Purple Knot by Raquel Byrnes

Purple Knot (Shade of Hope Book 1)

Raquel Byrnes
White Rose Publishing
Christian Suspense
5 Stars

Well there is nothing like reading a series backwards. After reading Ruby Dawn book 2 in the series I cannot tell you which one is the best. They are both an exciting and suspenseful edge of your seat thriller from the first page to the very last.

Reyna Cruz was born on the wrong side of the tracks or as one would say in Seattle on the wrong side of the bay. Taunted in school she made friends with Summer and her twin brother Jimmy who now takes on being her protector. Years later Reyna loses everything, the baby she is carrying, Jimmy and her faith in the God Jimmy believes in. Getting her private investigators license she moves to San Diego and opens her own agency. Everything seems to be going good and she is doing quite well for herself that is until Jimmy calls her. Summer is in critical condition at the hospital and of course her husband is to blame.  He has been known to beat her but this time it’s gone too far. As Reyna flies to Seattle little does she know what can of worms she is about to open and what she is going to get mixed up in. Arriving at the hospital Reyna found out quick that the fate of Summers life and that of her unborn baby lay in her hands. With Summer being near death how can she choose what to do?

As Reyna tries to put her PI skills to use, she soon realizes that someone is out to get rid of her. As the intrigue increases and the suspense mounts we follow Jimmy and Reyna through a terror filled ride involving drugs, kidnappings attempted murders and a rekindling of their love. Will they eventually get to the bottom of this mystery? Can Reyna finally learn to trust God as before and let Him help her instead of trying to do this on her own?

This is a wonderful read that I found very hard to put down till I reached the end. It has just the right amount of romance in it as not make it overbearing and take away from the rest of the plot. Even though Reyna and Jimmy still have feelings for each other there are plenty of spats happening in the relationship also. I really like the characters of Reyna and Jimmy but would have like to sit Jimmy’s mother down and gave her a tongue lashing.  It was not till the exciting ending that we finally found out who killed Summer. With all the characters I had in mind as the killer, I found out I was very  wrong. This review just touches a little bit of what the book is about so if you like a good cleanly written romantic suspense novel that is Christian Based, I recommend reading Purple Knot.

I received this complimentary review copy from White Rose Publishing. The opinions expressed here are my thoughts of the book