Shattered

By: Karen Robards

Narrated by: Susan Ericksen

Length: 13 hrs and 26 mins

Publisher's summary

The past is never over. It just gets dusty.

Lisa Grant was a rising star in a prestigious law firm in Lexington, Kentucky, when the firm went bankrupt and she lost her job. With an ailing mother to care for, she takes the first job she can find: research assistant to District Attorney Scott Buchanan. Scott is as disagreeable as he is sexy, and Lisa suspects the only reason she got the job was Scott’s fond feelings for her mother, who treated him well when he was just a farmhand on the Grants’ large horse farm while Lisa was growing up.

After she misses an important court date, Lisa doesn’t get any special treatment from Scott. As punishment, he sends her to organize cold-case files in the basement of the courthouse. What Lisa expects to be a mind-numbingly boring task turns into anything but when a missing-persons case draws her attention. The details of the case are engrossing: an entire family — father, mother, and two children — disappeared without a trace more than 28 years ago. Except that’s not all: the mother in a photo Lisa finds could be her own twin.

Before Lisa can learn more, a series of catastrophes strikes close to home, and she realizes that finding the photo has put her in terrible danger. Determined to uncover the truth, she confides in Scott, and their relationship develops into something beyond that of employer and employee. Together they unravel a terrifying web of criminal connections that could shatter what Lisa knows of her past. And it’s clear someone will go to shocking lengths to make sure certain secrets stay hidden.

©2010 Karen Robards (P)2010 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Critic reviews

"Robards proves once again to be a master of romantic suspense, creating likable characters and an intriguing, well-paced, and nail- biting plot." ( Booklist)

BEST BOOK EVER

this book kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time, it gripped me from the very beginning. I just finished and want to start it all over again..
it's a must read

Predictable

I thought it wasn't gonna be predictable but I predicted that part all wrong.

The story was ok. Boy and girl are attracted but fight. Boy and girl have crazy good sex. Boy saves girl repeatedly. Boy saves girl final time and mystery resolved in a very Scooby Doo fashion. Those meddling kids!

Meh. Double meh.

awesome!

I loved this book. it was great. definitely going to buy more books by this author.

Fairly Interesting but Predictable

Is there anything you would change about this book?

It should either be a little more thought provoking or move a little faster.

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

Saw it coming a mile away & kept waiting for the wrap up.

Which character – as performed by Susan Ericksen – was your favorite?

Scott

What would have made this romance irresistible?

More suspense, instead of everything being more-than-hinted at. And a more drawn out story for Scott & Lisa...that was too ”we're fighting, now we're in love” without a lot in between.

Any additional comments?

It was a really good concept for a story, but the author missed the subtleties and suspense nuances that would have fleshed it out into a great story.

Only figured out one of the bad guys!

Love all of this narrators books so far, she does a fantastic job giving them life!

The sex scenes were too long but that was the only real negative of this book. Don't mind a little spice in books but they can run long sometimes, this book the spice ran long.

Several twists in this book, made up for the too long sex scene. Glad I had headphones on for those, it would have been embarrassing to have anyone know I listened to them...doubled the speed to get through that part.

The ending was nice, have to love a surprise!

Great mystery

I enjoyed the book, story line was great. For once I wasn't able to figure out the who done it. But the book didn't need the sex scenes. Is why I only gave it a 4 star. I would rather have the book kept clean so I don't have to fast forward through scenes.

Solid 3 star.

This was not bad, but not great either. The story line was too quick during what should have been the moments of suspense. You never really had to wonder what was happening because it was given away in the next sentence. Still, it was interesting and not boring. The narrator obviously had some confusion, most likely due to the way the book was written, as to who was speaking. She would change voices in the middle of a monologue so it would seem 2 or 3 different people were speaking when it was obviously 1. I found this humorous, I am not sure how this wasn't caught and corrected since it happened more often than not.

great story!

I love listening to Susan Erickson. Her story telling and intonation of voices make listening pure joy!!!! Once you become acquainted with a character, her voices added another dimension that is missing when you read a story on your own. This story is amazing. The real threats keep everything believable and the voices so match the ones i think go with the character. Love the book. Love the narration.!!

Super suspense from a great writer

This story is full of twists and turns that will keep you guessing.
Scott and Lisa have great chemistry! Some of the other reviews mentioned that they were bothered by so much romance in this book. I guess they didn't know that Karen Robards is a Romantic Suspense writer??
The plot had a few holes in it, so don't think too hard! But overall it was very entertaining. Robards is one my favorite authors!

Great Read..Could not wait to get back to my book!

Where does Shattered rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This book so far is number 1!

What was one of the most memorable moments of Shattered?

The unexpected twist near the end!

Have you listened to any of Susan Ericksen’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

This is my first with Ms. Ericksen however, I will say she did an awesome job.Ms. Ericksen provided life and personality to the main character, our loveable Abigail aka. Elizabeth .

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

YES!

Any additional comments?

I look forward to the next BOOK!