Stolen Obsession
Annalisse Series Book 1
by Marlene M. Bell
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Pub Date Dec 01 2018 | Archive Date Sep 26 2022
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Description
People die, but legends live on. New York antiquities appraiser Annalisse Drury recently lost her best friend to murder.
The killer’s identity may be linked to her friend’s expensive missing bracelet—a 500-year-old artifact that carries an ancient curse, one that unleashes evil upon any who dare wear the jewelry created for the Persian royal family.
Weeks later, Annalisse sees a matching necklace at a Manhattan gallery opening. She begs the owner to destroy the cursed piece, but her pleas fall on deaf ears—despite the unnatural death that occurs during the opening.
With two victims linked to the jewelry, Annalisse is certain she must act. Desperate, Annalisse enlists the gallery owner’s son to help—even though she’s afraid he’ll break her heart. Wealthy and devastatingly handsome, with a string of bereft women in his wake, Greek playboy Alec Zavos dismisses Annalisse’s concerns—until his parents are ripped from the Zavos family yacht during their ocean voyage near Crete. Annalisse and Alec race across two oceans to save his mother, feared dead or kidnapped. When the killer changes tactics and goes after Alec behind Annalisse’s back, can her plan to rescue Alec’s mother save them all?
Hold on for a heart-thumping, thrilling adventure through exotic lands in this fast-moving romantic suspense mystery by Marlene M. Bell
Advance Praise
"An irresistible page turner. With a splash of international adventure and plenty of surprises, Stolen Obsession is an entertaining read and a great beginning to the Annalisse Series.” - Self-Publishing Review
“The villains are devilishly evil and diabolical. A highly entertaining read.” InD’tale Magazine Review
“…Bell makes your heart beat faster at the same time fall in-love with the two main characters. Prepare and the author will blow your mind.” — Goodreads Review
“Plenty of twists, turns, red herrings, and chapter cliffhangers. An international tale of mystery steeped in ancient Middle Eastern charms.”— Amazon Review
Available Editions
| ISBN | 9780999539408 |
| PRICE | $3.94 (USD) |
Featured Reviews
Reviewer 412739
Annalisse Drury's best friend was murdered. She believes the death is linked to a piece of jewellery that carries an ancient Persian curse.
She sees a matching piece weeks later which leads to another death. She embarks on a mission to ensure the piece is destroyed. This act leads her to Crete, with Alec Zavos, where more deaths occur.
Will she finally destroy the item? Will she and Alec overcome many, family related issues and deaths to make a new future together?
Fast-paced and action packed. Love it
Leslie F, Reviewer
I love stories about cursed antiques, and this one adds just a touch of murder, mayhem and romance. No one believes in the ancient curse even when bodies start to fall. The protagonists race against the curse to save his family. A well written story with heart.
Thank you NetGalley for providing this copy. The opinion here is solely my own.
Karen S, Reviewer
From an art gallery opening to the island of Crete, the search for the answer to an ancient curse is on.
STOLEN OBSESSION is the first book in Marlene M. Bell’s "Annalisse" series featuring antiquities appraiser Annalisse Drury. Although still grieving over the horrific murder of her best friend, which is related to a cursed bracelet, Annalisse steps forward when gallery owner, Generosa Zavos, reveals she owns the necklace from the same set of ancient jewelry.
Annalisse is in a fragile state at the gallery opening, and the author's descriptions of her thoughts and reactions upon seeing the necklace made me feel how untethered she was after being the one that found her friend’s body. Its presence terrified her, and the feeling was palpable. But she still has the gumption to perform CPR on her boss, who collapses in the middle of the opening. Of course, I liked the more focused and capable woman of action. Her old friend and coworker, Chase, is a real “ride or die” pal, and Alec is a sexy and romantic love interest.
The story has a global setting but starts off on a rainy New York City evening. I really thought the author made the city feel real, with the chill in the air, running to get undercover from the rain, and that small cozy restaurant. Once Annalisse and Alec are on Crete, I could almost feel the sun and smell the lavender. The author had me envisioning the surroundings so effortlessly.
With the mysteries of the ancient pieces of cursed jewelry and related deaths to puzzle out and an engaging couple you’ll want to root for, I recommend STOLEN OBSESSION to readers who enjoy romantic mysteries and tales of suspense, armchair traveling to iconic locations, and stories of dangerous cursed jewelry.
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