WOW.WOW.WOW!
Chilling. Fantastic!
I couldn't put it down!
Worth the wait after 72 Hours!

This is the 1st book that I’ve read of Bella Jewel’s but it won’t be the last! It was fantastic!!! We meet Marli as she’s being held by a serial killer. She manages to get away but it follows her all her life. She ends up running away to a town far away from her family to try to leave the nightmare behind. Then her sister disappears and her mother doesn’t really care. If it doesn’t involve money for her, she could care less about it. So she has to go back home to find her sister. This is when she meets Kenai, the private investigator that she hires to help locate her sister. This is a really fast paced mystery with a hot romance that happens unexpectedly between 2 strong characters that clash from the beginning. I really enjoyed reading this book and I hope that she has more to follow in this style of book. I received a copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

This book blew me away. I have to try and word myself efficiently enough to make some sort of sense. All I can actually think of it how much this book took over my emotions. Just well done and I'll have a more concise and detailed and hopefully coherent review in the next week or so.

HOLY MOLY! THIS BOOK! Freaked me the heck out! And it takes a lot for me to say that...

After reading 72 Hours, I knew I would be reading The Watcher. This different darker side of Bella is becoming one of my favorites.

"Do any of us really know if we're having an encounter with a killer?"

I just want to scream everything from the rooftops! I WANT TO TELL YOU EVERYTHING! I was so not expecting this book to be THAT good. On a mission to find her sister, Marlie hires a tracker, one handsome tracker that man is! He's attractive, broody, and set in his ways. The connection between the two is so.on.fire. I just wanted to push the two of them together already.

"Fear slams into my chest and my world starts spinning as everything I heard about that name comes rushing back to me. The man who takes girls and skins them alive. Serial killer."

Now, on to the creepy part. I can't say too much because I refuse to give away any of the twists and turns here but whew! I was jumpy, fidgety, and I bit all my nails off before I finished.

My favorite Bella Jewel book to date!


My rating: 5/5 monster stars!

WOW! No, really, WOW! I'm still thinking about this one several days later. First, talk about the "edge of your seat", I hated to put this down and really tried not to. The story was riveting! The characters were so well fleshed out, I still keep thinking about them. I'd read and enjoyed other Bella Jewel works but I wasn't expecting this. This was on a whole different level and was really pleasantly surprised. Can't wait to see what she writes next.

Suspenseful, sexy, and stomach churning horror will grab readers and draw them in. Marlie Jacobson lived through a horrific experience at the hands of a serial killer. She was able to escape but her life is forever changed. When her sister goes missing, Marlie is thrown back into the terror of her past. Can she overcame her own fears and find her sister before it is too late. Sexy private detective, Kenai Michaelson, is brought in to help. He has a massive chip on his shoulder and sparks fly between him and Marlie from the very moment they meet. Readers will enjoy their story and be anxiously following their journey to find Marlie's sister. Definitely recommend.

WOW!!!! We have another hit on our hands with this book!! Juts like with 72 Hours, The Watcher is an exciting, thrilling, romantic suspense story. This book kept me on the edge of my seat all the way through.

I was captivated with this story right from the start of the prologue. The storyline completely sucked me in. Of course, because this is a suspenseful thriller, I won’t be able to discuss the plot of the story at all. You will want this story to unravel itself as your read the book. I will say I had a feeling where this story was going and I was partially right, but I NEVER could’ve thought up the twists and turns that Bella added to this story. I truly believe this book deserves more than 5 stars but that’s all I can give. This is definitely a MUST READ!!!

Bella Jewel’s romantic suspense stories are exactly what I look for in this type of story. They have interesting storylines, relatable characters and even a great romance story built in. I warn you though, if graphic violence isn’t your thing, then you might want to pass on these books. She doesn’t get overly graphic, but it is enough to make you squirm while reading the book. I know my stomach dropped a couple times reading what was happening to Kaitlyn and Marlie. It was kind of tough to read. Because the truth of the matter is I know that there are situations like this happening in real life and that scares me!!!

The Watcher is a standalone novel told primarily from Marlie’s POV but we do get a little bit of Kenai’s POV in there too. This book is a fairly quick read, but not because of it’s length but because it will suck you in and you won’t want to put this story down. As with 72 Hours, I really have nothing to complain about with The Watcher….it was everything I expected and more!!!! Very well written!!!! She gave us the perfect mix of suspense, mystery, angst, love and romance. You will totally walk away from reading this book feeling fulfilled. Hands down this is one of the BEST book of 2017 I have read so far.

The Watcher is such a strong story about strength and survival. Another great aspect is she gave us an enemies to lovers story. To say that Marlie and Kenai don’t exactly get along in the beginning is an understatement. I will say I loved their banter though….it had me chuckling on many occasions. I also loved Marlie’s strength….not only with Kenai, but with everything she did in life. Yes she is a broken heroine, but she was also so very brave!!! This is one heroine you will want to meet.

I honestly could go on and on about this book, but I don’t want to slip and spoil any of this book. Just READ THIS BOOK!!! You won’t be sorry. If you are a fan of Bella Jewel’s books and love a great thriller mixed with the perfect love story, then don’t miss out on this book!!!

