I'm so thrilled that Shelly Bell has released another Benediction book and finally! We will discover the secret between Lisa and Sawyer that was alluded to in at the end of Blue Blooded.

Lisa Smith aka Annaliese Hayes turned her back on the only person she has every loved, in order to protect him from…her! You see Annaliese family is full of con artists and they made Annaliese one from the moment she realized that they were not normal. After so many years Annaliese's father sets his sights on Sawyer Hayes and like the dutiful daughter Annaliese complies. But to Annaliese, Sawyer is so much more! He became the first person who ever knew her real name. But in Annaliese's case all good things must come to an end when Sawyers life is threatened, so in order to protect him, she does the one thing she always knows what to do, so she runs away taking a million dollars with her.

Five years later Annaliese in on the straight and narrow and has her own PR company and finally a group of friends; whom know nothing about about her past. That is until Sawyer walks back into her life and demands repayment! But then Annaliese's past rears its ugly head and someone is out to kill her! But you are left wondering who it is and Sawyer will actually be able to let her go at the end of the 7 days.

OH MY GOD!!! This series can never end!! Because I will literally be heartbroken! Now I will warn you that Shelly Bell books are not from the faint of heart! They are hardcore books, just like life is!! But the stories are beautifully written with no fluff or fillers. Just grab you by the seat of your pants romantic suspense, which I have fallen in love with…thanks to this author.

As I said before; the plot was without fluff or fillers. The writing was smooth and the characters divine! I am seriously addicted to this series! To these characters, to everything! I am seriously hoping that the next story is OZ's story *hint hint*

I give Black Listed 5 stars! ( )