The Art of Love and Murder

De: Brenda Whiteside

Narrado por: Holly Holt

Lacy Dahl never questioned her past until the deaths of her adoptive parents and her husband. A husband who wasn't what he seemed. Her research uncovers secrets about the mother she never knew; secrets that dispute the identity of her father and threaten her life. Sheriff Chance Meadowlark is still haunted by the murder of his wife and the revenge he unleashed in the name of justice. When he meets Lacy he is determined not to become involved, but their pasts may make that impossible. As they move closer to the truth, saving Lacy may be his only salvation. Lacy begins to think the present is more important than her past...until Chance's connection to her mother and a murder spin her deeper into danger and further from love. Will the truth destroy Lacy and Chance or will it be the answer that frees them?

©2014 Brenda Whiteside (P)2018 Brenda Whiteside

Can’t wait for what’s next!

Great story! Can’t wait for what’s next in this series! Great mystery with a splash of love story thrown in. Love Lacey and the sheriff :)

I received a free copy and left my honest review

Strangers in the Night

When Lacy Dahl first encounters Chance Meadowlark on a dark night while visiting in Flagstaff, she thinks he belongs to the footsteps that had been following her down an alley. Little does she know he’s the Sheriff and trying to protect her. Lacy is shaken by the encounter, and not just from fear-induced adrenaline. He’s tall, dark, and sexy, stirring feelings she hasn’t had since her husband died.

Chance doesn’t need any complications in his life. He's settled into a nice pace and his daughter is in college. Eight years before, his wife was murdered in an art heist. Running into Lacy wasn’t going to upset his routine, which includes a friends-with-benefits relationship with a local woman appropriately named Kitty.

Lacy is on a mission to find her roots. Her mother and father died in a plane crash and she has returned to Flagstaff to connect her mother’s artwork to her past. Chance and Lacy soon work together on a personal and professional investigation braided together through their histories. Will Lacy’s past come crashing into his? Will the ever present Kitty release her claws from Chance? Will Lacy find her true heritage?

No spoilers from me. You need to listen to this fast paced, well written, well-acted audio book to find out! I give it 5 Southwestern Sunsets, 5 Sexy Sheriffs, and 5 Stars!

second chances

Twisted sick villain will go to any lengths to relive the past and obtain old art works . The constant break in in Lacey's room seemed to be ignored until it couldn't be. smh!!!! I liked that two people had a chance to get closure on their past and move forward after poor communication and some fears are resolved. Good story with lots if secondary character involvement. I voluntarily listened to a free copy of this and am giving an honest review. The narrator did a great job with female voices but not so much with male voices.

Awesome storyline

The Art of Love and Murder. I had to find out what happened next. I liked Lacy and chance, and the way the story unfolded. The mystery kept me guessing. Definitely worth listening to or reading. Some background noise but it was minimal and never took away from the story. The Narrator's voice was good. The only reason this book is not a 5 star for me is because I couldn't stand a couple side characters.

Enjoyable listen!

A woman sets out to research an artist and ends up unraveling her own history. Bumps into love and solves an eight year old mystery!

Narration was good, but needs some editing for background noise.

The h was a strong character, but made some choices that did not seem well thought out, but what can you do. 🙄

A good mystery

Both author Brenda Whiteside and narrator Holly Holt are new to me. This was a a book filled with danger, secrets, lies and surprises. The intrigue and suspense, not to mention the potential danger lurking kept me on the edge of my seat as I listened to this story.
Lacy Dahl is searching for answers whilst Sheriff Chance Meadowlark is still trying to recover from the murder of his wife years ago. When a chance meeting between them leads to attraction, Lacy and Chance begin the search for answers that will solve the questions of Lacey’s past and in doing so create a possible future together.
Will the danger and secrets tear Lacy and Chance apart? Will they be able to put the pieces of the puzzle together whilst flying under the radar or will danger loom and put their lives and those around them in jeopardy ? .
This was an enjoyable book, the narrator was okay but there were times that I felt that the characters voices all blended together which made it hard to recognize which character was actually speaking. Perhaps it was me, and it certainly won’t stop me from listening to another book by this author and narrator.
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Good Read

Great story. The narrator took a little getting used to at first. The words felt a little rushed. Overall though, I was genuinely into this book!

Just Okay

I received this book for free. I am voluntarily posting this review and all opinions expressed herein are my own.

I am somewhere between a 3 and a 4 on this book. There were some aspects I really liked, such as Lacy's search related to her mother, but there was a lot that I just was not all that taken with - such as "instant love" and then whining about - over and over again. I like her but I shouldn't like her but I like her but I shouldn't like her but I like her but I shouldn't like her... etc. I wish the attraction and the relationship had been more organic. I also felt some of the conversations were very stiff.

I found the narration by Holly Holt to be slow and her voices for the male characters were slightly odd. She has a pleasant voice and, overall, I liked listening to her but at times her inflection didn’t convey the emotions (anger, fear, sadness, confusion) of the story and it brought me out of the story. She just seemed flat.

Engaging romantic suspense

The story was interesting and easily held my attention. It's the first book I've heard by Brenda Whiteside, but I'm interested in hearing more.

I liked the performer's voice, but found it hard to tell the different characters apart just by voice. It was more like having a pleasant voice read me a story. It was read nicely though, and not at all boring.

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What a Ride!

Author/Narrator take you on an amazing ride!

I was captivated by Lacy and her past dealing with the deaths of her adoptive parents and her husband.

You can't help root for her in her quest to learn more about her amazing birth mother. As a bonus she meets the sexy sheriff Chance who also has a difficult past.

Will the two put aside their differences and take a chance on love again?