Dying For Love

Title: Dying for Love

Series: Hidden Justice #0.5

Author: Cara Putman

Genre:Suspense, Christian Fiction, Contemporary Romance

Publisher: Whisper Valley Press

Source: Own

Challenge: Literary Escapes

My review:

I enjoy reading Cara Putman's suspense novels. Dying for Love is a novella that comes before the Hidden Justice series. I have read all of the Hidden Justice series, and while Dying for Love is not needed to enjoy the series, it is a cute read about Ciara and David's love story.

As a novella, Dying for Love is a very quick read. The murdered judge and the mystery surrounding it take a backseat to the love story. This is a second-chance romance where Ciara struggles with trusting God and David. David has made mistakes, but now he wants to pursue a relationship with Ciara. The murder of the judge is what thrust them together, and they must decide if they have something worth pursuing.

This novella is description driven, with many thoughts from Ciara and David. I would have liked more on the suspense side and a little less on the love side. I would have enjoyed the novella more if there had been a better balance between the descriptions and dialogue.

★★★/5

Challenge:

District of Columbia

Synopsis (Goodreads): 

Get caught up in romance and suspense with this novella from award-winning author Cara Putman.

Things were business as usual for family law attorney Ciara Turner, until she walked into her mentor’s office to find the judge had been murdered. To make things worse, the emotional moments were witnessed by Ciara’s nemesis, opposing counsel Daniel Evans—the man she once thought she’d spend the rest of her life with.

Daniel can’t walk away from the murder investigation. Judge Palmer was the only one who believed in him enough to give the boy from the wrong side of the tracks a fighting chance. But his amateur sleuthing keeps him crossing paths with Ciara and he can’t help but admire her passion for her clients, even if they are often at odds across the judgment table.

As Daniel and Ciara get closer to discovering who killed Judge Palmer, their old feelings reignite. But the investigation takes an unexpected turn, can they trust each other enough to push for the truth? And will their rekindled relationship survive the aftermath?