Saturday, January 15, 2022

Celebrate Lit Blog Tour: Buried Cold Case Secrets by Sami A. Abrams

Book: Buried Cold Case Secrets

Author: Sami A. Abrams

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Release date: December 28, 2021

Recovering her missing memories…

Could be the key to solving a murder…

Searching for her best friend’s remains could help forensic anthropologist Melanie Hutton regain her memories of when they were both kidnapped—unless the killer gets to Melanie first. For her safety, Melanie must rely on Detective Jason Cooper, who still blames her for his sister’s death. Can Jason set the past aside to solve the cold-case murder…and shield Melanie from the same fate?

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I am not normally who truly enjoys Suspense or mystery novels. Although when it is a LOVE Inspired Suspense book, I LOVE this series and will read Suspense novels by any author on this series. Buried Cold Case Secrets is by Debut author Sami A. Abrams. I LOVE reading books by debut authors, so I grabbed the chance to read this book.

Melanie Hutton is a forensic anthropologist who wants to find her best friends remains. Melanie has had memory loss due to the traumatic kidnapping of herself and her best friend and ultimately the death of her best friend. Melanie must escape the Killer herself, as she was recently targeted. Detective Jason Cooper is assigned to protect Melanie. Jason Cooper is reluctant to help Melanie, as Jason is Melanie's Best Friends brother. He blames her for his sister's death, 15yrs after the event. There is hurt and anger amongst the 2. Can they put aside the hurt and anger to find out the secrets about what happened the Melanie's Best Friend? Will they discover that they actually don't hate one another and will there be a chance for a romance in this story?

WOW, this book is action packed and a total page turner from page 1! I made the "mistake" of starting the book as my "Before Bed" reading and could not put it down. I was up until the wee hours of the morning and finished it before I went to sleep. I think this is the most Fast Paced storyline I have ever read, but I truly enjoyed the Fast Pace of this book. I really like that this book is not predictable as to what happens next. I was always on the edge of my seat guessing what could happen, but the author does a great job at the twists and turns that a reader isn't able to easily predict the storyline. I must say I am very excited to read more books by Sami A. Abrams. She is off to a GREAT start as an author! FANTASTIC BOOK!

Two-time Genesis winner Sami A. Abrams and her husband live in Northern California, but she’ll always be a Kansas girl at heart. She enjoys visiting her two grown children and spoiling their sweet fur babies. Most evenings, if Sami’s not watching sports, you’ll find her engrossed in a romantic suspense novel. She thinks a crime plus a little romance is the recipe for a great story.

More from Sami

What writer doesn’t grow up reading every chance they get? That would be me.

Until my thirties, I hated to read. Then someone told me about Terri Blackstock, and I decided to give her books a try. I was hooked. I guess there’s something to finding the right genre. Romantic Suspense is it for me. Of course, that makes sense. I love CSI, NCIS, and Criminal Minds. Over the years, I have expanded my taste, but there’s just something about suspense that keeps me coming back.

A little over five years ago, I decided to start checking off some of the items on my bucket list. I learned how to rock climb and got my scuba certification, among other things. When I got to the item, writing a novel, I sat down and pounded it out. Check the box; I was done. Wrong. God had other plans and placed some amazing people in my life.

One of those plans was attending MurderCon, a conference for writers where they learn from experts about, you guessed it…murder. Actually, it’s about police procedures, crime scene analysis…the list goes on and on. One of the workshops I attended was with a forensic anthropologist, and the idea for Melanie Hutton and Buried Cold Case Secrets was born.

I loved writing Melanie’s story. She’s a fighter and refuses to let anything stand in her way, including the man, Jason Cooper, who blames her for her best friend’s death. Jason holds on to the past and his hatred toward Melanie, but he soon learns that if he puts aside his assumptions and listens, he’ll discover the truth about the day his sister died. Letting go of his anger and blame is tough for Jason, but when he does, he finds the life he’s always wanted.

I hope you enjoy reading Melanie and Jason’s story as much as I did writing it.

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