The h works in a bar where she meets the antagonist. The antagonist is an identity thief who gets to know his victims, gets invited into their homes, where he cases the house. The h isn’t home when the thief goes to her house. Unfortunately her roommate is there, sick, and the thief kills her and steals anything he can find. He uses the information he gathered to steal her identity and take everything from her, her car, home, money, etc. she decides to go to her mom’s and grandmother’s home in Vermont to start over. Meanwhile, the thief continues to steal from women.

Identity – Nora Roberts

You can never go wrong with a Nora Roberts Novel!!

Morgan Nash Albright seems to have it all – a fixer-upper in Baltimore, a great job as a bartender, a strict business plan for the future – and a great roommate, Nina, whom she adores. So, when a great guy, named Luke Hudson wanders into the bar and the two hit it off, it seems too good to be true. Even more so when they start spending time together and Luke comes home for dinner. Unbeknownst to Morgan, Luke is a serial con man – who ends his con with murder.

But Luke’s plans for Morgan are interrupted, when he breaks into her home, not realizing that Nina is home sick. When Nina confronts Luke, he acts swiftly, assaulting Nina, leaving her dead on the floor, and staging a ‘robbery’ before he flees the state. When Morgan finds Nina dead and learns the truth from the FBI – that Luke is a con man, named Gavin Rozwell, and that she is the only survivor of his spree – she decides to head home to her family in Vermont.

As Morgan slowly adjusts to life with her mother and grandmother, she begins to heal. With her family’s assistance she finds a position as a manager for Apres, an upscale establishment in a resort close to home, owned and operated by the Jameson family. As she carefully carves her niche in the resorts’ operations, she finally starts feeling like herself again – and slowly begins to nurture a relationship with Miles Jameson, the quiet, brooding Jameson son.

Meanwhile, Gavin Rozwell is out there somewhere - and he is becoming more and more obsessed with the one that got away. His next victim is found wearing a locket stolen from Morgan. A bracelet is found on the following victim. Knowing it is only a matter of time before Gavin returns to finish what he started, both families rally around Morgan to keep her safe. But will it be enough?!

Another fantastic, mesmerizing, although predictable read from Nora Roberts. Even knowing that the novel would end happily, I stayed up half the night just to get to the end. And Howl – he was the icing on the cake! As with any “Nora Novel”, I highly recommend!!

I received this book as an Advance Reader Copy from Netgalley & St. Martin’s Press in exchange for an objective review. Do you love to read?? Visit netgalley.com and start reviewing books today!!

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This is a very in-depth look at identity theft and how it affects people who have been victims. The character come alive in how they are described. You see every movement, every color, everything is described to bring it to your mind. I loved the Nash women, so feisty and colorful. The love they have for each generation, is depicted throughout this book. The Jameson family makes you wish you were a Jameson. I think you will not be disappointed in this book! Happy reading

rating: 3 stars;

I have read many of the novels written by Nora Roberts and all of the JD Robb titles. I would not have guessed Nora Roberts as the author of this title had I not known. It read very much as a Danielle Steel novel, especially for the first quarter of the book.

There were endless pages simply describing the life of the main character with very little plot. The story finally began to develop, but didn't really pick up speed until the end. The characters didn't feel "real" to me. They were all very similar in how they reacted and spoke. It almost seemed like they were following the advice of a therapist and carefully and thoughtfully wording their responses to each other.

I think there was a good story in there, but it could have been developed much more quickly. It was a disappointment for me, but I won't give up on Nora Roberts because I usually enjoy her books very much.

Thank you to Netgalley/St. Martin's for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Settling into a Nora Robert's book is one of my favorite things to do. I think of her as the queen of romantic suspense and she does not disappoint in her latest novel, Identity. Morgan Albright has her life planned out and as she works to complete her stages on schedule, her entire life is uprooted in upheaval when a horrific tragedy has her losing everything and she is forced to move back to Vermont with her mother and grandmother. In Vermont, Morgan strives to rise above the past and create a new life for herself, despite the fact that she cannot leave the past behind. As a bartender, she falls into arms of the Jameson family who provide the extended family she never had. With her mother, grandmother, new boyfriend, Miles Jameson, and the other Jamesons, working together, can Morgan finally put the horrible past to rest and eke out a happy ending? That's the story and as usual, it's well written and engaging. Definitely a great weekend read.

Morgan Albright grew up in a military family and never really got a chance to plant roots. Then her father took off and left her and her mother to fend for themselves. Now she is settled in a small home in Baltimore working as a professional bartender hoping someday to own her own bar. To help make her house payments, she took in a housemate, Nina, who has become a close friend.