This book really starts with a bang and holds your attention all the way through. Bella does a wonderful job of setting a really atmospheric feel throughout and as a romantic suspense read, while it was somewhat predictable, I was on the edge of my seat and captivated from beginning to end.

The characters were great; Marlie has endured horror and pain no one can comprehend but she has an inner strength that really comes across and the broody tracker, Kenai is just perfect for her. I didn't really get a feel for him, but I most certainly felt their chemistry and their interaction as they grow through the story is on point.

I'm really enjoying this series from Bella Jewell and I look forward to the next one.

I was provided with a copy of this book from the Publisher via NetGalley; there was no inducement or obligation.

Warning - do not start this book before going to sleep. Number one reason is, you will not want to put it down. Number two reason is, the description is so exact and descriptive that you won't be able to fall asleep. It is the perfect amount of thriller, and the romance is almost an added bonus.

She had survived a monster, slayed the beast and tried to pick up the pieces of her life in private. That wasn’t to be as her mother capitalized on her ordeal with a book that made millions and destroyed any sense of privacy Marlie ever thought she had. It may also have brought her demon back to life as her younger sister goes missing and all clues point to the nightmare that Marlie knows too well.

Kenai Michelson is the best of the best, if someone or something needs to be found, he is your man, but he doesn’t come cheap, nor does he take frivolous cases. When Marlie came to him to find her sister, it was her determination steel will that made him take the case. Together they will travel across country in search of her sister, grabbing at the bread crumb clues and learning to trust in one another with more than her sister’s life.

Has sister become the victim of the killer long thought dead? Has she disappeared willingly to get out form the shadows of Marlie’s fame? Has her mother’s greed played a part? So many questions, so little time and only threads to grab at for clues.

As romance blooms, the detritus of the past threatens the present and the future. Hang on tight, this ride is a killer with more twists than a barber’s pole and more danger than a pit of vipers…and the clock keeps ticking down…

Bella Jewel’s THE WATCHER is filled with emotion, edge of your seat suspense and some of the most twisted evil to grace the pages of a great read, because someone has kept their friends close and their enemies closer and no one was the wiser.


I received an ARC edition from St. Martin's Paperbacks in exchange for my honest and voluntary review.

Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks (May 30, 2017)
Publication Date: May 30, 2017
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Page Count: 320
Available from: Amazon | Barnes & Noble
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Marlie Jacobson is the woman who has gotten better of a serial killer and also famous for it, though the latter bit isn’t any fault of her own. But things come to a head when her sister goes missing and the only option for her is to seek out a famous private investigator who is as much as an arse as his reputation seems to suggest. The search for her sister seems to suggest that a copycat is on the loose, but the answer is closer to home than they both think.

Written mostly in Marlier’s POV, the experience of her capture is made more horrific in the first person narrative, which I could certainly appreciate. I could empathise with her fear and the bouts of panic attacks that still assailed her many years after the incident, and Bella Jewel definitely captures that difficult time excellently in a number of flashbacks that shows the ghastliness of her abduction.

Yet ‘The Watcher’ was a mixed bag of tricks for me, though I honestly had no expectations coming into this except that it had an element of suspense that I always like. The plot wasn’t entirely unpredictable and I think the peripheral characters sort of gave away their motives away early as I figured out from the start (without having made all the connections fully) who really was responsible for the disappearance of Marlie’s sister.

I also found both Kenai and Marlie a little too extreme for my liking. After the initial sass between the both of them wore off, I couldn’t understand Marlie’s rather juvenile baiting of Kenai, just as I thought him too distant, rude and unfriendly towards her. They’d barely gotten to the grudging like part of the relationship, and it all happened too fast for me to believe that everything turned from smug ‘frenemies’ so quickly into love; instead, I though it was simply lust and adrenaline resulting from an intense number of days in a closed space and several gun fights. Their interactions did feel a little too dramatic at times and things got over the top especially at the end when the villain made me grimace rather than feel repulsively creeped out.

Perhaps it’s because of the first person POV, ‘The Watcher’ retains a new-adult-ish feel to it and it’s certainly a format and a style that I’m not accustomed to when it comes to romantic suspense. Nonetheless, it’s definitely a story for those who like their RS stories written in the first person which also aren’t police procedurals, with a strong romantic element that holds it altogether. There isn’t the laborious red-tape and a huge number of pieces to puzzle and labour through in this book, but there is instead, an emotional focus on 2 unlikely people coming together here and finding each other because of it, which is mostly likely good enough for the die-hard romantics.

72 Hours is the first book is this loosely related series. At the end, the reader learns of a young woman who was the victim of a serial killer.

This is her story. We see her years later, and she still has a long way to go in her healing. Her mother has continued to exploit her horrible experience, and she is alienated from all but for one friend and her sister. Then Hannah, the friend calls, and her sister is missing. Marcie reluctantly hires a private detective to help her find her sister.

This book is full of action, just as the first one was. While I was disappointed at learning the identity of the villain, it was obvious throughout the book who that villain was.

