Title: Anonymous
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Author: L.P. Dover
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Release Date: April 23, 2018
Blurb
Every person has a story to tell. Some may be sweet with a happily ever after, but there are others that end in tragedy. Mine has yet to be finished. My name is Elizabeth Kingston and this is where my story begins.
I never thought my life could be so perfect. I have an amazing job owning my own bakery, and a wonderful husband who I love and who loves me back. Never once did I have to worry about anything, at least, not until the texts started coming in. They always begin the same way … numbers that spell my nickname when read upside down.
31773
It’s someone from my past, only they won’t to tell me who they are, but that by talking to them, I’ll figure it out. It’s a game I refuse to play. Unfortunately, I’m left with no choice when things begin to take a dangerous turn. His name is Anonymous and there’s only one thing he wants … ME.
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Gah! I love it when a book takes you by surprise and is something completely different than everything else out there. This is one of those books!
Ellie has a great life. Wonderful home life. Happily married. Great friends. Thriving business. Supportive family. She has it all. Till one day she starts to receive anonymous texts. Gradually the texts get more threatening and lives become endangered.
Spread over months her anxiety and paranoia begin to spiral. Having no clue who it could be she looks into her past. Is it someone she knows? An ex perhaps? She doesn't know but she gets the feeling she's being watched. The texts confirm her worst fears. Her life is spiraling out of control all because of anonymous.
I absolutely loved this book! It's refreshing not to read the same old boy meets girl stuff. From quite early on you cannot understand the restraint i had to have not looked at the ending!! It virtually killed me not to find out who anonymous was!! My finger kept lingering over the skip pages bar at the bottom! Was it her adoring husband? Was it the creepy boss? Was it her best friend? Was it a crazy ex boyfriend? Was it her best friends ex? ahhhhhhhh it gripped me so bad!! At one point I've gotta be honest it could have been anyone!! lol
I loved the build of this story. It was gripping and had me on the edge of my seat. I was consumed by it and even when i wasn't reading it i was thinking about who it could be. It was only a little bit before the reveal i guessed who it was. Twists and turns aplenty made me fall in love with this book. LP Dover is awesome at this kind of story. She keeps you there in the story still you suspect it could be any one of the characters in the story. I love her writing style it wins me over every time.
Plenty of love between Ellie and Jake if that's what you like in a book but that's not what this book is about. Its the story i loved. Of course i loved the characters but it was the whole thing that got me.
Amazing plot, superbly written, gripping suspense. Love love loved it!! Highly recommend!
5 brilliant stars!
Reviewed by Kerry
Excerpt
It’s closing time and Vikki and I are busy cleaning, so we can get home. My phone beeps with an incoming text and I look down at it and growl. “You can’t be serious.” Staring back at me isn’t a text from Jake, but from Anonymous. Even though I deleted and blocked the number ninety days ago, I still recognize it.
Vikki moves closer, her eyes wide. “What’s going on?”
I show her the text.
Anonymous: 31773?
Brows furrowed, she sits back. “What does that mean?” I turn my phone upside down, so she can see that the number spells out my name. Her eyes widen. “Wow, that’s cool you can type your name with numbers.”
“But not so cool when I don’t know who the person is,” I counter. “About three months ago, I got texts from this exact same person. Whoever it is likes to play games. I’m sick of it and I want them to leave me alone.” Taking a deep breath, I type out a reply.
Me: WHO IS THIS?
Anonymous: Why all the yelling?
I roll my eyes. This is just ridiculous.
Me: I like using all caps.
Anonymous: Don’t stop on my account. So, what have you been up to? Been a while since we talked.
Me: Yeah, it’s because I blocked the number.
Anonymous: Why?
Me: BECAUSE I DON’T KNOW WHO YOU ARE!!!!!!!!
“What is he saying?” Vikki asks. I show her the texts and her eyes widen. “So, you haven’t talked to him since you blocked the number?”
I think back to when I blocked it and if my calculations are correct, the ninety days was up yesterday. “No, but he has perfect timing. My ninety days ran up yesterday. I might need to run to the cell store and see if they can block it permanently.”
My phone beeps again and a sharp pain settles in my gut. I just want whoever it is to leave me alone.
Anonymous: That hurts. You’ve always been friendly toward me.
Me: Obviously not friendly enough, if you can’t tell me who you are. It’s weird and it makes me uncomfortable. You need to leave me the hell alone. Don’t text, call, or try to contact me in any way. I’m happily married, and I want it to stay that way. GOODBYE!
Heart racing, I log into my cell phone account and before I can block the number, another text comes through.
Anonymous: Sorry 31773 but that’s not going to happen.
The blood in my veins runs cold. Hands shaking, I block his number and my phone drops onto the table. Vikki picks it up and reads the final text, her face growing pale.
“I don’t think this person’s going away."
Author Bio
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author L. P. Dover is a southern belle living in North Carolina with her husband and two beautiful girls. Before she began her literary journey she worked in periodontics, enjoying the wonderment of dental surgeries.
She loves to write, but she also loves to play golf, go on mountain hikes and white water rafting, and has a passion for singing. Her two youngest fans expect a concert each and every night before bedtime, usually Christmas carols.
Dover has written countless novels, including her Forever Fae series, the Second Chances series, the Gloves Off series, the Armed & Dangerous series, the Royal Shifters series, the Society X series, the Circle of Justice series, and her standalone novels It Must’ve Been the Mistletoe and Love, Lies, and Deception. Her favorite genre to read and write is romantic suspense, but if she got to choose a setting in which to live, it would be with her faeries in the Land of the Fae.
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