Chosen to Die

I love this book haven’t been able to put it down since I started reading it

The "Star Crossed Killer" is wrecking havoc in the rural Montana community. The killer kidnaps the victims from an accident site (an accident the killer caused) and nurses them back to health. The killer than ties the victim naked to a tree, and let them freeze to death. The killer has the local and federal law enforcement running in circles. Now as Detective Regan is rushing to confront her ex-husband about custody of her kids she knows she is in trouble. When her tire blows out suddenly on a snow covered road she is scared she is the latest victim. As everything is suddenly passing through her mind she is also thinking of Nate, whom she fears she now thinks of as more than just a fling, and wonders if she will survive to tell him. Nate Santana isn't your normal ranch hand. He is the local boy without much who went away, was a decorated military member and now is back doing what he wants, hanging out taking care of horses and training dogs. What he hasn't counted on is becoming more and more attracted to Regan. When she stands him up he is surprised but when she doesn't answer his calls at all he decides something is up. He is going to help find her whether her feisty partner Detective Selena Alverez wants to or not. He is going to need a little more than luck on his side as it becomes clearer that time might be running out for Regan. Will Regan escape/or be found, and can the killer be caught before they strike again? For that matter will you figure out who the killer is before the last 50 pages? Lisa Jackson is known for writing suspense filled stories that you don't want to put down. Chosen to Die is no exception in this rule. I was gripped from the start of the story to the end. She is also subtly able to include an element of romance in Chosen to Die and if Regan and Nate both are able to survive you know they will be stronger for their struggles (I am not revealing the ending, no how, no way). Chosen to Die was my first Lisa Jackson novel and now I am hoping that Alvarez gets her own story. I am now a huge fan of Ms. Jackson and her intrigue filled novels. Tanya Reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed

Its a great book - can't put it down that easily, not any boring pages to skip. This book kept me reading, interested and thinking. Sure there are flawws but nothing too huge to dampen the story. All and all this "damned" book was "damned" great and I'd be "damned" to not buy this "damned" book. Damned!!! hahahaha!

A great read from start to finish. I never knew where it was heading, just when I thought I had it figured out, wham, a whole kink to the story happened. I love Lisa Jackson, she never disappoints and she gets better with each book. Well, worth the the time to read. Love this book.

First of all....I LOVED the book and it will, as have all Lisa Jackson's books, be kept on my book shelf. I DO have a question, however. In "Left to Die" at the end of the book, Jillian's attacker, who was originally thought to be the Star Crossed killer, was killed in a fight with Jillian in the hotel room but in the sequel she is mentioned a number of times as "being in custody" or "being questioned". I thought maybe I misread the first book so I went back and read it again and there is no question Falda was dead as on page 492 the author says "From the glassy stare of Falda's eyes, she knew it was over" and on page 494 Falda's husband says "I'm dying. Falda's gone. She won't hurt you ever again". Am I losing my mind? Did anyone else notice this? It is a minor detail, especially considering what a riveting book it was, but things like this bug me. I also felt Padgett's story was left hanging but perhaps she will reappear in a future book.

This book left nothing out. Great story, detailed characters, and I had no clue who the killer was until the last 20 pages. Lisa Jackson kept us waiting an entire year to expose this killer and it was well worth the wait. Hope to see another story set with these characters in Montana. I have read most everything written by Lisa Jackson and this is one of her best!!!!