5 stars. This was my first book I've read by Nora Roberts and I loved it; full of suspense. This will not be the last that I read by her. I tried her In Death series, which she writes under the J.R. Robb, over 5 years ago and I had the unpopular opinion of not caring for it. Unfortunately this kept me from reading any books under her real name. I received an ARC of this book from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange or an honest review. Since this book was released last month,I was able to listen to the audiobook version from my library.

Identity by Nora Roberts is a suspenseful read. This book started off really strong and had a great plot. While I think the overall story was good, the plot really lagged at times. The writing was also awkward at times and not really the same as the author’s previous solid books. I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher with no obligations. These opinions are entirely my own.

This is a great story. I love Nora Roberts and have for years. This book has it all. Not everyone could roll a story of a serial killer into a heartwarming tale of resilience, love, and family. From the heart breaking start to the heart stopping ending, this book was excellent.

I would have nominated this one to Library Reads if I had finished it in time, it was that good.

Nora Roberts is a masterful storyteller, and this book was no exception. Morgan's experience in this book lead to it being a classic thriller, leaving Morgan to always be looking over her shoulder. At the same time Robert's expertise at telling a love story plays a big role in this book and despite everything that Morgan has been through she builds a new future and finds hope with Miles. I will say that I have never, ever, once wanted to be a bartender in real life, but the way Robert's talks about Morgan's job made me feel like it might be a great job. So well done!

I love the family feel of this book, as well as the strength of the characters. Morgan's "ladies" are fantastic and Mile's family is so wonderful.

Thanks for the ARC

Sweet baby Jesus, Nora Roberts did it again. I absolutely love every character in this book. It was a great read. I hope this is a start of a series.

I loved this book! The characters were well developed and believable. To read about the details and experience identity theft it through Morgan was an experience. I had no idea of the scope and range that identity theft could take. Morgan lost everything including her best friend. This book has romance, suspense, intrigue, humor and lots of family support. I want to thank Netgalley for the opportunity to read it early.

In true Nora Roberts fashion this did not disappoint. With an engaging story line, characters you can’t help but love (or hate) this was bingably delicious and the perfect start to my summer.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Morgan is doing everything right and life was going along fine until she met up with an identity thief who not only steals her identity but murders her best friend/roommate Nina. She tried to recover but the identity thief kept going after her until she decided that the only course of action left was to leave town and retreat to her Mom’s and Grandma’s house. She manages to pick up her life fairly quickly with the help of her Mom and Grandma. The identity thief’s life is starting to fall apart due to the frustration of not taking care of Morgan. He spirals out of control and decides that the only way for him to regain his control is to complete his job with Morgan.
I would like to thank #NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for the digital ARC copy of the book for my review.

This is only the second book written by Nora Roberts that I have read. I really enjoyed it and would be interested in reading more books by her that are in this romantic suspense genre. The primary and secondary character development was done well. The story was engaging and kept me turning the pages.

Nora Roberts never disappoints, and that is also true of her new romantic thriller. Morgan has built a life that is taken away when a man she meets steals her identity, murders her best friend, and continues to come after her as the one that got away. How she rebuilds her life and goes on is a captivating read. Highly recommended.

Nora Roberts constantly delivers beyond expectations! Her stories include a little bit of my favorite genres - romance, thriller and a little bit of mystery. Identity was a fantastic read and kept me turning pages, ready to learn what happens next.

As an army brat, Morgan Albright spent her life on the move. All she really wanted were roots. She buys a house near Baltimore and acquire a roommate to help with the payments. Everything comes unhinged, however, when she gets horribly scammed by Luke the flirtatious IT guy she met at her nighttime job as a bartender. He takes her for everything she has and kills her roommate, Nina, in the process. She has to go home to her mother and grandmother who live in Vermont. The FBI tells her Luke is actually Gavin and since he missed killing her, they suspect Gavin will continue to pursue her. Morgan gets a job at the local resort, managing the bar. The Jameson family has owned the resort for years. It has grown and expanded and is quite successful. Morgan begins to relax, especially when she meets Miles Jameson, the grandson of the Jameson clan. But, Gavin is still out there and he is tracking Morgan from afar. But Morgan and Miles are ready for him when he finally makes his appearance. Another solid entertaining read from Roberts. Her characters are so well delineated and her place settings are lovely. Recommended, as always.

