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Julie Collins is stuck in a dead-end secretarial job with the Bear Butte County Sheriff's office, and still grieving over the unsolved murder of her Lakota half-brother. Lack of public interest in finding his murderer, or the killer of several other transient Native American men, has left Julie with a bone-deep cynicism she counters with tequila, cigarettes, and dangerous men. The one bright spot in her mundane life is the time she spends working part-time as a PI with her childhood friend, show more Kevin Wells. When the body of a sixteen-year old white girl is discovered in nearby Rapid Creek, Julie believes this victim will receive the attention others were denied. Then she learns Kevin has been hired, mysteriously, to find out where the murdered girl spent her last few days. Julie finds herself drawn into the case against her better judgment, and discovers not only the ugly reality of the young girl's tragic life and brutal death, but ties to her and Kevin's past that she is increasingly reluctant to revisit. On the surface the situation is eerily familiar. But the parallels end when Julie realizes some family secrets are best kept buried deep. Especially those serious enough to kill for.. show less
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Julie Collins, is still grieving over the death of her brother Ben, when a local sixteen year old girl's body is discovered, with similar details to Ben. Her best friend and P.I. asks for her help in tracking her movements for the two weeks prior to her death.
I wasn't too sure that I was going to like the Collins character but she grew on me and I enjoyed the mystery, so I am looking forward to reading the next one.
I wasn't too sure that I was going to like the Collins character but she grew on me and I enjoyed the mystery, so I am looking forward to reading the next one.
Main character, Julie Collins is too angst ridden and self destructive for my taste. I hope the next book we see the character coming to terms with her problems and moving the heck on. I liked the story and the locale, however.
Pretty goo debut. Some of the writing was a bit basic and the dialogue was not much better but over all could be a good series.
I don't like the main character and I don't like the book. The characters and the storyline are shallow and unappealing. Unfortunately, I already purchased the other books in the series. The artwork draws you in and the summary on the back cover beguiled me with the arrival of an intriguing new heroine who actually turns out to be a dud.
Loved this book the suspense was excellent it lead you in all different ways but lead you to a wonderful ending
Could not bring myself to like the main character at all. Otherwise the story was okay.
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Lorelei James is a USA Today and New York Times bestselling author of erotic romances. Her stories are often set in the modern day Wild West. She also writes the Mastered series. She has won the Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award and the CAPA Award. Her titles include: Saddled and Spurred, Wrangled and Tangled, and Turn and Burn. (Bowker show more Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Blood Ties
- People/Characters
- Julie Collins
- Important places
- South Dakota, USA
- First words
- Death has nipped at my heels like a disobedient dog since I was fourteen.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)No matter what the future held for us, I had a feeling we were in for a helluva wild ride.
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