One night at the bar where she works, a smooth-talking IT guy named Luke Hudson comes in and strikes up a conversation with her. He doesn't make any moves, just converses, acts natural, and is friendly. Over time, they get to know each other and end up going out. Morgan invites him to her house for dinner one night and Nina asks a friend of hers. While Luke is there, he finds the opportunity to install a program on her computer that aids him in stealing her identity. One day when he thinks that both Morgan and Nina are at work, he comes back and breaks into the home to remove the program from her computer and stumbles upon Nina who is home sick. She knows something isn't right and he kills her.

Morgan learns from FBI agents that Luke is a psychopath named Gavin who targets a certain type of woman which she fits the description of. He steals their identity and then kills them. Nina was a mistake. Morgan was the target. Luke drained her bank account, took out loans in her name, and basically stole everything she had. She was forced to sell her house to pay off all the debts he accumulated in her name. Her only recourse was to move home to Vermont and live with her mother and grandmother.

In Vermont, Morgan gets a job at a resort owned by the Jameson family and starts to get her bearings back. The Jamesons know her history and what she has been through. They also know that the FBI thinks that Gavin will come back to finish his business with Morgan. Miles Jameson; quiet, brooding, and single; has taken it upon himself to be her protector.

In the meantime, Gavin has been completely thrown off his game when he failed to finish off Morgan, so he takes off to parts unknown. However, he is starting to make some mistakes and the FBI is able to track him. They know he will eventually make it back to finish off Morgan.

This is a suspense-filled read and, except for Gavin, the characters are likeable and believable. Nora Roberts knows how to write a good story and this one was no exception. This really took an in-depth look at identity theft and that aspect was well researched.

Thank you to the author and publisher for an Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) provided via NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.

A resiliant heroine, a steadfast hero… and a chilling villain

Rebuilding your life after identity theft isn’t easy. Especially when the thief stole not only your identity, but your best friend’s life… and he’s not done with you yet.

That’s the situation Morgan Albright finds herself facing in Identity, the newest romantic suspense novel from Nora Roberts. Gavin Rozwell is a charming conman and cold-blooded serial killer, who sees Morgan as his one failure—a failure he is determined to rectify.

Reeling from her friend Nina’s death, and from repeated attacks on her finances and credit, Morgan retreats to the family home shared by her grandmother and mother, to try to make a new start. But as she begins to rebuild her life, the FBI is closing in on Nina’s killer… and he is closing in on Morgan.

One of the things I love about Nora Roberts’s novels is the glimpse they give me into careers I’ve never held. Morgan is a bartender—a good one, skilled not only at making and serving drinks but also in knowing how to treat her customers, whether they need a listening ear or a bit of banter. (Warning: be prepared to come out of this book with a whole new appreciation for cocktails.) Morgan is excellent at setting goals, doing the research, and carrying out her plans. Like almost all Roberts’s heroines, Morgan is competent and resilient; she possesses an inner strength and determination, even when she feels most defeated. But she’s not invincible; there’s a vulnerability stemming from her childhood moves and her father’s indifference. That, along with her doubts and shaken faith in herself, serve to make her sympathetic and very likeable.

Miles Jameson, the hero, is attracted to Morgan’s strength and confidence, along with the vulnerability she tries to hide. He is kind and dependable, if a little brusque and occasionally dictatorial for my taste. He is also perceptive, has a deep love for his family and for the family homestead (now his home) and the family resort. When it comes to the latter, he balances respect for tradition and a willingess to stay current and keep growing. Miles is not Morgan’s direct-line supervisor, but he is a member of the family that owns the resort where she works; I appreciated how carefully Roberts constructed their growing attraction and eventual romantic relationship in light of their employee-employer roles. (Rest assured, it’s entirely mutual every step of the way.) I also appreciated the way that Miles respects Morgan’s strengths while supporting her in whatever ways she needs… even if, occasionally, he acts unilaterally, or she chafes at that support. Miles might not be my first choice for a partner, but he’s perfect for Morgan. And I love his big rescue dog, Howl.

Family love and support play an important role in this novel, on both sides. I loved Morgan’s mother and grandmother (her “ladies”), and appreciated how Morgan’s mother is also a skilled and creative business woman, much stronger, more competent, and happier than Morgan’s memory of her. While Morgan loves her mom, there’s initially a distance there; it was heartwarming to watch them become closer. Part of Morgan’s growth in the novel comes from accepting and trusting in the love and support of her mother and grandmother, and from her growing appreciation for the strong women they are.