This is my new favorite Nora Roberts book! This stand alone thriller had me reading deep into the night.
At one point I felt a James Patterson vibe, but with romance.
The characters were well developed and I could not help but fall in love with the families and the resort.
Thank you Net Galley for the ARC.

This talented and gifted author has written a Popular story. Mystery and intrigue…the characters are realistic. Different generations but often the same problems…stealing one’s identity can cause a multitude of horrible problems. This is a novel that moves quickly. This book was sent to me electronically by Netgalley review. Thanks to the publisher.

While I've never read a bad Nora Roberts book, she continues to amaze me with her unique plots & lovable characters. "Identity" was no different. With equal parts mystery, terror, romance & friendship, Roberts creates an amazing story set in both Baltimore & Vermont. You will fall in love with female lead Morgan Albright & her amazing friends & family, while wondering how anyone could want to hurt her. The twists & turns dreamed up by Roberts will leave you wanting more, even when the book closes. A great choice for a rainy summer night!

A woman struggles to reclaim her life in the wake of treachery, in Nora Roberts’ engrossing romantic suspense, IDENTITY.

We meet Morgan Albright, who loves her life, her roommate, and the direction her life is going. She dreams of home improvement projects and continuing to make it on her own in a small neighborhood outside of Baltimore. But shortly after hosting a dinner with a man she’d recently met and her roommate Nina, she walks into a home that seems like a burglary gone wrong, and Nina dead on the floor.

As it turns out however, the man she’d been getting to know is not who he says he is—he’s a con artist and serial killer who upends Morgan’s life, stealing her money and identity, robbing her of her best friend, and shattering everything she hoped for the future.

Destitute and depressed, she flees home to Vermont, to live with her mother and grandmother. As they encourage her to start anew, the man who destroyed her life obsesses over finishing what he started. After all, he never meant to target Nina, but rather, it was Morgan he was after.

Soon, Morgan builds a new life while the man edges closer, threatening to destroy her—and those she loves—all over again.

As always, Roberts strikes the perfect balance between plot-driven suspense and the warmth of family/community and romance. I devoured the story, invested in the life Morgan endeavored to rebuild as well as what would ultimately happen with the serial killer. Supporting characters, especially Morgan’s grandmother, come to life beautifully and deepen the narrative’s poignancy. And that’s the real magic—seeing how Morgan’s loved ones come together to support and protect her, come what may.

I loved it—Nora Roberts’ novels always feel comforting and heartwarming, and entirely enjoyable.

Nora Roberts really is so good at romantic suspense. Morgan is a bartender who has been working to save money for her own establishment and put down roots. She works her job and spends free time updating her home and hanging out with her best friend, Nina. When Nina is murdered and Morgan learns that she was the intended target, she heads home to VT to live with her mother and grandmother. Not only did this serial killer take Morgan's best friend, he also took her identity and used it to steal all she had.

One thing that Roberts does so well in all her novels is creates fully-formed, competent women. Throughout the book, as we follow Morgan to VT and see her work to rebuild her life there, we see someone who is strong and resilient, and yet vulnerable when it's called for. This is a person who is as affected by what has happened to her as anyone would be but is brave enough to realize that running and hiding isn't enough. She needs to live.

I loved the way that Morgan reacquaints herself with her mother and grandmother. These strong Nash women are quite the trio. Seeing this three generational household come together was fun. Of course, we are in a Nora Roberts novel so we have found family in the Jamesons, who own the local resort and bar. Morgan finds her place while working there and builds friendships and relationships with everyone in the family - most especially, Miles. Miles is great and the perfect complement to Morgan. I loved his quiet strength. Everything about the book was appealing and engaging. As Morgan works to re-establish her life and security, a manhunt for the killer continues, keeping the tension ever present.

This is a well-written, suspenseful thriller. I would recommend to anyone looking to escape for a few hours and to lose themselves in a terrifying manhunt. Those who like bold, strong women and competent, steadfast men will really enjoy reading about Morgan and Miles. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and give it a sold 5 stars!

