Hometown Homicide by Denise N Wheatley is a romantic mystery/thriller. I didn't realize it was part of a series and didn't feel like I missed out on anything by not having read the other books. This was my first book by Denise and would read more of her books.

The opening scene grabs you. I think you will be surprised at the dept of the mystery thriller from Harlequin.
Nia is a rookie cop who ends up partnered with a seasoned cop just promoted to detective. He is supposed to mentor her and he is not thrilled about it at all. I enjoyed how she handled the situations and her skills that had her holding her own with Drew.
The author also did a great job of showing that it takes a lot of work and attention to detail to solve these crimes. It doesn't always happen in 48 hours.
I enjoyed both characters and their chemistry and their attempts at avoiding it.

This open door romance had a heat level of 2. and mild profanity throughout.
Violence - women are killed/serial killer, the women are found bound, gagged and their throats slit.

A novice detective is partnered with a highly decorated cop to solve the murder of two women. She wants to solve the crime, he doesn’t want her getting in his way. A police procedural romance that puts the heroine on a more equal footing with the hero than most other books in the genre. Nice sizzle!

Hometown Homicide is a well written romantic suspense. I enjoyed the edge of your seat page turning plot. If you enjoy romantic suspense you do not want to miss this book. I received an advance ebook from the publisher and Netgalley. This is my unbiased review.

There is a killer on the loose who is murdering women in town and it is up to the Hero to put a stop to it so you can guess he has his hands full and doesn’t have time to mentor a rookie (aka heroine) but when her sister gets kidnapped things suddenly becomes personal and sparks begin to fly. They are racing against time to stop this killer before he murders anyone else and falling for each other.

Great suspense and likable characters!

What a page-turner! Someone is out to hurt women in Juniper, Colorado and it will be up to Nia Brooks, a rookie cop, and Drew Taylor, a veteran officer, to stop the person before more women die. The problem is that Drew isn't interested in mentoring a rookie, much less one as intelligent and beautiful as Nia Brooks. None of that matters to Nia when she's given the chance to find a killer that she thinks is the one who spurred her to go from 911 operator to walking the beat.

Drew and Nia don't have much to go on, but with tenacity and determination, they find the next foothold and claw themselves further up the cliff toward the killer to stop him. Whoever the killer is, he knows Nia and exactly what buttons to push to keep her chewed up about the case and out for his blood before he spills another woman's.

Hometown Homicide was a fun, fast-paced romp through a killing spree that, at first, has no rhyme or reason. Then, Ms. Wheatley starts unraveling the edges for the reader to tug at until the killer and his reasons are revealed. It's a solid 5-star Intrigue read!

A Denise N. Wheatly Intrigue novel? Yes, please! This is the newest release in the West Coast Crime series, but you can read this as a standalone. It had a fantastic mystery where two officers were searching for a killer while trying not to get caught by them first. Fast-paced with a great romance!

Can a rookie help a veteran cop catch a diabolical killer?! Great read! I definitely enjoyed reading this one! This book had good suspense, intriguing, murder, mystery, a good who done it and some crazy twists and turns! The story was very interesting and kept me glued to my kindle! I definitely recommend reading this book! Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for sharing this book with me!