Thank you, HQ for providing the copy of No Turning Back by Steve Frech. I loved how the action started right away and was interspersed with the story of Lucas and Julia’s relationship. The fast pace kept me on the edge of my seat and there were plenty of surprises too. If you’re looking for a fast and furious book, you can’t go wrong with this one. Steve Frech is one of my favorite authors and I loved this book, ut teh ending went on a little too long for me. ! 4.5 stars rounded up to 5

"𝑨𝒕 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒕, 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒄𝒂𝒏'𝒕 𝒅𝒐 𝒂𝒏𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒆𝒍𝒔𝒆 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒑𝒓𝒂𝒚...𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖'𝒗𝒆 𝒅𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒂 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒋𝒐𝒃. 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖'𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒂𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒂 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏. 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒄𝒂𝒏'𝒕 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒑 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒄𝒂𝒏."

One of my most anticipated reads of 2025! Told in 'one shot' storytelling format, this was the most tense I've been reading a thriller in a long time. The author immediately set the stakes high, drew me in, then proceeds to make me so stressed, I order enough Mexican takeout for a family of four.

Lucas is a young man with a shameful secret that's marring what should be one of the happiest times of his life. He and his wife are about to become first-time parents, but he lost his job two months ago. Refusing to cause his wife any stress, he has been quietly working as a ride share driver to keep them insured. After dropping off his last fare of the night, one more request comes in. Lucas reluctantly takes it, hoping that the Hollywood Hills location will net him a big tip.

He should have declined.

Because his passenger Damon has a list of men he's going to kill. And he needs Lucas's help to do it. It's the quintessential moral dilemma--stand by and allow strangers to die as long as it keeps the ones you love safe, or attempt heroics and possibly cost those dearest to you their lives?

Expertly crafted characters, a genuine, heart-wrenching dilemma, and just damn good storytelling. Look for this one May 8, 2025, from HQ Publishing. Thank you so much to the publisher for my early copy.