Triple Exposure
by Colleen
Thompson
Heart-stopping
suspense with magnificent portrait of romance as a healing force
Publisher:
Leisure (July 2008)
Rachel Copeland returns to her home in Marfa, Texas, thinking to find
safety and refuge from her past. Serenity is the last thing Rachel
finds as danger lurks in every corner: in the landscape, in her family,
from the loner Zeke and from someone who means her harm. Unearthly
lights, known as the Marfa lights, and ghostly owls haunt the desert
landscape with an inexplicable mystery. The Marfa spirit guides have a
way of uncovering even the darkest secrets. Rachel Copeland's stalker
won't ever let her forget that she killed a man. The courts may have
let her go saying it was self-defense but no one can seem to forget,
not even Rachel herself. Her defense has wrecked havoc on the life and
finances of her father and step-mother. Doubt lingers. Hostilities and
resentments tinge personal interactions.
While in her step-mother’s diner, Rachel meets a loner, a man who also
shuns attention, a man no one really knows. As she photographs his
woodworking, she captures on film what her heart sees --- Zeke Pike, a
man ever so sensuous and talented. Rachel's camera gets her in a load
of trouble as her photography peels away the layers, opening up secrets
and raw emotions. When Rachel’s photographs become part of a
committee’s program to promote local artists, the beauty of Zeke’s body
and art stand before her in print and in her heart in a way she can no
longer ignore. Just as her heart opens, the public exposure stirs up
past and current trouble. Suddenly, danger threatens both love and
life---but who is behind all the threats? A startling, eye-opening,
edge-of-the-seat twist draws Zeke and Rachel together like never before.
Colleen Thompson writes a thrilling, intricate tale of suspense that
reaches deep into the darkness and secrets of the human heart.
Carefully chosen citations at the beginning of each chapter create a
mysterious atmosphere with images of the Marfa lights and indeed light
itself. Eerie passages on owls, evil and justice give Colleen‘s
Thompson‘s narrative a haunting context from which to view the desert
and inner landscapes. From the very first pages, the reader catches
glimpses of the villain’s heart before an identity is ever known,
creating a chilling effect as the reader understands the current
impetus driving the villain but not necessarily the motive or subtle
connections. TRIPLE EXPOSURE
interweaves multi-layered threads of
suspense as the past and present merge, not just from one character but
many. TRIPLE EXPOSURE
will keep readers guessing until the final
heart-stopping resolution. Colleen Thompson creates an intriguing
infrastructure that leaves the reader feeling that only the drawing
together of this unique hero and this unique heroine could ever unveil
the secrets.
TRIPLE
EXPOSURE creates an exquisite match between hero and
heroine,
two people bruised deeply by past experiences who respond to each from
the very depths. Despite the fears triggered by her stalker, Rachel is
a strong and talented heroine. Photographer and sailplane pilot, Rachel
may have been a victim once but she is certainly not a passive woman.
She has an eye for beauty and a heart for her family. Colleen Thompson
paints a beautiful portrait of father and daughter as well as the
underlying resentments triggered by change within Rachel‘s family.
Colleen Thompson’s descriptions (as seen thorough Rachel’s eyes) of
photography and flying are sheer beauty. She captures the very essence
of the spirit found in the natural and artistic world. Zeke, the
stunningly handsome stranger, the man without a family, has a heart
that intrigues just as much as his body and art. Protector of horses
and abused animals, Zeke nurtures them, but can he bring his own heart
back from despair? Zeke is a man who treasures solitude but as Rachel
enters his life, Zeke’s true self emerges, both the person that he was
and the different man he is today. Colleen Thompson’s descriptions of
solitude and intimacy create a magnificent portrait of romance as a
healing force.
TRIPLE
EXPOSURE is not only a powerful romance but also a
rich story
about family dynamics and about the grief and forgiveness. In TRIPLE EXPOSURE, Colleen
Thompson writes a tension-filled tale of a
multi-layered danger with an eerie connection between landscape and the
human mind. Suspense and romance combine, igniting the hero and heroine
with a healing love that transforms, rippling outwards to others and
through time, bringing past secrets to new light. TRIPLE EXPOSURE is a
must read for Colleen Thompson and Romantic Suspense fans!
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