Nora Roberts has been on my must read list for years and this book is a perfect example of why. The strength of the characters blows readers away. You will absolutely become invested in Morgan and fall in love with Miles. This is more than a story, it's a journey. I cried, laughed, swooned, and happy sighed.

Thank you for allowing me to read this book as an ARC.
While I have always thoroughly enjoyed every book I read by Nora Roberts, this one has me totally blown away! It was that good and tops all her books I would say by far.
The title is perfect for what is going on...Identity theft but also brings along the :guilt" of being a survivor when her best friend didn't make it just by being at the wrong place at the wrong time...and that's how the story could build up to Morgan being the one that got away but is haunted by the serial killer.
This story was so well developed and brought together, I did not want to put it down and just keep on reading, keeping me on the edge of my seat the entire time. The way the twisted and warped mind of the killer is also described and presented is a perfect addition to how he thinks and believes and why he is coming after Morgan.
Morgan, a young girl without much experience but many goals and dreams...starting over to leave it all behind...but learning to become a strong woman that built on that horrible experience she went through. And then there is Miles. We also learn about his point of view and get snippets into what he was like before he met Morgan.
This story is so well developed and brings suspense and romance as well as women's fiction so well blended into one. I loved this book from beginning to end and am sad that it is over. By far the best book Nora has ever written!

Wonderful book! Nora Roberts has done it again! This book will keep you on. The edge of your seat! This is about a woman (Morgan) who is working hard at two jobs to start a business of her own. She becomes a victim of identity theft. I don’t want to give too much of the book away! It’s very well written. I stayed up many nights reading because I wanted to see how it ends! Book is over 400 pages and well worth the read! Mystery, suspense, murder, romance! It definitely will make you think twice keeping your passwords and laptop locked up tight !

“I’m here, and have been long before, will be long after.”

I really enjoyed reading this book. The beginning got me hooked. After round pages 50-120 it got hard for me to concentrate. There was no pull for me to continue reading. Once i got past that i really got interested! I loved how Morgan’s storyline played out in her business and personal life. I was very happy to see the Nash girls together. It was a fun one to read and I would recommend it to lovers of Nora Roberts!

Roberts latest standalone story is predictable and follows the same pattern as many of her others. It's not a thriller, as it is marketed. The pacing is extremely slow and it was tough to get through. The characters show very little obvious diversity. They are almost uniformly nice and this honestly makes them very unlikeable. The relationship Morgan has with her "ladies" (her mother and grandmother) feels forced and uncomfortable - a required result of her trauma for the sake of the story.

Miles is not a great male lead. He is a manly man, but considered a nice guy because he "doesn't care" how she runs her life - except for when he is manhandling her into doing what he wants. Look, there are romance books out there that are showing good communication within healthy relationships and it doesn't ruin the story. For example, why not have him ask if she will get a security system because it makes common sense? Don't show up at her house with someone ready to set it up (which was so unrealistic and weird that it threw me right out of the story). He isn't obviously chauvinistic, but he isn't walking any feminist lines, either.

The ending shows Roberts may be trying to come into modern world of romance writing. She has a long way to go if so, Long time fans will be satisfied, but anyone new to her work likely won't be.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy of this title. All opinions are my own.

IDENTITY - NORA ROBERTS

4⭐

PLOT - Morgan Abigail being an army kid has always travelled and wanted nothing more than finally stay put at a friendly neighborhood near Baltimore but she gets duped by Luke who is actually a con artist named Gavin who loves nothing more than stealing assets and identity of young women. When Morgan escapes his clutches but looses her best friend with the help of FBI Morgan won't let Gavin get to her when she tries to rebuild her life at her mom's hometown in Vermont. She is just settling in her new life even meeting a new man but Gavin is still hunting for new victims and for Morgan who got away .

MY THOUGHTS -
I grew up reading Nora Roberts. Her books combine two of my fav genres Romance and Thrillers.
With this one I really enjoyed the plotline .. identity theft leaving you in massive debts.. something very vital and important topic in today's time.
I overall enjoyed the book but the thing which I found a bit lacking was the romance between Morgan and Miles..felt very flat and forced.
Once again Nora delivers a kick-ass female protagonist who rises after she falls!
Thank you Netgalley and publishers for this arc in exchange for my honest review.

