Step Into My Web by Cynthia Eden is the First book in the Death and Moonlight Series. This is the story of Joel Landry and Chloe Hasting. I am always taken with this author's writing. Ms. Eden knows how to write the page turning reads that I love. Chloe was a strong heroine just as most of this author's leading ladies are but Chloe brought a lot to their story. Joel was the main male character that I love with the alpha tendencies. I can't wait to read more in this series and this author.

This story has a different feel to it than some of her other series. It seems to be book one in a series with the same couple. I am intrigued.

Joel Landry is at the bank when he notices several things at once. There’s a gorgeous woman, a man who’s trying to rob the bank, and the gorgeous woman is about to get herself killed chatting with the bank robber.

Chloe Hastings is chatting with the robber because she’s going to catch him. She’s not a cop, she’s more of an outside consultant, and the robbery gone wrong is not necessarily her end-game. She needs a new partner. She wants it to be Joel. But he’s not a cop or a detective either…he’s a doctor. Or at least he was, once. Before…

Joel was kidnapped from his hospital and tortured by a serial killer. He escaped and killed the man responsible, but he was never able to really go back to his old life. So he’s sitting around in limbo with what he wants to do. Can he move on? Does he even want to?

This book is different than most Romantic Thrillers out there in that the hero has survived a serial killer, and the heroine is the rich and manipulative but it’s for his own good type person. I liked how Chloe was several steps ahead of everyone else at all times. She comes off as maybe on the spectrum? She has a unique perception of everything around her and is able to see things others don’t. Including the fact that Joel would make a good partner for her. He spends a lot of the book trying to understand Chloe, and once he actually “gets” her, once he understands how she thinks and behaves and why, he falls even more in love with her.

The teaser in the back of the book shows that the series will continue to focus on Chloe and Joel and not move on to another couple. Ms. Eden has only done this once before with her Paranormal Romance series Blood and Moonlight, so I’m excited to see where this goes. With an intelligent heroine who runs the show, and a hero who is slowly healing from his past, the author gives us the most intriguing and interesting crime solving duo I’ve seen in years.

***ARC courtesy of the publisher via Netgalley

I love Cynthia Eden's books, this one with Chloe taking the lead and was one of the baddest heroines I have read in a long time....can't wait for more from Chloe.

Joel used to be surgeon until the unimaginable happened. Chloe is has this gift of getting in the twisted head of killers, she works with the police solving cases. Chloe crashes into Joel's life and things will never be the same for these two.

Another exceptionally well-written story by Ms. Eden. I liked how the plot was written and enjoyed the romance. Good solid characters and dialogue made the story flow.

Chloe assist the police with solving crimes. Her specialty serial killers. Chloe has dark secrets. Joel is a surgeon, who because of a traumatic event cannot practice and more. When Chloe and Joel accidentally come together during a bank robbery, to stay alive, they find out the have more in common then they know. Is coming together an accident?



I received a complimentary copy of this book from NetGalley. The opinions expressed in this review are completely my own

An Absolutely Sensational Suspense Romance .
I volunteered to read and review an advanced readers copy through Netgalley of Step Into My Web . I love this story . It takes off from the start . It keeps you guessing and on the edge of your seat though out the story . Joel Landry meets Chloe Hastings during a bank robbery in which he thinks she's got a death wish . Chloe asks him if he would like to be partners and assist the police catching criminal. Soon they are off working together but danger is everywhere and they are on a rollercoaster ride . Chloe has to many secrets but knows everything about Joel . This story is full of intrigue and suspense . It's intense and steamy .
I highly recommend taking the time to read .

This is a voluntary review of an advanced copy.

Wow, just when you think you know what is going on in the story, you get another twist! Such an endless rolling out of background events that you cannot put the book down and what an ending - that had me dying to get to the next book! Hard to put it down as I wanted to keep reading and find out the next nugget that gets revealed as the story progresses.

Joel and Chloe seem an odd pairing but they really were perfect partners and each has their own issues. It was non-stop action, drama and intrigue while the romance kind of sizzled in the background until it didn't stay in the background!

Thoroughly enjoyed the book, and have to impatiently wait for the next one - it was that good!

What an exhilarating and thrilling read from Ms. Eden! This is much different from other books I've read by her but just as well written. This was more intense than her other books but I wouldn't necessarily say it's a dark read. It's definitely in the romantic suspense genre with all its twists and turns and mysterious surprises and secrets (lots and lots of secrets) but it's not all suspense--there's quite a bit of romance and explosive chemistry tucked in there as well! Chloe's character had me wondering what made her tick but then I loved how Joel brought out the best in her, at least in my opinion. The secondary characters were just as well developed as Chloe and Joel and added depth and complexity to the entire story line. Very enjoyable and highly recommended read by the very talented Ms. Eden. I can't wait for Book #2 in the Death and Moonlight Mystery Series--imagining all kinds of trouble for Chloe and Joel to get into! I voluntarily read and reviewed an ARC for NetGalley.

