This was such a good book. I absolutely enjoyed it and look forward to reading other books by this author in the future. Great writing and wonderful storyline.

Blood Moon by Sandra Brown is a romantic thriller and suspense-filled in true Sandra Brown fashion. I enjoyed both the suspense and the romantic buildup. The characters were interesting and character development was great. The twists were well done and the story was wrapped up nicely. A good read overall.
Thank you, Netgalley and Grand Central Publishing, for giving me the ARC. All opinions expressed are mine.

Excellent story! I loved this book. John Bowie was a really interesting character who didn't want to let anyone in. He couldn't resist Beth though! I loved that this was a cop thriller along with a romance!

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this arc in exchange for an honest review!

I thought this was a very good suspense! I do like Sandra Brown, I think her books are easy, exciting, quick reads. The characters had very good development and definitely made you like them or hate them. I recommend!!

Thank you to NetGalley and Grand Central Publishing for giving me this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Sandra Brown is always an author that I will purchase. I’ve been reading her books since I was a teenager. Blood Moon was a great read with a strong female main character. The tension between Beth and John was palpable. I did feel like the ending was a bit rushed but overall was a great read!

I am such a huge fan of this authors books and felt so lucky to receive an ARC from NetGalley. This story did not disappoint. The first chapter felt like a sling shot into the suspense that was ahead.

Beth is a producer for a true crime series, and she is determined to get an interview with the lead detective of a story that she is working on. John is the detective, and he is hanging by a thread. The story in question has haunted him because it is unsolved with no leads. John is resistant to engage with Beth, but he is soon learning that she is invested in the story, similar to his desire to solve the case. She has a theory that she wants to run by him and at first, it seems improbable, but the idea starts to connect some older cases together.

John is running into roadblocks, specifically with his supervisor. There is a secret that he wants to suppress, and John's getting close, and his supervisor will do anything to stop him. John and Beth are soon realizing they are on the right track as danger is following them and time is running out. The ending has a twist that in spite of the direction of the story, you did not see this coming.

The story is fast paced and difficult to put down. I love that!! The characters were flawed yet somehow fit. The Epilogue did not disappoint and left you wanting more.

Sandra Brown delivers a tense, fast-paced thriller that keeps readers on edge from start to finish. Blood Moon dives into the gritty depths of a small-town mystery with Detective John Bowie—a character who’s flawed, haunted, yet relentlessly determined. Paired with Beth Collins, an ambitious true crime producer, Bowie becomes entangled in a high-stakes race to uncover a truth hidden beneath layers of secrets and past mistakes.

Brown's ability to craft complex characters shines here. Both Bowie and Collins are authentic, layered, and dynamic, with an electric chemistry that adds another level of tension. The ticking clock, with only four days until the next blood moon, adds urgency to each chapter, making it almost impossible to put down. The eerie Louisiana setting and chilling clues make this a thriller that stays with you, even when you’re ready to turn off the lights. Fans of suspense will find themselves hooked from page one.

Beth Collins, a producer on a true crime show, gets more than she bargains for when she starts questioning the disappearances of women around the area whenever there’s a blood moon. Although it sounds ridiculous, the evidence proves otherwise. With the reluctant help from Detective Bowie, everything heats up and their lives are turned upside down. Full of twists and turns, police corruption, and sizzling tension, this book did not disappoint. Love Sandra Brown!

Great thriller. The characters are well developed and the setting plays a big part in the story. John is a great character but I never warmed up to Beth--she was pretty one-dimensional. The romance was not very believable. There's attraction and chemistry but it never seemed very emotional. Not everything is wrapped up in a pretty bow at the end but there's hope that the missing girls will have justice. I would definitely recommend this to fans of Brown and thriller/mystery readers. Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC.

Detective John Bowie - like the knife and the street in Fort Worth, not like David Bowie - is about a frog hair away from being canned by the Auclair Louisiana Police Department. Beth Collins is a Dateline-style show producer who is also on the teetering edge of losing her job. So when these two collide down south over a case which had sent both their careers into dangerous territory before it’s of little surprise there is high tension, both in the bedroom and on the hunt for a killer.

That tension is something Sandra Brown specializes in and when I pick up one of her novels, as I’ve been doing for decades now, I know it’s likely to be a steamy and fast-paced conflict ride.

