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Gone to Her Grave (Rogue River Novella, Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Melinda Leigh (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 12,925 ratings
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In Solitude, Oregon, everyone has secrets…and some will kill to keep them.

When she believes a teen is falsely accused of drug dealing, social worker Carly Taylor takes on a high-risk case and her estranged husband—the detective in charge of the investigation—to prove the boy innocent. A deadly new designer drug has taken hold of her small rural hometown of Solitude, Oregon, and Carly is determined to find the real dealer and clear the teen’s name. But the deeper she digs into the case, the more danger she unearths, until someone decides it’s time for Carly to move on…permanently.

Investigator Seth Harding knows he can’t stop his wife when she has a child to protect. But he risks any chance of reconciliation with Carly if he can’t learn to accept her dangerous job. When a drug dealer decides Carly is getting too close, will Seth lose her altogether?

A pulse-pounding Rogue River novella, Gone to Her Grave is the second exciting addition to the new romantic suspense series from Melinda Leigh and Kendra Elliot.

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About the Author

Melinda Leigh abandoned her career in banking to raise her kids and never looked back. She started writing as a hobby and became addicted to creating characters and stories. Since then she has won numerous writing awards for her paranormal romance and romantic-suspense fiction.

Her debut novel, She Can Run, was a #1 bestseller in Kindle Romantic Suspense, a 2011 Romance Reviews Best Book Finalist, and a nominee for the 2012 International Thriller Award for Best First Book. Midnight Exposure was a 2013 Daphne du Maurier Award finalist. When she isn’t writing, Melinda is an avid martial artist: she holds a second-degree black belt in Kenpo karate and teaches women’s self-defense. She lives in a messy house with her husband, two teenagers, a couple of dogs, and two rescue cats.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00LOPDL5G
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Montlake Romance (October 21, 2014)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 21, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1738 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 111 pages
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#1 Amazon Charts and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author Melinda Leigh has sold over 14 million books. As a fully recovered banker and a life-long lover of books, she started writing as a way to preserve her sanity while raising her kids. Melinda's debut novel, SHE CAN RUN, was an International Thriller Award finalist. Since then, she has garnered numerous writing accolades, including two RITA® Award nominations and an induction into the NJ Romance Writers Hall of Fame.

Melinda holds a 2nd degree belt in Kenpo Karate. She's dabbled in Arnis stick fighting, studied Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and taught women's self-defense. She lives near the beach with her family and two spoiled rescue dogs. With such a pleasant life, she has no explanation for the sometimes dark and disturbing nature of her imagination. Find out more about Melinda by visiting www.melindaleigh.com.

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Jeff Harper
5.0 out of 5 stars Good short story
Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2023
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This was 2nd book in series. I'm not sure how much it related to book 1. It's a couple hours reading or listening time with a full plot.

I would recommend.
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Angela Risner The Sassy Orange
4.0 out of 5 stars Really 4.5 stars for me - just couldn't get into Seth's character
Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2014
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The is the second entry in the Rogue River series, featuring a collaboration between two of my favorite writers, Melinda Leigh and Kendra Elliot.

Gone to Her Grave focuses on Carly Taylor, to whom we were introduced in the previous entry. Carly, Stevie's little sister, is a social worker who is currently separated from her husband, investigator Seth Harding. Carly has a soft-spot for the used and abused of the small town of Solitude, OR. The town has recently been infiltrated by a dangerous illegal drug operation. The drug has already claimed the life of a local teen and now another teen is being accused of drug dealing. Carly believes the teen is innocent and sets out to prove it.

Seth is none-too-happy with his estranged wife's calling to help the less fortunate, as it puts her into dangerous situations. He would rather she choose a different line of work or just stay home and be mom to their daughter, Brianna.

Again, it's no surprise that the characters are well-developed. I will say that while I found Carly very likable, I really didn't care that much for Seth at all. I get that he worries about his wife, but he is a police officer - he's in just as much if not more danger everyday. Why is that different? I think that I needed more history on Seth to really get to know him and root for him and Carly to reconcile.

Some favorite moments:

• Small town rule #4: Childhood isn't complete without farm animals and 4-H.
• "But you can't say that you love her while you're trying to change who she is. I think you need to ask yourself if you really love Carly or if you've cast her into a role that you love."

