Buried Bones
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- Author：Melinda Leigh
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Reviews
Gwen S。
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Tessa Delivered Earl's Justice！ 5***** Spoiler AlertTessa and Patience found a decomposed body while hiking。 Together with Logan and WIPD they solved the case with more of sex offender's Earl's victims trophies and the death of helpful， now deceased Wanda。 Amazing novella with a climatic plot and western justice served。 Great head shot， Tessa！！ HEA to you and Logan， enjoy the secret bridal shower。 A Must Read！！10/20/21- 10/20/21 COVID-19 Tessa Delivered Earl's Justice！ 5***** Spoiler AlertTessa and Patience found a decomposed body while hiking。 Together with Logan and WIPD they solved the case with more of sex offender's Earl's victims trophies and the death of helpful， now deceased Wanda。 Amazing novella with a climatic plot and western justice served。 Great head shot， Tessa！！ HEA to you and Logan， enjoy the secret bridal shower。 A Must Read！！10/20/21- 10/20/21 COVID-19 。。。more
Mabel
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Wonderful as ever this is one you must read。
Teresa
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Engaging and interesting story。 A quick read。 Great to catch up with these characters。
Bonnie A。
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DisappointedI really enjoyed the other novellas in this series， but this one seems phoned in。 Not much to the mystery really。 Bree and Logan's emotional reactions are over the top， especially for professionals。 Even the writing itself was below par for one of Melinda's books， and I've read them all。 DisappointedI really enjoyed the other novellas in this series， but this one seems phoned in。 Not much to the mystery really。 Bree and Logan's emotional reactions are over the top， especially for professionals。 Even the writing itself was below par for one of Melinda's books， and I've read them all。 。。。more
Dennis Fleming
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Short but good。 Characters well presented as always。 Look forward to next full length novel from this/these authors。
Kirk
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Another great book！ I love these books！ Not too long， well written， really good mysteries， I love the main characters and how they have to deal with problems in their lives， and just life in general！
Jennifer
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2。75 stars。 As this was a novella， it wasn't very developed， but being the fourth of the series that features Tess and Logan， enough development has happened that I fully enjoyed this story。 The mystery and police work aspects of this series is always very light， and the identity of the killer is kind of haphazard， but I've come to expect that of this series。 Widow's Island is not Morgan Dane or Bree Taggert and nor do I expect it to be。 I'll continue reading this series as long the authors keep 2。75 stars。 As this was a novella， it wasn't very developed， but being the fourth of the series that features Tess and Logan， enough development has happened that I fully enjoyed this story。 The mystery and police work aspects of this series is always very light， and the identity of the killer is kind of haphazard， but I've come to expect that of this series。 Widow's Island is not Morgan Dane or Bree Taggert and nor do I expect it to be。 I'll continue reading this series as long the authors keep publishing it。Trigger warning: （view spoiler）[ mention of rape （hide spoiler）] 。。。more
Doreen
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Loved It！Wonderful characters， beautiful setting， and murder in each novella！ Read this series in order due to the characters lives and relationships that are woven in the fabric of each story！ I eagerly anticipate each new book， have read all the books this author has written， and， as a voracious reader of many years（ age 80）， admire her writing talent and ability to continually provide her readers with excellent stories， plots， and characters！ Enjoy！
Diane Saul
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A partially decomposed body is discovered by Deputy Tessa Black。 The investigation begins。 This is a novella but there is a lot packed into this book。 There is plenty of suspense along with a romance。 This book is part of a series but can be read as a stand alone。 Great addition to the series that will keep you turning the pages。 Thank you to net galley for an advanced readers copy。
Linda Strong
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While on a nature walk， Deputy Tessa Black and her sister discover the remains， mostly skeletal， of what turns out to be a young woman。Tessa， along with her fiance， Park Ranger Logan Wilde， start their investigation by trying to identify her。 Plenty of people have gone missing over the years， but none seem to match this victim。Identified as a college student who had been hired to work on Widow's island for the summer， the more they delve into her background， the more questions they have。 Why has While on a nature walk， Deputy Tessa Black and her sister discover the remains， mostly skeletal， of what turns out to be a young woman。Tessa， along with her fiance， Park Ranger Logan Wilde， start their investigation by trying to identify her。 Plenty of people have gone missing over the years， but none seem to match this victim。Identified as a college student who had been hired to work on Widow's island for the summer， the more they delve into her background， the more questions they have。 Why has this woman never been reported as missing？ Why did she choose Widow's Island to spend her summer？The investigation reveals a dangerous predator hiding in the Widow’s Island community。This novella is a short， fast read filled with suspense。 Suspects are many， but who would have wanted this young woman dead？ Characters are deftly drawn， intriguing to watch。Many thanks to the author / Montlake / Amazon Publishing / Netgalley for the digital copy of this crime fiction novella。 Read and reviewed voluntarily， opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own。 。。。more
