I felt betrayed while reading Identity by Nora Roberts ... in a good way. As I became familiar with the characters and storyline, I was putting the pieces together in my head. Lovely female main character, good friends, charming love interest... then BAM! In a single line, what i thought I knew was no more. I told my family, I told my friends, but I couldn't go into detail and ruin it for them. This twist got me hook, line, and sinker.

I first thought that Morgan might be too sweet, too perfect for me to connect with, but I was able to identify with her planning and resolve. The story took her down to her basics, and was an interesting path. Morgan was not a damsel in distress, but a heroine with strength and resolve. The romantic leads didn't try to rescue her but valued her strengths. As usual, i found myself wishing for the good family ties and bonds that are found in Nora Roberts' stories. At least I can live vicariously!

Strong writing, strong relationships and family ties, plenty of intrigue and character buildings. Good read that kept my interest and kept me talking about it as I read.

Nora Roberts does it again. Great story involving identity theft. Nora paints a rich picture of the scenery as well has having amazing character development. Identity is classic Nora Roberts. You can’t go wrong with classic Nora Roberts. The audio edition is amazing well done.

I love all of Nora Roberts' books and this one was another great read! Morgan is a hard working single girl who is easily drawn in by a scam artist and identity thief. This monster takes it to a whole new level and ruins Morgan's life. She moves back home to make a new life for herself until that monster comes looking for her again. This book had just the right amounts of love story and suspense. It kept me guessing and is a book I'm sure others will enjoy too. Thanks so much for the advanced copy to read!

See what happens when two worlds collide. Both stubborn and will do anything in their power for things not to shift.

Morgan has big plans. She wants to open her own bar so she has scrimped and saved and she is getting close to achieving her goal. But, when she lets the wrong person into her world, the dreams she had hoped for come crashing down. She loses all her money, her car and her home. But the worst thing to happen is the monster, Luke, killed her best friend.

Morgan ends up moving back home and in with her mother and grandmother. This is not where she wanted to be at this point in her life. She is struggling to make it all work and then she meets Miles. She begins to have a little hope. And here come the FBI again to tell Morgan that Luke has killed again. She knows he won’t quit until he kills her.

Talk about an intense read with fabulous characters! I loved Morgan and my heart broke for her. But in true Nora Roberts fashion, she brings in someone to help Morgan get through this insane life!

I have not read a Nora Roberts book in quite a while and for the life of me, I don’t know why…Because she always has some really good books. And this one is wonderful! Nora Roberts can really weave a great tale!

Need a great, edge of your seat read…THIS IS IT! Grab your copy today.

I received this novel from the publisher for a honest review.

This book was a very well written thriller. I loved Morgan and her journey throughout this book. The killer in this story was a very dangerous man because you did not see him coming but when Morgan boke his winning streak he unraveled very quickly.
I loved all the secondary characters in this book especially the ladies as they were fun, sassy, and loving. The end was very satisfying especially Gavin's takedown. Nash women for the win.

Identity is such an interesting romantic suspense. Who a person is at their core is an integral part of the story. Morgan Nash Albright loses what she believes is her identity to a con man, Gavin. She finds her truest self as she rebuilds her life at home with her mother and grandmother in Vermont.
Gavin’s identity is changeable on the surface like the identities he puts on, casts off and steals from women fitting Morgan’s description. Underneath it all he is a madman.

The descriptions of place and people is well done. I love that Morgan settles into a solid generational business as she rebuilds. It reminds that family has strength when done in love.

The one star down is because although recognized as necessary I really didn’t like the passages that followed Gavin in between when he first encounters Morgan and when he comes to Vermont at the end. They weren’t pleasant passages.

I enjoyed reading Identity and would recommend it to anyone who likes romantic suspense. Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to review this book.

This book was fantastic. Once I picked it up I couldn't put it down. I highly recommend it.

Thank you Netgalley and Harlequin for allowing me to read shook for an honest review.

Reading Nora Roberts is the ultimate comfort read. Every year she releases a new romantic suspense book and the setting and character are different but you can always expect there to be found family and a focus on the mundane. Miles was my favorite type of male character that she writes and Morgan was strong and resilient. I will always read Nora Roberts!

