Shadows on the Sand by Gayle Roper - a Review & Giveaway

Back of the book blurb:


She serves him breakfast at her cafe every morning... but he never seems to notice her.


Carrie Carter's small cafe in Seaside, New Jersey, is populated with a motley crew of locals...although Carrie only has eyes for Greg Barnes.  He's recovering from a vicious crime that three years ago took the lives of his wife and children --and from the year he tried to drink his reality away.  While her heart does a happy Snoopy dance at the sight of him, he never seems to notice her.
     When Carrie's dishwasher is killed and her young waitress disappears, Greg finds himself drawn into helping Carrie solve the mysteries ...and into her life.  But when Carrie's own painful past becomes all too present, her carefully constructed world begins to sink. 
     Will the fragile relationship she's building with Greg implode from the weight of the baggage they both carry?

My Review:

Shadows on the Sand was the first book I've read by Gayle Roper but I can honestly say it won't be the last.  It took me a few chapters to really get into the book but once I got into it I could hardly put it down.  In fact, I stayed up long into the night in order to finish it.  I wasn't disappointed.

If you like good Christian Romantic Suspense, then you'll enjoy Shadows on the Sand.  It's a story about forgiveness and faith and the past meeting head on with the present.  Ms. Roper's characters were so believable I found myself caring for the 'good' guys and hating the 'bad' guys.  The twists and turns in the story had me guessing right up to the very end.

On a five-star scale:  4 1/2 stars

I would like to thank Waterbrook Multnomah for my complimentary copy of Shadows on the Sand.   I received it for free in order to give my honest review which I have done.

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