep rolling my eyes on some points。 Was not as face paced as her other crime novels。 Not the best book I have read of Gerri hills。 But I just can't help myself， I have to get her new books。 I enjoy Gerri's older books than the new stuff that has come out recently。 Listened to the audio， was very predictable， I did keep rolling my eyes on some points。 Was not as face paced as her other crime novels。 Not the best book I have read of Gerri hills。 But I just can't help myself， I have to get her new books。 I enjoy Gerri's older books than the new stuff that has come out recently。 。。。more
Joyce
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I recommend this bookThis author is one of my favorite author's。 The characters are very interesting and likable。 The connection Harley and Luaren Is very sweet 。 The mystery kept me guessing and interested from page one until the end。 Thanks for another winner。 I recommend this bookThis author is one of my favorite author's。 The characters are very interesting and likable。 The connection Harley and Luaren Is very sweet 。 The mystery kept me guessing and interested from page one until the end。 Thanks for another winner。 。。。more
Natalie
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I stumbled upon Gerri Hill's writing only this year but I can't seem to get enough of her books。 I enjoyed this one， but mainly for the setting and it's mystery storyline。I really enjoyed the murder-mystery storyline， and thought this part of the story was developed really well。 There got to a point where I knew I was near the end of the book but had no idea how it was going to end。 This is my personal sign of a great mystery novel。 The setting of Heron Bay really added to this storyline as well I stumbled upon Gerri Hill's writing only this year but I can't seem to get enough of her books。 I enjoyed this one， but mainly for the setting and it's mystery storyline。I really enjoyed the murder-mystery storyline， and thought this part of the story was developed really well。 There got to a point where I knew I was near the end of the book but had no idea how it was going to end。 This is my personal sign of a great mystery novel。 The setting of Heron Bay really added to this storyline as well， and I could clearly picture the town and Lauren's resort， which kept me really engaged in the novel and story。In saying all this， I have to admit that I wasn't particularly moved by the relationship between Lauren and Harley。 For a good chunk of the book， I felt a bit weirded-out by the romantic side of this novel。 Lauren did not seem interested in Harley at all， and she provided no mixed messages to Harley， but to me it felt like Harley just kept badgering her until finally Lauren showed a smidgen of interest。 Then， once Lauren showed this tiny bit of interest， the relationship development then grew very quickly。 It left me scratching my head a bit。 Regardless， I still really enjoyed this novel and will continue to read anything and everything by Gerri Hill。 Many thanks to Netgalley and Bella Books for a copy of this novel。 ARC provided in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Andrea
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This is exactly why Gerri Hill is a master in suspense and crime and romance books！ Sooo good！Lauren Voss is happy living her quiet and uneventful life managing the Heron Bay Resort on the Texas coast。 Coming back to her grandmother's resort after ending a relationship， was the best decision she ever made。 Now she has no interest in dating or meeting new people。 She is quite happy on her own and with her new life。 However， all of that changes when she finds a gruesome message in written in blood This is exactly why Gerri Hill is a master in suspense and crime and romance books！ Sooo good！Lauren Voss is happy living her quiet and uneventful life managing the Heron Bay Resort on the Texas coast。 Coming back to her grandmother's resort after ending a relationship， was the best decision she ever made。 Now she has no interest in dating or meeting new people。 She is quite happy on her own and with her new life。 However， all of that changes when she finds a gruesome message in written in blood in her clubhouse which brings her to meet the new detective in town。 Harley Shepherd moved from the big city to the small town following her captain and wanting to leave behind the memories of the tragedy that almost consumed her。 When she takes lead on the case of vandalism at Heron Bay Resort， her life starts taking a turn she was not expecting， both personally and in the case。This book was a brilliant slow burn in both ways， the romance and the crime。 The suspense was also on point。 This is the kind of book you do not want to put down。 Both characters were incredible and complemented each other in unexpected ways。 This book was entertaining， touching and unexpected。 Definitely one of the author's best！ Thanks to Netgalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
MaxDisaster