John Bowie is a typical Brown hero, in a good way. He’s pretty broken, a cowboy without a horse, in need of a good strong woman who will take none of his crap and also love him back to life. He also exudes that perfect mix of protective and possessive without crossing over into domineering jerk that other similar writers always seem to slightly miss the mark on.

Beth Collins is also a quintessential Brown-gal: smart and tough enough to hold her own, but also ready for a man like John to enter her world and take up the hard tasks too.

Often Romantic Suspense can veer into the territory of copaganda, where the badges are always the good guys. That is not the case here, as the dynamic between Bowie, his coworkers, and the corruption that is at the helm is always addressed plainly. The good guys win, as it should be, but not without exposing the dark underbelly that exists in law enforcement.

I ripped through Blood Moon in basically two sittings. The ride getting to the resolution, and the romance, was enjoyable enough it allowed me to hand wave around some aspects of the killer’s motivations I perhaps didn’t fully buy into.

The near ending held a bit of a surprise for me, but the true happily ever after ending was every bit as satisfying as I’ve come to expect from Sandra Brown’s fiction.

Fans of Nora Roberts’ recent romantic thrillers, along with Laura Griffin and Kat Martin will find similar vibes here.

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Thank you to Grand Central Publishing for the Advanced Reader Copy. Expected Publication Date: March 4, 2025

A gripping thriller where an embittered detective and an ambitious TV show producer are in a race against the clock to prevent another young woman from disappearing before the next blood moon! Great read! I definitely enjoyed reading this one! It had great suspense, intriguing, action packed, murder, mystery, bad cops, good cops, fantastic characters, and a crazy who done it! The story was very interesting and had me glued to my kindle! I highly recommend reading this book! Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for sharing this book with me!

I enjoyed this book from start to finish, even with just a bit of the story feeling
over done. Readers of this Author are well able to carry thoughts from one
scene to the next without repetition.
I love the ‘Blood Moon,’ backdrop because it’s not your typical serial
killer backdrop. I’m hesitant to dive too deeply into the specifics,
but with a Detective and a TV Producer working through all kinds
of bizarre thoughts and theories, the story develops into a quick
pace and from all over the Country, hints and tips and cooperation
rolls into rescue young girls, nail a long overdue rotten cop, and
save victims and cement love.
My thanks to Grand Central Publishing via NetGalley for the
download copy of this book for review purposes.

**spoiler alert** I LOVE Sandra Brown, and I was so excited to get this ARC courtesy of NetGalley and Grand Central Publishing. While this was not one of my favorite SB books and it took me longer than normal to get into, I did end up enjoying this one. I liked the dual villains and the different motive/big bad. Some of the writing felt a bit dated in description and word choice, but continues to be in Brown’s style. I definitely have preferred some other previous books more than this, but I was so excited to be able to read a new one from her before its release. Unfortunately, that means I’ll have to wait even longer for the next one???

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The first thing you will notice is that there are several characters that would like the disappearance of a young girl to remain a closed issue. Even though a young man was found guilty. Even though there has never been a body. Or a motive for that matter. Two characters in particular would like this not to be reinvestigated. And that’s does not include the real murderer.
That’s just Sandra Brown setting the stage for a whirlwind crime story. Lots of finger pointing and yet there is a sense that there’s a crucial element that’s missing. Add to all that is the regrets of a local police officer. Interest of a television documentary producer that has an award worthy product waiting to air.
So John a local police officer hasn’t been able to move past his inability to solve a missing girl’s case that had ultimately led a young man to suicide. The powers that be in the department were anxious to close the case. And to John that created a tragic outcome for not only a young woman, but her mother and a good friend.
Beth is determined to get an interview with the officer that handled the case. John has never given an interview about what the department considered a cold case. That sets them at odds with their first meeting.
Sandra Brown carefully plots out what information is released. It is important to follow along with John and Beth as they at times reluctantly uncover an important fact. This prolific writer knows her way around a crime scene. And BLOOD MOON smoothly highlights what patient investigators meticulously uncover. There are several disreputable characters that round up the cast in BLOOD MOON. You can’t over the creep factor in this story. Sandra Brown makes sure to identify all the characters that have a role in this unresolved crime. As in all crime novels penned by this amazing author the guilty party or parties is uncovered. There are never any insignificant characters mentioned as an aside by Sandra Brown and that has never been more obvious than in BLOOD MOON. A warning, BLOOD MOON is fast paced and addicting.

