To save her missing sister, they’ll have to confront a dark past… But can he protect her from the approaching threat? 

A mysterious family tree. A man thought long dead. Dahlia Easton has few solid clues to find her sister, missing for a year. But she’s in danger the moment she reaches Wyoming’s backcountry.

To protect her, cold case investigator Grant Hudson must confront his town’s unresolved nightmares—even as an unspeakable threat from the past is fast closing in to silence him and Dahlia for good…

Titles in the Hudson Sibling Solutions series include: Cold Case Kidnapping ~ Cold Case Identity ~ Cold Case Investigation ~ Cold Case Scandal ~ Cold Case Protection ~ Cold Case Discovery ~ Cold Case Murder Mystery ~

This is an adult 18+ story that contains language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.

Title:  Cold Case Kidnapping
Series:  Hudson Sibling Solutions #1
Author:  Nicole Helm
Published:  July 22, 2024
Publisher:  Harlequin Intrigue
My Rating:  4.5 stars

Cold Case Kidnapping begins the Hudson Sibling Solutions series with an intense introductory story that brings Dahlia to HSS, hoping to find her missing sister, Rose. She knows her sister’s disappearance is a cold case, but she’s also convinced that she’s seen a photograph of Rose with a man locally, a man with ties to a cult that was thought to have been disbanded long ago.

Grant is a former Marine, now home and helping his siblings in the cold case investigation company they founded.  Years ago, their parents disappeared without a trace, and while they still look for clues and threads to pull to discover what happened to their parents, the siblings specialize in cold cases, understanding firsthand the pain of not knowing.  Grant is not only dealing with returning to civilian life, but memories of the time he served.  He’s not convinced that Dahlia has found a connection to her missing sister here, though.  That cult died out years ago, and he feels it’s an unrealistic case… but it is his turn to take the lead on a new investigation, and what he and Dahlia will discover will shatter his assumptions and bring the right woman into his life, should they take the risk of falling in love.

I, frankly, enjoy any book written by Nicole Helm.  Yet, Grant and Dahlia’s story was such a fantastic introduction to this series for me.  I cannot even imagine the desperation of these siblings when their parents disappeared from the face of the earth.  How some had to step up to care for the younger siblings, to keep them together, while mourning and worrying about not only their parents but their own lives as well.  It’s a heartbreaking, yet empowering premise, and I look forward to learning more about each of their journeys as the series continues.

I loved every aspect of Cold Case Kidnapping by Nicole Helm.  The story is intense, with an edge-of-your-seat feel to it as clues are uncovered and assumptions are proven wrong.  It’s a well-written, emotional romantic suspense that I would not hesitate to recommend.

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