Casee‘s review of Blown Away by Sharon Sala.
Cari North has stumbled across her ex-fiance, Lance Morgan… digging a shallow grave in the Louisiana woods. After one horrifying moment, Cari knew her life hinged upon whether she could outrun Lance and the tornado that was barrelling down on their heels. Just when she thinks she’s lost Lance, the storm throws in yet another unexpected twist.
Cari’s house, her family – her entire life – have been wiped out by the storm. Badly injured herself, and knowing Lance will come after her, she trades clothing and ID with her near-identical cousin and hides out in Baton Rouge as her cousin Susan…until Susan’s boss calls her bluff and finds himself drawn into Cari’s incredible tale. With his help, Cari can now stop running and face her tormenter.
Sharon Sala is one of those authors that I can’t give up. I have no idea why. Some of her characters say the most lame, corny things I’ve ever read. Yet I keep reading with a smile on my face. I think it’s just what I’ve come to expect from her. If there wasn’t that corny factor, she wouldn’t be an author that I love.
While out on a walk on her family’s property, Cari stumbled upon her ex-fiancée digging a grave. Lance Morgan has always been a selfish bastard, but she never would have pegged him for a killer. Cari can’t keep from voicing her horror and the chase is on. All Cari can think about is getting back home to tell her parents what she saw. All Lance can think about is stopping Cari before she ruins his life and everything he’s worked so hard for.
The storm that hits Cari’s home as she arrives is something that changes her life forever. Both her parents are dead. The cousin that she grew up with is gone as well. In minutes, her family and her home are gone and she is alone. Cari doesn’t have time to think of her loss. All she can think about is that Lance is still chasing her. When she sees that her cousin is all but unrecognizable, Cari comes up with a crazy plan to take her cousin’s identity and let everyone think that Cari North is dead.
Susan’s boss, Mike Boudreaux, is called when his employee turns up at the hospital unconscious. He knows immediately that Cari isn’t Susan. He’s about to call her on her lie when she tells him the horrifying story that brought her to the hospital. He feels like he has no choice but to offer her the protection she so desperately needs to heal.
Cari takes a few days to heal and then decides it’s time to take action against Lance. She knows that she needs to find the body that he was burying, but wonders what the likelihood of that happening is. She has Mike who believes in her.
Mike does believe in Cari and he’ll do anything in his considerable power to make sure that Lance Morgan is brought to justice and that Cari isn’t hurt. From the time that she first woke up in the hospital, he is drawn to her in a way that he was never drawn to Susan. All he has to do is convince her that they have a chance (after everything is resolved of course).
I liked this book, but it was exactly what I thought it would be. Which is okay with me.
3.75 out of 5.
This book is available from Mira. You can buy it here.
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