Review, Guest Post, and Giveaway: Shadows of Deception by Ashley Dawn

About the Book

Book: Shadows of Deception  
Author: Ashley Dawn  
Genre: Romantic Suspense  
Release Date: May 1, 2018

“Get to work cowboy or you’ll be too late to the table to get any pie.” 

A short getaway to a nice Texas ranch isn’t why Tiffany is at Colorado’s home. She is a seasoned LA PI and used to the fast paced life. The problems on the ranch are different from what she is used to but she is determined to solve them one way or another. There is one slight problem—a tall dark and handsome cowboy distracting her and occupying more and more of her thoughts.

 “…I would hate for anything to happen to remove you from my favor…or organization.” 

Danger on the ranch is real and escalating quickly. Colorado doesn’t know who to trust or what is coming next. The thing he does know is Tiffany Reiley is the woman he wants for the job. Thinking the case will be quick and easy to solve, Tiffany doesn’t anticipate the depth of the horrors she has stepped into. As Colorado and Tiffany’s attraction grows, the danger gets closer. Will God guide them to the answers they are so desperately searching for?

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My Thoughts:

Shadows of Deception is the first book by Ashley Dawn I have read and it is also part of a series. This is book four in the series, and some things are mentioned from earlier books, but it was still a good stand-alone book. In fact it was a really good book. 

Coming from a large family where most of her siblings are involved with various government agencies, PI Tiffany is trying to make her own mark in the world and prove she is more than just the little sister. First off, I really liked the family dynamics. Siblings and cousins are close and they have each other’s backs. They may bicker and get on one another’s nerves, but you can see that they really love each other. 

Hot on the trail of a big and dangerous case that Tiffany had previously worked on, walks into her office a cowboy, one Colorado, who has been noticing disturbing things around his ranch that seem to be more threatening than coincidental. Tiffany thinking this will be a break from big city life takes on the case hoping it will be easy. Unfortunately that is not the case. At first we are treated to the lighthearted flintiness between Tiffany and Colorado as they both grow increasingly aware of each other. The author adds a bit of humor in regards to certain relationships that had me smiling. 

Then, then, like a shock to Tiffany’s system, the author has just turned this story into a darker thriller with a more gruesome discovery. This book hooked me in with its sweetness at first and then kept me there as the good guys try to find and stop the evil men whose profit making could be pulled from today’s headlines. This story shines the light on some difficult subjects that all of us need to be more aware of.

I received a copy of this novel from the author. I was not required to post a positive review and all views and opinions are my own.

About the Author

Author Ashley Dawn was born and raised in rural Arkansas where she developed her love for writing while helping in her parent’s office. She graduated with an accounting degree from the University of Central Arkansas but is currently working as a legal assistant. Ashley has been writing professionally for the past twelve years and has four published books. Her Shadows Series include Shadows From The Past, Shadows of Suspicion, Shadows of Pain, and Shadows of Deception. She is currently working on multiple projects including the fifth in her ‘Shadows’ series entitled “Shadows in Black and White” and also a standalone suspense titled ‘One of Their Own’. She an­­d her family make their home in Texas.

Guest Post from Ashley

Shadows of Deception was a fun book to write. I love writing my Shadows books because the characters have become so ‘real’ for me. The Reiley family is a large, close family. Each of the siblings is their own person with their own life, but they will always be there for each other. Deception focuses on Tiffany Reiley. Tiffany loves her family completely, but in such a big family, feels like she has to prove herself. She isn’t looking for a man, and certainly not a man like Colorado. Her story honestly didn’t unfold as I had planned, I wrote it one way but it felt forced and like I was making my characters do things that didn’t fit their personalities. Letting the story just ‘flow’ and the characters be themselves was scary and thrilling at the same time. There is a touch of difficult subject matter, but for me the story is more about how God is in our lives no matter what. God is always there and His love for us, even when we don’t feel loveable or deserving is ours for the taking. When we don’t understand why things are happening, He does. My hope is no matter what someone gets from the book, they see God’s love through it.

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Giveaway

To celebrate her tour, Ashley is giving away a grand prize of a $25 Amazon gift card!!

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