After a year together Sydney and Parkers’ relationship has deepened and solidified, despite their emotional baggage, but when a local cop and close friend is killed their worlds are turned upside down. Sydney’s connections to the local police force through her crime reconstruction business put her in the perfect place to investigate the death and leads them, and their friends, into a tangled world of corruption and deceit.

This is the second in the Lightning Series and leads us away from the more romantic start into crime, suspense and thriller; an excellent combination that allows the author to bring out the depths of the characters intelligence and showcase their various skills while continuing to build on their relationships and friendships.

It’s well plotted and thought through, with a complex set of players and events all based on a corrupt ring of people. The multiple threads are well managed and the arc works well, teasing with hints and building the detail while managing to conceal the exact who and what, to keep us on the edge of our seats.

Sydney and Parker continue to grow and deepen as characters. The investigation tests their relationship when it brings out issues about over-protective instincts and fear of losing a loved one, whether to an ex or as a repercussion from their investigation. The development of new characters adds interest and keeps the human interest going while remaining centred around the two main characters and their warehouse home.

Thoroughly enjoyed this, a great follow up and like the direction the series is going, I look forward to reading more from this author.

An honest review thanks to NetGalley. This was a good book as a stand-alone. The problem was that I read the first in this series before and re-read it before starting this book. LIghtning chasers doesn't read as a sequel; it is an entirely different kind of read than the first one, which was a bit confusing. If you read this as a standalone, it is a good book with an interesting investigation that leaves the reader wanting more.

The plot is very much centered on the mystery to uncover the killer. There is very little romance. It moves a long quite quickly. I gave it 3.5 stars rounded up to four. I just felt like there was something missing. Enjoy!

This is the sequel to “Lightning Strikes”. I, for one, was waiting for this follow-up book since I enjoyed the first book. Ms. Sellars does a good job in her character development. She makes you feel a connection with the women in her stories. Syd Hyatt and Parker Duncan are featured again as the main characters in this book, but Ms. Sellars provides us with a deeper understanding of the women who make up their circle of friends. By providing more information about the other women, Ms. Sellars opened the book to additional books in this series.

I enjoyed the plot. After the first chapter, I was thoroughly hooked. Since it is a murder mystery, I expected that there might be a body or two. However, I was really shocked to learn the name of the victim.

Syd’s mother’s part in the mystery is weak and Ms. Sellars could have developed this segment or created another woman to play in this web of deceit.

I rate this book as 4-1/2 stars out of 5. I look forward to reading another book featuring this circle of friends.

I was given this ARC in return for a fair and honest review.

So this is the second book in an on going series. I think my issue with this book is that I did not read the first one first. Maybe, had I done that I would have understood some things better. It is a good read. I just found some things frustrating which I am sure would have been cleared up if I had read book one. The book is about Syd and Parker, who apparently were only meant to be a one night stand. Now, a year later they can not imagine life without one another.

The plot in this book is about a close friend who is a cop is murdered. Sydney with her company which reconstructs crime scenes helps with the investigation. The plot is very much centered on the mystery to uncover the killer. There is very little romance. It moves a long quite quickly. I gave it 3.5 stars rounded up to four. I just felt like there was something missing. Enjoy!


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I did not read the first book in the series and maybe that was the problem but I could not quite figure out what the book was about in the first few chapters, which was kind of frustrating and almost made me give up on it. The more I read the clearer the story became and I finally figured some of it out but it still didn’t really wow me because of the initial frustration. It can be that it was tied to the first book and that’s why it was a bit confusing and that’s why I wouldn’t recommend it as a standalone book.

This is the second book in the series and I actually enjoyed it a little more than the first. It was nice to revisit Syd and Parker again, although to be honest the first book didn't leave me hanging so I was surprised about the sequel.

This one had a bit more action and mystery than the first one, and less about the relationship. I won't spoil anything, but I did enjoy the little bit of jealousy thrown in to their relationship. That was about as focused on Syd and Parker as it gets, the rest of the book really concentrated on a murder of a friend and political corruption.

I got a little confused what Syd's Mother had to do with everything (I'm being vague on purpose). Otherwise it was a pretty smooth read. Not mind blowing but entertaining.

Lightning Chasers is a fast paced story that engages the reader from the first page. The characters are multidimensional with intriguing personalities. The storyline is engaging and the action is continuous. The realistic dialogue is filled with raw emotions that takes the reader along for the ride. The reader can feel the pain/happiness/sadness /love that the characters faces within the story. The author also addresses several relevant and positive relatable issues within the story such as loyalty, trust, justice, and friendship. This was a great read!

It was good to meet Syd and Parker again as I enjoyed the first in this series. The chemistry is still there and their relationship is an interesting butch/femme dynamic. The mystery in this story piqued my interest and I liked how the author chose to include some other characters I recognised in the investigation.

