Shattered Fear: A Novella of Romantic Suspense

Tara Thomas

Feb 2018 · St. Martin's Paperbacks

About this ebook

From romantic suspense author Tara Thomas comes the explosive first novella, Shattered Fear, in the brand-new romantic suspense Sons of Broad series.

Welcome to the sultry streets of Charleston, where simmering desire and dark danger rule...


Forbidden love never felt so good...

She’s got a killer to catch.
He just might be it.
Undercover detective Janie Roberts needs to find out for sure if Brent Taylor is a murderer.
Handsome, wealthy, and sexy-as-sin Brent Taylor.
She’s got to get close enough to learn his secrets.

But getting this close is dangerous in more ways than one...

Ratings and reviews

This review is for the three Sons of Broad prequels: Shattered Fear, Hidden Fate & Twisted End. Strong, compelling characters pull readers into a thrilling story that fills readers with suspense and holds them hostage until the very end. This new series is off to a strong start with a series of three prequels that are fast paced, full of edge of the seat suspense, lifelike characters and steamy romance. The author brought the story to life with well written words that provided vibrant imagery that makes it easy for the readers to picture each and every scene which keeps them glued to the pages and embroiled in the thrilling danger with surprising twists that keep readers guessing and a romance that is sweet and steamy. The first two prequels Shattered Fear and Hidden Fate end is hair raising cliffhangers, so you do have to read all three to get to the happily ever after but even with the romantic conclusion for Janie and Brent, there are still mysteries to be solved and bad guys to catch so the series will continue with the first full length novel Darkest Night and I am looking forward to reading the coming books in the Sons of Broad series.

This is the first of three in a prequel and just when it gets started it is done. Janie Robets is an undercover officer working as a bartender trying to gather evidence and find the kidnapper and killer of women. She meets Brent Taylor, who I haven't figured out yet, and there is something about him Janie initially adds to her suspect list. Twists and turns and Janie ends up getting suspended and then fired...Lots happens in this first one and I'm starting to think I know whodunit but without any concrete evidence given will have to keep reading. Glad I have the next one up on my kindle... **Received this ARC for review from the publisher via NetGalley**

Janie never thought she would have to go undercover at a Gentlemans Club to catch a serial killer. Bartending gives her the opportunity to scope out the patrons for the evil which has linked several killings in recent months. Brent comes from money and he is successful to boot. He is brought into the club where Janie is undercover by a friend. But Janie is on high alert. Why would such a rich successful, guy want anything to do with a bartender. He fits her profile of the bad guy to a T! But she is also attracted to him and her interactions with him are far from purely professional! But Janie gets sidelined when her investigation gets out of hand and Brent gets more and more involved. Great plot with plenty of twists and turns to keep you interested. Brent is not your typical rich guy and actually had a personality! Can't wait to read the rest of the series!

About the author

Tara Thomas’s love of books and writing started as a child and though she wanted to be an author, she decided a degree in science was more practical. After fifteen years in the pharmaceutical industry, she returned to her first love and hasn’t looked back since.

She writes erotic romance as Tara Sue Me. Her Submissive Series novels have been on both the New York Times and USA Today Bestseller lists. Her novel The Master earned a starred review from Publishers Weekly and was awarded Best Romance of 2016 from Best Book Awards.