Review: Firefly Run

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Shelly Myers has finally rebuilt her life two years after her new husband, a Dallas police detective, was gunned down on the church steps minutes after they'd said, "I do." She returned to her beloved Smoky Mountains in Tennessee to help her parents run their cabin rental and river rafting business -- and to heal. Now, the murderer she helped send to death row has been released because of bungled evidence, and Troy's partner, Detective Reed Tanner, has arrived on her doorstep to protect her from Eddie Victor, who has sworn to kill them both. Reed is determined to protect Shelly like he didn't protect Troy. But Reed isn't prepared for the attraction he feels toward Shelly or the fact that she obviously feels the same way toward him.

Genre: contemporary romance

Publication date: January 2017

Mature content: yes

Review: I loved this book. It's very well achieved, both from the suspense and from the emotional point of view. Shelly and Reed are wonderful main characters, each dealing in a different way with the demons in their past. Seeing them overcome the sadness that came with the violent death of Troy (Shelly's husband and Reed's partner and long time best friend) and the guilt that they both feel when they realize their are attracted to each other, was both heartwarming and gratifying.

Once or twice I felt the plot was moving a bit too slow, though those slower moments are cleverly constructed in a way that makes you doubt whether there's really something wrong - the same way Shelly doubts Eddie (the man she helped convict of Troy's death and who is now out of jail based on a technicality) is actually coming after her.

I did think the end a bit rushed, with several unresolved details - which is something I find common in most of Trish Milburn's novels. Still, if you love romantic suspense Firefly Run is a great book for you.

Happy Monday,