Faceless

 In this blog post, I reviewed Alexandra Ivy's Faceless, the second installment in the Pike, Wisconsin romantic suspense series. This story would leave you chilled and send goosebumps on your skin. Twenty-five years ago, Wynter Moore's mother Laurel was killed in an armed robbery with a faceless killer. Now on the anniversary of her death, she travels to Pike, Wisconsin, and searches for answers on that unsolved mystery that haunted her to this day. Though she wasn't close enough to her father as she wanted to be, she lived a good life and started her own restaurant Wynter Garden in Larkin, Iowa.  She  reunited with her childhood best friend, Noah Heller, a conservation officer, who later teamed up with her. But with one clue from the past, it set the path for her to discover the truth about her mother's death and her secret life. Though Noah had always had feelings for Wynter, they both share an unshakeable bond--they both went to the same therapy group since they both lost their parents to a senseless tragedy. And that had brought them closer together than ever before. But, the real killer called the Stranger followed her every move, killing people who might know the truth and reveal their identity, who  might stand in their way. The closer she gets to the truth to finding out why someone wanted her mother dead, the more it puts Noah and her in precarious danger until the ultimate climax in the end  to take their relationship to another level. 

This was a compelling and bone-chilling fascinating friends-to-lovers romantic suspense novel. I cared for Wynter for her search for the truth and the deep-rooted feelings she carried for Noah. I loved how she grew her own vegetables for her restaurant and became her own individual to blaze her own path. Though danger and trouble shadowed her, I became concerned and feared for her and her safety. I loved how Noah's protective of her and is a park ranger in Iowa. I didn't like Linda one bit. Both dual locations--Larkin, Iowa and Pike, Wisconsin--were beautifully depicted with mesmerizing scenic settings from her garden, to her grandfather's house, the cabin in Pike, and so on. It sucked me right in from the first page. The theme of the story is that greed and jealousy don't mix like vinegar and water.

If you love heart-stopping romantic suspense novels with non-stop action, plenty of romantic drama, lots of twists and turns, and mind-numbing chills along the way, Faceless is the perfect book for you.