For every action, there is a reaction.
People aren’t always who they say they are. Everyone has their secrets. Some are more evil than I ever thought imaginable.
I was left broken and alone after my boyfriend was murdered in my bar.
An old acquaintance moves into Liam’s home and a spark is ignited deep inside me.
Becoming vulnerable made me weak, and I never saw it coming.
When obsession takes over, lies and deceit can be killer.
People aren’t always who they say they are. Everyone has their secrets. Some are more evil than I ever thought imaginable.
I was left broken and alone after my boyfriend was murdered in my bar.
An old acquaintance moves into Liam’s home and a spark is ignited deep inside me.
Becoming vulnerable made me weak, and I never saw it coming.
When obsession takes over, lies and deceit can be killer.
Watching movers pack away his things and throw them into the truck is so impersonal. Tossing the boxes into a truck with no thought as to what they are handling. I wish I had the strength to be the one who packed it all away, but I couldn’t. It was hard enough to pack up my things. I moved my stuff out of the home two weeks ago, but the majority of everything in that home was his.
He was my other half. My soul mate. One morning, we were completely in love and talking about starting a family, and then by nightfall, I had found my boyfriend barely alive in the storage room of the bar I owned. I rode with him as he was rushed to the hospital in an ambulance, praying he would pull through even though the look on the paramedics’ faces told me otherwise. After what seemed like forever in the waiting room, doctors gave me the news he didn’t make it. The police questioned me extensively, and later that night, I came home to his empty house. From that day on, I have been on autopilot.
WOW! Going into this book, as a mystery ARC, I wasn't at all certain what to expect but I was hooked after the first chapter. Full of questions and making guesses in my head, I was still blown away as more information came to light and the pieces fit together. I was both right and wrong but the story definitely sucked me in and kept me guessing.
Tinsley has been through a lot and is having a rough time moving on with her life. She lost her love, and in a very unexpected and rough way. It's been rough for her to cope and move on and finding that the home she once shared with him, is being sold and someone else is moving in and moving on in it just adds to the pain.
When Tinsley discovers she sort of knows the buyer, things take a turn. A very interesting turn, and Tinsley finds a new person to turn to in her struggles, someone new to urge her on her way to moving on. Someone to pull her from her grief. If only Tinsley knew everything about the mysterious Maquire she knew briefly in college.
Catalyst is full of twists and turns. Danger and suspense suck you in and keep you guessing wondering what is coming next and if things are going to end badly or not. This book isn't just about grief and moving on, its about risks we take with people, its about finding out the hidden truths of those we think we know and finding ourselves caught in the middle when things spiral out of our control.
Catalyst isn't sunshine and fairytales, but still the characters and the story yank you right in and rock your axis. You will be compelled to learn the truth, pick a side and root for them, while also being curious about how this came to happen. The prior circumstances that turned into the current situation and willing it to end a certain way.
This was my first book by Leighton Riley, and I enjoyed the writing and story so much, I will be checking out her other works.
Leighton Riley resides in Dallas, Tx and works in real estate for her day job. She writes contemporary romance and romantic suspense. Sinfully, Regretfully, and Deceitfully can be read in order or as standalones. Sinfully and Regretfully take place around the same time frame and can even be read in reverse order (will give more background on Payton and Ryder's story). Tate's story, Deceitfully, finishes off the series. She's also the author of the romantic suspense novel, Catalyst.
No comments:
Post a Comment