Anima
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Widow’s Island is a quaint place where everyone knows everyone。 Tessa， local Sheriff， and Cate， exFBI and local baker， have been best friends for years just like sisters。 Tessa is engaged to Logan， Cate’s brother， so the family bond is even closer。 I admire Logan’s character as he takes on responsibilities most husbands would not， like looking after Tessa’s ill mother and being big brother to her sister。 He’s admirable and adorable。 When a body is found he and Tessa investigate。 The way they wor Widow’s Island is a quaint place where everyone knows everyone。 Tessa， local Sheriff， and Cate， exFBI and local baker， have been best friends for years just like sisters。 Tessa is engaged to Logan， Cate’s brother， so the family bond is even closer。 I admire Logan’s character as he takes on responsibilities most husbands would not， like looking after Tessa’s ill mother and being big brother to her sister。 He’s admirable and adorable。 When a body is found he and Tessa investigate。 The way they work together with limited resources on the island is amazing。 Each of these novellas has a new crime but it’s the character arcs that make the stories intriguing。 You could read them out of order but if you like them starting from the beginning would allow for the full character development。 I was a recipient of an early copy and have voluntarily written my review。 。。。more
Sharon Grow
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Life on Widow’s Island has been calm for Deputy Tessa Black since her mother’s dementia is under control and her fiancé， park ranger Logan Wilde， has moved in with them。 The calm doesn’t last as while hiking she finds a partially buried and decomposed body。 She identifies the body as a young female college student who was working on the island and had been missing for a month。 No one had reported her missing which makes her death extremely suspicious。 While Tessa and Logan investigate， suspicion Life on Widow’s Island has been calm for Deputy Tessa Black since her mother’s dementia is under control and her fiancé， park ranger Logan Wilde， has moved in with them。 The calm doesn’t last as while hiking she finds a partially buried and decomposed body。 She identifies the body as a young female college student who was working on the island and had been missing for a month。 No one had reported her missing which makes her death extremely suspicious。 While Tessa and Logan investigate， suspicion falls on a former boyfriend， the man she worked for and the owner of the motel where she was staying。 When a final piece of evidence is discovered， will it be too late to stop the killer from killing again？ I have read and really enjoyed this entire series by this author and her writing partner （in the series） Kendra Elliot。 The stories are concise， move quickly and contain everything you want to read， including great characters whose lives slowly evolve。 I highly recommend this series and both authors。 I received an advance review copy at no cost and without obligation for an honest review。 （by paytonpuppy） 。。。more
Colleen
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Buried bones is another wonderful fast read by Melinda Leigh。 I love her writing。 It pulls you in from the first few pages and holds you until the end， but leaves us wanting the next book。I received an ARC from NetGalley for an un biased review。
Sophia
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The Pacific Northwest’s scenic， isolated， and atmospheric Widow’s Island is disturbed once again when an unearthed body turns up during the height of the tourist season。 This tandem-written series between Melinda Leigh and Kendra Elliott remains rock-steady with the clever， quick novellas that are engaging installment after installment。My full review will post at The Reading Frenzy TBA。
Anne - Books of My Heart
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Review Oct 17
Anita Salát
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The seventh book in the Widows Island series brings us back to the island and its small community。 This novella fits perfectly into the series: a quick and to the point read， centered around a murder case， but in the background the life of Tessa， Logan， Cate， Henry， Sam and all the other people we met in the previous books moves on。You can read this as a standalone crime story， but it's also worth going back to the previous books and have an overall picture of the characters and their history。Ma The seventh book in the Widows Island series brings us back to the island and its small community。 This novella fits perfectly into the series: a quick and to the point read， centered around a murder case， but in the background the life of Tessa， Logan， Cate， Henry， Sam and all the other people we met in the previous books moves on。You can read this as a standalone crime story， but it's also worth going back to the previous books and have an overall picture of the characters and their history。Many thanks for NetGalley and Montlake for an Advance Reading Copy。 。。。more
