"terrific tense thriller"

Mountain Bend, California elementary school principal Craig Weston calls Tess Carson at her New York City Supplies & Sales office to tell her that her sister Tori failed to pick up her daughter seven years old Caitlin. Rather than see her niece in a foster facility, Tess, used to her sibling's failures, flies to California to take care of Caitlin.

There she learns that Sheriff Smith suspects her sister stole money from her employer, Craig's father rancher Frank Weston, who just died in an apparent tractor accident. Making matters worse as she tries to comfort Caitly, Tess is attracted to Craig's brother former Hollywood superstar Grant, who has had his choice of beauties but desires Tess too. As Tess has visions of the past that she feels is tied to her missing sister, neither she nor Grant is aware of the dangers lurking in this remote mountain town from an unidentified assailant with sinister plans who already killed Frank and abetted by an ally turned that into looking like a tragic accident.

This engaging romantic suspense stars two likable protagonists both dealing with recent tragedies that seem interconnected, but neither know how until the climax. The story line is action-packed, but insures that the audience can feel Grant's loss, Caitly's uncertainty, and Tess' worries. The final twists seem over the mountainside, but the audience will still treasure this terrific tense thriller.

Harriet Klausner

Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted November 27, 2004

A first-time Sensation author delivers thrilling romantic suspense in ECHOES. Tess Carson's sister has disappeared after being implicated in the suspicious murder of her boss. The victim's son, Grant Weston, appears to want to help, but Tess is wary of his true intentions. When Tess begins having visions of another time and place, she suspects she may hold the key to finding her sister.

Romantic Times gives ECHOES 4 Stars: "Secrets, peril and eerie revelations make this debut paranormal thriller stimulating reading. Those who love the parallel story technique will thoroughly enjoy watching this two-tiered story unfold."

Summary

Tess Carson isn't surprised when her irresponsible sister, Tori, vanishes from her remote California town. But when Tess arrives in Mountain Bend to look after Tori's daughter, she realizes there is more to the disappearance than mere flight of fancy. Her sister's boss is dead...and Tori is the prime suspect...

Tess turns to an unlikely ally to clear her sister's name—the dead man's son. But Grant Weston is haunted by his own familial demons, making Tess wary of his true intentions—and suspicious of his connection to Tori.

And there is something else haunting Tess. Something forcing her to experience strange, terrifying hallucinations and another time and place. Now, the only way for Tess to discover the truth about her sister—and about Grant—is to confront the secret that binds them together through time itself...