Review ~ AVARICE (The Southern Comfort Prequel Trilogy, #2) by Lisa Clark O'Neill

Avarice (Southern Comfort, #.6)

by: Lisa Clark O’Neill

Series: Southern Comfort

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Release Date: January 9, 2016

Source: Author

Amazon | Barnes & Noble | iTunes | Kobo | Goodreads

Seventeen years ago, Ainsley Tidwell’s young life was shattered upon her discovery of the body of her murdered cousin, Carly. Now Carly’s sister Sabrina is missing, and Ainsley returns to Dahlonega, Georgia for the first time since the homicide that tore her family apart.

Ainsley must face the ghosts of her past as she tries to repair her present relationship with her remaining family, including Ben Paulson, the county sheriff – who isn’t too keen on having his criminal defense attorney cousin nosing around his investigation. Especially not when Ainsley inadvertently hooks up with Callum Elias, Ben’s high school nemesis and a man with a questionable past.

With Cal’s help, Ainsley begins to piece together the connection between Carly’s murder and Sabrina’s disappearance – a connection that grows stronger as a chain of violent events suggests that someone in Dahlonega is getting very nervous.

As Cal and Ainsley’s relationship heats up, the cold case which has haunted her family for so long shows distinct signs of thawing. But can they solve the mystery – and find Sabrina – before the killer claims another victim?

Review ~ MALICE by Lisa Clark O'Neill

Malice (Southern Comfort, #.5)

by: Lisa Clark O’Neill

Series: Southern Comfort

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Release Date: July 21, 2015

Source: Author

Amazon | Barnes & Noble | iTunes | Kobo | Goodreads

The brutal execution of a Russian immigrant suspected of having ties to organized crime is only the beginning for Savannah FBI agent Jesse Wellington. A man known only as “The Ghost” begins wreaking havoc on the Hostess City, bringing murder and mayhem to its southern shores. When evidence turns up implicating Jillian Montgomery, the close friend of another agent, Jesse finds himself dangerously attracted to a woman at the heart of his investigation.

Jillian Montgomery fears law enforcement – and with good reason. But when she finds herself being caught in a web of someone else’s making, it’s Jesse who she ends up turning to for help.

Long-buried secrets from Jillian’s past are coming back to haunt her in ways she could never have predicted. It’s up to Jesse to help her exhume and exorcise them before it’s too late.

Review ~ OBSESSION by Lisa Clark O'Neill

Trauma surgeon Justin Wellington is accustomed to handling gunshot wounds... just not over his Cobb salad. When a lunch date with his best friend, the woman with whom he's quietly and desperately in love - homicide detective Kathleen Murphy - becomes the scene of a drive-by shooting, Justin's surgical skills are called upon to save the life of a young waitress.

 

His heroism that day sets into motion a chain of events that brings him to the attention of a dangerous and disturbed individual, threatening his career, his own life and the lives of those he holds dear.

 

Obsession: Because sometimes what we think is love is really only madness.

REVIEW ~ Forbidden by Lisa Clark O'Neill

Special Agent Clay Copeland lives his job.  As a behavioral specialist with the FBI’s Investigative Support Unit, his days are spent traveling the country assisting other law enforcement agencies with their most disturbing and difficult cases.  Clay excels at his work, maintaining an easygoing affability and sense of humor despite his frequently gruesome job.  Until one case goes terribly wrong…

Shaken by the loss of a young child whose death he lays at his own feet, Clay seeks refuge in the sandy beaches and plentiful feminine distractions to be found along the South Carolina coast.  And no female has ever distracted him quite as much as local innkeeper Tate Hennessey.

A woman with her own ghosts, Tate is a single mother to five-year-old Max.  Against her better judgment, she finds herself drawn to the charming and handsome agent.  When an outing to a traveling carnival ends with another family’s tragedy, Tate and Clay are sucked into the resultant investigation into the abduction of a young teen.  And neither of them can be prepared for what their chance encounter eventually uncovers.

An Interview with Lisa Clark O'Neill author of Serendipity

I read Serendipity by Lisa Clark O’Neill and loved the book tremendously (click here for my review).  I had all of these questions I wanted to ask her.  I got lucky and got the opportunity to ask her a couple of questions.  Check out our little talk.

Kim:  Hi, Lisa.  Thank you for joining me today. 

Lisa:  Thanks for having me, Kim.  I’m very happy to be here. 

Kim:  Please tell us a little bit about yourself and your current book, Serendipity.

Lisa:  Aside from the facts that you can get from my bio (artist, writer, mother, book lover) I can also tell you that I love hiking and am absolutely addicted to green tea. SERENDIPITY follows veterinarian Ava Rodriguez, whose family connections include one of the biggest crime lords in the southeast, as she saves an unconscious man – our hero, Assistant District Attorney Jordan Wellington – from being killed by her uncle’s men.  Fate keeps throwing them into each other’s paths, and the tension escalates as she tries to keep her identity hidden from him while they’re also falling in love.  And as a case Jordan is prosecuting involving a serial killer puts Ava in the sites of a madman, things get pretty interesting to say the least.    

Serendipity by Lisa Clark O'Neill

Serendipity

It’s a dog eat dog world for Ava Martinez. On the surface her life seems charmed--beauty, brains, a successful veterinary practice--but Ava harbors a secret. And one rash act on a foggy night threatens to destroy it all. The niece of one of the most ruthless drug lords in the country, Ava has lived her life as an unwilling pawn in her uncle’s illegal game. When Ava accidentally stumbles upon an unknown man lying unconscious in the trunk of a car--a man destined for death at the hands of her uncle’s men--she risks her life to get him to safety and to thwart her uncle's nefarious scheme. Little does she know that lifting the lid of that trunk will be like opening Pandora’s box. When Assistant District Attorney Jordan Wellington--the man she rescued--brings his dog to the door of her veterinary clinic, she does her best to thwart his amorous intentions, but fate has a different idea. When a walk in the park, a friend’s blind date, seemingly everything throws them together, the normally strong-willed Ava finds herself irrevocably drawn into a seductive and deadly game. Because if Jordan ever regains his memory of that night, both of their lives could be in danger.