Liar, Liar (The McIntire County Series Book 4) by Winter Austin

 

Liar, Liar by Winter Austin
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I can't get enough of this series and this writer's stories!! They grab you from the first sentence and hang onto you until the last word. Each story is full of adventure, mystery, romance, suspense, and lots of shenanigans.

This story focuses on Sheriff Shane Hamilton. He's had a pretty rough year and that election was something else. Coming up on a very trying anniversary, Shane is looking forward to having some private time to think back over the memories of the past 19 years. When his phone starts ringing off the hook and messages are blowing up the line, he soon learns that a body was found and his idea of a private weekend is now blown to pieces.

FBI Agent Liza Bartholomew wasn't planning to return to Eider, Iowa anytime soon. She'd rather not ever step foot back there after the last adventure she had. However, her latest suspect is leading her to Eider and some familiar faces she hasn't seen in awhile. Trying to keep a very low profile, Liza gets word of a murder when she stops at a local convenience store. Her cover may be blown and her suspect now might get word of her arrival. Everything is blowing up in her face and her plans are shot.

When the sheriff and the FBI Agent end up realizing their cases are connecting and they find themselves spending more time together, feelings start to erupt that neither one wanted initially. The romance build is fun to read about these two!

I highly recommend reading these books in order as the back story is important to really understanding the characters in this series. I'm sure it could be read as a stand alone but there will be some important features lost. I've really enjoyed this series and can't wait for more from this author!

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Sins of the Father (The McIntire County Series Book 3) by Winter Austin

 

Sins of the Father by Winter Austin
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Winter Austin knocks another one out of the park with the next story in The McIntire Series!! I do highly recommend reading these in order as the characters build on each other and the back stories will help this story make more sense.

Jolie is a new deputy on the force. She's got some pretty big shoes to fill as her father was the sheriff previous to the one currently in office. Jolie is still trying to recover from the events with her brother and his subsequent arrest and imprisonment.

Xavier is bartending at the local bar and grill. He's doing his best to keep his cover under the bar. When he shows up at the wrong place at the wrong time, he's the only suspect to a murder. Did he do it? He's not really sure himself.

This is a rapid pageturner!! There is a lot of action, family drama, missing people, bodies showing up in the strangest of places, and some romance. Overall, a highly enjoyable book and series!!

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Born to Die (The McIntire County Series Book 2) by Winter Austin

 

Born to Die by Winter Austin
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This series, even though I'm only 2 books in, is quickly becoming my favorite series of this year to read. I do highly recommend that you read these books in order. There is a lot of context in Atonement that will help make this book much more understandable.

I love that I'm kept guessing the "whodunit" right up until the end! There are twists and turns that are unforeseen, which makes this story even more engaging. The character development is on point so much so that you might feel like you're a part of the family.

I'm really looking forward to the next books in this series!!

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Atonement (The McIntire County Series Book 1) by Winter Austin

 

Atonement by Winter Austin
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

My favorite things about this book: a female Marine sniper, a retired military war dog, and an author not afraid to tackle the very difficult topic of PTSD.

This book had it's hooks in me from the get go. There is a series of suicides happening in the small community of Eider and they all seem to be connected. It's up the sheriff's department, along with the feds, to try to figure this out. Nic is bound and determined that she's going to be the one to crack this case. Her demons keep getting in the way and putting her in harm's way too.

Eider Police Detective Con O'Hanlon (I laughed everytime I read his name even though it's shortened...a con as a police detective) may be the only thing that can stand in the line of fire when these demons come back to haunt Nic. She's got to be willing to let him in to do that though!

Very well written story that has your turning pages as quickly as possible, yet also not wanting the story to end!

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