Known by Kendra Elliot [Review]

Known (Bone Secrets #5) by Kendra Elliot
Format: ebook
Source: borrowed through Kindle Unlimited
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Date read: October 21, 2018

Bone Secrets
1. Hidden
2. Chilled
3. Buried
3.5. Veiled
4. Alone
5. Known - Paperback | Kindle

Kendra Elliot
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Synopsis (Goodreads):

After a brutal snowstorm in the Cascade Mountains, Chris Jacobs discovers two things he never expected to see: the charred shell of a cabin, and Gianna Trask and her sixteen-year-old daughter huddled in an SUV, having barely escaped from their burning vacation rental.

Still scarred from a childhood ordeal, Chris knows there’s something sinister about the scene—it’s the stench of burned flesh.

Forced to wait out the blizzard in their rescuer’s retreat, medical examiner Gianna Trask wonders if her hidden past has finally caught up with her. When a body is found in the destroyed cabin’s ashes and a forest ranger is brutally murdered, both Gianna and Chris must confront their secrets if they want to escape the violent threat lurking outside.

In the fifth book in the Bone Secrets series, Kendra Elliot leads readers on a dangerous, twisting journey of two lives forever changed by a fiery snowstorm in the mountains.

Thoughts on Known: I have to say, I had no idea how much I wanted Chris's story until I sat down and started reading it. The poor guy had been through hell and he deserved some goodness in his life. Well, wait. He has his son and his son is definitely one of the good things. I guess I'm trying to say he deserved something good of the romantic variety.

Gianna gave that to him. The shock of what happened to her and her daughter had her off-center when Chris first found them, but she trusted Chris almost immediately. His scars didn't bother her. His hyper-vigilance had its reasons. She just accepted him. All of him. *heart eyes*

As for Chris, the circumstances that brought him into Gianna's life weren't ideal, but they allowed him to face some of the demons haunting him. Gianna's predicament forced him to step outside his comfort zone and shook his world. In a good way, ultimately.

Plus, there's that whole relationship thing. Which is definitely good.

A solid ending to a captivating series. I'm sad to see it end, but thrilled to see several other background characters have series of their own.