Identity by Nora Roberts [Review]

Identity by Nora Roberts
Format: ebook
Source: purchased
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Date read: April 4, 2024

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Synopsis (Goodreads):

Former Army brat Morgan Albright has finally planted roots in a friendly neighborhood near Baltimore. Her friend and roommate Nina helps her make the mortgage payments, as does Morgan's job as a bartender. But after she and Nina host their first dinner party—attended by Luke, the flirtatious IT guy who'd been chatting her up at the bar—her carefully built world is shattered. The back door glass is broken, cash and jewelry are missing, her car is gone, and Nina lies dead on the floor.

Soon, a horrific truth emerges: It was Morgan who let the monster in. "Luke” is actually a cold-hearted con artist named Gavin who targets a particular type of woman, steals her assets and identity, and then commits his ultimate goal: murder.

What the FBI tells Morgan is beyond chilling. Nina wasn't his type. Morgan is. Nina was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. And Morgan's nightmare is just beginning. Soon she has no choice but to flee to her mother's home in Vermont. While she struggles to build something new, she meets another man, Miles Jameson. He isn't flashy or flirtatious, and his family business has deep roots in town. But Gavin is still out there hunting new victims, and he hasn't forgotten the one who got away.

Thoughts on Identity: Oh MAN I liked this one. Morgan went through something horrific, but the death of her friend was only the beginning. While that event and everything that followed knocked her back, it didn't knock her out. Watching her find herself and forge a new path was riveting.

To start, there's the whole family situation. Morgan had distanced herself from her mother and grandmother as she worked on her five year plan. When circumstances brings her back to them again, she reconnects and starts realizing that she and her mother and grandmother have a lot in common. Most importantly, they give her the space to settle back into her own skin and figure out what direction she wants to take with her life after it had been blown apart so violently on her.

Then she connects with the Jameson family. They're tight-knit, they love their business, and they treat their employees very well. They're also collectively smart enough to see what a gem they have in Morgan when she starts working for them. And when she and Miles start connecting on a whole other level, they're not at all unhappy.

On Miles's end, he likes the strength he sees in Morgan and he's not at all pleased that the man who targeted her might still have her in his sights. The closer he and Morgan get, the more determined he is to make sure she stays safe.

A con man, a murder, a terrible situation that keeps on giving, a family that protects those close to them, another family that finds a way to grow close again, a man who admires a whole lot about his special someone, and a woman who refuses to let the bad guy win. Like I said, MAN I LIKED THIS ONE.