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Rating: really liked it
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TWO REASONS TO RUN (Pelican Harbor Book #2) by Colleen Coble is the second action packed Christian romantic suspense/mystery in this trilogy series. The small coastal town of Pelican Bay’s Chief of Police Jane Hardy is a 5’2” strong, determined and justice driven spitfire who also happens to be a survivor of a cult. While the suspense/mystery is unique and solved in each book, Jane and all the main characters’ personal stories carry over and are a large part of the story. I feel the books in this trilogy should be read in order.
Chief of Police Jane Hardy is now firmly in control of her small-town police department after taking over from her retired father and surviving the scandal from “One Little Lie”. While she has been happily reunited with her fifteen-year-old son Will, who she believed dead, she is still coming to terms with the betrayal she feels from his father, Reid.
A local mother has reported her son missing when he does not return from the giant oil rig in the bay. She gives Jane an email from her son that suggests there is a terrorist plot against the oil rig and he believes he is in danger. But with no other leads and no body, Homeland Security drops the case.
Reid uses his job as a journalist/documentarian to gain access to the rig. He and Jane find the missing man dead and tied under the oil rig. As Jane and Will move forward in the investigation, they receive threats that if they continue, their son Will’s life in on the line.
I loved this book as much as the first which of course makes me anxious for the third. I believe this author does a great job of balancing an intriguing investigation, building suspense and dealing with all the characters’ personal lives in this small town which comes to life in her worldbuilding. Jane is a complex character dealing with her past in the cult, her development of her current spiritual beliefs and her relationship with Reid. All the secondary characters are fully fleshed and realistic. Though there is faith-based dialogue, it never felt out of character or like you are being preached at
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I highly recommend this Christian romantic suspense/mystery and author.
Rating: really liked it
Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) provided by the Author and Publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an fair and honest review.
Great, original plot with holes big enough to drive a Mack truck through and it's a disjointed one too. Not to mention, the heroine is a whiny brat who everyone thinks is just fabulous. Everyone close to her has lied to her and she just can't get over any of it. And, she won't let you get over it either as she keeps bringing it up, again, and again, and again. I was all out of patience by the half way point.
Jane Hardy is the police chief of a small gulf coast town. Her department has been rocked by scandal and murder and she has discovered that her father, the former chief, has lied to her about the death of her son. Will is alive and he and his father, Reid, have reentered her life. You would think Jane would be overjoyed and she is, but she is making everyone pay for keeping this from her.
Reid is determined to wait out this problem and Jane is not making it easy on the poor guy. Jane and Reid are at odds with each other, but a murder on the largest oil platform in the Gulf, Zeus, brings them together as they race to solve a murder, prevent a plot to destroy the platform and stop a hit man from killing them all.
Rating: really liked it
I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.
**AUDIO VERSION**
Two Reasons to Run is a fast paced and gripping thriller by Colleen Coble with a touch of romance too.
This is the 2nd book in a series which I hadn't realised until I began to read it. I wish I had realised this as I would have read book 1 first.
Despite not having read the first book I thoroughly enjoyed this book and found the narrator did a fantastic job narrating it.
In Two Reasons to Run, a murder occurs with a worker on an oil rig which is uncovered to be a possible terrorist attack. Jane and a small group of others become entangled within the case and Jane and her ex along with their son are soon on the run from a killer who's hot on their heels.
The suspense is fantastic in this book and has you gripped from a few chapters in.
I look forward to book 3!
Rating: really liked it
Two Reasons to Run is an action packed book. Two Reasons to Run is the second book in the Pelican Harbor series. I didn't know this was the second book in the series until I started reading it. I could understand the main story line without reading the first book. However, there were a lot of things I felt like I missed and I didn't connect with the characters. I think I would've enjoyed Two Reasons to Run if I read the first book in the Pelican Harbor Series.
Someone dies on the Pelican Harbor oil rig. Was it a suicide, accident, or like the letter he sent his mother a murder? The man that died heard someone talking about a terrorist attack on the oil rig. Jane, police chief, and Reid, investigative journalist, work together to try to find out what is going on and stop the potential terrorist attack. Is someone after Jane, Reid and their son?
Devon O'Day did a great job narrating. I think I liked the book more because of Devon O'Day's narration.
I recommend this book to people that like action packed stories, but I would start with One LIttle lIe before reading Two Reasons to Run.
Thank you NetGalley and Thomas Nelson for Two Reasons to Run.
