{"id":77249,"date":"2024-12-05T08:00:21","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T13:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=77249"},"modified":"2024-12-04T12:51:29","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T17:51:29","slug":"release-arc-review-crossover-the-cross-duet-2-by-kathy-lockheart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=77249","title":{"rendered":"Release & ARC Review: Crossover (The Cross Duet, #2) by Kathy Lockheart"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Crossover, the second book in the Cross Duet by Kathy Lockheart, is live!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

This is a thrilling and suspenseful read with drama and romance, and a great finish for Grayson and Ivy\u2019s story.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Blurb<\/strong><\/h4>\n

One moment changed everything.
\nGunshots echoing. Tires screeching.
\nNow she’s gone, and I’ll burn this city
\nto the ground to find her.
\nKill anyone who stands in my way.<\/p>\n

I thought I was her savior.
\nBut as I unravel this web of lies,
\na devastating truth emerges.<\/p>\n

I killed her father… and he was innocent.
\nThat truth is a bullet aimed at her heart.<\/p>\n

To survive, she must trust her father’s killer.
\nAnd go on the run with me.
\nBut will she let me protect her\u2026
\n\u2026when I’m the one who shattered her world?<\/p>\n

**CROSSOVER<\/span>\u00a0is Book 2 and the explosive conclusion of the Cross Duet. Grayson\u2019s story begins in Book 1, CROSSFIRE.**<\/em><\/p>\n

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Review<\/strong><\/h4>\n

3 stars<\/b><\/p>\n

A thrilling and suspenseful read with drama and romance, this is a great finish for Grayson and Ivy\u2019s story.<\/p>\n

This book is a direct continuation from the first book in this duet, [book:Crossfire|217292361], so don\u2019t read this one as a standalone as it picks up right where the nasty cliffhanger of Crossfire<\/i> left us. Ivy has been taken, and Grayson is a man determined to rescue his girl. But while she\u2019s being held, she learns the devastating truth that Grayson was the man responsible for her father\u2019s death. He is innocent of any wrongdoing of course, but it understandably puts them in a really hard position when they are reunited.<\/p>\n

\u201cI need you to hate me \u2026 Because I hate myself for what I did to you.\u201d He paused. \u201cBut I don\u2019t trust myself if you ever opened the door to me \u2026 I don\u2019t deserve you. But I will never stop wanting you, so listen carefully. Hold on to that hate.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But there is little time to come to terms with the heartbreaking news because they\u2019re still on the run, and OMG, what a rollercoaster this book is! Grayson and Ivy are desperately trying to uncover the truth about who is targeting her and why, and taking down the bad guy will be a lot more complicated than they thought. With action, suspense, and a whole lot of secrets to uncover, it\u2019s a wild ride.<\/p>\n

And as their situation becomes more and more dangerous, it progresses the love story as they realise everything that they have to lose, which brings a gorgeously emotional, sexy and intense romance.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t lose you \u2026 You\u2019re everything to me.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The story twists and turns with surprises and big reveals, and I was never quite sure what to expect. But it finishes well, with a happy ending for this couple, and the hint of a story to come for Grayson\u2019s brother, Jace.<\/p>\n

Like the first book, I found this one to be heavy on the inner monologue as opposed to dialogue, which took me out of the moment when I had to go back and reread the last line of dialogue to remember what somebody was responding to. But on the whole, I though Lockheart did a great job unravelling such a complex story, and I enjoyed this one.<\/p>\n

3 stars.<\/p>\n

An Advanced Reader Copy was generously provided by the author for an honest review.<\/i><\/p>\n

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The Cross Duet<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Crossfire (#1)
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Crossover (#2)<\/strong>
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Meet the Author<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Kathy Lockheart is an International and Amazon Top 25 Bestselling Author of Romance with intense suspense. Her books\u2014which have a unique blend of emotional elements typically found in women’s fiction and the romance and danger elements found in romantic suspense\u2014contain themes that include dark romance antiheroes, enemies to lovers alpha tropes, and forbidden romance angst. When she’s not writing, you can find her silently cursing the person who put fluorescent lights in dressing rooms.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Website\u00a0<\/a> |\u00a0 Goodreads\u00a0<\/a> |\u00a0 Amazon<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Facebook<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Facebook Group<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Instagram\u00a0<\/a> |\u00a0 Twitter<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 TikTok<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Bookbub<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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