Cost of Betrayal - Henderson, Pettrey, Eason

Pages: 384
Publisher: Bethany House
Publication Date: September 4, 2018

About the book (from Amazon): 

In Dee Henderson's novella "Betrayed," Janelle Roberts is freed--thanks to people she doesn't know--after serving six years of a twenty-year sentence for a murder she did not commit. But a murderer is still at large, and Janelle needs to be somewhere safe with someone she can trust. She may not survive another betrayal.

In Dani Pettrey's "Deadly Isle," Tennyson Kent is trapped on the isolated island of her childhood by a storm surge, and she is shocked when the typically idyllic community turns into the hunting grounds of a murderer. Cut off from any help from the mainland, will she and first love Callen Frost be able to identify and stop a killer bent on betrayal before they become the next victims?

In Lynette Eason's "Code of Ethics," trauma surgeon Ruthie St. John saves the life of Detective Isaac Martinez. After a betrayal leads to him getting shot and then attacked while in recovery, Isaac is now a key witness determined to testify. But someone is intent on silencing him--and those around him--forever. Together, Ruthie and Isaac go on the run, desperate to escape the killers hunting him. 

My thoughts:

Ack!  Where do I even start?  All three of these authors are some of the best I have ever read.  I mean honestly...they are my all-time favorites!  Each novella is skillfully and wonderfully written, and the characters are true to life.  

In "Betrayed", Henderson re-introduces some well-loved characters from some of her other novels.  I LOVED catching up with Paul and Ann; it was like sitting down with long lost friends and hearing what they have been up to.  The only downfall to this story?  I'm hoping the main character shows up in a full length series so I can find out how all the details played out in the end.

"Deadly Isle", by Pettrey, was definitely the edge-of-your-seat suspense readers have come to expect from her.  Trying to solve the murder before the characters did was tough...nothing was predictable.

Finally, in "Code of Ethics", Eason introduces us to another strong female lead, something she has become known for.  Ruthie and Isaac work so well together I would love to hear more of their story as well.

I easily give this book 5 stars and highly recommend it!! 

**I was provided a copy of this title in exchange for my honest review.**