Rating: really liked it
This is another great story in The Pelican Harbor Series, the second of the series. Set in Pelican Harbor, on the lovely gulf coastal area near Mobile, Alabama, this has a small town flavor with a small police department where Jane Hardy is the chief. In the first book, she is reunited with her son Will and his father Reid after thinking that her baby had died fifteen years ago when she and Reid were teenagers and their parents were in a cult in Michigan.
Things amp up when the high school principal's son sent her an email from the oil platform where he works telling her to get in touch with Chief Hardy if anything happens to him. Now he is missing. He also alerted the Feds about a possible terrorist attack on the oil rig but they don't find any evidence to indicate a threat so it's all up to Jane to find answers. Reid was also sent an email from the young man. Reid does documentaries so he decides to go out to the platform with his videographer to do a documentary to see what he can find out. When Jane and Reid unite to find answers, Will's life is threatened and those who worked on the oil rig seemed afraid to talk.
Action packed and suspenseful to the end, Two Reasons to Run is a page turner with realistic and likable characters and edgy plot. I did not guess who was behind the threats so this was a surprise ending to me. I am looking forward to the finale in the third book. Three Missing Days.
I received a complimentary ARC from Thomas Nelson through NetGalley. Thoughts and opinions expressed are mine only.
Rating: really liked it
I enjoyed this book by Colleen Coble as I do all of her books. Police Chief Jane, her son Will and her ex make this story very believable. This book is 2nd in a book series but somehow I missed the first one and was able to read this one just fine as a stand-alone. I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
Rating: really liked it
Disclaimer: An eARC was provided via the Author and Netgalleyin exchange for an honest review. The Thoughts, opinions & feelings expressed in the review are therefore, my own. This is the second book in The Pelican Harbor Series – and it follows Police Chief, Jane and her newly found ex, Reid and son, Will she had thought to be dead for the last 15 years – to be honest; I hadn’t known that it was a continuing story – though it didn’t take me more than a couple of chapters to understand the back story of Jane, Reid and Will.
The mystery though is standalone within the book – a target of an oil rig, a missing man who turns up murdered and her newly discovered son, a target! It was an intriguing mystery that had me turning over the pages again; and again – even though it did become a little predictable towards the end; it was a mystery that I really enjoyed and that is solved within this book!
But the major focus of the book had been on Jane, Reid and Will’s relationship with each other – now that the truth is in the open – they are slowly trying to get into the rhythm of the family they all want to be; even if it’s all new to them. But it isn’t just the relationship they should be concerned about – they have a history to sort through; feelings that both Reid and Jane have for each other; but their own issues and insecurities (and an ex who just can’t seem to stop creating problems.
While the mystery is handled within this book – it is the relationships and secrets plaguing Jane, Reid and Will that still need to be resolved and I am looking forward to the last book in the series! 
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Rating: really liked it
Two Reasons to Run is a great addition to the Pelican Harbor series. It is book two in the series and I highly recommend that, for this series, each book be read in order, or you will miss out on important details regarding the backgrounds of the two main characters, Jane and Reid. Each book has its own mystery that must be solved and the plot in each book is wrapped up nicely, however, Jane and Reid’s story is ongoing throughout the series.
I am simply loving the Pelican Harbor books! I read the first book, One Little Lie, and I listened to the second book, Two Reasons to Run. The audio narration for Two Reasons to Run was very nicely done. There were slight variations in voice for certain characters to help the listener know who was speaking. This audio book definitely kept me listening, as I tried to figure out who the villain was!
Will, the teenager in the story, frustrated me a bit in this plot. He just did not seem to “get” that he was in danger. I guess he had some growing up to do emotionally. He did eventually realize that the danger was real and ended up making some very good decisions. He was still a character that I really liked and I was happy with how everything resolved.
I have loved the dynamic between Reid and Jane ever since book one. They continued to have wonderfully complicated emotions toward each other in this book. I am really looking forward to book three!
I received a complimentary copy of this audio book. All opinions are my own.
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Rating: really liked it
Oh my word. This series is SO GOOD!!! Is it time for book 3 yet? Longer review to come...
Rating: really liked it
In the first book in this series,
One Little Lie, Jane Hardy, Pelican Harbor's police chief, learned the truth behind a secret held for fifteen years. This rocked her to her very core. However, this also brightened her future beyond belief. She had already been in a precarious situation after taking over the job as police chief after her father retired, and then had to be investigated for serious crimes.
However, something, or someone, brought light into Jane's world. She was reunited with her son, Will, whom she long thought dead. His father, documentarian Reid Bechtol is someone Jane needs a lot of time to deal with, in order to accept decisions Reid made involving Will.
Meanwhile, there is a terrorist plot in action, and the situation forces Jane and Reid to work together yet again, thus forcing the difficult feelings about their situations below the surface. When the killer hones in on Will, then Jane and Reid must work fast and hard in order to protect their son.