I also enjoyed the three generations of Jamesons that run the resort. I come from a strong, loving, supportive family myself, one that is remarkably free from conflict and drama, so it was a real pleasure to see that kind of love and mutual respect in both Morgan’s and Miles’s family, instead of the dysfunctional families so common in both fiction and, sadly, in real life. I suspect Nora Roberts has personal experience with the kind of family depicted here; you can see it in some of her other books as well, particularly The Liar and the Inn Boonsboro books.

Although I love romantic suspense in general, and Nora Roberts’s books in particular, sometimes the suspense aspect strays into territory that I find uncomfortably disturbing. I tend to be very cautious when it comes to plots involving serial killers, for instance, especially when the narrative spends time inside the killer’s head. My difficulty doesn’t come from personal loss, thank goodness. But before we knew him, a family friend lost a close relative to a serial murderer, in a crime that went unsolved for years. (I am being deliberately vague to respect the family’s privacy.) Mostly, though, my caution is due to my struggle with anxiety, and to my brain’s propensity to pick up whatever I read about and process it in my dreams…or nightmares.

However, I read Identity without triggering my anxiety or nightmares, thanks to Nora Roberts’s skilled writing, and to the fact that the violence was generally short-lived and easy to skip past. Although some scenes are told in close third person from the killer’s POV, they focus at least as much on his methods of fleecing his victims financially as on his motivations, and I was able to skim or skip the more upsetting bits.

Nora Roberts is one of my auto-read authors, with the exception of a few books that I can tell from the blurb will be too much for me. I’m glad I gave Identity a try despite my initial concerns about the plot. I enjoyed (almost) every minute of it, and will happily add it to my list of rereadable NR novels!

Morgan Albright had a childhood as an army brat constantly moving to follow her father's career. Now she wants roots and thinks she's found them in Baltimore. She has two jobs and a mortgage on a home she has big plans for. She shares that home with her best friend Nina.

When she meets Luke at the bar where she bartends, she begins a relationship with him. She doesn't know that he's targeted her to be his next victim in a plan for identity theft and murder. Unfortunately, it is Nina who is murdered by being home sick when Luke comes to retrieve the device he's installed on Morgan's computer.

Morgan needs to deal with her best friend's death while trying to untangle all the financial chaos Luke left in his wake. He's maxed her credit cards, taken out new cards in her name and maxed those too, taken out a home equity loan, and borrowed money from a loan shark.

Morgan feels that her only choice is to move to Vermont with her mother and grandmother and build her life anew. There she finds a new close relationship with her mother and grandmother, a job she loves at a resort bar, and a new relationship with Miles Jameson whose family own the resort.

But Luke hasn't forgotten her. He blames her for the way his luck has turned bad since he wanted to murder her and failed. And he's coming for her.

This was an excellent story filled with great family relationships, a slow-burn romance, and the chills that come with being stalked by a serial killer.

I have not read a Nora Roberts book in a while (I am ashamed to say that, since she was my go-to for so long). I picked up this book because of the romantic suspense feel I got from the synopsis. I am so very glad that I did. I read this book in one day and woke up still thinking about the story.

Morgan is an amazing character. She was taken advantage of by a con artist who just will not let her go, yet she figures out how to move on with her life. She moves home to her grandmother and mother, finds a job that she loves, and meets a man who treats her right. I enjoyed watching her figure out how to move past the fear, keep herself safe, and live life. She did not live afraid, but she was cautious. I was excited to see how she would get to live her life without caution. I wanted her to be safe to go home, safe at work, and safe in her day to day living.

Thank you St., Martin’s Press for a copy of the book via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

I had the pleasure of reading another advanced copy of the latest Nora Roberts hit, Identity and it was so good.

Morgan finally met a man that she was interested in getting to know further even if spending time with him distracted her from reaching her goals. Except this man, a con man and serial killer, murders her best friend and steals everything from her.

To escape the horrible memories, Morgan moves to a small town in Vermont to be with her family. After time and hard work, Morgan settles into her new life with a job doing what she loves and a new love, Miles Jameson. Except, the cold-hearted killer, Gavin, is compelled to kill the one who got away, Morgan. Gavin spans the country with the FBI on his tail as he makes his way to Morgan.

The story is suspenseful and the romance is heartfelt with realistic characters. Morgan is a good example of a strong woman who can stand up for herself and can find happiness despite horrible things happening to her.

The audiobook is well narrated.