Melanie
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Buried Bones was another amazing installment in the Widow's Island romantic suspense series。When Deputy Tessa Black stumbles across a half-buried body while on a hike with her sister， her peaceful morning takes a dark turn。 After the body is identified as a young college student working a summer job on the island， Tessa is shocked to discover no one on the island reported her missing。 Working alongside her fiancé， park ranger Logan Wilde， Tessa begins to dig into Aurora's life to search for a da Buried Bones was another amazing installment in the Widow's Island romantic suspense series。When Deputy Tessa Black stumbles across a half-buried body while on a hike with her sister， her peaceful morning takes a dark turn。 After the body is identified as a young college student working a summer job on the island， Tessa is shocked to discover no one on the island reported her missing。 Working alongside her fiancé， park ranger Logan Wilde， Tessa begins to dig into Aurora's life to search for a dangerous killer。Aurora's murder investigation proved to be quite an interesting case。 Looking for a break from college， Aurora comes to the island to work for the summer before she needs to make a decision about her future。 She ends up being murdered not long after she arrived on the island and it was several weeks before her body was found。 New to the island， she slipped through the cracks which definitely made things harder for Tessa。 With few connections to anyone on the island， Tessa has a hard time finding anyone who really knew Aurora or who she was involved with。 There were a few possible suspects throughout the investigation and I liked how thorough Tessa was in her search。 I did end up guessing who the killer was before the reveal， but I really enjoyed the confrontation with them when Tessa arrived to arrest them。 The end of the book is quite suspenseful and overall I thought it was very well done。I continue to really enjoy Tessa as a character。 She has a lot on her plate personally which I feel she's handling very well。 I liked that she knew when to accept help and didn't try to take on too much by doing everything herself。 Her relationship with Logan is excellent and I really enjoy how comfortable they are with each other。 Some of my favorite moments in the book was when the pair just got to be together which there aren't many of due to the fast pace of the investigation。 The romance element in this book plays a slightly bigger role than some of the previous books in the series although I still feel this series would work well for readers who prefer a heavier suspense element。Overall Buried Bones was a fantastic read and I'm looking forward to reading the next book in the series， The Lost Bones， soon。 I highly recommend this series for readers of romantic suspense who prefer a focus on the suspense。**I received an advance copy of this book from Netgalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review。** 。。。more
Patricia Harris
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A quick read， but full of thrills and suspense。 Tessa finds a body and working with Logan， she goes full speed to figure out the mystery。 All the while， her sister is acting funny， which is really worrying Tessa。 I enjoyed reading this and love how well Tessa and Logan work together。 They make such a wonderful team。
Sarah
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Thank you NetGalley for the ARC of Buried Bones by Melinda Leigh that I read and reviewed。This is this the seventh book in the Widow’s Island series and it is told from Tessa and Logan’s point。 It picks up where other books about them have left off。 They are still together and planning their wedding and working together to solve crime on Widow’s Island。In this book Tessa and Logan are trying to solve the murder of a young woman who was left in the woods for so long that all they have are bones a Thank you NetGalley for the ARC of Buried Bones by Melinda Leigh that I read and reviewed。This is this the seventh book in the Widow’s Island series and it is told from Tessa and Logan’s point。 It picks up where other books about them have left off。 They are still together and planning their wedding and working together to solve crime on Widow’s Island。In this book Tessa and Logan are trying to solve the murder of a young woman who was left in the woods for so long that all they have are bones and a bracelet with her name on it go identify her。 Also， the strange thing about the case is with her being missing for over a month no one has reported her disappearance which makes the people that she knew on the island suspects。This novella was very fast moving with a number of suspects for the reader to look at。 It also add more to Tessa and Logan’s story as well。 For how fast moving it was it had a ton of action and information in it。 This was definitely an excellent read！I am giving Buried Bones five out of five stars！ 。。。more
Nikki Brooks