Identity was terrific! I loved the combination of thriller with romance! This one had me on the edge of my seat but wasn’t too scary. I loved getting to peak inside the mind of the killer and then back to our heroine. Nora Roberts built a perfect Vermont town I’d love to move to or at least visit.

4 stars for Identity by Nora Roberts. This is a romance-suspense. Morgan Albright was raised in an army family, moving so often. She so wants to put down roots and finally does that— having a house, a great roommate, and two jobs in a Baltimore, Maryland suburb. She has a plan… Until she meets an IT guy named Luke who is in town for a short assignment. She lets down her guard a bit and invites him over for a dinner with her roommate and her boyfriend. And everything changes….

I loved the supportive relationships between Morgan and her friend, as well as between Morgan, her mother, and her grandmother. I loved how tenacious Morgan was.

I was totally creeped out by Luke and kept on the edge of my seat.

Thank you to the author, St. Martin’s Press, and NetGalley for an eARC in exchange for my opinions. This book comes out May 23rd.

I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. (via Netgalley)

I've mostly read JD Robb and am starting to dip my toes into Nora Roberts so I was pretty excited to receive the offer to read this on Netgalley. I enjoyed this. The pacing was good and I liked the relationships between the characters.

This book shows the scary possibility when dating. Though the chances are small, it could happen. Morgan starts dating a guy. She thought he was a nice guy, but it was all an act. Before he was done, he stole her identity, her money and her best friend was dead. Morgan was the one that got away. As she tries to rebuild her life, she slowly begins to trust again. But just when she thinks the worst is behind her, the killer wants to finish the job he started.

Nora Roberts knows how to tell a story. She grips you from the beginning and you can't rest until you finish the book. This is a great thing when you want to avoid reality for a little while. It's a bad thing, when your pesky job and real life gets in the way. I, personally, prefer the former. Who needs to work or sleep, right? Trust me this book is a must read. You won't be sorry, tired maybe, but not sorry.

Thank you to NetGalley, St. Martin's Press and Nora Roberts for the opportunity to read this ARC.

Identity is best-selling author Nora Roberts’ newest stand-alone romantic suspense novel. It is a grumpy-sunshine romance combined with a thriller involving identity theft and a serial killer.

20-something Morgan Nash Albright has settled in a suburb of Baltimore, working as an office manager for a construction company during the day and a bartender at night. She owns a small house and has a roommate, Nina Ramos, to help with the bills. But after she and Nina host their first dinner party—attended by Luke Hudson, the flirtatious IT guy who'd been chatting her up at the bar—her carefully built world is shattered. An intruder has broken in, valuables are missing, her beloved Prius is gone, and Nina lies dead on the floor.

Within a few days the FBI shows up to inform Morgan that "Luke" is actually a cold-hearted con artist named Gavin Rozwell who targets slender blondes with gender-neutral names, steals her assets and identity, and then murders her. Nina, a short brunette, came home from work sick and surprised Gavin while he was hacking into their laptops. She wasn’t the target, Morgan was.

Morgan quickly realizes that she is buried in debt from Gavin’s crimes and returns to her grandmother's home in Vermont. She gets a job as the Bar Manager at a fancy ski resort owned by the Jameson family. Pretty soon she begins a romantic relationship with Miles Jameson, the grumpy introverted COO of the resort. She befriends Miles’ sister, Nell, who is her boss and reconnects with her mom and grandma.

Meanwhile Gavin continues to change his name and appearance as he travels around the country, searching for new victims, with FBI agents Beck and Morrison on his trail. His life has gone downhill since he murdered Nina and he blames it on Morgan.

Identity is an enthralling romantic thriller that I had difficulty putting down. The story is engrossing and is written in Nora Roberts’ typical style, full of descriptive language and banter between the characters. Morgan is loyal to her friend Nina’s memory and does things to honor her. Identity features strong female characters, especially those of older generations. The FBI agents, Tee Beck and Quentin Morrison, are presented in a positive light, although we learn little about them personally.

Towards the end of the book, there is mention of a budding romance between Nell Jameson and Police Chief Jake Dooley, which could lead to a sequel. There are other developed secondary characters who could have their own stories also. I look forward to reading more stories taking place at the ski lodge.

