BOOK REVIEW- Secret Betrayal by C. B. Clark

Description

Librarian Marissa Reynolds has spent years distancing herself from her crime kingpin uncle. When she awakens in an unfamiliar hotel room with blood on her hands and no memory of how she got there, the past returns with a vengeance, and her life spirals into a nightmare. Straight-laced Assistant District attorney Scott Bannister has spent his life seeking justice for the senseless shooting deaths of his parents. When he realizes Marissa is the niece of his prime suspect, he crosses a line, guaranteed to jeopardize both his life and his beloved career. He'll do anything to destroy her uncle. She fears he's using her to achieve his goal. As the body count mounts, and their lives are threatened, they must put aside their distrust and work together to find the devious killer. Will they be able to forgive and find true love?   AMAZON 5 STARS

I really ended up liking this story a lot.  It had really good main characters with complex histories that made for a good story.   I liked that Scott wasn't the typical muscle bound, hero expert.  Oh, he was smart but he was also nerdy smart too.  Everything about that made him more realistic.  That's not to say that he didn't stand up terrified against some pretty tough physical threats. It just made him all the more likable.  Marissa, what a good woman caught up into the maneuvers of the dangers from her uncle's crime world. 
 Somebody is definitely out to get them and has been diabolically clever.  There has been a lot of advance evil work to try to completely frame them both.   It seems like that person is so many steps ahead of them.  Forget about the premise of being innocent before proven guilty.  Because there is a whole lot of evidence that screams that they are guilty.   They are having the hardest time trying to get ahead of it all.  Add to that the fact that they are being chased by someone who is doing their best to try to kill them.   You can imagine how much action it causes in this book and you would be right.  There is lots!
Romance you ask if there is any?  That would be a yes.  Although Scott keeps forgetting who Marissa's uncle is.  Then when he does it causes him to pull back.  So there will be a fair amount of pulling together and pushing back in the story.  There does end up being a couple of sex scenes for the two of them without it being over-the -top detailed which I liked.
I began to get suspicious about one particular person being a villain in the piece.  And the person does get outed in the explosive ending of the book.  BUT.... so does one totally unexpected person as well.  I liked that the author was able to surprise me so well.  I never suspected it.
The story all comes together with many mysteries solved and a H.E.A. for the M.C.'s.  A good ending over all.

“I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.”