Shattering Dawn by Jayne Ann Krentz [Review]

Shattering Dawn (The Lost Night Files #3) by Jayne Ann Krentz
Format: ebook
Source: purchased
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Date read: April 30, 2025

The Lost Night Files
1. Sleep No More
2. The Night Island
3. Shattering Dawn - Paperback | Kindle

Jayne Ann Krentz
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Synopsis (Goodreads):

Amelia Rivers, a member of the Lost Night Files podcast team, hires private investigator Gideon Sweetwater to catch the stalker who has been watching her. Amelia suspects the stalker may be connected to the shadowy organization responsible for the night that she and her two friends lost to amnesia—a night that upended their lives and left them with paranormal talents.

Gideon suspects that Amelia is either paranoid or an outright con artist, but he can’t resist the chemistry between them. He takes the case despite his skepticism. For her part, Amelia has second thoughts about the wisdom of employing the mysterious Mr. Sweetwater. She is wary of the powerful attraction between them, and deeply uneasy about the nightmarish paintings on the walls of his home. She senses they were inspired by his own dreamscapes.

Amelia knows she doesn’t have time to find another investigator, and Gideon is forced to reckon with the truth when he disrupts what was intended to be Amelia’s kidnapping. Now the pair is on the run, with no choice but to return to the haunting ruins of the old hotel where Amelia’s lost night occurred. They are desperate to stop a killer and the people who are conducting illegal experiments with a dangerous drug that is designed to enhance psychic abilities. If they are to survive, they will have to trust each other and the passion that bonds them.

Thoughts on Shattering Dawn: The last of the LNF women are up and Amelia is NOT having an easy time of things. To be fair, the others didn't have an easy time either, so this is sort of par for the course for them. No matter! It's Amelia's turn to shine and she's ready for it.

Her first order of business is to hire a PI who might possibly understand what she's dealing with since his name also appeared on the list that caused their lives to spiral into the direction it's currently in. Gideon, however, isn't quite as open-minded as Amelia hoped. In fact, he's downright skeptical that ANY of claims are what she thinks they are. Then he stops her from being kidnapped and comes to the realization that she might not be as paranoid as he thought.

Soon they're road tripping through the desert to look for clues about Amelia's lost night and who would want her bad enough to try to snatch her. And the desert ain't got nothing on them because these two are HOT for one another. Although they both try to deny it. Plus, Gideon has a little insight on what it's like to deal with a powerful ability and he's able to give her a few pointers. By that same token, Amelia has some ideas on how Gideon's ability can be used in different ways and it kind of makes them unstoppable.

A solid ending for the mystery surrounding the LNF ladies and what happened to them. We got Sweetwaters and closure and mentions of others who had to deal with unexpected abilities after getting a psychic jumpstart (Fogg Lake, YES!). *thumbs up* all around!