What’s the new Don’t Keep Silent all about?
Investigative reporter Rae Burke will do anything to find her missing sister-in-law, even if it means facing Liam McKade, a man who almost lost his life saving hers. A former DEA agent, Liam thought he could find peace at his Wyoming ranch, but he just doesn’t feel at home anywhere anymore. When the reporter who blew his cover on an important investigation inserts herself back into his life, he’s less than thrilled. But Rae’s keen investigative skills have led her down the right path–and directly into the dragon’s mouth–leaving Liam no choice but to protect her. As the danger increases, the past they both tried to flee catches up to them, along with the feelings they once had for each other.
Elizabeth Goddard’s Don’t Keep Silent is the perfect ending to the Uncommon Justice series! With stunning mountain backdrops setting the scene and hunky cowboy law enforcement types, there’s excitement on many levels in these books.
Goddard knows just how to keep the suspense building in Don’t Keep Silent, too. Every time I thought I had the plot and the players figured out, she’d throw another wrench into the works. I enjoyed the way she spiraled the action deeper and deeper, keeping the intrigue fresh and the reader wondering.
Zoey’s character drew me in from the very beginning. You can’t help but feel bad for a sad girl wanting her missing mommy and the hurting husband who’s trying to keep things together for her. I wanted everything to work out well for them both, but that seemed less and less likely as I read deeper into the story. I love the red herrings that Goddard threw out there to keep the reader guessing – Don’t Keep Silent definitely ruled the series in that regard.
Rae and Liam were complicated characters, and that’s part of what made them so great. They’re both fighting their own demons, and those demons have some similarities. Add that to the fact that they have a complex past together, and they make for deep story leads. I would have liked a flashback scene since their past influenced this story so much; that would have helped me to understand their past and it’s forward connections more fully. Of course, then Goddard couldn’t have dribbled out information in quite the same way, so maybe this way is best, but I do love those pieces that really grab the reader and superglue the two plot lines together.
Don’t Keep Silent was one of those stories that made me simultaneously want to read faster and slower as I neared the end; I couldn’t wait to find out what happened but didn’t want the story – and the series – to end. I’ll definitely be rereading this one.
Although the preview that Goddard included of the first book in the next series sounds amazing. If you like mystery/suspense stories where the setting plays a key role, you’ll want to get the first book in her new Rocky Mountain Courage series pre-ordered as soon as possible!
All in all, if you’re a fan of suspense, you won’t want to miss Elizabeth Goddard’s Don’t Keep Silent. With lots of action scenes, likeable characters, and as many plot twists as the ski slopes it features, it’s the perfect pandemic read.
I received a free copy of Don’t Keep Silent from the author. All opinions are my own.
