Mist [Kindle Edition]

J L Wilson (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Seven years ago, I was kidnapped and held against my will by a monster who made me his 'bride'. I was kept for more than forty days -- 964 hours, to be precise. 964 hours of torment, fear, and humiliation. Each of those hours twisted me until I was no longer Carolyn O'Malley, a woman with a normal life, a woman who lived in a nice home on a nice street with a man who loved her, with a sweet little dog and a good job and a life just like yours...

By the time I jumped out of a window and escaped, running naked through the snow to freedom, I was mangled into the person I am today, a scarred and crippled woman whose lover was brutally murdered, whose life was torn asunder, a creature who lost everything in those nights of terror.

Now there was just one focus in my life: Find the monster and kill him. I've spent the years recovering from my wounds, planning, and training for what I would do. My chance might finally be here, if I play my cards right. The FBI task force has laid a trap with my bodyguard, Ned Buchanan, as the bait. I'll be going into the trap with him and if I have my chance...

Have you ever wondered what happens to us afterward, to those who were missed? Have you ever wondered how we feel, how we adjust to 'real life' again? Have you ever wondered what would happen if we could face our torturer?

Have you ever wondered how good revenge might feel?

About the Author

J L Wilson writes ‘mysteries with a touch of romance … and romance with a touch of gray.’ She also writes time travel books and paranormal-political thrillers. She can be found at various spots on the Internet. Check her web site (jayellwilson.com) for where.

Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 416 KB
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B006HO7GNM
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #365,107 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

More About the Author

J L Wilson is a Midwestern author who writes 'mysteries with a touch of romance ... and romance with a touch of gray.' She also writes time travel books and has a paranormal-political thriller series that's set on another planet. She can be found on Twitter, Facebook, MySpace. Check the web site for details.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars chilling thriller, February 18, 2012

By 

Kimba88 (Midwest) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mist (Kindle Edition)

Mist is a compelling psychological thriller that captivated me from page one. Wilson takes us on a suspenseful ride as we enter the life of Carolyn O'Malley; the woman who escaped from the sadistic serial killer known as the Groom. The tale was fast paced, with twist and a little romance. I read this over two evenings.

Carolyn O'Malley was the only one to escape from the serial killer known as the Groom. He grabbed her in her home and seven days later made her his bride. He held her for over forty days before she jumped from a window and made her escape. Permanently scarred both mentally and forever physically, she has spent the last seven years helping the FBI. They have created a task force know as the Bridegrooms. Ned, an ex-military buddy of her late partner, has been living with her as a bodyguard. Every year on the date of her escape, the Groom sends a sympathy card. Carolyn has spent the last seven years secretly plotting her revenge. After Carolyn escaped, the serial killer changed his MO. He began taking girls in the spring and fall; each girl resembles Carolyn. If she changes her hair color, he changes his victim. The FBI task force believes she is the key and together they will lay a trap to capture him.

The tale that unfolds sent me on quite a ride, as Wilson slowly revealed what occurred during the forty days Carolyn was held. As Carolyn works with the FBI, we learn they are keeping things from her and she is keeping things from them. The clever twists and reveals Wilson provides kept me engaged, as I connected with the characters and worried about them. The relationship between Ned and Carolyn is unique. He has spent the past seven years acting as her bodyguard, maid, nurse and friend. Ned is deeply in love with strong-willed Carolyn and deep down she knows this. As Ned hints about life after the Groom, Carolyn must address how she feels about Ned. The climatic, weekend ending, was gripping and a surprise reveal left shocked. After I closed the book, I realized Wilson had cleverly dropped clues along the way.

4.0 out of 5 stars Does planning revenge for years make life sweet?, February 12, 2012

By 

D. T. Staggs (Nashville. TN) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Mist (Kindle Edition)

Cari was badly abused, both mentally and physically, but was able to escape when many others were not. That was 7 years ago and she has been planning revenge for all these years if only she and the FBI Task Force can find her "Groom". She wants him DEAD! She has a body guard, Ned, that that has watched over her for years. They know everything about each other. Right?

J.L. Wilson develops her characters well and then tells a very unusual story that draws you in and keeps you reading. I agree with one of the other reviewers that said, don't start the last of the book and expect to put it down. It is a good read and I would have bought it after reading the synopsis of the book. But I received a complimentary copy of this book in order to review it

4.0 out of 5 stars Sweet Revenge, February 12, 2012

By 

Kathryn K. Sweet "cat lover" (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Mist (Kindle Edition)

This was a good book about a woman who was kidnapped and tortured for 40 days and the plans she has for revenge. Nice character development and draws you in quite a bit esp towards the end. A bit more violent than my usual books. The plot was a little hard to swallow that she would work on the FBI team for capture of her captor and that they would allow someone so intimately associated with the original event be her bodyguard but as long as you accept this and go forward it is a good read. Once you get to the last 25% of the book do not have anything else planned as it will be hard to put the book down at that point.

"I received a complimentary copy of this book in order to review it."