Rachael Miles is a new author to me! Unfortunately I wasn't in love with this book.

Lena has been abandoned by her partner close to the opening of her artistic panorama. Workers have begun to go missing, and all that was left for her was a note telling her to "RUN".

Clive is a surgeon, promising to solve the murders of 6 men to date.

They meet when Lena meets a friend of a friend and begins painting lessons with her daughter.

This book, I think a lot of people would like. If you enjoy a mystery aspect especially, this plot just keeps on going with that.

For me, I just found the romance so boring. The book itself isn't boring, but I read romance for the romance. 20% in they had barely had a conversation. One that lasted only a few moments. Just a snoozefest to me.

It does start to pick up a bit after that. But I read past 50% and just gave up. I feel like this story is much more murder/mystery with a hint of romance versus romance with a hint of mystery to drive the plot along. So not for me, sadly.

I was able to receive an ARC copy complimentary from netgalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.