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4，0 starsAs usual， Gerri Hill is an author who's work is automatically guaranteed to be good。 She just has a talent for storytelling， setting the mood and location and creating captivating characters。 That's why it's kind of hard to come up with a suitable rating。Was this the best book she has written？ Nope， it wasn't， it was one of her more mediocre works in my opinion。Was it still way better than most lesfics available？ Yes， yes it was。I have taken this into account with my Goodreads rating sc 4，0 starsAs usual， Gerri Hill is an author who's work is automatically guaranteed to be good。 She just has a talent for storytelling， setting the mood and location and creating captivating characters。 That's why it's kind of hard to come up with a suitable rating。Was this the best book she has written？ Nope， it wasn't， it was one of her more mediocre works in my opinion。Was it still way better than most lesfics available？ Yes， yes it was。I have taken this into account with my Goodreads rating scale， because Ms Hill is essentially in a category of her own:A weak Gerri Hill book: 3 starsA mediocre one: 4 starsA great one: 5 starsI'd give the romance somewhere between 4 and 5 stars and the crimi/thriller somewhere around 3，5。 It felt a bit underwhelming。 So 4 stars on average。I'd seriously like to find out where the hell did the psycho learn to move like a ninja， avoid security cameras， avoid contaminating his crime scenes （rape doesn't tend to be forensically clean） and open locks without anyone noticing they were picked。 That was the part that was missing there for me， the "how？"。 It would make it way more interesting。Note: I appreciated the gaudy Hawaiian shirts， it made me laugh。 I myself have a penchant for awfully colourful socks :） 。。。more
Jo reece
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I've given Ride Tide at Heron Bay a 4。 Good， gripping storyline with plenty going on but it did seem to 'slacken' off at a certain part of the story， but the ending made up for that。 You can never go wrong with Gerri Hill book's。 If you've not read a book by this author， you dont know what your missing out on。 I've given Ride Tide at Heron Bay a 4。 Good， gripping storyline with plenty going on but it did seem to 'slacken' off at a certain part of the story， but the ending made up for that。 You can never go wrong with Gerri Hill book's。 If you've not read a book by this author， you dont know what your missing out on。 。。。more
Colleen Corgel
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3。50 stars。 Yet another solid romantic suspense by Hill。 She focuses more on building the relationship between resort owner Lauren Voss and Detective Harley Shepard。 Though I'd say it isn't as adversarial as the blurb advertises， they start their relationship off somewhat cooly。 I liked that dynamic， especially since it seems like recent slew of murders in the town of Rockport， Texas are connected to one of them。 While Hill is a good romance author， I always enjoy her thrillers/ supernatural thr 3。50 stars。 Yet another solid romantic suspense by Hill。 She focuses more on building the relationship between resort owner Lauren Voss and Detective Harley Shepard。 Though I'd say it isn't as adversarial as the blurb advertises， they start their relationship off somewhat cooly。 I liked that dynamic， especially since it seems like recent slew of murders in the town of Rockport， Texas are connected to one of them。 While Hill is a good romance author， I always enjoy her thrillers/ supernatural thrillers more。 She does such a good job building the tension and escalating the sense of danger。 Her antagonists in these books feel actually dangerous， too。 In this one， it doesn't always feel that way， though， which was a good and bad thing。 Because Rockport is a tourist town， the danger is that the perpetrator to all theses awful murders could just disappear themselves after they were done。 But there are times when that sense of unease is dissipated a little too easily for me。 At other times， that lull feels earned and when the 'surprise a bad thing' happens， it is a huge punch to the gut。 I think it is mostly focused on Lauran and Harley flirting/ not flirting with each other， so sometimes the sense that there is something wrong is lessened as the women dance around each other， then learn each other。 Like I said， this is a solid above average read。 It's not quite as tension packed as I thought it would be， but I am a sucker for Hill's romantic suspense/ thrillers， and this doesn't disappoint at all。 It is not her best one， but then again for one of these Hill books， it is a high bar。 *I received an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest opinion。 。。。more
Claire
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Another brilliant gripping crime thriller from Gerri Hill， couldn't put it down and read in one sitting！ The characters are introduced with care so from the start you know who they are and like them and what to get to know them more。 Detective Harley Shepherd annoys Lauren Voss when she arrives to check out the vandalism at her resort， her bright Hawaiian shirts particularly irksome on a Police Detective。 Obviously that sets the sparks flying but soon they find themselves caught in a scary chain Another brilliant gripping crime thriller from Gerri Hill， couldn't put it down and read in one sitting！ The characters are introduced with care so from the start you know who they are and like them and what to get to know them more。 Detective Harley Shepherd annoys Lauren Voss when she arrives to check out the vandalism at her resort， her bright Hawaiian shirts particularly irksome on a Police Detective。 Obviously that sets the sparks flying but soon they find themselves caught in a scary chain of events。 The setting is beautiful， I always really feel like I can see and smell the settings of her books and this his no exception， the geography is clearly laid out so I can imagine the connection。 I have a sense of the beauty of the place too， this really adds to my enjoyment of the book and shows her skill as a writer， I would also add the the backstory is also excellently explored and there are also fully fleshed out supporting characters which are so important， adding to the overall depth of the book。 A gripping storyteller at her best。 With thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Heinerway