What a treat to read this standalone romantic suspense! The characters, plot and world building is riveting and pulled me. This is a page turner that after the first few pages, I'm completely all in and wanting to know what happens next. Morgan is a relatable character who is doing her best to get her life to where she wants to be. She has decided goals and she is making it to where she wants to be. Then it all comes tumbling down.

This is suspense is a tale of horror for single women. The mix of stalker and con artist is the stuff of nightmares. Ms. Roberts creates a chilling scenario playing out in explicit detail. Seeing the ramifications of an identity stolen is bad enough. Learning how the criminal is also a serial killer stalker out for revenge? That is soul crushing material. I loved seeing how Morgan hit rock bottom, bounced and fought back out of the muck. Some of the situations where terribly dicey. She handled each one of them so well.

I enjoyed how the tension goes up and down. Just when Morgan feels like everything is under control, the jerk comes back and tries to destroy her life again. This time, Morgan is prepared and what she does is amazing. I like how Ms. Roberts creates a character who is a survivor, not a victim. Yes, Morgan was the victim, she came out of her terrible ordeal kicking and fighting. Then she goes one step further and takes the fight to her aggressor. That is truly impressive to watch. Morgan is also more aware because she has several people supporting her this time around. Specifically, she has met Miles. Miles does not run at the first sight of danger. He pairs up with Morgan and supports her. I like how he doesn't become a he-man ready to protect the little lady. Instead, he lets her take the lead and lets her make choices to bring control back into her life.

This is a well written novel with a subtle emphasis on the better behaviours we as a society should espouse. I love Ms. Roberts's novels which show the good, bad, and the ugly yet never preaches or lectures. This is a romantic suspense recommended to all readers who want a great storyline and admirable characters.

Morgan is just looking to put down roots- the singular thing she's been longing for all her life and she's got a plan to do it. Except, when a man walks into her life and upsets it all. Now, she's back home in Vermont- living with her mother and grandmother, working at the local resort and falling for the boss- all not in her plan.
Man, was this a page-turner- could not put it down. I hated the chores and food and sleep that kept me away from the pages. The suspense, the romance, everything was just the right measure. Nora Roberts is such a skilled writer- not one scene, not one word was wasted. Loved how the story wove in supportive families, sibling relationships, the cute town. Everything was done right.
I do have little issues with it though. The villian, although well done was very easy in the end to take down. Also, what is with men taking over and 'telling' women what to do? I would appreciate women making their own choices in the most difficult times- as Morgan would have.
Overall, though, it was a well-written book, great story and wonderful characters. Loved it.

Identity
by Nora Roberts
Morgan has always been moving her dad was in the army, and after her parents divorced her mom kept them moving. Morgan has finally started planting her roots she bought a house, has friends, and keeps working so she can keep building her dream home. Morgan finally decides she can have a little bit of fun and decides to go date, unfortunately, her date turns into her nightmare. After Morgan's friend gets murdered she doesn't know what to do. She heads home to Vermont unsure if hell come back for her or not.

This book was suspenseful, thrilling, and exciting and kept me on edge. I love Morgan's attitude she shows great strength and determination throughout this book. Nora Roberts you have done it again I love it.

Thank you, Net Galley and St Martin's Press for this eARC for an honest review.

Excellent novel of cat and mouse tale. I haven't read Nora Roberts in years and this was an interesting one to dive into after al that time. I enjoyed the pace of the book and the quick development of the characters overall. Roberts writes a good story that keeps you entertained throughout the the novel. The ending was expected though with the build up that the oven had but I still enjoyed it over all.

Identity is a winner for Nora Roberts’ fans. I enjoyed this book very much. It’s a thriller, multi generational family and a slow burn romance. Morgan has her identity stolen from a serial killer. She loses everything including her best friend Nina who was killed by him. She starts over in Vermont, where her mom and grandmother live. The story also follows the killer. It was a quick read for me, a little bit predictable but still good. Thank you to NetGalley and St.Martin’s Press for the E-ARC. This is my own opinion.

Identity by Nora Roberts is a standalone romance suspense thriller. I love all of Nora Roberts books, being a big fan of her In Death/Eve Dallas series, as well as her wonderful trilogies; I thought Identity was one of the best romance suspense thrillers I have read, which kept me glued to my kindle from start to finish.

Morgan Albright, our heroine, lives in Baltimore, working two jobs; hoping to save enough money to open her own place. Nina is her roommate, who is like a sister to Morgan, helping share expenses of the mortgage payments. At night, Morgan is a bartender, making fantastic drinks, and always friendly; one night she meets a charming man, who is in town for a short time. After a few visits to the bar, Morgan invites him to a dinner with her friend Nina and her boyfriend. A couple of days later, when Nina is home sick, Morgan comes home to see her back doors smashed, her cash, jewelry and car missing and Nina dead in her office.

