Solid romantic suspense book that does a good job at balancing the romance and the suspense

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	• Count to Ten Karen Rose Grand Central Publishing, 2007 - 400 pages average customer review:based on 29 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

An amazing book!!

I love this author! I would give her book six stars if possible!

After being called to the scene of a horrific house fire, Lt. Reed Solliday quickly realizes that he has more than a case of arson on his hands. When they find a body inside, they quickly surmise that not only was the fire arson, but the person inside was murdered. Because of the homicide, Reed is forced to partner with Detective Mia Mitchell. At first Reed isn't too sure about Mia's capabilities as a Detective. He soon realizes that his first impressions of her were as far off the mark as possible.

Detective Mia Mitchell has come back to work after a stint on disability. In a shooting that almost turned deadly, Mia took a shot to the arm while her partner almost died. Convinced that she is at fault for not protecting her partner, Mia has punished herself for weeks while avoiding her friends and family. When she is paired up with Reed Solliday, she is determined that he will never be more than a temporary partner.

Together, Mia and Reed race to stop a killer whose violence is escalating by the day. In a series of horrifying murders, they both know that the killer won't stop until they stop him. In her usual way, Karen Rose brings the killer to life in the readers eyes, giving us insight into his thoughts. The suspense in this book will grab you from the first page and won't let you go until you finish the book. The romance adds to the book, rather than detracting from it. I finished it in one day because I could not put it down. There are many twists and turns in COUNT TO TEN. Even the secondary characters, including both Mia and Reed's family and friends, don't take away from the plot of the book. Instead, they add to it making the book even better.

Karen Rose gets better with every book she writes. Do not pass this one up!

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Hot Romance and Chilling Suspense!

"Count to Ten" is exciting romantic suspense. Full of page-turning, chilling suspense, it is balanced with burning romance. I found myself cheering Mia on, and wanting Reed for myself! Devoted Rose fans will be happy to see Dana and Ethan again, too. This is another Rose novel that will have you up all night--with extra lights on.

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Solid romantic suspense book that does a good job at balancing the romance and the suspense

I began reading Rose's books about 4 months ago and proceeded to go on a Karen Rose glom. Count to Ten's heroine is Mia Mitchell. Mia is the partner of Abe Reagan , the hero of I'm Watching You. Mia is recovering from the emotional wounds of her father's death and the emotional and physical wounds from a botched case wherein her partner and best friend, Abe received a near fatal wound. Abe is in the hospital recovering and Mia is just returning to duty when the story begins. Reed Solliday, a Lt with the fire department is temporarily assigned Mia as a partner to investigate a serial fire/homicide crime.

Mia's personal conflict stems from the familial abuse she received. Reed's conflict arises from the fact that he believed his dead wife was his soul mate and that you can only have one. Mia and Reed's attraction for one another is something that neither of them accept readily and even when they succumb to the physical lure, they hold themselves apart emotionally.

Beyond the intimacy issues, are some fascinating moral issues. The nurture/nature theory is the theme of the book and it applies not only to Mia and Reed, but to the motivations of the villian. The question that is pose is whether someone always rise above their past or will poor environment doom people?

For example, Mia and her sister grew up with a violent, abusive father. Mia escaped by going to college but her younger sister was left at home. Her sister tried to escape by getting involved with a bad crowd. Mia's argument is that she escaped but her sister didn't and therefore nuture plays an important role in outcome. Reed, however, grew up in foster homes until having one family take a chance of him. He believes that nature controls. The good will always be good and the bad will be bad.

Unfortunately, the concept wasn't given anything more than a superficial consideration instead of the real introspective thought provoking novel it could have been. Further, the politics of the authorial voice seemed pretty clear. I get the sense that you, the author, has some pretty decided opinions on journalists, defense lawyers, criminals and so forth. In these books, at least, the message of good / bad is very clearly drawn.

One other aspect that dragged the story down was the canonization of Reed's former wife, Christine. I got that he was obsessed with her and that he couldn't bring himself to truly live without her, but it was a very tired refrain.

I liked Mia very much. She was a survivor who cared so much for the others around her, but she was prone to making errors and to inadvertently hurting the people she cared about. Your cops are like Eve Dallas. Caring, flawed, and devoted. And good at their job. I simply wish that there were greater areas of gray in the moral analysis.

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Great Read

This is a page-turner that keeps you saying you'll stop at the end of the next chapter...or maybe the next one...or the next one. Romance, suspense and a villain whose only soft spot is for animals. The title says it all for Rose's latest book. Count to Ten and watch the fireworks start. A definite must read.

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