Marlie is a woman who is haunted by her past even as she works to overcome it. I never felt manipulated into feeling sorry for her- I admired her grit.

As in the previous book, Jewel resists the temptation to make the hero larger than life. When Kenai is hurt, we see his pain. When he is horrified, we know it. He's still big and tough and gorgeous, because that is what every woman wants in a romance, but he is humanly real instead of the Alpha-feel-no-pain-hero we see in so many other stories.

Bella Jewel has become a must read author.

WOW! This is a new to me author and I love the writing! The story, the plot, the characters, I'm just in total awe. This book pulled me in so fast within the first chapter that I didn't want to put it down! I was on chapter five and went to work and I couldn't stop thinking about it. It felt so real. I had almost started telling people about this killer. Like an "CAN YA BELIEVE WHAT'S GOING ON IN DENVER?" Besides really loving the thriller side of this story the romance was great! Absolutely loved it. The only complaint about this book is I already knew what who did it within the first ten chapters. That's the only thing I didn't like. I kind of spoiled it for myself. Other than that, I totally loved this story. 4 thrilling stars!

Marlie survived she was kidnapped and torchered she thought she would never survive but she did she killed the man that was called the watcher now free she moved away from everything and everyone fed up of all the stares and all the gossip found herself a little cottage away from it all but she would never quite free her mind from all that has happen
Until she gets a call she needs to go home her sister is missing everyone thinks her sister has just gone off the rails but marlie knows better she knows it has something to do with what happened to her she knows it's link to the watcher

Kenai a private investigator he helps find people who are missing so when marlie turns up at his office wanting to hire him he can only say yes will the both of them be able to find her sister are they being led on a wild goose chase things become clearer when they look more closely to home.

Another winner. This was so intense. I'm impressed by the story telling. ❤️

Arc gives by publishers & netgalley for a honest review..
I read 72 hrs and loved it.. when when I was contacted by the publisher asking I wanted to read The Watcher... I JUMPED!!!!
This book was amazing, and heartbreaking, full of mystery, suspense... romance... I just loved Kenai & Marlie..

Kenai was a total brooding alpha with lots of assholish tendencies... but I loved every one of them..

Marlie is a spitfire... having been thru what she has and her mother thinking it's more important to sell your daughters horrid events to the tabloids to make a buck.. instead of being a mother and caring for your child...

So when her sister ends up missing... she knows deep down it's just not her running away... something bad has happened...
she happens upon Kenai & his agency who tracks people down... he's known for being the best...


I love love loved this book.... it was absolutely amazingly phenomenal..... and that ending.., ❤️❤️ I can't wait for more!!!! Bring on Wild Child!!!!

The Watcher was another great Bella Jewel book. I'm really digging her style and prose in this new series of books. They are total thrillers with suspense and romance thrown in for a well rounded story! This book made me think It took me back to a place where I remembered seeing a story spread out on the news and social media and I wondered how the victims felt. How they were dealing with the fall out of their lives after.
The author took what was an interesting topic into a dangerous web of intrigue and mystery. I was captivated at each turn of the page to see what happened next.

Marlie has a horrendous past surviving a psychopath's terror on her mind and body. The details of her captivity, terror and escape were something that are of nightmares. Marlie has also been betrayed by her mother who capitalized on her story for financial gain. Now Marlie hides out in a cabin and works as a waitress.

When a frantic call comes in that her sister is missing, Marlie must go back to the her home which evokes the horrible memories, the cold mother and a sister who just may be gone with a druggie boyfriend. Deciding to hire help, Kenai Michelson is the best investigator going. Kenai comes off as a total jerk, but for some reason Marlie finds herself enjoying pushing his buttons. he was written as a strong, brooding guy but throughout the story you could see Marlie tearing down his walls.

Throughout the story you start thinking how dumb are these two- they are being jerked around and on a wild goose chase when ______ is behind it all. Finally Marlie starts getting that same vibe and Kenai isn't open to hearing her out or listening to her "intuition". They have so many close encounters and incidents that happen right after a certain thing happens (I don't want to give away) that I am like- Kenai SERIOUSLY!

But as in all good mysteries, just when you think you have it all figured out there is a twist- a major one that is killer! (Yeah- I went there)!

This was a fascinatingly told story with angst, drama, tension, but it also had terror, horror compassion and healing. Enjoyed it very much!

Marlie did what 13 girls before her couldn't do. She escaped and survived a killer, a gruesome physco killer.

The girl who got away.

Forward 7 years and the memories and injuries still plague Marlie.....and then her sister, Kaitlyn disappears. With the help of the arrogant PI, Kenai, she goes to find her.

I don't have much experience on this genre but I read 72 Hours and loved it. However I do know what I enjoy reading, and this book was it. I felt the desperation, the fear and the trepidation.

Now my area of reading expertise is romance. And Kenai ticks all the boxes for me. Broody, hot, sexy and deadly = chaa-ching on my book boyfriend-ometer!

I do hope there will be more books like this from this author. I'll be on the look out!