Highly recommend.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book
Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2024
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Really loved the characters in this book. Only complaint I have is it’s too short. Onward to the next book. Love this author
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Cheryl
3.0 out of 5 stars Felt like it dragged
Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2022
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Nothing really seemed to be accomplished. Yes we figured who was dealing that got Russ freed but it just felt like something is missing. I mean we hear enough about how humid and the oppressive heat quite a few times, it just felt like the Author kept repeating it for word count.
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Erika
4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable
Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2023
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This book packed a lot of action into a short story. There was so much dysfunction and drama. Carly’s character was as interesting as her sister Stevie from the previous book. I liked that the book focused on different characters, but the same storyline. A few more details were given to get to the bottom of where the synthetic drugs came from. Enough information was given to keep me interested in what comes next in the series.
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John Kurtze
5.0 out of 5 stars Story of Intrigue Suspense and Lots of Unpredictable Events.
Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2014
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"Gone to Her Grave" is an ongoing story of the members on the Taylor Family and their role in the community of Solitude Oregon. We see the brothers and sisters interaction and we see challenges of being an in-law is such a close family as the Taylors.
The Taylors' play a dynamic role in such a small community. James Tayler is the mayor, Stevie Taylor is a seasoned police office, Carly Taylor is a social worker for Child Protective Services, Brian Taylor a musician living at home, and the family matriarch Patsy Taylor is the widow of Bill Taylor, deceased Chief Police of Solitude. Leigh's story focuses on Carly Taylor and the challenges she faces as a social worker. On the home front, her husband Seth Harding doesn't feel her job is important and is constantly at odds with her support of troubled children from less than perfect families. These differences are why Carly has moved back home with her daughter Brianna.

"Gone to Her Grave" focuses on a drug issue in Solitude. A dangerous killer drug call C-22 is being sold to the teens of the area and the issue ends up almost killing the mother of a local teen who brought the drug home. One of Carly's teens is accused of selling the drug to Peter Rollins. There is no proof he is the dealer and local law enforcement detain the teen. Carly is in conflict with her sister, Stevie, Zane Duggan, the new police chief, and her estranged husband, Seth. Carly feels she has to find the source of this deadly drug to save her troubled teen.

This story is one of twists and turns and we learn of the difficult family dynamics and how being an in-law sometimes put you against the family in the case of Investigator Seth Harding not being able to accept Carly's job or James Taylor's wife Diane wanting more attention from her husband.

We see a great story moving at break-neck speed involving the community and key influential citizens. Leigh paints a picture for her readers of Solitude, Oregon's serious drug issue causing deaths of area teens, hospitalization of a 40 year old woman, and maybe the death of Big Bill Taylor, who died of an unexplained heart attack.

Readers are never sure what is going to happen in Solitude, Oregon and they will want to know more after first novella. These novellas are so well written by Kendra Elliot and Melinda Leigh, you may think Elliot and Leigh must have taken turns writing every other sentence instead of each writing two of the four books. You are given some of the answers to questions arising in "Gone to Her Grave" but you are left curious of the solutions to the Taylor Family's issues and the community of Solitude, Oregon's problems. This suspense thriller, with a thread of romance tying the story together, is a must read and earns a five star ranking.
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5.0 out of 5 stars these books are great
Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2024
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This book is about Carley and Seth and Carley’s job at CPS. They solved a murder and maybe can salvage their marriage.
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Marie P
5.0 out of 5 stars So heartbreaking
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 3, 2022
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I am not sure what is more heartbreaking, the work Carly does or the love that Carly and Seth have for each other that is just not enough. It crushes my heart to see their love overshadowed by the jobs they do and the dangers they face.
But as heartbreaking as it is, it is also addictive and has to be read in one sitting, I cannot wait to read the rest of the series and have downloaded book 3 already. I read this on Kindle Unlimited.
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LSTucker
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read
Reviewed in Canada on February 25, 2016
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Love all the books in the series!!
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Neil
4.0 out of 5 stars Goof refreshing story with its dangers
Reviewed in Australia on January 12, 2015
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Another well written book by this author . I have now read many of her books and they all make for good entertaining reading ..well done again
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4.0 out of 5 stars Gone to bed grave ( rogue river novella book 2)
Reviewed in Canada on March 29, 2020
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This is a good book. I'm looking forward to reading the rest of this series. Hopefully they find Bill's killer but I suspect I may know who it is......time will tell tho!
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ELSA CREBBIN
5.0 out of 5 stars great read
Reviewed in Australia on August 30, 2019
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Enjoyed reading the 4 books in this series. Great writing. I can visualise the scenes
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