Reviewed by Danielle

TITLE: Cold Cases and Second Chances

AUTHOR: J.M. Dabney

PUBLISHER: Hostile Whispers Press, LLC

LENGTH: 285 Pages

RELEASE DATE: October 26, 2021

BLURB:

Life and Death sometimes made you believe in second chances

Robert

One thing I was sure of in my life was I’d never start over after my marriage of thirty years ended. Yet when our kids formed lives of their own, we’d grown apart. I’d signed the papers and tried to move on. My work as a Homicide Detective became my life. It left me with no time to think, but I couldn’t exist for my job alone. All that changed when they assigned Remy Bosley as my new partner. He was too good to be true, but in a short time, he became my friend—maybe something more.

Remy

For twenty-eight years, I’d worked to leave my past behind. Although, when the horrors shaped you into the person you were, there was no escape. Being a cop for me was making sure no one else turned out like me. My partner, Robert Kauffman, made it clear how far I’d shoved my dreams down. I was too old and damaged for fairy tales, yet that’s exactly what I wanted. In a few short years, his family became mine, and I couldn’t lose that no matter how much I wanted more than friends. When he was in danger, I did what needed to be done, and nothing was ever the same.

When a serial killer makes Remy’s old turf his hunting ground, how far will he go to protect the innocent?

(TW: Mentions of childhood sexual, physical, and mental abuses. Passive Suicidal Ideation, self-harm, and mental illness. These are off-page, but there are detailed flashbacks and conversations of said acts. Yet if these are triggering for you, please feel free not to read the story. Your self-care and mental health are more important. Thank you.)

REVIEW:

Wow did this book come as a surpise to me. I picked it up because I am a fan of the author’s previous series line. So when I saw a request for this book, I was like, let’s try it and boy how I liked trying it 😀

This is seriously an excellent read! The author has a way of words for sure , which I remembered from previous reads and that isn’t different with this release.

The story is entralling, exciting, sweet and lovable with the right amount of tenderness, action, drama and angst.

It is not, I admit, for the faint at heart because there is, as mentioned in the blurb, serious issues mentioned and spoken about as abuse in all different forms.

Yes underlying behind all that there is a second chance love story for Remy and Robert. They are partners in the force working together for three years and best friends. Remy is part of Robert’s family including ex wife, children and grandchildren. He is a fixed part in his life and when Robert gets hurt, Remy is there to pick up the pieces and to take care of him. Throw in Roo (and no, I am not spoilering so you will have to find out who or what that is by reading the book) and you have the perfect set up for a second chance story.

BUT the story doesn’t end there…

There is, as the blurb mentioned, a serial killer on the loose and between working out their relationship, the emotions and the flashbacks, they have to work on finding that killer. Together with their selfmade family of friends made out of friends from the precinct and from Remy’s past life, they are roaming the streets to find the responsable person.

This story keeps going and therefore kept me reading viciously to see where it would go.

On a personal note, I am not a big fan of the “petname” choosen but that is on me.

I think on a side note, what I perhaps liked best was the fact that it seems a perfect set up for a new series line. Because we definitely need to know about Stevenson, Doc and even Graves, for that matter 😉

I highly recommend this book and am expressing hope that J.M. Dabney will continue in this.

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