Tainted Morals [Kindle Edition]

Janene Hudson (Author)

Book Description

When Laura Broderick’s world was destroyed, she retreated to the woods to rebuild her life. An anonymous existence and nearly absolute solitude has gone a long way toward healing the scars. But four years later, Laura has discovered she will never truly escape the madman that is after her. Even the FBI couldn’t help her before and now she finds herself trying to trust the small town sheriff with her life.

Sheriff Trevor Holbrook has never given a second thought to the beautiful mysterious woman that lives in the woods outside of New Jackson. She made it clear to the entire town she wanted to be left alone. But when a horrifying turn of events drops a killer in the middle of the small town he is sworn to protect, he has no choice but to figure out the mystery that is Laura Broderick. Her dauntless courage awakens passionate feelings Trevor never could have anticipated. The deeper he delves into Laura’s past, the more terror seems to be unleashed on his town.

Can one small town sheriff help her stop a psychopath the FBI hasn’t been able to touch?

Product Details

• File Size: 467 KB
• Print Length: 384 pages
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B0058VGHOO
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #164,453 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A Page Turner June 18, 2011

By Mystery

Format:Paperback

I loved this book. Grab it and head to your favorite place to read; you are going to stay there awhile! To me, the big difference between a good read and an ordinary mystery is character development. Tainted Morals has three souls I learned to care enough about I just had to know what was going to happen to them. That's what keeps you turning the pages of this book when you are supposed to be doing a million other things! Trevor has a rare heart that entangles his sheriff investigation in an enticing way for the reader. I would like to have coffee with Laura today and talk over everything that happened. Working with children all my life, I do know young people like Reagan do exist. Her ability to survive and conquer a horrible childhood and find an island of sanity amidst chaos is inspiring. The killer is evil and relentless, fascinatingly difficult to figure out. The author wrote a unique epilogue. You hope it will be longer than most and it is and is extremely well done. I highly recommend this book.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Enjoyable January 20, 2012

By Bea

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

I really enjoyed this book. It initially started off slow, but once you picked-up the parallel track of good and evil, the book moved well. The characters were introduced and developed carefully; the serial killer's twisted logic was good, the main character had her demons, the building love relationship with Trevor & Cory wasn't sexual and the friendlship between Cory & Reagan withstood it all. As a supporting character in the book, I really appreciated the richness and strength of Reagan, who was a survivor despite her history. The exposure of who the killer was took me by surprise and I like the way the author wrapped-up the ending once the police knew the killer.

I found this to be an enjoyable read and I will search for other books by this author.

22 of 24 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Impressive June 22, 2011

By They

Format:Paperback

I didn't have high expectations since this is the author's first novel and was pleasantly surprised! I found the characters to be well developed, the plot was exciting and action-packed and the story was very well-written. I found myself to be shocked and appalled at the actions of the villain and relating to the internal musings of the 3 main characters. If I had to critique anything I would say that the romantic aspects felt a trifle forced. Overall, I can't wait to see what this author comes up with next. I hope we haven't seen the last of Janene Hudson.

More About the Author

Janene Hudson is a 30-something year old lady who likes words. Three far above average kids call her mom and she lives in just enough pandemonium to keep her questioning her sanity. She is blessed to have a supportive husband who acquiesces to her requests for things like, ducks to raise, zip lines in the backyard, and painting one room of the house like a jungle. He lets her stay home with the chaos.

Janene has an English degree and is a certified teacher who doesn't want to teach. She's published several essays and articles to date and has won a few writing contests over the years. When she's not avidly reading (in the zoo she calls home), she is always telling some story or another. Tainted Morals just happens to be one she wrote down...