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Into the Dark (Romantic Suspense, #23; Cincinnati, #5)

Karen Rose

Start date: February 1, 2021

Finish date: February 28, 2021

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Jun 08, 2019 Anita rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: kindle-libby-city, romantic-supense

Dani and Diesel - I've been waiting for this one for a long time and Karen Rose did not disappoint. No one and I mean no one can craft a thriller like Karen Rose. Layers upon layers and lots of bodies make a maze of a tale and at the heart are two innocent children who Diesel and Danni have to protect. We get a round up of all the Cincinnati Series characters and It was great to see them in action along with Dani and Diesel. I suspect that this may be the last Cincinnati Series book and it was f ...more

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Jan 09, 2020 Anne OK rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2020-reads

I'm caught up now in Karen Rose's "Cincinnati Series." Whew -- after two in a row of her over-sized books, I'm frazzled by the intensity of the last two books. And once again, totally satisfied and excited for what comes next. But first, I have two more catch-ups in another of Rose's series.

Diesel has always been a bit of a mystery and his silent affection for Dr. Dani thoroughly enchanting. And to see her reciprocate was a beautiful thing. Together these two are downright delightful even with a ...more

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Nov 26, 2019 Barb Lie rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Into the Dark by Karen Rose is the 5th book in her Cincinnati romance suspense series. The last book I had read in this series, I had noted that it was one of the best thrillers of the year. I have read a few of Rose’s other series, and they were equally as awesome. I was thrilled to find out that Into the Dark returns to the Cincinnati series, which has some wonderful secondary characters. Once again, Rose gives us a sensational book, which not only keeps us on the edge of our seats with intens Into the Dark by Karen Rose is the 5th book in her Cincinnati romance suspense series. The last book I had read in this series, I had noted that it was one of the best thrillers of the year. I have read a few of Rose’s other series, and they were equally as awesome. I was thrilled to find out that Into the Dark returns to the Cincinnati series, which has some wonderful secondary characters. Once again, Rose gives us a sensational book, which not only keeps us on the edge of our seats with intense and exciting action, but was also an emotional and heartwarming story.

The book starts off with a bang, as teenager Michael Rowland is being chased by first his step father, trying to run away with his 5-year-old brother, Joshua. Michael is protecting Joshua from his evil father, and just when he thinks he is safe, he sees his father murdered by another man.

Michael, who is deaf, will run into his coach Diesel Kennedy (our hero), who will notice that Michael is bleeding and brings him to Doctor Dani Novak, who will treat Michael. Dani, our heroine, is also deaf in one ear; works with abused children, and is able communicate with the deaf using sign language. She is also an emergency foster care provider. The police find the father’s body, and early on suspect Michael may have killed his father, since his mother claims he did. But evidence will prove that Michael is innocent, but his life is in danger, as the murderer will find out that Michael can identify him.

Both Dani and Diesel will take on the responsibility of taking care and protecting both Michael and Joshua at her place. The best part of this is all the wonderful secondary characters we have come to know in the previous books (Marcus, Stone, Scarlett, Meredith, Deacon and Adam, just to name a few), who are cops, FBI, doctors, therapists; who all come to their aid and work together to protect the boys, as well as try to find the murder; especially since so many bodies are showing up.

There are two main parts of this story; a mystery revolving around a murderer, who is a vigilante, killing anyone who was trafficking or abusing children, even if he killed innocent people along the way; and the romance between Diesel and Dani. Make no mistake this is a very heartbreaking and emotional story, with topics such as child sexual abuse, HIV, human trafficking, etc. We couldn’t help but feel sorry for both Michael, and Joshua, and I loved how Diesel and Dani were with them. We know that Diesel has always love Dani, but she has held him off due to her lack of confidence (losing a boyfriend to suicide) and mostly due to her HIV status. It was great to watch as she slowly brought down her wall to open her heart to Diesel, and both boys.

This is just the beginning of an intense & complex murder mystery that will result in more murders. What follows is an amazing story that held me on the edge of my seat from start to finish. Even though we knew who the murderer was, it was an action-packed thriller, with Diesel, Dani and the rest of this great team in danger so many times. We held our breaths, as their lives would hang by a thread. In between these many tense moments, I loved how Diesel and Dani opened their hearts to Michael and Joshua, and the close bond between them and their strong, smart and loyal team of close-knit friends and family.

I am in awe of Karen Rose, as her books are so well written with fantastic characters, evil villains, a great couple, and a totally intense mystery that keeps you in suspense to the very end. If you love suspense, with a touch of romance and a thriller all the way, you should be reading anything by Karen Rose. I know I will.

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Feb 24, 2021 Lisa - (Aussie Girl) rated it liked it

Shelves: romance-suspense, read-in-2021, nbrc-planes-trains-and-really-big, uno-2021, letter-q, us-states-ohio-oklahoma

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Aug 15, 2022 Vera M. rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: suspense

Cincinnati #5
Romantic Suspense #23
Romantic thriller/suspense
I love Dani and Diesel. Their chemistry is great and having read previous books where they appeared it feels about time. Though you can follow the storyline without having read any previous books, it's good having read at least the previous Cincinnati series for the character growth.
In this book there's a lot of different storylines going on that connect. Seeing from different points of view is great. There's some horrid and traumatic ...more

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Feb 27, 2021 Cindy (BKind2Books) rated it really liked it

Shelves: harvey-2021, 2021-genre-challenge, 2021-urr-romance-book-bingo

A return to Cincinnati for the story of Dr Dani Novak and Diesel Kennedy. They have been attracted to each other for sometime but Dani has kept Diesel at arm's length. When a killer puts a pair of boys at risk - and one of them is deaf - Dani steps in to be a temporary foster parent. The killer is escalating. He started with pedophiles and domestic abusers, but things have gotten out of hand and he must kill to protect his identity. There are loads of layers here as Diesel and Dani deal with the ...more

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Apr 29, 2023 Kris (My Novelesque Life) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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Feb 16, 2023 Christine Hatfield rated it it was amazing

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Jun 11, 2019 Jonetta marked it as to-read · review of another edition

Shelves: publisher-review-request, romantic-suspense, audiobook, 2020-beat-the-backlist-challenge

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Jun 24, 2019 Sandi *~The Pirate Wench~* marked it as romantic-suspense

Jun 25, 2019 Shawna marked it as to-read · review of another edition

Shelves: romance-erotica-tbr-mountzilla, crime-mystery-thriller-suspense-fic, author-karen-rose, romantic-suspense, horror-mystery-suspense-thrillers

Dec 01, 2019 Sue rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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Dec 05, 2019 Natalia rated it really liked it

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Feb 27, 2021 Charlene rated it really liked it

Shelves: romantic-suspense, mystery-suspense-thriller

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Jan 10, 2020 Charlene rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: series-by-author, group-read, rated-not-reviewed, crime, public-library, differently-abled, adult-themes, law-enforcement, follow-this-series, mystery