Nora Roberts writes long books, but don’t let that out you off of them. Her world building is fantastic, and I’m always waiting to see what happens next. This romantic suspense was no different. I loved the arc that this bada$$ FMC took, going from everything being ripped away from her to flourishing. This was more thriller/suspense to me than a romance, but I love that genre too, so I’m not mad about it. I enjoyed this one a lot!

Morgan is checking off steps to fulfill her life plan. She’s working two jobs, but she bought her own house. Her best friend is living with her, and with her budgeting, she is aiming to save up and open her own bar. When a smooth talking, good looking man shows up in her bar, she doesn’t pay much attention. He slowly starts getting her attention, without being pushy. And then her world falls out from underneath her. It was going perfectly until it wasn’t. She runs back to her mother and grandmother, to try and rebuild. But there is someone out there who doesn’t want her to.

Morgan Albright is working as a bartender in a small town that she is hoping to be able to call home for awhile to come. Morgan has big plans to remodel her house and make it her own in the years to come. Nina, Morgan's roommate that helps her pay the bills, also has a green thumb so she has helped Morgan with the yard since she has moved in. Morgan is excited about being able to call some place home because she was an Army brat growing up and they constantly moved.

Once night a nice guy comes in the bar where Morgan works and makes conversation with her easily. Morgan doesn't think much about it because there are tons of people in and out of the bar where she works. When Luke appears again a couple of more nights, he gets the courage to ask Morgan out and they agree to meet for dinner one night. Morgan has always been cautious but believes that Luke is safe enough and decides to invite him as well as Nina and her boyfriend over for a nice quiet dinner party. The two couples have a nice time but little does Morgan know that Luke had other intentions of getting to know her. Luke is an IT guy so he can get information that he wants very quickly and no one will know which is just what happened when Luke supposedly had to take a phone call during the dinner party.

Nina got sick shortly after the dinner party and Morgan helps her get some soup and puts her to bed hopefully to sleep off the sickness. When Morgan tries to call Nina later that night, she doesn't answer which Morgan thought was strange, but just blows it off. When Morgan gets off work that night and goes home, she notices some unusual things and finds Nina in the floor of the house unconscious. Morgan calls the authorities but Nina had been long dead. Who could have done this and why did they do it?

Morgan soon learns that someone has drained her bank account, all the savings she had for the renovations on the house and all. Authorities quickly put the pieces together and figure out that Luke is not at all who Morgan thought he was. He has a reputation of doing this and moving from one location to the other so they have not been able to catch him. He has killed several women and Nina did not fit his type at all so now they know that he was really out for Morgan instead and know that he is not going to stop until he gets to her.

Morgan flees to her mother's house where she and her mother live. So, now it is the three women in the house together. When Morgan's mom makes her promise to take a couple of weeks before she gets another job, she doesn't know what she is going to do with herself, but is thankful for the time. Morgan decides to go back to work and quickly gets a job at a local hotel bar where she meets Miles Jameson. Miles is not a guy that too many women would put up with but he and Morgan hit it off. They have a quirky relationship and Miles becomes very protective of Morgan. "Luke" keeps popping up and they know that he is still out to get to Morgan and has figured out where she is now. I don't want to give the whole book away so you will still read it, but I highly recommend this read. It will make you think twice about letting anyone in your house for sure.

I voluntarily read and reviewed this book and all opinions are my own. Thanks to NetGalley, the author and publisher for an advanced copy of this book.

This book is a mystery about finding a serial killer who is obsessed by the fact that he was unable to kill a woman as he planned. The perpetrator, that Morgan knew as Luke, not only harms his victims, he steals their money, savings, cars, houses and identities. As a retired prosecutor, I found that this book accurately shows things a victim experiences after their identity is stolen. It is not simply that someone got a loan in their name. Everything Morgan had, including the routine of each day, is gone. Luke literally took everything from her, including her closest friend. She returns to her hometown feeling a failure.

This is an awesome book. It has suspense, romance, mystery, humor, misery and a whole lot of love. It is written with Nora Roberts normally excellent writing and is a real treat to read.


I received an ARC from St. Martin’s Press through NetGalley. This in no way affects my opinion or rating of this book. I am voluntarily submitting this review and am under no obligation to do so.