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In short:romance: thumbs-upmystery-slash-thriller: so-so
S。S
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3。5 stars If you like Gerri Hill as an author then this book will appeal。 The setting is a place where she has set lots of her novels which by now is almost its own character in her books。 The mystery/romance done well in this slower than remarkably fast burn tale。 For me this isn't one of my favourite novels from this author but it was an easy read。 The characters likeable， the tension good and I enjoyed immensely revisiting the Gulf one more time。 3。5 stars If you like Gerri Hill as an author then this book will appeal。 The setting is a place where she has set lots of her novels which by now is almost its own character in her books。 The mystery/romance done well in this slower than remarkably fast burn tale。 For me this isn't one of my favourite novels from this author but it was an easy read。 The characters likeable， the tension good and I enjoyed immensely revisiting the Gulf one more time。 。。。more
Rey Hawke
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4。25
Gaby LezReviewBooks
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Gerri Hill is a trailblazer among lesfic writers with dozens of books published in romance， mystery and paranormal genres。 With maybe the exception of Chasing for a Brighter Blue， my favourite books by this author are the mysteries。 So I was anxiously waiting for the release of Red Tide at Heron Bay。 This is an enemies to lovers romantic intrigue with the same emphasis on the love story and the mystery。 Both characters are fleshed out well and have great chemistry together。 Ms。 Hill keeps their Gerri Hill is a trailblazer among lesfic writers with dozens of books published in romance， mystery and paranormal genres。 With maybe the exception of Chasing for a Brighter Blue， my favourite books by this author are the mysteries。 So I was anxiously waiting for the release of Red Tide at Heron Bay。 This is an enemies to lovers romantic intrigue with the same emphasis on the love story and the mystery。 Both characters are fleshed out well and have great chemistry together。 Ms。 Hill keeps their initial antagonism light so their eventual romantic involvement is believable。 As it's usual with this author， nature plays an important role in the story playing a role like a character itself and even allowing a contrasting background for the mystery。 Regarding the mystery， there are a couple of twists and turns to keep you turning pages。 It's not Gerri Hill's best （my favourite is still Moonlight Avenue） but it's still entertaining。 The audiobook is already out， narrated by the fantastic Abby Craden。 I recommend it to all Gerri Hill fans。 4。5 stars。 ARC provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Kay
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Ms。 Hill has certainly done it again。 I was hooked from the beginning to the end。 This is a murder， mystery， romance with loveable main characters who are fully developed and has great chemistry。 You just cant help but love Harley in her obnoxious Hawaiian shirts。 The secondary characters we just has lovely。 Nana is by far my favorite SC。 Ms。 Hill just as a way with her writing style and I love how the sceneries are so clear， You can actually picture yourself at the setting watching the story un Ms。 Hill has certainly done it again。 I was hooked from the beginning to the end。 This is a murder， mystery， romance with loveable main characters who are fully developed and has great chemistry。 You just cant help but love Harley in her obnoxious Hawaiian shirts。 The secondary characters we just has lovely。 Nana is by far my favorite SC。 Ms。 Hill just as a way with her writing style and I love how the sceneries are so clear， You can actually picture yourself at the setting watching the story unfold。 This is now one of my favorite books。 I definitely recommend getting a copy。 Its a must read。 5 starsThank you NetGalley and Bella Books for this ARC in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Betty
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When I began reading published WLW novels， there were a few authors that really caught my attention。 I found myself looking for these writers’ works， and snatching up any of their new books。 Gerri Hill is one of these authors。 In fact， she is close to the top of the list。 It shouldn’t be a surprise that I would ask to read Red Tide at Heron Bay， or that I thoroughly enjoyed reading it。This is a finely crafted romance/mystery and intrigue novel。 The story is set in the small fishing village of Ro When I began reading published WLW novels， there were a few authors that really caught my attention。 I found myself looking for these writers’ works， and snatching up any of their new books。 Gerri Hill is one of these authors。 In fact， she is close to the top of the list。 It shouldn’t be a surprise that I would ask to read Red Tide at Heron Bay， or that I thoroughly enjoyed reading it。This is a finely crafted romance/mystery and intrigue novel。 The story is set in the small fishing village of Rockport， Texas with most of the action centered around Heron Bay Resort， a small cottage style resort right on the beach and run by Lauren Voss， one of the main characters。 