One Little Lie

About One Little Lie

Series: The Pelican Harbor Series (Book 1)
Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: Thomas Nelson (March 3, 2020)
It started with one little lie. But Jane Hardy will do everything in her power to uncover the truth in this gripping new romantic suspense. 
Jane Hardy is appointed interim sheriff in Pelican Harbor, Alabama, after her father retires, but there’s no time for an adjustment period. When her father is arrested for theft and then implicated in a recent murder, Jane quickly realizes she’s facing someone out to destroy the only family she has.
After escaping with her father from a cult fifteen years ago, Jane has searched relentlessly for her mother—who refused to leave—ever since. Could someone from that horrible past have found them?
Reid Bechtol is well-known for his documentaries, and his latest project involves covering Jane’s career. Jane has little interest in the attention, but the committee who appointed her loves the idea of the publicity.
Jane finds herself depending on Reid’s calm manner as he follows her around filming, and they begin working together to clear her father. But Reid has his own secrets from the past, and the gulf between them may be impossible to cross—especially once her father’s lie catches up with him.
“Colleen Coble always raises the notch on romantic suspense, and One Little Lie is my favorite yet! The story took me on a wild and wonderful ride.” —Diann Mills, bestselling author
My Review

 The beginning of this story started out intense. It showed Jane's childhood in a cult. While it was a short moment, it did explain why Jane wanted to protect her father. Reid was introduced in the story maybe as a love interest? I say this as a question because the romance was minimal if lacking. Not that I am complaining as I don't feel like this book needed a romance. 

 Jane has big shoes to fill as a female sheriff. Not to point the obvious that she has a killer on her hands. The killings seem personal as if the killer has something against Jane. With Reid's help; Jane is determined to stop the killer before more lives are lost. 

 I did figure out early on who the killer was. Yet, this did not keep me from stopping reading this book. However, I must admit that there were clues there but to be fair Jane would not have figured out who it was until the reveal. This book is a good start to this series.

Purchase Links

Amazon | Books-A-Million | Barnes & Noble | Thomas Nelson

About Colleen Coble

Best-selling romantic suspense author Colleen Coble’s novels have won or finaled in awards ranging from the Best Books of Indiana, the ACFW Carol Award, the Romance Writers of America RITA, the Holt Medallion, the Daphne du Maurier, National Readers’ Choice, and the Booksellers Best. She has nearly 4 million books in print and writes romantic mysteries because she loves to see justice prevail. Colleen is CEO of American Christian Fiction Writers. She lives with her husband Dave in Indiana.

Connect with Colleen

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Review tour:

Monday, March 2nd: The Reading Chemist and @thereadingchemist
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Wednesday, March 4th: Reading Reality
Thursday, March 5th: Write Read Life
Friday, March 6th: Jathan & Heather
Monday, March 9th: @books_and_broadway_
Tuesday, March 10th: Run Wright
Wednesday, March 11th: Kritter’s Ramblings
Thursday, March 12th: Why Girls Are Weird
Friday, March 13th: Pacific Northwest Bookworm and @pnwbookworm
Tuesday, March 17th: Christian Chick’s Thoughts
Wednesday, March 18th: @ifcatscouldread
Thursday, March 19th: Treestand Book Reviews
Friday, March 20th: Cheryl’s Book Nook and @beastreader
Monday, March 23rd: Mystery Suspense Reviews
Tuesday, March 24th: @gfbookcatlover
Wednesday, March 25th: Amy’s Book-et List
Thursday, March 26th: PhDiva Blog and @thephdivabooks
Friday, March 27th: View from the Birdhouse


Comments

Sara Strand said…
I'm excited about this series, I really enjoy this author so I know it will keep me captivated! Thank you for being on this tour. Sara @ TLC Book Tours
March 22, 2020 at 6:38 PM
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