Say You're Sorry (Morgan Dane) Paperback – May 16, 2017

Best Melinda Leigh book yet. Great story. Well written. Felt almost like I was there. Can’t wait for the next one. Well done!

What a great start to a new series by Melinda Leigh! Say You’re Sorry features attorney Morgan Dane who has returned to her home town of Scarlet Falls, New York after the death of her husband in Iraq. Living with her grandfather and her three young daughters, she’s finally decided to go back to work. However, her previous babysitter is killed and her neighbor asks her to defend his son who is accused of the murder. Morgan asks her childhood friend Lance Kruger to help with the investigation so they can identify the real killer.Morgan is a former prosecutor who is often underestimated by others. She’s independent, compassionate, and understanding. Kance is an ex-police officer turned private investigator after an on-the-job injury. He’s intense, courageous, and is his mother’s caregiver. Readers also get insight into a killerThis novel is part investigation, part family drama, and part crime thriller with a little romance. The storyline is engaging, suspenseful, and includes some very tense scenes. The first chapter pulled me into the tale quickly and kept me rapidly turning the pages all the way to its conclusion. This engrossing novel keeps you on the edge of your seat as the race is on to find the killer. As always, the world-building is great. The author has weaved another installment involving family, relationships, trauma, a slow-burn romance, murder, lies, violence, missing persons, and much more.Overall, this book has twists, a little tension, and relatable main and secondary characters. If you are expecting a solid series that will have mysteries, crime, action, and a little romance, then this is a series that I recommend. I am looking forward to reading the next book in the series.I purchased a copy of this novel. All opinions expressed in this review are my own. The publication date was May 16, 2017.

It’s been a while since I read a book written by Melinda Leigh, and I definitely have regretted it because I adore her books. I dived right into Say You’re Sorry sometime ago and had a hard time putting it down. I ended up buying it in paperback, so I can enjoy carrying the book around in my purse. It also looks great with the rest of Melinda Leigh’s books on my book shelves.Onward to my review of a such a suspenseful book though. 🙂First off, I really love the characters that Melinda writes in her books, especially in Say You’re Sorry. If you’ve ever read a Melinda Leigh book then you’ll realize from the beginning that she writes some strong female leads into her stories. The female lead that always knows how to handle herself and that is just one of many reasons why I’m addicted to Melinda’s books. I always love strong female leads.The female lead in Say You’re Sorry is definitely one I adored. Morgan Dane is a widow who lost her husband overseas in the military. She’s living with her grandfather with her three little ones trying to get her life back together. She’s definitely doing an amazing job at it. She’s moving on to big things on working with the District Attorney’s office. Although, life is about to be turned upside down, when her babysitter is killed in Scarlett Falls and the boyfriend/Morgan’s neighbor is accused of the girls’ murder. It’s up to Morgan to prove his innocence. She has the help of her friend, Lance Kruger who happens to be a private investigator to help her along the way.Melinda Leigh brought on the suspense in this story, which made it hard to put down. I wanted to follow along with Morgan and Lance and uncover who was actually behind the murder. It was great to read the different POVs in the story and I really enjoyed getting to follow along with Morgan, Lance, the boyfriend/neighbor Nick, and even the killer (who I couldn’t figure out who he/she was). Melinda Leigh definitely kept me guessing on who was behind it all.I loved Lance’s character because he truly was a gentleman trying so hard to keep his feelings over Morgan under bay. Poor guy. He was definitely in love with her. Morgan though is grieving still and she realizes it in the story what she needs to do. The ending had me in tears because of what she finally got the courage to to do, which made it where she finally decided on her next steps.Overall, this was an amazing book and I really wish I could give it more than 5 stars. I look forward to making time to read the second book in the series before the third one comes out next year. I’m cracking down and finally making time to catch up on the books I’ve had on my to read list for a while now. I’m also happy to read one of my favorite authors books and finally catch up, so I can keep up with every book she comes up with. 🙂