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Arrrrrgh I hate finding a great new series but then realise I've missed the first 6 books！ Never mind， they are now on my extremely weight TBR list！Widow’s Island is a little， out-of-the-way place。 The last place you'd expect a murder but murders aplenty they have！ Tessa is the only local cop with bog city experience， just as well， cos she literally stumbled over a body when out for a walk with her sister！ When she calls in the troops they quickly realise that this may not be the insular murder Arrrrrgh I hate finding a great new series but then realise I've missed the first 6 books！ Never mind， they are now on my extremely weight TBR list！Widow’s Island is a little， out-of-the-way place。 The last place you'd expect a murder but murders aplenty they have！ Tessa is the only local cop with bog city experience， just as well， cos she literally stumbled over a body when out for a walk with her sister！ When she calls in the troops they quickly realise that this may not be the insular murder they thought it was。Aurora is an intriguing victim - she hasn't been the nicest person to her friend but that doesn't make her worthy of murder！ I loved the way Logan and Tessa work together。 There a team but when it comes to law enforcement SHE's most definitely in the lead。 He doesn't try to make himself head honcho or exhibit toxic masculinity - just a sure， steady partner。Absolutely loved it and can#t wait for book 8 （book 2 to me lol） 。。。more
LianaReads blog
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I loved the romance side in here and how the characters that work together are so focused on investigating the murder on the tourist island but also keep their private life on the line。 Tess is such a great female character， and her curiosity and backbone had me cheering out for her throughout the pages。 Thrilling and addictive， with a few twists that left me in awe， Buried Bones is a must read story。
Adanna
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On a hike with her sister， Deputy Tessa Black finds the buried bones of a missing college student。 With the help of her fiancé Logan， Tessa races to find the dangerous predator on Widow's Island。 This novella was the perfect way to spend the afternoon！ There are several plausible suspects introduced in the story， which hooks you immediately。 Despite its short length， the story moved at an appropriate pace， featured well-developed characters， and offered an unexpected twist or two。 I enjoyed this On a hike with her sister， Deputy Tessa Black finds the buried bones of a missing college student。 With the help of her fiancé Logan， Tessa races to find the dangerous predator on Widow's Island。 This novella was the perfect way to spend the afternoon！ There are several plausible suspects introduced in the story， which hooks you immediately。 Despite its short length， the story moved at an appropriate pace， featured well-developed characters， and offered an unexpected twist or two。 I enjoyed this glimpse into life on this quaint island。Thank you to NetGalley and Montlake for a digital copy to read and review。 This voluntary review reflects my honest， unbiased opinion。 。。。more
Marion Jones
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I am so glad that I had the opportunity to receive this from NetGalley。 Because this book is number 7 in the series， I went back and started at the beginning。 Novellas tend to sometimes seem rushed。 However， this series packs a lot of action and intrigue into each and every story of the series。 For Widow’s Island to be such a small community， there seems to be a lot going on there。 Who would expect to run across a dead body in the woods while enjoying a peaceful morning hike？ This discovery lead I am so glad that I had the opportunity to receive this from NetGalley。 Because this book is number 7 in the series， I went back and started at the beginning。 Novellas tend to sometimes seem rushed。 However， this series packs a lot of action and intrigue into each and every story of the series。 For Widow’s Island to be such a small community， there seems to be a lot going on there。 Who would expect to run across a dead body in the woods while enjoying a peaceful morning hike？ This discovery leads to the discovery of a dangerous predator who is hiding in plain sight in the community。 What a great read and a wonderful series！ I am looking forward to the next series， and honestly will hate to see it end。 Thank you to NetGalley， the author and publisher for the opportunity to review this book。 。。。more
Ellen White
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Willow Island time for Tessa and her half sister Patience walking the trails。 A shallow grave with a hand showing ended their walk。Young twenty year old college student。Place she was hired at for the summer only took young attractive girlsA girlfriend said there was always a boyfriend。With father exchanged words when she stated wanting to be an actor。 One is drawn into the story when death comes unexceptionally and wonder what happened。 Logan is a gem for Tessa， plans of wedding soonA great seri Willow Island time for Tessa and her half sister Patience walking the trails。 A shallow grave with a hand showing ended their walk。Young twenty year old college student。Place she was hired at for the summer only took young attractive girlsA girlfriend said there was always a boyfriend。With father exchanged words when she stated wanting to be an actor。 One is drawn into the story when death comes unexceptionally and wonder what happened。 Logan is a gem for Tessa， plans of wedding soonA great series， great plot， great charactersGiven ARC by Net Galley and Montlake for my voluntary review and my honest opinion Releases October 18，2021。 。。。more
