Title:
Trigger
Series: Circle of
Justice
Author: L.P.
Dover
Genre: Romantic
Suspense
Release Date: February 6,
2017
Rating: 5/5 Stars
Rating: 5/5 Stars
Blurb
A killer . . . that’s what
I am.
It’s what I
do.
It’s what I live
for.
I’m no longer the Preston
Hale everyone knew. I left that life and the people in it a long time ago the
second I made my first kill. I wasn’t going to give in, but when I heard the
screams there was no going back.
It triggered the pain, the
need.
I knew what I had to do,
and I did it well. But I never expected for Emma Turner – the only link to my
past – to come back into my life.
She triggers a different
emotion inside me, something I hadn’t ever
felt.
It’s not a want to kill .
. . but a need to
CLAIM.
ADD TO
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Review
I have pretty much read all of LP Dover's books but a few so I couldn't wait to get my hands on this one. Her books always blow me away as did Trigger. Reading so much of her work, I always seemed to finally be able to pick out the villain in the story. But not with Trigger. Thinking like I did in the other books was the wrong way to go with this one. She completely fooled me. Don't get me wrong, I did suspect him at the beginning, but completely forgot about him after I started guessing others. So in other words, I was shocked! I couldn't pick out the villain this time! And I loved that!
Emma was a strong character and I loved that about her. She was no damsel that was for sure. She is stubborn and feisty, and her true strength showed many times through this book. When Emma found out what Preston really does as a job, she supported him even though it was scary. She even said if she was able to, she would do the same thing. I loved how she was there for Preston no matter what. She didn't let him forget who he really was. Emma brought him back from the dark and helped him avenge his family.
Preston was a very complex character. He had a very rough life. He had a loving family until it was all taken from him in a very rough and tragic way. Everything changed after his first kill saving someone. Preston enjoyed it. Being a killer was like an addiction to him. He needed to do it all the time. When Emma came into the picture, all that changed for him. He didn't need to do it all the time. Preston just needed to be with her and protect her. He never believed he would find someone that could accept what he does, but Emma gave him hope.
I adored all the Chandler men in this book!! OMG!! I am so hoping each brother gets their own story. The brothers are so much alike, yet different at the same time. I love that their job hasn't changed them. They are still fun, loving, sexy as hell men! The brothers were really playful, wicked individuals. Even their dad Glenn!! I was shocked with everything he pulled off!! Didn't see all that coming!
I was really hoping to see more on their band Silent Break. I wanted to see Preston and Emma sing together again like they were always meant to. So hoping for that in the future as well!
Trigger was a mind boggling story with so many twists and surprises that shocked me to no end! I finished this book in a day! Once I started it, I could not put it down!! I had to know what happened next. Had to know who the killer was and what happened with Preston and Emma. Reading from both POVs, I was able to understand both characters more on a deeper level. I loved being able to see how they really felt and why they felt that way. I can't wait until the next book Target releases!!!
Review
I have pretty much read all of LP Dover's books but a few so I couldn't wait to get my hands on this one. Her books always blow me away as did Trigger. Reading so much of her work, I always seemed to finally be able to pick out the villain in the story. But not with Trigger. Thinking like I did in the other books was the wrong way to go with this one. She completely fooled me. Don't get me wrong, I did suspect him at the beginning, but completely forgot about him after I started guessing others. So in other words, I was shocked! I couldn't pick out the villain this time! And I loved that!
Emma was a strong character and I loved that about her. She was no damsel that was for sure. She is stubborn and feisty, and her true strength showed many times through this book. When Emma found out what Preston really does as a job, she supported him even though it was scary. She even said if she was able to, she would do the same thing. I loved how she was there for Preston no matter what. She didn't let him forget who he really was. Emma brought him back from the dark and helped him avenge his family.
Preston was a very complex character. He had a very rough life. He had a loving family until it was all taken from him in a very rough and tragic way. Everything changed after his first kill saving someone. Preston enjoyed it. Being a killer was like an addiction to him. He needed to do it all the time. When Emma came into the picture, all that changed for him. He didn't need to do it all the time. Preston just needed to be with her and protect her. He never believed he would find someone that could accept what he does, but Emma gave him hope.
I adored all the Chandler men in this book!! OMG!! I am so hoping each brother gets their own story. The brothers are so much alike, yet different at the same time. I love that their job hasn't changed them. They are still fun, loving, sexy as hell men! The brothers were really playful, wicked individuals. Even their dad Glenn!! I was shocked with everything he pulled off!! Didn't see all that coming!
I was really hoping to see more on their band Silent Break. I wanted to see Preston and Emma sing together again like they were always meant to. So hoping for that in the future as well!