The first book in this series left things hanging between Jane, Reid and Will. For that reason I do not think this book,
Two Reasons to Run would work as a standalone. There is too much history that is explained in the first book, and then added to in this second book. Also, the first book clearly explains Jane's reticence when it comes to Reid, another factor that might not have as much impact if the other book is not read first. What is more is that this book leaves readers wanting for much more, and that won't happen until at least April 2021, with the upcoming third book in the series,
Three Missing Days. While I had this book as an electronic ARC, I also received an audiobook for review, so that is what this review is based on. The narrator was Devon O'Day, and since I listened to the first book as well, this gave me two opportunities to hear Ms. O'Day perform the stories. She did an exceptional job with the voices, emotions and how she was able to convey the depth of the book. Her narration was impeccable making the book that much more compelling.
Many thanks to Thomas Nelson and to NetGalley for this ARC for review. This is my honest opinion.
Rating: really liked it
Well, well, well. I wasn’t expecting a full-blown terrorist plot that was inspired by the tragic explosion that happened on the Deepwater Horizon (though, I do not believe that real-life incident was a terrorist attack). What a fascinating story!
This was a great installment of the Pelican Harbor series. The mystery was just as twisty, fantastic, and interesting as the previous one. Memory issues were involved, and this is always a fascinating aspect for me. It was fun seeing alligators featured as well, because they added realistic details to the atmosphere.
Oh my heart! Jane’s emotional journey pinched my heart in the best way. I ached so much for her! Nothing about her journey was easy, but it all involved emotion and action and twists. I couldn’t stop reading, because I had to learn more and more and ….
The weather in the finale of this one was amazing! I’ve never seen this particular weather type in a fictional story before, so it was especially delightful to this weather nerd. I hope there’s another cool weather event in book three!
Content: tattoos, pubs, expletives, marital affair mentioned
Rating: really liked it
I am addicted to this novel and the problem!!...The next book comes out in April!! I have to wait to April! Its as bad waiting for the Mandalorian to home out!! the book was really good. This one has you wondering will the main couple get together, will their son get killed. The best part they have you waiting to the end to find out. Esp the couple, eventhough you think they are together really are they?? I just love Colleen Coble and so glad I have discovered her and looking forward to read more books of her. April!! Again how will I wait!!??
Rating: really liked it
Let me start off my saying that if you haven’t read One Little Lie, the first book in this trilogy, you should probably do that, because I didn’t, and I spent most of this book trying to figure out what the heck was going on and why exactly Jane Hardy hadn’t murdered the man who kept her son from her for 15 years, and hidden his body in a shallow grave. Because as a mother, frankly, this is exactly what I would have done, not allowed him back into my life. There’s a weird backstory where Jane and Reid both grew up in a cult and were married when Reid was 18 and Jane 14 (and that’s a big yikes, even hinted at). The whole cult thing gets explored a bit here, but was obviously really detailed in the first book. Here unfortunately I think it actually derails the main thread of the story, a plot to blow up an oil rig off Mobile Bay which Jane and Reid must investigate. They are constantly getting derailed by other things, and honestly it feels like it’s because the main plot doesn’t have enough meat to it to sustain a full book. Certainly the final resolution is something of a let down.
I don’t quite buy this as a romantic suspense either, because frankly, there’s not enough romance in it. There’s one kiss between the two leads and that’s it. It’s a mystery/thriller with a romantic subplot, and not much of one at that. There’s more overt evangelising than romance, and frankly I found that annoying because it’s not what the blurb ‘sold me’ on.
This definitely isn’t a standalone, and I really don’t think you can jump in here and enjoy the series because there’s just too much confusing backstory. The fact that it fails as a romantic suspense too means I’m just not interested in reading any more of the rest of the series. Two stars and frankly, I’d hesitate before picking up anything else by this author because the overt evangelising isn’t really to my taste either.
Disclaimer: I received a review copy of this title via NetGalley.
Rating: really liked it
Two Reasons To Run is the second book in the Pelican Harbor series and continues the story of Jane and Reid. This book has them facing the kidnapping of their son Will and the possible terrorist attack of an oil platform called Zeus. This book like the first book has romantic tension, and nailbiting suspense throughout. Again, another cliffhanger and I can't wait for the conclusion next May, 2021!! I really enjoyed this story. I highly recommend this series to be read in order to get the full effect.
*I was given a copy of this book by Thomas Nelson and this is my honest opinion.
Rating: really liked it
4.4 stars... great exciting read. Second in a series.