I received an Advance Review Copy (ARC) from NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

Identity is a bit terrifying. Morgan does everything right after meeting a seemingly terrific guy. But he's actually a psychopathic serial killer conman who destroys her life and kills her friend. What I liked most about Morgan is that she didn't give up. She was down for a while, but she put her life back together and moved on.

She moves in with her mom and grandmother who are absolute delights. She is a bartender in Vermont. This is so well written that I want to move to Vermont (I detest the cold) and tend bar (I can't stand the smell of alcohol).

The villain is a bit over-the-top, but the rest of the cast was excellent. I enjoyed the book and would recommend it to adult readers. Not family friendly due to sex and violence.

Morgan has everything: a house she loves, a roommate who compliments her in every wat, a job tending bar at a local place, a good car. Then POOF!!! It all disappears when she gets tangled up with the identity theft guy who comes into the bar and chats with her. After the fiasco, Morgan retreats to her mother and grandmother’s house in Vermont, where she hoes to start over. She has a nice place to stay with her mother and grandmother, lands a great job tending bar at a local family-owned resort, and, best of all, finds a support group in her mother and grandmother and the family who own the resort. However, the identity theft guy is still around somewhere, tracking her while he uses other unsuspecting woman victims, hoping to one day get the “one who got away”. This is a fascinating story of one woman’s survival, against some great odds, and of one rotten-to-the core con man who enjoys prying on young woman, taking all they have and then leaving them dead. Though Morgan has started life anew after what he did, she is always wary, on the lookout for this monster to come and take what she has now as well as kill her. Everyone around her knows how badly she was treated and pitches in to help, but Morgan is worried nothing will stop this identity thief guy. Can she manage to survive him a second time? Hopefully, her support and friends will help, and she will be strong enough.

I enjoyed this book. It moved quickly. I loved reading Morgan’s story. It was wonderful how she picked herself up and went right to work on getting the things she wanted and needed. The chemistry between her and Miles was definitely ther. I also liked the way his family stuck together through everything. I have always enjoyed reading Nora Roberts novels and this one was no different. The plot was a bit different, but still quite good. I recommend it to anyone who enjoys a good read I received this from NetGalley to read and review.

This is the most I’ve enjoyed a Nora Roberts novel since probably The Witness, even if it’s not unlike her most recent stuff: a very predictable suspense subplot, and many pages of competence porn devoted to detailing the heroine being very good at her job. But I think because in this one the heroine is a bartender and the story happens in a high end resort and all the characters are basically involved in the running of it that this book felt like it would fit well in Bridal quartet series or the Dream trilogy. And it has my favorite type of Nora hero: the cranky, no nonsense dude who’s annoyed that he’s falling in love, and will rudely tell the heroine to cut it out when she’s upset, which is exactly what she needed to hear in that moment.

And then this happened:

Morgan clasped hands, groaned her way to her feet. “This body by Jen feels like it’s been pounded with a thousand tiny hammers.”
“Hydrate and stretch,” Jen repeated, “and it won’t. You’ve come a long way, chile. Keep it up.”



Which is how I figured the character was Black. She has a brother earlier described as wearing his hair in “in short, neat twists”, but that’s basically the only context clues we have, because Nora won’t clearly describe them otherwise. And listen, I’m white, so it’s not my place to say, but I found that piece of dialogue to be very awkward and I wonder if the only reason these two very minor characters aren’t white is because the only other BIPOC character in the book, a Latinx woman, gets murdered at the beginning which acts as the catalyst for the heroine's journey.

So, that’s where I’m at. Kind of miss the days where Nora’s idea of diversity was writing about redheaded AND brunette Irish people.

Review copy provided by the publisher.

Nora Roberts does not disappoint! Identity is another fabulous book. It is a psychological thriller and a romance novel combined into one novel. Morgan, the protagonist, learns the importance of family and friends as she deals with the smooth talking Luke, the antagonist, whose real name is Gavin. Gavin is a serial killer. The book is a fast and enjoyable read.

Thank you #NetGalley, #StMartin'sPress, #NorRoberts and #Identity for the advance readers copy for my honest review.

