One Deadly Sin Annie Solomon Romance - Suspense Reviewed for ReadersFavorite.com
Sheriff Holt Drennen knew trouble was in town the minute he saw Edie Swann.  She had the look in her eyes, haunted.  After many years, Edie Swann returned to her hometown looking for answers concerning her father’s death.  She never believed he killed himself.  Her list of suspects is not small.  When she arrives in town, each of her suspects, one by one dies.  Edie is the chief suspect.  Sheriff Drennen finds himself falling in love with Edie.  He cannot believe the woman he has come to know is capable of murder.  Can he protect his town?  Does he need to protect Edie? Annie Solomon is a master storyteller.  She knows how to pace a story.  Twists and turns will keep the reader on the edge of their seat and eagerly turning pages.  From the first page, the reader is drawn into the story.  Don’t miss this one.

 

Pamela Ferris	5.0 / 5
Once again Annie Solomon has created a book that kept me guessing until the very end. I loved it! A big, handsome cop and a wild and wily woman work with and against each other to help bring resolution to the life of woman bent on revenge for the death of her father and, consequently, her mother. The lists of suspects grows and they are eliminated one by one leading to Edie's arrest for murder. Annie Solomon always brings life, love and mystery to her characters.

 

P. Ramirez	4.0 / 5
I won a copy of One Deadly Sin by Annie Solomon from a giveaway on another book review blog, Chic Book Chick [...]. I initially heard about the book on that site, and read the review posted there. I was psyched by what I learned, and even more excited when I found out that I had actually won. I waited rather (im)patiently for the book to arrive, and did a little happy dance when the UPS man showed up. One Deadly Sin is the story of Edie Swann, formerly Eden Swanford, and her return to her childhood hometown of Rosebud, Tennessee. When she was just a little girl, she suffered through her father's suicide and her mother's mental collapse. Young Edie is sent to live with her aunt, who eventually reveals the suspicious circumstances surrounding her father's death. He was accused of embezzling a large amount of money from his employer, the Hammerbilt plant, which is also the small town's primary employer. Instead of facing the legal repercussions, he jumped to his death in the town's quarry. However, no one close to him really believed he was capable of theft. Edie's aunt provides her with a list of names of associates within the company who may have more information. After her aunt's death, Edie returns back to Rosebud. Of course, by this time she has changed her name and her appearance is nothing like anyone in town would recall. She is a black leather wearing, Harley driving, tatted up biker chick. Immediately upon her arrival she easily secures a job as a bar tender at a local bar. And catches the eye of the local law enforcement; more specifically Holt Drennan. Holt is not only the highest ranking law enforcement official in town, he is also the son of the man on the top of Edie's list. As the romance between Edie and Holt intensifies, she is put in the awkward position of bleeding a man that she is coming to care about for information while hiding her true identity. Edie begins distributing little plastic black angels to the men on her list, an homage to the memorial on her father's grave. And one by one, the black angel recipients begin dying off. Soon Edie realizes that she is no longer playing with them, but that someone is toying with her. And as she becomes the focus of the "black angel" investigation, the secrets of her past come out. When they do, she loses her strongest ally as Holt realizes that she has been deceiving him. All in all, the book wasn't bad. It wasn't as good as I was expecting, but it wasn't bad. When the mystery was finally solved, I was certainly surprised by the culprit. And the romance between Edie and Holt was steamy (but not too graphic). In my opinion, One Deadly Sin was a 3 ½ star book for me. Solid, but not spectacular. If you are looking for a good, entertaining summer read, it definitely delivers. Just don't go into it expecting to be blown away, and you won't end up being disappointed.

 

Book Reader	4.0 / 5
This was a great read. From the first sentence, I could not put this book down. The mystery and the romance played well together and the conclusion had me shedding a tear.

 

R. C. Workman	5.0 / 5
I LOVED this book! It was a great book that had me totally sucked in from the beginning. Once I picked this up, I didn't want to put it down. Besides, when you build a story around a big, hunky cop, you can't go wrong! (My hubby was a big, hunky cop when I met him!!) Edie is set on revenge. So, she takes on the role of the bad guy in her pursuit of the truth about what happened to her father who died when she was young. When some of the folks that Edie is hoping to get answers from begin to die, she is quickly considered the likely suspect. Plus, she's the new kid in town. When Edie starts to fall for Holt, it gets a little messy considering that he's the town police chief, and his dad is on Edie's list of suspects in the cover up that killed her father. As Edie is trying to keep herself from becoming a victim, she's also trying to protect Holt and keep herself out of jail. I liked that the villain of the story was female. That left the hero to be the hunky cop, Holt. Going in I knew that Holt and Edie would eventually hook up, but it was still interesting how it all came about. When Edie and Holt finally shared their first kiss, I found myself actually smiling! I love a good mystery thriller that has just a little romance/smut to it. They are my favorites and this one really hit it! Throughout the book I tried to figure out who the real killer was, and just as I'd figure it out, my mind would be changed with a new twist in the story. The author kept me guessing all the way to the end. Each and every character that was a part of this story had a story of their own, so it was interesting trying to figure them all out. I loved Holt's character. He was loyal, dependable and a total gentleman. He was the good guy! He's a widowed father to a young girl and I liked this about him. It fit with the story and made him believable. He was painted as such a nice guy that as a reader I wouldn't have liked him being a divorced man. Edie was wild! She rode a Harley, had several tattoos and was stubborn. She had such a great attitude and personality! I couldn't help but want Holt and Edie to get together. Overall, I really liked this and have already ordered another book by this author. I plan to keep my copy of this book. It's one that I would definitely read again and share with friends!