Power of Love and Murder by Brenda Whiteside
Series: Love and Murder Book (# 4)
Release Date: December 21, 2016
Publisher: Wild Rose Press
Pages: 306
Source: book provided by the author for review
For thirteen years, Penny Sparks has managed to hide from the political powers who murdered her family. When she unwittingly exposes her true identity, not only is she marked for death, but the people closest to her risk meeting the same fate.
Jake Winters is out of rehab and coming to grips with his demons. When he meets his sister’s roommate, Jake believes Penny might be that someone who can help him find life after rock star status…until her secrets blow up his world.
With a government agent turned hit man closing in on her, Penny and Jake race to expose the presidential contender behind the murders of her family. Even if they win the race with death, the murder that stands between them could end their hope for a new life.
Review: In the fourth book in Ms. Whiteside’s Love and Murder series takes us into the world of politics. A book that is part of a series yet is able to stand on its own.
It seems that politics and a thirteen year old murder go hand in hand in this story. This story has a large amount of mystery and a bit of romance on the side.
Penny has been hiding her real identity for the last thirteen years. Her parents and brothers were murdered execution style and she with her photographic memory along with a SIM card for backup has a photo of the car that was in front of their home at the time of the murders. A political career can be damaged with this info.
Penny thinks she is finally safe…but that is not the case. Penny needs a hero and Jake is hers. He’s an ex-rocker who happens to be her roommate’s brother. And there’s plenty of chemistry between the two. Penny and Jake find that they are someone that could easily help the other one find want they need that is missing in their lives.
I found the characters to be well written. I wanted to help Jake protect Penny and find who killed her family so that she could move on. Once again Ms. Whiteside brought so much realism to her story that the characters were more family and friends. I was able to see them… feel their emotions…
The story was smoothly written, fast paced and full of suspense with plenty of twists and turns that would throw you off just in case you thought you had it figured out just to keep things interesting.
Another second chance at love, life and family as a killer is found and the murder of a family is solved. An absolute delight Ms. Whiteside’s painted picture of words are to read.