Wooow, just wooow! I have always been a fan of Nora Roberts but this is definitely my new favorite book of here. “Identity” has become my new favorite thriller with a side of romance and found family. I loved every second of it, I don’t read many thrillers often but this one is the reason why I keep reading them.

The characters are so well written, I really liked the whole story and character development. I think we all wish we could be a little bit like Morgan. This had me at the edge of my seat, wanting more and more, so incredibly well written. The romance aspect was perfect and I fell in love with the town, the found family, everything was just pure perfection.

I highly recommend it!!

Nora Robert's books tend to be hit or miss for me. And this one was a miss. While I always love Nora's writing style and storytelling. I don't always love her heroines. And in this one I didn't love her she was suppose to be a former army brat. And quite frankly she didn't read like a military brat. Or at least any military brats I know. Most I know are proud of the title and proud of the way the life shaped them.

I’ve never read a bad Nora Roberts book. She has so many styles she writes in that her work is always fresh. In Identity, Morgan suffers a major tragedy in her life from a serial killer who takes the victims identity and all their money including their credit. But, instead of him killing Morgan, he kills her roommate. With her life destroyed, she returns to her Mom and Grandmas house long enough to get her life back. She never planned on falling in love or having a dream job there. She also never planned on the serial killer coming back for her. But all of these and more happened.

I like Nora Roberts, I love Romantic Suspenseful style books, so this looked right up my alley. I didn't have any commonality with Morgan, her genius as a bartender as the aspect we are to admire about her was too much for me, I worked hard to put myself through school, but I would never have been a bartender, sorry if I sound like a snob, but I just couldn't understand why I was supposed to find her handling drunks, or obnoxious people while mixing unusual cocktails as something to admire never drew me in. Her acceptance of someone she met, and didn't check out the veracity of their story seemed foolish to me in the age we live in, for twenty dollars, you can look up anybody online, especially the ability to check if they have any type of record, and if they are who they say they are. I think if the two women had behaved like two mature, smart women who were stalked, it would have been more suspenseful for me, which is why I read this Genre.
I was disappointed, but remain a Nora Roberts fan.
Thank you #Netgalley #BoldwoodBooks
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Labeled "romantic suspense", I felt that the romance was lacking and there wasn't a lot of suspense. Instead, the book read more as women’s fiction. While there is absolutely nothing wrong with women’s fiction, which I often enjoy, I was surprised when IDENTITY was not what I expected. Roberts provided a lot of day-to-day detail, and even though I didn't mind it in this case, I am curious if I would have felt the same way without the audiobook. January LaVoy did an incredible job.

Things I struggled with:
- Miles as the romantic interest. I felt that he was not a portrayal of what "healthy" looks like, but rather, demanding and disrespectful. The man was a walking red flag.
- The main characters were supposed to be in their late twenties/early thirties, but the dialogue did not always come off that way.
- The way the Jameson family overstepped their boundaries with Morgan when it came to her employment.
- The seemingly rushed ending to the conflict.

All said, I found myself looking forward to listening to the audiobook, but I felt that there were pieces that could have been edited to better align with the genre and the age group. For now, I'll plan on sticking with Roberts's fantasy novels, like YEAR ONE, which I absolutely loved.

*Many thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the complimentary copy in exchange for an honest review

I received an ARC for Identity by Nora Roberts from NetGalley in exchange for a honest review. I am a big Nora Roberts fan, especially of her romantic suspense. Identity is trademark Nora - tough resilient heroine, stoic/grumpy hero, a truly psychotic villain. Morgan is our protagonist. She works two jobs, has a best friend/roommate, and not much of a social life. When she takes a chance and dates a patron of the bar where she bartends, her life spirals into terror and financial ruin. My favorite part of the story is Morgan, you can not help rooting for her. Her eventual love interest is fine, but not my favorite Nora hero. I really did enjoy this book, though it dragged in the middle. I think with some slight edits it would be a top Nora suspense romance. 4⭐️

Many thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the advanced copy!

This fell short for me. I didn’t love the writing style and the pacing in the middle was very off. I found myself losing interest. Overall, it was just OK but for such a long book, I found myself regretting spending the time to push through it.

I've been reading NR for 20+ years, and part of me keeps waiting to be disappointed by one of her books. How can she keep the streak going for so long? Of course, there are some I like more than others, but I don't believe I've read one where I thought, "Whew, that one was a dud."