She meets Detective Harley Shepherd when the resort’s clubhouse is vandalized。 At first， Lauren is not impressed with the detective at all。 Harley reminds Lauren of her ex…and she wears unpleasantly wild Hawaiian shirts。 The two are thrown together more and more as the initial vandalism becomes something much more dangerous and deadly。The mystery part of the novel is well-written。 The author keeps the reader guessing at the five W’s （who， what， when， where， and why）， and even after we figure out the who， there is still the element of danger to the main characters and others。 The romance fits well into the mystery as do the main and secondary characters。 I could see the chemistry between Lauren and Harley even before they did。 The setting is one of the best parts of the story， at least for me。 It’s obvious Ms。 Hill loves this area of Texas。 It shows in her descriptions and her portrayal of the area in this book。This author is highly skilled at utilizing “red herrings” in her mysteries to divert attention or make the reader question who the real bad guy is。 This is what I expect from a good mystery writer。 There was one red herring in this tale that for some reason was never resolved。 The characters talked about it for a chapter or two， and then it seemed to just disappear from the story。 The problem is I got hooked by that red herring for a while and felt like something was missing when it wasn’t resolved。 I know that this happens in real life。 I’m probably just being picky， but it feels like a loose thread that someone forgot to tuck into a piece of knitting or crochet。 The loose thread won’t unravel the whole piece， but it can be irritating。Other than that one instance， I had a wonderful time reading this novel。 I recommend it to all mystery and romance lovers， and especially to those who， like me， love Gerri Hill’s stories。I received an ARC from NetGalley and Bella Books for an honest review。Rainbow Reflections: http://rainbowreflections。home。blog/ 。。。more
Kennedy
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Love the Hawaiian shirts and the person wearing them。 This romantic intrigue had my attention from the beginning。 Detective Harley Shepherd， upbeat yet sad as she deals with the loss of someone close to her。 Lauren Voss， resort manager， shying away from relationships as she continues to deal with a relationship that went off the rails。 Both women "ran" to Heron Bay to heal。 Little did they know that tragedy would be waiting for them right around the corner。 I enjoyed the flirting and teasing。 so Love the Hawaiian shirts and the person wearing them。 This romantic intrigue had my attention from the beginning。 Detective Harley Shepherd， upbeat yet sad as she deals with the loss of someone close to her。 Lauren Voss， resort manager， shying away from relationships as she continues to deal with a relationship that went off the rails。 Both women "ran" to Heron Bay to heal。 Little did they know that tragedy would be waiting for them right around the corner。 I enjoyed the flirting and teasing。 some of the comments had me chuckling and laughing out loud。 ARC provided by Bella Books via NetGalley 。。。more
Michele
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Detective Harley Shepherd has escaped the violent crime in San Antonio and has moved to the small Texas fishing village of Rockport in an effort to put the past behind her。 Lauren Voss has been back in Rockport for three years after splitting with her ex， Leah， in San Diego。 Lauren is running her grandmother's Heron Bay Resort in Rockport and is absorbed in the work with no time to date or make friends。 One day Lauren discovers the resort's clubhouse has been vandalized and a message written in Detective Harley Shepherd has escaped the violent crime in San Antonio and has moved to the small Texas fishing village of Rockport in an effort to put the past behind her。 Lauren Voss has been back in Rockport for three years after splitting with her ex， Leah， in San Diego。 Lauren is running her grandmother's Heron Bay Resort in Rockport and is absorbed in the work with no time to date or make friends。 One day Lauren discovers the resort's clubhouse has been vandalized and a message written in blood has been left on a mirror。 Detective Harley Shepherd is sent to investigate the case and she meets Lauren。 Their initial meeting is tenuous at best， with Lauren disturbed that the message is intended for her， and at the same time put off by Harley's Hawaiian shirts and her cocky attitude。 When a headless body is later found floating in the bay tied to resort's fishing pier and some other violent acts occur in the small town， Harley works to protect Lauren from a killer。This was a well balanced book between the romance and the mystery。 Without really dating， both Harley and Lauren got the opportunity （albeit in a difficult way） to get to know each other well in a short period of time。 Over the course of a couple of months， Harley learned about why Lauren left San Diego for Rockport， why she initially reminded Lauren of her ex， and Lauren learned an in depth account of what happened to Harley and her partner in San Antonio。 This made them fight for each other when the killer approached。 I recommend this book to other readers。 Gerri Hill never disappoints。 4。25 starsI received an ARC from Bella Books and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Lex Kent
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