Jennifer
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Love this series。 Widow's Island seems like a beautiful place to live， except it seems to have more murders than large cities for such a small island。 Tessa definitely has job security， but they may need more officers。 Cate was pretty much absent from this book and only made a very small appearance。 Killer Hen was back with a vengeance and took out some revenge on Tessa for daring to enter the chicken coop。 Love Logan and Tessa。 He's always there for her and is great to have near you when bullet Love this series。 Widow's Island seems like a beautiful place to live， except it seems to have more murders than large cities for such a small island。 Tessa definitely has job security， but they may need more officers。 Cate was pretty much absent from this book and only made a very small appearance。 Killer Hen was back with a vengeance and took out some revenge on Tessa for daring to enter the chicken coop。 Love Logan and Tessa。 He's always there for her and is great to have near you when bullets are flying。 Can't wait for the wedding。 Tessa and Patience discover a dead body while hiking and soon there are two likely suspects。 I wasn't sure which one it was going to be since both men both had issues and neither would win any award for being a great person。 Definitely recommend the book， but you should to read the previous books in the series。 It was a great mystery/thriller with a bit of romance。 Can't wait to read the next books in the series。 I'm sure there will be more murders to investigate。 Look forward to reading more books by the author。I received a complimentary copy of this book from Montlake through NetGalley。 Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own。 。。。more
Margie
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Buried Bones by Melinda Leigh， the seventh book in the Widow's Island series is a super read。 The storyline was well-developed and kept my attention throughout the book。 I really enjoyed reading about how Deputy Tessa Black and her finance Park Ranger Logan Wilde work so well together。 The way they have each other's back is wonderful。 I also enjoyed the fun scene where the Black's "killer hen" who doesn't like Tessa dive-bombed her。 Made me laugh。 This novella is a great addition to the series。 Buried Bones by Melinda Leigh， the seventh book in the Widow's Island series is a super read。 The storyline was well-developed and kept my attention throughout the book。 I really enjoyed reading about how Deputy Tessa Black and her finance Park Ranger Logan Wilde work so well together。 The way they have each other's back is wonderful。 I also enjoyed the fun scene where the Black's "killer hen" who doesn't like Tessa dive-bombed her。 Made me laugh。 This novella is a great addition to the series。 I am looking forward to the next book in the series， The Lost Bones by Kendra Elliott。I received and ARC and this is my honest review。 。。。more
Cheryl
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Widows Island where you can find family， love and murder！ Thoroughly enjoy this novella series。 I will read anything Melinda Leigh writes。 Okay， not anything， if she writes a math book， sorry， not reading， not buying。 These Novellas （this is book 7） can be read as a stand a lone， but you lose out on the depths we came to know the other characters in this series， they all are intertwined in some shape or form。 You actually feel like you know them。 This was pure entertainment， with suspense。 Deput Widows Island where you can find family， love and murder！ Thoroughly enjoy this novella series。 I will read anything Melinda Leigh writes。 Okay， not anything， if she writes a math book， sorry， not reading， not buying。 These Novellas （this is book 7） can be read as a stand a lone， but you lose out on the depths we came to know the other characters in this series， they all are intertwined in some shape or form。 You actually feel like you know them。 This was pure entertainment， with suspense。 Deputy Tessa is intelligent with strength and vulnerability。 Logan， is a veteran who is truly Tessa's strength and is now a park ranger。 So who murdered Aurora？ And why is everyone hiding something？ Thank you NetGalley， Montlake and Melinda Leigh for another great visit to Widows Island。 I freely volunteer my thoughts and opinions。 。。。more
Mandy Hazen
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This book was a page turner from beginning to end。 This author duo can do no wrong and I am straight addicted to this thriller and crime fighting that takes place any time a new book comes out - thank you！ I received an advance review copy for free， and I am leaving this review voluntarily。
Illustrious Illusions
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A very quick and enjoyable read。 Much shorter than expected but it is a complete story。 Don't expect a lot of character development if you haven't read any of the other books in this series。 It's enjoyable on it's own， but a bonus if know the characters a little bit A very quick and enjoyable read。 Much shorter than expected but it is a complete story。 Don't expect a lot of character development if you haven't read any of the other books in this series。 It's enjoyable on it's own， but a bonus if know the characters a little bit 。。。more
Maureen ~Bitch Can Write A Book
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