Identity follows NR's "formula" of weaving romance with thriller, and always tossing in a multi-generational family, a strong heroine with an interesting job (this one is a bartender), and an adorable dog who manages to steal the show. Morgan moves in with her mother and grandmother after a bad date steals all her personal and financial information to drain her accounts, leaving her with mountains of debt (and in the process, killed her roommate when he couldn't get his hands on her). A new job at a classy resort, some self-defense lessons, reconnecting with her family and finding an interesting man all have her feeling like she might be getting her life back. But the killer is still out there, biding his time until he gets another shot at the one who got away.

My only issue with this book was that the timeline on a lot of it felt veeery stretched out at the beginning and then rushed at the end. Morgan and Miles are seeing each other for barely a blink before insta-love strikes, and NR usually paces that more smoothly. This felt forced. And the finale where the killer finally shows back up was over before it barely even began. It didn't need to be drawn-out unnecessarily, but it was a lot of lead-up for not much payoff.

Having said that, despite my initial skepticism over a NR book about identity theft, I ended up enjoying it! Not my favorite of hers and I'll probably forget the plot by next week, but I was absolutely sucked into the read.

**Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the ARC in exchange for my honest review!**

3.5 ⭐️

This was okay!

I loved Morgan's journey. Her character growth and watching her go from victim to "ill show you" was amazing. Gavin's POVs were a nice insight into the psyche, but something was lacking for me. I found myself wanting to skim some parts just to see what happens and I kind of wish there was a but more mystery in what Gavin was doing. The story didn't allow us to guess, it just told us.

Morgan and Miles... while I loved them together, it also felt like they were just put together to add some romance to the story. I think I would've preferred this with less romance. However, I did love his understanding of her and his subtly protective nature.

Overall, this was a decent read but I've definitely read better Nora books.

Morgan’s world is shattered when she is targeted by a con artist who steals her identity and leaves her roommate dead in their home. According to the FBI, Morgan should have been the one killed but her roommate was there at the wrong time. Morgan moves back home to Vermont with her mom and tries to rebuild her life but the man that hurt her is still out there and he’s not done yet.

Nora Robert’s latest romantic suspense novel, IDENTITY, started off catching my attention and really creeping me out but then fizzled out and ultimately fell flat. I’ve read enough of her other books to rate this book as “so-so” comparatively. The characters felt like they lacked good development. Some of the dialogue was awkward. The main character’s love interest had a lot of red flags for being a toxic relationship, though it seemed that he was being written as a fantastic guy so it just felt icky at times. The plot was interesting but pacing slowed down a lot after the beginning so it felt like a slog in the middle. One thing this book definitely drives home is to think about who you let into your home and how much personal information you disclose to others. What made this scary is that this situation can and does happen in real life.

IDENTITY wasn’t my favorite Nora Robert’s book but still a decent romantic suspense read. It won’t stop me from continuing to be a fan.

Thank you to St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for the DRC.

I love Nora Roberts. I have since the mid 1990s. Huge fan. So no surprise that I liked Identity, her newest novel.

Morgan is an Army brat looking to put down roots. She thinks she’s found her place, but what she finds is serial killer Gavin, who changes the course of her life after a brutal act of violence. She heads home to her mom and grandma, her “ladies.”

Miles Jameson offers Morgan the stability she’s seeking. His family owns the resort where she starts working, and they are a tight knit family who take care of each other, and those they love. Gavin doesn’t stand a chance, neither does Morgan, who falls for Miles and his sweet dog, Howl.

I really liked this story. As an Army brat myself, I identified with Morgan’s need for stability. I loved Miles, Howl and the rest of the Jameson clan. I also loved Morgan’s mom and grandma.

This book was long, though, and the chapters were long. I found myself losing interest around the middle. I also wished that we saw more of Gavin in the middle of the book. Gavin is reckless and savage at the end as he struggles to maintain control of his evil ways. This felt a little abrupt to me and more of a cat and mouse throughout would have made this story more interesting. It could have also been shorted by about 5 chapters.

That being said, this was a solid story by a beloved (to me) storyteller. Ms. Roberts knows how to tell a story and I would recommend her any day.

Thank you to #netgalley and @stmartinspress fir the advanced e-copy of #identity.

This book published May 23, 2023 and is available where books are sold.