Cynthia Eden is my all-time favorite romantic suspense author. This book showcased exactly why! I loved the characters and it kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time. I can't wait to read more from Cynthia.

Sexy romantic suspense with a darker feel, this is my new favorite Cynthia Eden series. These characters! Chloe is quirky and complex. Joel is haunted and oh so alpha. Meet your next book boyfriend! Together the chemistry is intense and the partnership is interesting. The mystery is twisted and full of suspense. Then there is Chloe's ex lingering in the background. I can't wait for more of that action. The sneak peek at the next book had me yelling out loud. I cannot wait for it.

This was one of those books that I could not put my finger on why it was so addicting but I was always eager to get back to this story. Both of these characters have secrets on top of secrets and we get to discover a lot of them but more to come and of course in the middle of everything is the "whodunnit" to be solved but I did not care for a couple of things they left hanging. The bottom line though is that it was an addicting story and it kept me up late trying to finish it so 4 Stars simply because I don't particularly like things left hanging and I read the teaser for the next book and to be honest that was disappointing because it was too easy and I prefer all my dead people to stay dead. I will still be getting the next book simply because these 2 people are so interesting all by themselves without the mystery . I should mention that "The Mentalist" was one of my favorite TV shows and this has a similar feel when our heroine is discovering things.

Complex!

An intricately woven tale that pulls you in and doesn’t let go. Chloe is an amazing and unique character. Joel is her perfect partner.

I voluntarily read an advanced copy.

Whenever I get a chance to pick up a book by Cynthia Eden, I grab it! Her characters are always unique, sometimes a bit quirky and the stories grab your attention from the very first page. Chloe Hastings is one of those unique characters who offers her expertise to aid the police. While waiting in line at the bank, there is a robbery and Dr. Joel Landry steps in to protect Chloe. She doesn’t really need saving as she is there to help catch the robber. Chloe knows about Joel’s past and convinces him to become her partner/protector on a hunt for a murderer. Joel, a well-known surgeon, hasn’t quite recovered from the time he was held, tortured and almost killed. Chloe does seem to “know” a lot of things, but never expected the white-hot attraction that would flare between them. Follow along as Joel slowly uncovers Chloe’s most closely guarded secrets. An amazing and intricate story that is difficult to put down. I received an advance review copy at no cost and without obligation for an honest review. (by paytonpuppy)

WOW I always love Cynthia's books but this one is by far the best she has written it is much darker than what she usually writes and I have to say that I love that. There are so many twists and turns in this book that at times I almost felt like I had whiplash but at the same time I couldn't put it down always wanting to know what was going to happen next This is a book that you don't want to start late at night because you will get no sleep because either you will be reading all night or listening to every creak and groan of your house

Chloe helps the police department solve murders she has a memory that never forgets any clue and she can pull them back up at any time to make the connections that are needed to solve crimes and at the moment she is on the trail of a serial killer in New Orleans She needs a partner and when she meets Dr. Joel Landry she knows he is the one He survived a serial killer and the killer didn't survive and after that he made sure that he would be able to survive if he was ever attacked again so he is the perfect partner to keep Chloe alive and safe. But she has secrets and the twists and turns come from them because while they are tracking a killer they are also fighting the attraction between them but can they have a future when they both are keeping secrets.

I knew from the first page this book was going to be darker and more intense than usual from Ms. Eden.

Chloe Hastings is unique. She sees everything differently from other people. Not like any female lead we’ve see before.

“Death and moonlight.” Whispered. Said almost tenderly. “That’s what she is.

“Are you playing some game with that guy?” She turned to him, and her smile made his heart ice. “You know better than that, detective. I don’t play games.” Hell. “What are you planning?” “Why don’t you just wait and see? Surprises can be fun.” “Not when those surprises involve you.” He cranked the car. “Your surprises are pure hell.”

Dr.Joel Landry is damaged. A serial killer changed his life.

“Beauty is subjective. What one person thinks is a treasure, another thinks is trash.”

“You hit my life like a hurricane. Spinning and storming and I didn’t know what to do or think. I just got bits and pieces of you and I tried to force all of them to make sense.”

This is a crazy twisted start to a new series by this amazing author. It kept me guessing until the shocking ending. Definitely didn’t see that coming.