What I've Done

By: Melinda Leigh

Narrated by: Cris Dukehart

Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins

Publisher's Summary

Morgan Dane’s new client has blood on her hands - and no recollection of what happened - as the #1 Amazon Charts bestselling series continues.

Haley Powell wakes up covered in blood, with no memory of the night before. When she sees a man lying in the backyard, stabbed to death, she has only one terrified thought: What have I done?

Agreeing to take the case as a favor to her PI friend Lincoln Sharp, Morgan must scale a mountain of damning circumstantial and forensic evidence to prove her client innocent. Haley couldn’t appear more guilty: her bloodstained fingerprints are on the murder weapon, and she has no alibi. But Morgan can’t shake the feeling that this shocked young woman has been framed.

Someone out there is hell-bent on sabotaging her defense, targeting Morgan, her partner, and especially Haley. Someone who will stop at nothing - and whose next move will be deadly.

©2018 Melinda Leigh (P)2018 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

What I’ve Done

Whew this was quite the book! I’ve been looking forward to this books release and the day it happened I received an email from Goodreads saying I’d won a copy. WHAT! I ended up buying the audiobook because I love the narrator of this series! She does a fantastic job bringing the characters and series to life!

I was so sure I knew what really happened and I did partially but I didn’t have it all figured out! Also there are some references to Star Wars ???? that I absolutely did not understand because I’ve never watched those movies. I had a moment of fright about something that happened and I thought the author was going to break my heart. She didn’t, what a relief! If you like books with strong female characters, great mysteries and terrific characters, this series and author is for you!

#Mystery #Family #ScarletFalls #tagsgiving #sweepstakes

2 of 2 people found this review helpful

A fantastic listen!

I want to give this book more than 5*s. It was a great read. The story itself was on the move from the very first page. Intense. Captivating. A must read!

Morgan and her partners, Lance and Sharp are, as always, working their butts off on a case. This one is personal for Sharp. His old friend, former partner, fallen brother’s wife comes to him about her daughter. Haley is being accused of a murder.

The way the story unfolds kept the pages turning. It was controlled chaos, but, the chaos kept the “ooh, I know who did it!” To every chapter. But then I was proven wrong. It’s a crazy, crazy, ride. The details of the story were perfectly layered with some fun and sassiness inside the chaos.

I have to say, I didn’t see the bad guy until it was too late. Which I like.

The fact that Melinda also threw in Star Wars references into the story... was amazing. My inner nerd approves.

2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Good

Loved the twisted. Please keep up the great work. Helps me through my day.. Ok

YESSSS

I love this series!!! I never want it to end!!!! Keep up the Morgan & Lance romance and I can’t wait to see if Sharp and the reporter get together!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Amazing

This is an amazing gripping thriller filled with more questions than answers, keep you guessing until the end. The narrator's voice guide you through the story vividly. The story is impressive and I have to say I'm addicted to Morgan Dane cases and Melinda Leigh stories. I definitely recommend it.

LOVE this series !!

Love love this series. Well written and the audio is perfectly preformed. Worth your time!

loved it

I totally felt like I was watching this book on tv not reading it. The book was so descriptive I felt as though I was right there or like I knew the characters personally...

Outstanding! Complex and Dangerous Case

Morgan has never defended someone who had this much evidence proving her guilt, but as a personal favor to Sharp, she and Lance will do their best to find a truth that doesn't send Haley to prison. Each of the books in this series continues to captivate me with the oft times brutal and gritty cases, the twisting plots, the engaging characters and their swirl of complex backstories, and the extra layer of fabulousness the narrator brings to the whole. I think we can safely say I'm addicted and would have listened straight through if life responsibilities didn't get in the way.

What I've Done is book four in the Morgan Dane series. While each book might be taken out of order in a pinch, this is a series where relationships and history are strong. So strong that I always advise newbies to start with the Scarlet Falls trilogy before picking up this spin-off series.

Morgan no sooner gets shut of her current loser client by way of a personal attack on her person than Sharp needs a big favor. His old cop partner's daughter stands accused of murder and the evidence is damning. Haley herself doesn't even know the truth because she can't remember what happened that night after the bar. The dead guy's brother is hurling more than insults, reporters and protesters surround the house, Haley is in a fragile mental state, and someone doesn't want Morgan and Lance to stay on the case as life attempts mount. If Haley didn't do it then who did? They ask themselves.

What I've Done is intense from the beginning and doesn't let up as everyone races to find the truth and hopes it leads somewhere other than the young woman. I loved getting this look closer into Sharp's past and seeing his ever present honor and sense of duty truly shine. Now, it was hilarious to see him bristle at the new player who has entered the picture and I sincerely hope she is here to stay. Oh man, I can't believe I'm going to say this, but I actually liked the lady reporter even when she was niggling at Sharp during each encounter.

Once again, Morgan and Lance teaming up was pure gold. Their working and private relationship feels authentic and they have arrived at that place where both are at peace with the past. The question is now how to go from dating and separate households to something deeper and more committed. They focus on how they feel about their partner being in danger, but still respecting their ability enough not to attempt to suppress them. Morgan isn't stupid even if very driven so she gives and uses common sense while Lance knows he wants to be overprotective and take point all the time, but knows he needs to trust Morgan's training and skill when its best she lead or act as his backup. Cue my swoons to see Lance with Morgan's three little girls putting them to bed or getting them ready for school and on the bus.

I think what I love is the story as a whole with all the parts together in sync. The characters, particularly the investigation team including all those who help even Lance's mom, Morgan's sister and her boyfriend, the police and sheriff's, the ADA, and Morgan's grandfather or everyone supporting as a family. I love seeing everyone getting in on the act by the time the book is done.

Cris Dukehart was as splendid with all the character voices, emotions, pacing and tone as usual.

To summarize, this one kept me riveted through and through and I am now in desperate need of the new book when it releases. I can heartily recommend the book/series to those who enjoy thriller romance and romantic suspense.

Great listen!

A gripping story and great narrator, I could not wait to listen. the characters are well developed and interesting.

Morgan does it again,

I love the way the writer has the reader wanting to read the next book in the series before they have completed the one they are reading!

Good Listen!

A good listen, but the end seemed stretched. When Hayley is in the basement, the explosion happens which did not feel part of the story line.