Morgan learns from the FBI that the man whom she just met, was a serial con artist and a murderer. His real name is Gavin, and he targets women (similar to Morgan’s looks), steals their assets and identity, and ends up killing them. She lost everything, and when the FBI agent explains that she was the real target, she decides to leave Baltimore and return home to Vermont, to try and restart her life. The agent does warn her that since she is the first person who ever survived, Gavin may still have thoughts of finding her again, being the ‘the one that got away’.

When Morgan moves home to Vermont to live with her grandmother and mother, she is happy to be with them; though she still has nightmares thinking about Nina. Soon, Morgan happily gets a new job, in a popular resort, with her taking over as the nightly bartender/manager in the fancy Apres Bar of the resort. She gets to know the entire Jameson family, who run the resort; and they all know about what happened to her in Baltimore. The resort has a top-notch security system, and they implement plans to make sure who does not leave at night without a guard. In a short time, Miles Jameson stops by each night, and makes sure she is safe, which leads into a slow burn romance.

I loved Morgan, who was a fantastic heroine, as well as very loyal and loving with her mother and grandmother; she was also a terrific bartender, with many different concoctions. Miles was a bit gruff early on, but in a short time, he began to have feelings for Morgan, as she did for him. I adored Howl, the dog, who fell in love with Morgan. The Jameson family were all amazing people, and they were all so wonderful; I enjoyed their family meetings. I did get a kick out of Jen, the fitness instructor, who trained Morgan how to defend herself; something that would come handy later on.

Gavin, the evil thief/murderer, had a few POV’s as we saw him constantly find victims and kill them. He still had Morgan as his target for one day in the future. This escalated as we get closer to the last ¼ of the book, which was very intense and suspenseful. I will not say more, as you really need to read this book from start to finish. Identity was a fantastic read, with a bit of romance, family, love, and suspense. Identity was so very well written by Nora Roberts. This is a do not miss.

Another fantastic romantic suspense from the Queen, Nora Roberts!

When Morgan is targeted by a serial killer who steals her identity, racks up a shocking amount of debt and then kills her friend, she is forced to move back home with her mother and grandmother. Finding a job at a resort, Morgan slowly learns how to find joy and love among her family and new friends but the killer from the past won't let her enjoy a new lease on life.

Full of romance and action and as always a great cast of secondary characters! This was also great on audio narrated by January LaVoy! Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for early digital copies in exchange for my honest review.

This book was a fast read because you're unable to put it down, but I tried my best to savor it so forced myself to stop periodically to like eat and sleep.

Morgan Albright is a very smart women, she grew up as an only child and estranged from her father when he left her and her mother. Morgan longed to have her own home and moved from Vermont to outside of Baltimore to a very cute town and purchased a home. Working 2 jobs she decided to find a roommate, and lucky to have found Nina to help with expenses and they became close as sisters. Life was good, she was a professional bartender working at a job she loved and made wonderful friends. Having met Luke at the bar who works in IT, she invited him for pizza, then Morgan and Nina decided to have Luke and Nina's boyfriend Sam over for dinner. This is where the terror begins......Luke is not who he claims to be but in fact a serial killer.

There was so much to this book ,even though its a thriller there was also so much love and romance, at one point I even cried. I highly recommend this book for anyone that wants to be taken away for awhile because this book will do it.

Thank you NetGalley for the digital copy in exchange for my honest review.

I have read a couple of other Nora Roberts books that I have really enjoyed, and have attempted several that I DNF. I was excited to receive a copy of Identity, I loved what the synopsis was about, and thought it would suck me in immediately. However, (and I feel bad being in the minority complaining about Nora), I honestly struggled as early as 10% with this book. There were just too many details, so much repetitiveness and I did not connect with the characters. There was no chemistry there for me. If you are an avid Nora reader, and have loved all of her books, get this, I'm sure you will like it. I, however, just found it was another one of her books that I seemed to struggle with.

A bit embarrassed to say I haven’t read a book by Nora Roberts for awhile. I don’t know why! Loved this book. Read it in two sittings. Could not put it down. Morgan is a strong woman who had everything taken from her by a psychopath. She starts over with a new job, in a new place and eventually a new relationship. The psychopath keeps murdering women in her stead. The most amazing book I have read this year. I highly recommend it. Thanks to NetGalley, St. Martin’s Press and the Author for allowing me to read and review this book.