
Within the Shadows
A Contract for Life (With Emma Series, Book 2)
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Eric Drummond
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T. L. Mahrt
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A thrilling pause-resister that will have you on the edge of your seat.
Within the Shadows, book two of With Emma series:
Emma’s world is rocked as the real monster lurking in the shadows is unveiled.
Emma Andrews’ last memory of her mother is seeing her bleeding to death on the bathroom floor. Several years later, Emma is kidnapped and forced to face the same monster that killed her mother. Quickly, Emma - a daydreamer with an inventive personality - must learn to separate her fantasies from reality in order to differentiate friend or foe.
As secrets unfold and the shadows emerge, Emma wonders if she can endure reliving the trauma of her past. One thing she does know for certain - she can’t do it alone.
Will Emma escape from this monster alive? Will Chance still love her after she reveals her past? Or, will someone new teach Emma the true strength hiding within her?
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- G C
- 02-23-21
EXCELLENT SERIES!
I am loving this series! This book caught my attention from the very beginning and held it throughout the entire book. The narration was outstanding and kept me entertained! The author did an amazing job with the character builds and plot! I can't wait to read the next book in this series! I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
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- Jocelyne
- 03-14-21
Dark and Twisted!
This is the second book in the With Emma Series, a Dark Romantic Suspense. You have to listen to this series in order. Emma's story continues where the first book left off. She is a wonderful character. Her story is darkly twisted, and breathtaking. Chance, Andy, and Rick are fantastic and intriguing supporting characters. Jarrett is devilishly twisted. The story is told with multiple POV. The storyline is enthralling, intricate, suspenseful, filled with danger, action, and twists and turns. The mystery unfolds at a slow pace. Impossible to put it down. The story ends with a huge and unpredictable cliffhanger. Zara Eden, Eric Drummond did an amazing job with the narration. Now, I am looking forward to listen to Withholding the Key, the last book in the Trilogy, to know what happens next. I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
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