A fitting sequel, that I enjoyed more than "Lightning Strikes," the first in the series. The writing and character interactions remained similarly absorbing, but the relationship between Parker and Sydney (now weathered by a year of living as a unit) had an added depth that I appreciated. This was not a novel about evolving affection, it was about sustaining it in the midst of life's difficulties and in this case, mysteries. I appreciated that Ms. Sellars permitted the protagonists a satisfying, but imperfect maturation with each other and will definitely read subsequent volumes.

Sydney Hyatt and Parker Duncan, the story continues with love and commitment in the air. I really wanted to like this next book in the series but there was something missing and I think it was a plot. The plot was not very engaging and I had a difficult time hanging in until the end. Some of the characters are interesting especially if you like the butch, protect my women and the femme, take care of my women perspective. On of the couples have a baby which is sweet. I thought the most interesting part of the story was the interaction between Taylor and Darcy.

3 1/2 Stars. This is book 2 in the Lightning series. Do you have to read book 1 first? Maybe not, but I highly recommend that you do. I think when reading a series and the first book has a pair meeting and turning into a couple; than the second book has them together in a relationship, you really need to see how that connection grew. Not only that, but a lot happened in the first book. There is plenty of time something from the first book pops up and Sellars doesn't spend too much time explaining the history. That is good for people like me who read the first book and don't want to re-read the same thing, but would be confusing for those who didn't read book 1.

I would classify this as a mystery/romance. I guess you could also call this a suspense novel, but it is more like a book with a few suspenseful moments. This is more mystery than romance, where book 1 was mostly romance with drama and a little excitement. I thought the mystery was well done and the clues unfolded well. But I do have to admit, I think so much attention to the crime/mystery, you had less time for character development. There was two new characters that were pretty central to the story, I feel like I never really got to know them. That brings it around to the one of main complaints I had. This story had 8 characters central to parts of the story. While we all know Syd and Parker, from book 1, in the beginning so many characters where hard to keep track of. Mac and Jenny, secondary characters from book 1, played a big role in this book. It took me a while to even remember them. I found myself having to keep re-reading names, or I would get confused. So while the mystery was good, the character development was definitely lacking in this book.

I really liked Syd and Parker in the first book. I was happy to get more time with these characters. I still enjoyed them in this book, but Parker needs to work on her self confidence. A few times it got annoying, but I realized if I dealt with some of the stuff she did, I might be annoying too. There is an ex that come into the picture to stir things up. After the ex from the first book, I thought why is Sellars doing this again? I can't stand exes in lesfic, and I was really worried about this twist. Thank goodness it was actually handled pretty well. It added a little drama to the book, but it was not ridiculous. And the ex had her part to play, so I'm really not mad at all.

Book 1, Lightning Strikes, was a debut book for Sellars. I was impressed by that. I don't think this book was as good, but I still enjoyed it. I felt like it had more flaws in general. But I love a good mystery/crime book, and I was entertained. I do hope the next book Sellars writes is not part of the series. I thought this book ended well, and doesn't really need a third. I would like to read a new adventure with new characters from Sellars.

An ARC was given to me by BSB, for a honest review

Lightning Chasers is the sequel to Cass Sellers' Lightning Strikes. Syd and Parker are about a year into their relationship and of course nothing can stay normal for long. Mack and Jenny had a supporting role in the first book. Their roles increased in this book when a police officer friend is murdered while investigating, and the foursome work together to figure out who and why. Darcy Dean is introduced as the ME and we quickly find out that she has a past with Syd. Her character adds some spice to he plot. I thought this was a great addition to the series. I enjoyed seeing Parker and Sydney's relationship develop and learning more about Mack and Jenny. The story was dramatic with a lot of whodunnits mixed in. Overall another great read by Cass Sellers.

Finally I finished it because several times I was on the verge of let it unread. I don't really know why but this book did seem very long to me. Maybe because en the first few chapters I have not understood wat was all about, this must be caused by my short level of patience. Or maybe by the number of characters involved in the story, at the end I have still some doubt about the involvements between all of them, but also this could be caused by the skipping of pagges that my short patience forced me to do. Could be because the intimate talk between the characters is repetitive and superficial and the sex scenes don't have any particular interest. Anyway, this is a story about a criminal plot, this is also a sequel of the book Lightning Strikes, and maybe it can be enjoyed but I haven't.

genre: murder mystery, contemporary romance
length: 74,000 words, 22 chapters
characters:
Parker Duncan, manager at Davidson Properties
Sydney Hyatt, owner of D.R.I.F.T. (Digital Reconstruction and Independent Forensic Technology)
Mackenzie Foster, police sergeant at Silver Lake PD
Jenny Foster, HR director at Davidson Properties
Darcy Dean, crime lab manager
Taylor Westin, inventory manager at CacheTech
setting: Silver Lake, Virginia
my opinion:
- book two in the Lightning series
- there was more mystery than romance in this sequel and my impression is that that was at the expense of character development
- this was a good read but I found it slightly less engaging and less successful than the first novel in the series
- I'll continue to follow this series
- recommended
cover: nice, well related to the plot
book rating: 4 stars
eARC by Bold Strokes Books via NetGalley