Hot Blooded

Set in New Orleans Dr. Sam has her back against a wall trying to figure out who is threatening her life. Her friends ? her coworkers? Her past/frequent lover? A gruesome serial killer on the loose getting closer and closer. Just when you think you know who it is........you dont!!

Police find prostitutes murdered in the New Orleans French Quarter, strangled by a rosary with sharpened beads. The bodies are left with their legs splayed, their hands poised as if in prayer, a hundred dollar bill with the eyes blackened out left on the bedside table. In the background, the radio softly plays.Radio psychologist Dr. Samantha Leeds returns to work after a disastrous two-week vacation in Mexico. She finds a message on her answering machine a admonition that she must pay for her sins. In the mail, she finds a mutilated publicity photo. Threatening phone calls to the radio station follow, all warning her that "I know what you did...you're not going to get away with it....You're going to have to pay for sins."Police detective Rick Bentz discovers the link between the serial killings and Samantha. As the threats continue, Samantha realizes the killer knows too much about her and must be close to her. She can't trust anyone, not even her sexy new neighbor Ty Wheeler, who holds secrets of his own. Then a woman calls claiming to be from Samantha's past; a woman Samantha knows died nine years ago. As killings become less random, moving closer to Samantha's inner circle, police warn she's becoming a target.Fans of police procedural-thrillers will thoroughly enjoy Lisa Jackson's HOT BLOODED. This riveting, fast-paced plot keeps the reader guessing as Jackson casts her spell of psychological terror. The dark atmosphere and intense suspense, along with masterful characterization, result in a stunning conclusion. Look for the sequel next year, COLD BLOODED, which promises a return of some many of the characters from HOT BLOODED. Very highly recommended.

I am extremely elated that Lisa Jackson is now writing suspense novels. I have always known her to be a prolific romance novelist. "Hot Blooded" was my first novel of hers that I've read. I loved the whole thing. It says on the side that it's a Romantic Suspense, but it is practically all suspense. The plot: Talk show host Dr. Samantha Leeds is being stalked. She is receiving phone threats and letters saying that she needs to be repented for her sins and that she will die soon. Sam doesn't understand what this nutcase is talking about until a girl calls up saying her name is "Annie." This frightens Sam even more. (I won't explain about Annie because that would take about a decade in writing). At the same time, prostitutes are being found murdered with a set of rosary beadsk, at the same time Samantha is on the radio. Detective Rick Benz and his partner belive that the prostitution murders are connected to Sam's stalker. This novel keeps up the pace all the way until the shocking finale that leaves room for a sequel, "Cold Blooded," coming June 02. I am now in the middle of "If She Only Knew," Lisa's one other suspense novel.

Lisa has done it again! If you have never read one of her books, this is a good place to start. Sam is an, "On the Air phychologist". But, when she begins to get threats from one of her listeners calling himself, "John", and telling her that she is going to die because of hers sins, we, as the reader start to worry about her every time she meets someone new. Has the perfect man that has recently became so important to her to be trusted or is he in fact, "John?" I simply was captivated by this book and I have read ALL of her books. She is planning to do another book spinning off of this one. I, for one can't wait.

Dr. Samantha Leeds is the host of Midnight Confessions, a popular New Orleans radio talk show. She begins getting calls at home and at work from a man named "John" who tells her that he knows her and asks her to repent for her past sins. While the ratings at WSLJ climb, Samantha begins to get very scared as one of her callers is "Annie", a woman claiming to be a teenager who committed suicide after calling in to Sam's radio show in Houston nine years ago. Coincidentally, perhaps, Ty Wheeler moves into Samantha's neighborhood. Though he is incredibly attractive and very attentive when "John" increases his focus on Samantha, Ty isn't very forthcoming about himself. Could he somehow be involved with the threatening calls? Are the brutal murders being committed in New Orleans linked somehow to Samantha? And whom can she trust when someone close to her just may prove to be "John"? Lisa Jackson has written an intense thriller, one that will knock your socks off and keep you up until the wee hours of the morning. With well-developed characters, steamy romance, and captivating intrigue, HOT BLOODED is a must read.

The trip to Mexico was a disaster for radio psychologist Dr. Samantha Leeds. She manages to return to her home in Cambrai on the shore of Lake Pontchartain near New Orleans with a leg in a cast and the end of her relationship with David Ross. However, her answering machine has more than the welcome home from her dad, it contains a message about paying for her sins and than there is the envelop with the not "repent" note inside it. At about the same time, someone begins torturing and murdering prostitutes while simultaneously listening to Dr. Sam's New Orleans radio show. When Sam limps back to work threatening calls start coming in to her show. Police Detective Rick Bentz realizes that Sam is the only lead to the killer, but is not sure of the connection. Neither is Sam. Meanwhile Sam meets Ty Wheeler and begins to fall in love with him, but wonders if she can trust him or will he turn out to be her latest male mistake and even worse, her stalker. HOT BLOODED is an exciting romantic suspense tale with a strong emphasis on the suspense. The story line moves rather quickly forward, as Lisa Jackson takes no prisoners. Sam is a wonderful damsel in distress who abhors that role. The killer is obsessed but clever even fooling an intelligent detective like Rick Bentz. Sub-genre fans and those who enjoy a taut police procedural-thriller will delight in this novel and look forward to next year's sequel COLD BLOODED that returns many of the cast members from this tale.Harriet Klausner