Customer Reviews

Deadly Double

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Josephine (Josie) Ferrell grew up with the proverbial silver spoon in her mouth. Her adoptive parents saw to her every need and comfort. When her mother passed away during her childhood, her father simply doted on her even more. When he dies, her whole world is turned upside down. While grieving over the loss of her dear father, Josephine finds out she has a twin sister and meets her during the funeral. What a wonderful thing to happen during such a tragic time, right? Wrong!

Michelle Andrews was anything but the loving twin in search of her biological sister. Michelle grew up surrounded by poverty and abuse. Everyday was a struggle for her. She has been on the wrong side of the law for a long time, and now she sees her sister as the answer to her prayers. She wants her sister's life. After insinuating herself into Josie's life and home, Michelle begins to maliciously plot to switch identities with her sibling. One day Josie wakes up in a mental institution in a heavily drug-induced state, wondering why everyone keeps calling her "Michelle."

The blue-eyed Dr. William Hayes sees the bed-prone ebony beauty and is immediately transported back in time when he met Josie Ferrell while she was singing at a jazz club. He realizes instantly that the woman whose eyes he now stares into is the same one he fell in love with all those years ago, and she is definitely not Michelle Andrews. And what's more, no one believes him either. Realizing that something unpleasant has happened to Josie, William decides to risk his job and a possible jail sentence to rescue the love of his life, and just in the nick of time. As bodies begin turning up left and right, the two try to stay alive and out of prison. But, their close proximity to one another gradually rekindles the love they once shared.

In DEADLY DOUBLE, Adrianne Byrd forays again into the romantic suspense genre with a sinisterly evil take on the good twin/bad twin storyline. She does a very decent job of combining this often-used plot to ferret out a unique story concerning issues relating to mental disorders and interracial dating, while allowing a love story to brew in the background. I especially liked the way the book opened, with our heroine already being whisked away from the institution and readers later being brought up to date in flashbacks while the story continued to trudge on. I was hooked from the first page of this action-packed thriller and did not dare put it down until finished. The ending will even leave you thinking... "Oh, no she didn't."

Reviewed by Brenda M. Lisbon
of The RAWSISTAZ™ Reviewers

This is a story of love lost and love rekindled, of romance and intrigue, of good vs. evil. The author got it right--the story struck the perfect balance between suspense/intrigue and sexual tension, sprinkled with just the right amount of delicious lovemaking. The suspense elements of the novel did not overshadow the romantic aspect as some romantic suspense novels are often inclined to do. He's white, she's black--but race did not play a significant role in the story--it just wasn't an issue. Some of the secondary characters, namely Ming, the Asian homicide detective, and her husband Conan were rather interesting characters, and I would have liked to have seen a more in-depth view into their lives and personalities. Nevertheless, the book was well-written and a very satisfying IR read! I highly recommend it.

SASSAFRAS

Hang onto your hats. The action in this books starts on page one and doesn't let up until the shocking end. Even then you're left saying "oh, no." This is a grade A suspense story that is sure to please. Once you read it, tell your friends and neighbors to check this story out. You won't be sorry.

I enjoyed the book until I got to the end! I found myself flipping back through the book trying to see if the ending was even probable! I felt as if something was missing to make the ending possible!

I usually read contemporary romance and purchased this book in error. It took me awhile to finally decide to read it but when I did I was not disappointed. This book is like no other book I've ever read. It is action packed and full of twist and turns. The end had me flipping back through the book to see if it was possible. In short I loved this book and will be looking for others like it!
I gave this book 5 stars even with the grammatical errors...

Enjoyed reading this book, its highly recommended, romance, suspence the lot, great characters.

READ THIS BOOK IN TWO DAYS. I COULD'NT PUT IT DOWN. I LOVED THE CHARACTERS AND THE STORY. THE LOVE SCENES WERE UNBELIEVABLE. I DEFINETLY RECOMMEND YOU BUY. GREAT BOOK!

Once I started the book. I could not put it down. I enjoyed the suspense, the romance and the fast pace. I have become a big fan of Ms. Byrd's. Well done

I bought the book sometime ago,but kept putting it off to be read....sorry I waited so long. This book was awesome!!!, I started it on my luch hour, which was a mistake, couldn't finish working wanting to read it instead of working. I was pulled so far into this story, that I felt as though I was a fly on the wall. I was in the trunk, the closet, anywhere and everywhere the characters were. For me, the mark of a good book, is the writer's gift of making me feel as though I "see" it and feel it happening. This book was all of that and more.

If you have the book, read the book, if you don't have it yet, get it, get extra's for your friends.....it's a page turner, one you'll want to read again and again

I have always been a huge fan of Ms. Byrd's Contemporary Romance, and thought they were excellent, but I think Ms. Byrd has found another calling in her two recently released books, IF YOU DARE and DEADLY DOUBLE. I couldn't put DEADLY DOUBLE down, this was certainly a page turner. Imagine if someone took over your identity.

I can hardly wait for the next book in this series of Romantic Suspense.

Great job Ms. Byrd!