I mean, its Nora Roberts. Nora is my, and so many of my customers/patrons go to for a sure fire, solid read, never to disappoint. Nora does it again, and does it SOOOOOOO well!

Morgan Albright- Nash was raised in a military family always moving from place to place. She wanted to plant roots in a community after moving around so often when she was younger, and eventually open up her own neighbourhood bar. she works two jobs to make her dream a reality. she has a roommate Nina to help with the expenses. They became close like sisters, but then everything palls apart, after finding her roommate dead, her identity stolen. She can't stay in Maryland going backwards moving into a apartment, knowing everything she had is gone. After inviting Luke a con artist into Morgan's and Nina's life's. Morgan heads to Vermont to live with her Gram and Mother.

For Gavin Rozwell , Morgan is the one who got away, and lived. his luck has changed since meeting her, Rozwell blames her, he wanted to kill her not Nina. He'll bide his time, whilst keeping tabs on the one that got away, and he will not be satisfied, until she gets whats coming to her.

The FBI are keeping Morgan regularly updated with any new updates on Rozwell. While Morgan is slowly rebuilding her life, she lands herself a job, as a manager at apres, that she absolutely loves. At the Jameson family owned world class resort. Morgan finds herself falling in love with Miles and his dog howl, who I absolutely fell for he, reminded me so much of my dog Mr. Beasley. The characters leap from the pages, I felt like I was right there alongside Morgan on her journey throughout the story, I was spellbound with how I could see in my mind so clearly the three generations of Nash women and, the Jameson family., I feel in love with Morgan’s strength, determination, loyalty and the way she can relate to her customers with such ease. The way Roberts intertwines family throughout the story kept me engaged, and never bored, with a psychopath toying with Morgan emotionally trying to unnerve her.

Gavin Rozwell will be surprised to see, just how strong she has become with the help of her family and work family.


I highly recommend this book who are fans of women's fiction, crime fiction and family generation stories. Who enjoys descriptive writing that you can see, smell and taste the atmosphere. I really enjoyed reading this book it made me want to be a part of the Nash family, have their close relationship, strength and courage I fell in love with both families and I will be remember them as they have a special place in my heart.

Favourite Quote “Karma’s not just a bitch, she’s a righteous bitch”


A special thanks to the publishers St. Martin’s Press for the ARC via Netgalley in exchange for a honest review

Oh how I enjoyed the resilience of the heroine, Morgan, in this uplifting tale! There are all the elements you want, sorrow, joy, grief, romance, hope, suspense, new beginnings. I savored it and felt she was one of the most authentic characters I’ve read.
Her story begins in Baltimore as a young adult establishing her place in the world, à house, roommate, career, responsibilities, learning to navigate all of it. All her dreams are shattered by a robbery, murder and nothing is ever the same for Morgan again. She has crossed paths with a psychopath, a con artist, a serial killer. Her credit is ruined, identity stolen, she’s lost everything. My heart and soul ached with sympathy and horror at what Morgan experienced. This happens far to often in our world everyday and it frightens me immensely. The FBI are on his trail, always too late, more women die.
Morgan has no choice left but to move home with her Grams and Mother in Vermont. He took everything from her. The roots she tried to plant have been destroyed and she has to rebuild everything. Her story follows that journey with a new job, new relationships, friends and family. Always looking over her shoulder for the man who meant to kill her.
I enjoyed this story immensely, the characters are easy to relate to and like, the settings were lovely. I’ve read this author for too many years to confess to, this will positively be added to my list as one of her best yet.
A digital advance reader copy of “Identity” by Nora Roberts, St. Martin’s Press, was provided to me by NetGalley. These are all my own honest personal thoughts and opinions given voluntarily without compensation.

This story was awesome. One of the best of Nora Roberts' yet!

Thank you to the author, publisher, and Netgalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Nora Roberts is so good at thriller romance books and this is another hit. Morgan has her identity stolen by a con artist who also killed her best friend. Morgan is the only woman the thief hasn't killed so she becomes his focus, As Morgan rebuilds her life with the help of her mom and grandmother, she finds a job, new friends and a love interest. However Gavin, the con artist is still out there and still hacking into her accounts but is now being tracked by the FBI. The ending felt a little rushed but overall Identity is a great, fast paced book.
Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's press for my ARC.