Recent Release Audio Book Review: Hide and Seek (Appleton Falls #2) by Felice Stevens (Author) & Kale Williams (Narrator)

Reviewed by Sadonna

 

TITLE:  Hide and Seek

SERIES:  Appleton Falls

AUTHOR:  Felice Stevens

NARRATOR:  Kale Williams

PUBLISHER:  Good Man Press

LENGTH:  7 hours and 37 minutes

RELEASE DATE:  July 17, 2026

BLURB:

I’m finally living the life I want as a deputy sheriff in the small town of Appleton Falls. I gave up my job as a cop in the NYPD to search for the truth about a father I barely know, except finding him brought me no peace.

But I’m happy. Really. I’d love to fall in love, but it just hasn’t happened. Yet.

Then he shows up to join our force.

My old high school nemesis, Dominic Starr.

The gorgeous loner and the bane of my existence.

As well as my secret fantasy.

Why did he leave the NYPD? Was he running from his powerful father? Or hiding from him?

It’s not like he wants to forgive and forget and be friends. At every turn he’s in my face, taunting and teasing me with that stupid nickname he loves and knows I hate.

Starr should be careful, because he’s got secrets only I know.

And one of them is mine as well.

But when the past we both want to leave behind crashes into our present—with deadly consequences—neither of us can hide what we’ve been running from all our lives: The future we both seek is in each other’s arms.

If we make it out alive.

REVIEW:

Note:  This book contains spoilers for the previous book in the series.

Emerson Kane is doing well at his job in Appleton Falls.  His partner Jett has now married to his retired football player husband and things are going well.  The only fly in the ointment is the annoyance of dealing with his high school nemesis Dominic Starr.  Seriously?  Moving to Appleton Falls from New York City put plenty of distance between them, but then he just shows up in the same small town?  Unbelievable.  They pick and poke and each other which amused the other guys in the department.

Turns out their history is much different than anyone suspects.  Their high school engagement was not just in sports.  But they have never ever spoken about it.  After Emerson is cheated on by a woman, Dom makes sure he doesn’t make a mistake getting a DUI or worse.  Why?  When they

This was a real roller coaster ride that I wasn’t expecting!  So much for idyllic small towns 😉  The big bad city is back for a pound of flesh – literally.  Emerson and Dom

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