Trigger was a mind boggling story with so many twists and surprises that shocked me to no end! I finished this book in a day! Once I started it, I could not put it down!! I had to know what happened next. Had to know who the killer was and what happened with Preston and Emma. Reading from both POVs, I was able to understand both characters more on a deeper level. I loved being able to see how they really felt and why they felt that way. I can't wait until the next book Target releases!!!
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EXCERPT
When I got downstairs to
the dining room, Glenn and Wade were already there, speaking to each other in
hushed tones by the large window. There were shiny plates on the table, with
all sorts of silverware around them. Start from the outside and work your way
in, was what I was told when it came to using the various forks and spoons.
Give me just one of each and I’d be happy.
It wasn’t long before
Glenn noticed me at the door and the conversation ceased. “Emma, you look
lovely tonight,” he announced.
I smiled. “Thank you.”
He beckoned me over to
the table and Wade held out a seat for me. I sat down and he took the one on
the right, while Glenn sat on my left at the head of the table. There was only
one other place setting and it was across from me.
“Wine?” Glenn asked,
holding up the bottle.
I nodded. “Sure.”
He poured me a glass and
I took a sip. It tasted like heaven, all fruity and crisp. It was so good I had
to take another sip, and another, while we waited on the special guest. Not
even a minute later, the dining room door opened and a man walked in. Only, he
wasn’t just anyone.
It’d been eight years and
he’d surely changed, but there was no mistaking those gray eyes. His hair was
the same light brown, and mussed up like all the guys did their hair these
days. However, his body looked totally different. His cream colored,
long-sleeve sweater hugged a set of muscular arms, and his face was more
rugged, covered in a five o’clock shadow.
I almost choked on my wine.
“Oh my God.” Is it really him?
“Emma, are you okay?”
Wade asked, his voice low.
“Yeah,” I whispered. “I’m
fine.”
I waited for Preston to
look at the table, and when his gaze finally caught mine, he paused for a
slight second. In his face, I could see the friend I lost so long ago, but it
vanished quickly.
Glenn and Wade both stood
when Preston approached, and I shot up out of my seat, bumping the table with my
jerky movements. Glenn grinned at me and then at Preston. “Preston Hale, I’d
like you to meet Emma Turner. She’s my assistant. Emma, this is Preston Hale, a
close family friend. His father is one of my dearest friends.”
Preston held out his
hand and looked at me as if he’d never laid eyes on me before. “It’s nice to
meet you.”
Was he being serious? I
shook his hand and made sure to put a little extra squeeze in there for good
measure. “Meet me? Surely, you remember who I am.”
Glenn’s eyes went wide.
“Wait. You two already know each other?”
I nodded. “From college.”
I was about to add before he up and left without a trace,
but thought better of it.
Glenn chuckled and
smacked a hand on Preston’s shoulder. “Well, isn’t this a small world? You’ll
have to tell me some stories on this one.” He nodded my way.
Preston’s jaw clenched.
“Can’t. Don’t remember her.”
My mouth dropped open; it
was like being punched in the gut and slapped in the face, all at the same
time. No words would come out, so I sat there with a lump in my throat. In
college, he’d been a close friend. I sang with him in his band, Silent Break.
We connected on stage in a way I’d never felt with anyone. I cared about him,
and had even been ready to take the next step in our relationship right before
he up and disappeared. I never got to tell him how I felt. Now he looked at me
as if I was a stranger.
The room fell silent. I wanted to say
something, but I bit my tongue. It was going to be the longest dinner of my
life.
AUTHOR BIO
New York Times and USA
Today bestselling author L. P. Dover is a southern belle living in North
Carolina with her husband and two beautiful girls. Before she began her
literary journey she worked in periodontics, enjoying the wonderment of dental
surgeries.
She loves to write, but she also loves to play tennis, go on mountain hikes and white water rafting, and has a passion for singing. Her two youngest fans expect a concert each and every night before bedtime, usually Christmas carols.
Dover has written countless novels, including her Forever Fae series, the Second Chances series, the Gloves Off series, the Armed & Dangerous series, the Royal Shifters series, and her standalone novel Love, Lies, and Deception. Her favorite genre to read and write is romantic suspense, but if she got to choose a setting in which to live, it would be with her faeries in the Land of the Fae.
She loves to write, but she also loves to play tennis, go on mountain hikes and white water rafting, and has a passion for singing. Her two youngest fans expect a concert each and every night before bedtime, usually Christmas carols.
Dover has written countless novels, including her Forever Fae series, the Second Chances series, the Gloves Off series, the Armed & Dangerous series, the Royal Shifters series, and her standalone novel Love, Lies, and Deception. Her favorite genre to read and write is romantic suspense, but if she got to choose a setting in which to live, it would be with her faeries in the Land of the Fae.
L.P. Dover is represented
by Marisa Corvisiero of Corvisiero Literary Agency and Italia Gandolfo of
Gandolfo Helin & Fountain Literary Management for dramatic
rights.
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