The book's premise is super intriguing and one that caught my interest. The characters are well developed and I enjoyed the interaction between the mains and several of the the supporting cast. Everyone needs a friend like Mitch! The theme and plot are well done in this book however some parts moved a bit slowly. There are a lot of surprising twists and turns that make this a fun book to read. Many thanks to the Author, publisher, and NetGalley for an ARC - all opinions are mine.

When Beth Collins, a senior producer in New York on a true crime show, has a theory about the murder of a teenager that occurred more than three years ago in Auclair, Louisiana, during a blood moon, Detective John Bowie shrugs off her idea in Blood Moon by Sandra Brown coming out March 4. Most important, if Beth is right, the two must work together to prevent another young woman from disappearing during the next blood moon…in four days.

Bowie is still smarting over the investigation of Crissy Mellin’s disappearance that was derailed by his corrupt boss, who is being interviewed for Beth’s show, “Crisis Point”. Bowie has been commanded to keep to himself his criticisms about how poorly the investigation was handled. The more Bowie follows Beth’s lead about the timing of blue moons and murders, the more determined he is to go rogue and partner with three other police agencies who have had murders during a blue moon.

The cop and the producer race to pool the clues they have gathered to find the murderer before he acts again. At the same time, they are on the run from the dirty cops who want to silence the pair before they spoil everything for Bowie’s nemesis.

Publishing since 1981, Sandra Brown has written more than 70 novels. She is primarily a writer of romantic suspense with detailed sex scenes, with Blood Moon no exception. Brown has also written historical fiction about the Great Depression, titled Rainwater. Four of this native Texan’s books have been adapted to film.

My review will be posted on Goodreads starting November 3, 2024.

I would like to thank Grand Central Publishing, a division of Hatchette Book Group, and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC in return for an objective review.

John Bowie was a detective who had an unsolved but also "solved" case he couldn't stop thinking about. In reality, the world thought they had closed the case of Crissy Mellin, a girl who disappeared into the night. But something bothered John, including his supervisor at the department as well as his theories on what actually happened. Crisis Point, a true crime network, is hosting a documentary on the crime and has gotten almost everyone to comment on the case except for John, who again refuses because he doesn't like the answers so far. Beth is a producer with Crisis Point who essentially tricks John into meeting her, which kicks off their relationship and she brings the Blood Moon hypothesis into his life. Can they solve this together? Is John right or wrong?

Sandra Brown was one of my OG authors, back from when I was a teenager, so I was extremely excited when I got approved to read this book. My only hesitation with some of her books is the hardcore romance, which doesn't work for me, I just can't get into it. Saying all of that, I really enjoyed this book. I felt the OG Sandra Brown was back in my life. My only hesitation in not passing on five stars was I felt at times it was a bit slow to read and / or too descriptive. But, the plot and story line flowed well and it was something different you don't always read. Even the ending and resolution tricked me a bit!

I first discovered Sandra Brown about two years ago and quickly devoured her novels, captivated by the thrilling plots and rough-around-the-edges heroes clashing with strong, city-savvy heroines. Eventually, the storylines started to feel a bit repetitive—but Blood Moon manages to stand out.

In Blood Moon, Beth Collins is an executive producer for the television show Crisis Point, which is investigating the unsolved disappearance of a young woman in Louisiana three years earlier. During her research, Beth uncovers a possible link between the case and the timing of the blood moon. This leads her to Louisiana to meet John Bowie, one of the lead detectives on the original case, who is initially resistant to her investigation. But, as with many of Sandra Brown’s stories, we know that resistance won’t last. John has been haunted by the case, believing that the wrong man may have been blamed, even though the young man confessed and later took his own life while awaiting trial.

What sets Blood Moon apart from previous Sandra Brown novels is the depth of John’s character. Readers may find themselves caring for him even more than for Beth. As they dig deeper, Beth and John uncover links to other disappearances, clashing with corrupt officials in the police department and racing to prevent another disappearance with the next blood moon just days away. The story is fast-paced, and without giving away any spoilers, it reaches a satisfying conclusion.

Thanks to NetGalley and Grand Central Publishing for the advanced copy in exchange for my unbiased opinion.

Sandra Brown is a favorite author of mine. Her latest book, Blood Moon, was a great read. I loved it.

All of Sandra Browns books are good. This one included. I liked the plot and characters. I highly recommend this book.