TRUST ME
by
Kelly Irvin
Genre: Romantic Suspense / Christian Fiction
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Date of Publication: February 8, 2022
Number of Pages: 384 pages
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A decade ago, Delaney Broward discovered her brother’s murdered body at the San Antonio art co-op he founded with friends. Her artist boyfriend, Hunter Nash, went to prison for the murder, despite his not-guilty plea.
This morning, Hunter walks out of prison a free man, having served his sentence.
This afternoon, Delaney finds her best friend dead, murdered in the same fashion as her brother.
Stay out of it or you’re next, the killer warns.
Hunter never stopped loving Delaney, though he can’t blame her for not forgiving her. He knows he’ll get his life back one day at a time, one step at a time. But he’s blindsided to realize he’s a murder suspect. Again.
When Hunter shows up on her doorstep, asking her to help him find the real killer, Delaney’s head says to run away, yet her heart tells her there’s more to his story than what came out in the trial. An uneasy truce leads to their probe into a dark past that shatters Delaney’s image of her brother. She can’t stop and neither can Hunter—which lands them both in the crosshairs of a murderer growing more desperate by the day (hour?).
In this gripping romantic suspense, Kelly Irvin plumbs the complexity of broken trust in the people we love—and in God—and whether either can be mended.
PRAISE FOR TRUST ME:
“Irvin follows the characters through twists and turns, writing through the lens of faith and broken faith, while illuminating a bridge across shattered relationships to second chances. This one’s an emotional roller-coaster.” — Julie Gwinn of the Seymour Agency in Publishers Weekly Review
“Trust Me is an apt title for Irvin’s new suspense novel. Kelly Irvin is a master at spinning a complex story web with surprising twists and relatable characters. Highly recommended!” —Colleen Coble, USA TODAY bestselling author of A Stranger’s Game and the Pelican Harbor series
“I found I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough in Kelly Irvin’s latest novel, Trust Me. I promised myself just one more page and I’d stop reading for the night…just one more…just one more. At times I could barely breathe. What a fabulous story! I loved it!” –Carrie Stuart Parks, award-winning author of the Gwen Marcey series
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“Some people had to go through hell to find heaven.”
Trust Me by Kelly Irvin is a quick-paced murder mystery with a few surprises detonating across the pages, keeping both the reader and the characters on their toes. After eight long years in prison for killing Corey Broward, his best friend no less, Hunter Nash is out on parole and determined to prove his innocence and put the past to rest. But how can he let go of the past when Delaney Broward, his former girlfriend and Corey’s sister, crosses his path when a mutual friend is slain on the very day he is released from prison? When Hunter was pronounced guilty and sent away eight years ago, Delaney broke the ties with him and became wiser, smarter, and more independent, guarding her heart and losing her faith in God in the process.
Reluctantly, Delaney agrees to work with Hunter to find the murderer of their friend, which may or may not be related to Corey’s death all those years ago. If Hunter is not responsible for both murders a decade apart, then who is, and will that person come after Delaney next?
The title of this thriller set in San Antonio, Texas, says it all. Trust Me is indeed all about trust, but Delaney’s heart has been betrayed and broken, and trust quickly followed suit, so how can she believe Hunter when he says to trust him, to believe he now has faith in God, and to help him prove his innocence and catch the real killer?
Trust Me has exciting action, dynamic characterization, undeniable romance and friendship, twists and turns aplenty, and a peek into the sordid terrain of drugs and gangs that is prevalent in so many cities, including San Antonio. Kelly Irvin knows how to pace a romantic mystery because unraveling the clues and determining the truth can be challenging for readers and characters alike (although, I did suspect someone almost from the start, based on nothing but a hunch and a weird vibe). What is clear and remains that way throughout is that Hunter and Delaney have not totally lost their attraction for each other. Hunter, of course, never stopped loving her during his time in prison, but Delaney refuses to become vulnerable once more. Can they find trust again? Can they open their hearts by letting go of past betrayal? Can they allow themselves to let love bloom anew? Can Delaney rekindle her faith in God?
All good questions, and, trust me, nothing is as it seems in this mystery, so guessing at the answers will be just that: guesses. Figuring it all out along with the characters is dramatic and entertaining, with no stones left unturned and with danger hiked up to a fever pitch as the truth eventually spills out all over the place. Trust can be difficult and sometimes even impossible to get back once it is lost, but misplaced trust can be downright dangerous.
Enter the giveaway below on or before March 4, 2022, for a chance to win an autographed copy of Trust Me by Kelly Irvin.
I received a free copy of this book from Lone Star Book Blog Tours in exchange for my honest review.
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WOW! This sounds like another amazing book from Kelly Irvin. And it’s available on audio! SCORE! Thanks for a great review.
You’re welcome! Watch out for that doozy of an ending!
Thanks for your kind words, Ruthie. I’m so glad you liked it!