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Mirror Images by Liz Phelps
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Genre: Contemporary, Suspense
Length: Full (367 pages)
Heat: Spicy
Rating: 5 Books
Reviewed by Camellia
Building a Fortune 500 company from scratch was simple for Danny Potter. It only required hard work and brains. But discovering she has an identical twin sister and parents who are the cream of society is another matter. Raised in the mean streets of Chicago by the girlfriend of her kidnapper, Danny doesn't do society or touchy feely, but a killer is determined to eliminate both Danny and her sister and that's a language Danny understands. The assassin is in for a few nasty surprises from Danny's vast arsenal of unique weapons when they enter the playing field.
As a friend of the Townsend family, Austin McKean is suspicious of the new found twin his international security firm stumbles upon by accident. Ex-military, Austin is all starch and vinegar and he couldn't have picked a more ill- suited woman to pique his interest if he'd tried. She has a murky past and enough secrets to rival Washington, D.C. Intrigue swirls around them as they join forces to protect Danny and her sister while unveiling a mystery killer.
Exciting, fun, and provocative Mirror Images is a true page-turner. Author Liz Phelps fills the pages with action and characters that grab the imagination and touch the heart.
Danny Potter and Barkley hum with energy and attitude—super fun to spend time with. They take what the world throws at them and make something positive out of it while not taking any guff from anybody. Yet, their sense of humor that pervades their actions and the good deeds they do are subtly evident, making the reader feel as if a secret is shared with these two characters.
From the mean streets of Chicago to a Fortune 500 company owner, Danny Potter is a force to be reckoned with. Whether would-be delinquents; elite, high-society millionaires; or hired killers; Danny deals with them all with aplomb. Of course, Barkley aids and abets every step of the way.
Austin McKean, retired military, owns the highly success McKean Security that protects the most elite and the most powerful people in the world, He is more than a little put out when he is outfoxed by Danny whom he believes to be a car thief and possibly a drug dealer. However, intrigue and desire creep in as he deals with the street-smart and secretly talented, philanthropic Danny. She is not like any of the women he has known. They make the pages sizzle as they interact. WOW!
Danny and Dee, reunited twins, have a sister connection that adds a new level of love and trust that steals one’s heart away. Their Mother and Barkley’s relationship is delightful fun that shows a new side of each of their personalities.
Suspense and mystery keep the reader a little breathless at times. As people from two vastly different ways of life try to mesh and flush out a killer at the same time, the pace of the story picks up to a fever pitch.
The secondary characters create sub-plots, emotional upheavals, and lots of fun, as events unfold.
Liz Phelp’s character development, her weaving sub-plots into the main plot, her use of humor, and her remarkable imagination, make Mirror Images a compelling love story that lingers in the heart and mind.
ENTERTAINMENT DELUXE!
Book Review: Mirror Images
Author: Liz Phelps
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Tags: Romantic Suspense
Reviewed by: Melinda | May 16, 2010 | 1-60154-625-4
A NIGHT OWL REVIEWS BOOK REVIEW
Family is important and for Danny Potter it is something she has never had in her life. So it comes as a huge surprise that from being with no family she now is the long lost twin to the Townsend family fortune. Not only that but she has a twin sister who is totally opposite from her. Danny is all into badass fighting; black colors and all leather not into prissy clothes and fine etiquette like Dee her twin. Yet somehow Austin McKean finds her attractive and sexy. Danny has always been a fighter in life never showing any kind of vulnerability but when it comes to the Townsend family she is succumbing slowly to their loving warmth and happiness. This is definitely not up her alley but finding out why she was separated from them is at the top of her list next to shacking up with Austin. Here is a guy who is tempting her beyond anything and distracting her in every sexual way he can think of. Can she find out what happened all those years? Can she keep her hands off Austin to find out the real truth?
Austin McKean is a man who is chasing after a woman that does not want to be found. A woman who somehow has gotten under his skin like no other woman has done. Right off the bat Austin knows that Danny Potter is not like the other Townsend family. She definitely is the long lost twin but he doubts himself for no way can this hell bent badass biker chic be the twin that was kidnapped years ago. She denies that she needs a family but something about her reeks of wanting to be loved. Danny denies that she wants a family but Austin knows she desperately wants to fit in with them yet is afraid. Can Austin be her knight or will he fail her like everybody has in her life? Can he find out who separated her from the Townsends before they kill her?
Oh my, oh my Liz Phelps rocked with this heroine, Danny Potter. She not only kicks butt, she is smart and clever yet vulnerable in a way that will make you root for Austin to give her love. These two together are like oil and water yet there is chemistry between them that is awesome. Each step they fight, argue and suspect one another but one kiss between them is like wow. The suspense in this story was definitely great addition. This one is definitely a top 5 and I can’t wait for more from Liz Phelps.
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Book Blurb for Mirror Images
Romantic suspense Crimson Rose
Rating: Spicy
Page Count: 348
Building a Fortune 500 company from scratch was simple for Danny Potter. It only required hard work and brains. But discovering she has an identical twin sister and parents who are the cream of society is another matter. Raised in the mean streets of Chicago by the girlfriend of her kidnapper, Danny doesn't do society or touchy feely, but a killer is determined to eliminate both Danny and her sister and that's a language Danny understands. The assassin is in for a few nasty surprises from Danny's vast arsenal of unique weapons when they enter the playing field.
As a friend of the Townsend family, Austin McKean is suspicious of the new found twin his international security firm stumbles upon by accident. Ex-military, Austin is all starch and vinegar and he couldn't have picked a more ill- suited woman to pique his interest if he'd tried. She has a murky past and enough secrets to rival Washington, D.C. Intrigue swirls around them as they join forces to protect Danny and her sister while unveiling a mystery killer.