Under Jackson Bridge by Susan Specht Oram

 

Under Jackson Bridge: A thriller by Susan Specht Oram
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

For starters, check out this beautiful cover!! I love the colors!!

I am becoming more and more a fan of Susan Specht Oram! I've read a few of her books and have not been disappointed yet!

This is a fast paced thriller involving single mom Irena. She's been waiting forever on her ex-husband to make amends on back child support. He can't help but keep buying shoes though! When the two exes end up on a boat together, they both go overboard and only one returns.

This is full of twists and turns, most of which you don't see coming! This held my interest so much that I had a hard time putting it down! I'm looking forward to what's coming next by this author!

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Secrets at the Café: A Novel of Suspense about Family and Friendship by Susan Specht Oram

 

Secrets at the Cafe by Susan Specht Oram
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

4.5 stars

Another great read by Susan Specht Oram! This one kept me very intrigued as the journal in question was discovered missing right from the start. It was up to Karina to figure out where the journal was and to save her inheritance.

A very riveting read that will have you guessing until the end! I love this author's writing style and how she portrays the story. I highly recommend this read, as well as all of the author's other works!

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The Mother's Threat by Susan Specht Oram

 

The Mother's Threat by Susan Specht Oram
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book will grab you and won't let up until the words "the end" come up!

Violet is setting up her own security company after years of working for others. She's amassed a team that has experience covering all the major facets of security. When a prominent business owner approaches her for her services, she's thinking that this will be a very easy first job. The contracts are signed and everything suddenly changes.

Violet finds herself in the midst of a battle to save not only her client, but the town in which she lives. Rioters find their way to town and just about do them in. Violet and her team are on the case, even if other officials are not.

This book has strong political undertones dealing with corruption in some of the highest local offices. It was almost impossible to put this down as the story just grew more complex with each chapter.

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Cabin Eight (The Millersville Series Book 3) by Susan Specht Oram

 

Cabin Eight by Susan Specht Oram
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Miranda Diggs hasn't lived the best life. She's had some childhood trauma that might have prompted her most recent incident. She accidentally sets fire to a motel and subsequently, has a lot of reparations to make. Her mom sends her off to a secluded resort where she can think through her actions and try to get her life together, while avoiding the media. What Miranda doesn't realize is that the reporter tailing her might be her only hope for survival.

Once at the resort, it doesn't take Miranda long to figure out that this isn't your typical location for a private getaway. Things start to go downhill fast and Miranda longs to just be in Cabin Eight.

While this book is part of the Millersville Series, this can be read as a standalone. Of the previous two books and this one that I've read, I think this one is my least favorite but it's still a really good read. There is a lot of twists and turns in this story and it will keep your attention until the end. I look forward to more stories from Susan Specht Oram!

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The Thieves (The Millersville series) by Susan Specht Oram

 

The Thieves by Susan Specht Oram
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Jasmine (Jas) loves her dad. She'd do anything for him and when he tells her that he has a devastating lung disease that doesn't have the best hopes for recovery, Jas steps in and does what any daughter might do. Or would they? Jas works for a man who's pretty shady and is laundering money. She takes a risk and steals the money needed to get her dad into a treatment center. Next thing you know, sirens and badges are involved and she finds herself stranded on the side of the road.

Soon, Jas learns who her friends are and even makes new friends along the way and she is on a "vacation of a lifetime" trying to get her dad to treatment. This book has all kinds of ups and downs. There are periods of extreme intensity and others where there are smiles or laughter. I became a fan of Robbie but it took me a minute to warm up to her.

This book is a pretty fast read and will keep you on the edge of your seat. You just never know who's going to to show up or what's about to happen until it does. I picked up this book after reading Shore Lodge: A high-stakes psychological thriller and was not at all disappointed. I look forward to more books in this series!!

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Shore Lodge by Susan Specht Oram

 

Shore Lodge: A high-stakes psychological thriller by Susan Specht Oram
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This was a hard book to read....but it was so incredibly well written!!

Jacklyn Stone has recently lost her husband. Of course, she's absolutely heartbroken and things are happening that shouldn't. The bank accounts aren't exactly up to par, she's had a fender bender, misplaced her keys....all these things could be due to grief, or is it something more?

Dusty Stone is a contractor and the son of Jacklyn. He's recently convinced his mom to give him power of attorney over her health and finances. He's concerned that she's really losing it and needs help beyond what he or his sister Rose could provide.

Rose Stone is a hard-working single mother doing everything she can to provide for her son. She's not been the most attentive to her mother but agrees with Dusty's assessment to have their mom go to Shore Lodge for a short period of time to get some rest.

The situations that take place once Jacklyn becomes a resident of Shore Lodge are disturbing at best and horrifying at their worst. I really felt for Jacklyn in her grief and could see through several of these situations and why she reacted the way that she did.

This is my first experience reading a book by Susan Specht Oram but hopefully not my last. I'll be looking for more books as I found this one very intriguing and well written!

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