Review — Keep Her Safe by K.A. Tucker

Publisher: Atria Books 

Published: January 23, 2018

Genre:Romantic Suspense

Source: E-ARC

Rating: 4 Stars

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Blurb:
Noah Marshall has had a privileged life thanks to his mother, the highly decorated chief of the Austin Police Department. But all that changes the night she reveals a skeleton that’s been rattling in her closet for years: she doesn’t deserve her commendations or her medals—in fact, she deserves to be locked behind bars for what she did to a fellow officer to save her own reputation. When she finally succumbs to the guilt of destroying an innocent family’s life, she leaves Noah alone to carry the burden of this shocking secret, which she makes him vow never to share.

Gracie Reynolds wasn’t born into trailer park life, but after ten years of learning how to survive in The Hollow, it’s all she knows anymore. At least here people don’t care that she is a byproduct of a white mother and a black father. And they certainly don’t care that her dad was a corrupt Austin cop. Here, she and her mother can almost forget the shame he brought upon them…until a man who clearly doesn’t belong shows up on her doorstep one night, asking questions.

Together, Noah and Gracie set out to uncover the truth about the Austin police department’s dark and messy past­—but the scandal they uncover is bigger than they bargained for, and goes far higher up than they ever imagined. 

Review:

“Keep her safe, will you? There are times when a book is so predictable that it’s funny. I can usually take good guesses as to what can happen; but unfortunately, I had NO IDEA what was happening in the book. K.A. Tucker writes a thrilling novel that literally keeps you on your toes until the very end. Keep Her Safe is not predictable at all, and I think it’s a pretty great thing that I chose this story as my first ever by the author. I’m totally kicking myself for not reading sooner. That being said, I do have all her books! So there is that. I think the book started off somewhat slow. It took me a second to realize that this is the type of book to be savored. Noah and Grace are two completely different people that are connected in so many ways. Noah is the nice guy; the one you can always depend on. Grace is more hard headed and stubborn. She doesn’t trust easily and she’s bitter. For good reason. She grew up believing one thing; then all of a sudden she’s being told that everything she thought was true, isn’t. It can be somewhat confusing but I think she took it all in good stride. What I thought was particularly cool was that the book is told in alternating POVs between Noah, Grace, and at times both Jackie and Abe. Jackie is the mother of Noah, while Abe is the father of Grace. Everything connects with each other  and it was fun seeing it all come together. The subject matter is dark. And scary. That’s all I’ll comment on about that. Overall, I think Keep Her Safe is definitely a story worth reading. Especially when you get a hero such as Noah! *Thank you to the publisher for providing a copy for an honest and unbiased review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Buy: Amazon Amazon UK About the Author: K.A. Tucker writes captivating stories with an edge. She is the USA Today bestselling author of 16 books, including Ten Tiny Breaths and Burying Water, and her upcoming Adult Suspense novel, Keep Her Safe. Her books have been featured in national publications including USA Today, Globe & Mail, Suspense Magazine, and Publisher's Weekly. K.A. Tucker currently resides in a quaint town outside of Toronto with her husband and two beautiful girls.