Thief of Hearts
Worth buying if: You crave a romance threaded with real jeopardy and small‑town secrets.
Skip it if: You want a procedural mystery with forensic detail and brisk casework.
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Summary
Gaffney blends romance and suspense as a magnetic outsider exposes secrets that threaten a seemingly settled life. Desire, deception, and small-town loyalties collide across 448 pages.
Why this book now
Revisit this 1998 Leisure Books romance-thriller for its slow-burn tension and twisty revelations that still feel cuttingly contemporary.
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Good fit if you want...
- You crave a romance threaded with real jeopardy and small‑town secrets.
- You enjoy Patricia Gaffney’s character-driven voice and moral gray areas.
- When you enjoy layered mysteries, imagery and detail are abundant, creating vivid scenes that stay with you long after you finish reading.
- You want a procedural mystery with forensic detail and brisk casework.
- You avoid romantic tension where trust and attraction are in constant conflict.
- When you want clear moral lines, the prose lingers on setting and tone, sometimes at the expense of forward momentum.
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Exact edition: Edition shown · ISBN-13 9780843943634
Worth buying if: You crave a romance threaded with real jeopardy and small‑town secrets.
Skip it if: You want a procedural mystery with forensic detail and brisk casework.
Check Amazon for the current price and availability of this exact edition.
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Reading commitment
Steady Needs some room
At 448 pages, expect a weekend or two of immersive, character-first suspense with room for simmering chemistry and layered backstory.
What stands out here
This Leisure Books 1998 edition spotlights Gaffney’s contemporary romance‑thriller blend, packaging the small-town intrigue and high-stakes passion she’s known for.
Best way to approach it
Settle in for steady chapters and let the slow-burn attraction and creeping danger build—this works best read in sustained stretches rather than quick dips.
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Exact edition: ISBN-13 9780843943634
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