Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Trapped review


Trapped

by Ronda Gibb Hinrichsen

* Paperback: 293 pages
* Publisher: Brigham Distributing (April 29, 2010)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 193521764X


Earlier, I read Ronda Hinrichsen's novel, Missing and enjoyed it, so I thought I would take a chance on her new novel of intrigue and romance, Trapped. It was a good decision.

Emi Warrin moves out on her own to get a taste of independence, but she is soon back home to house sit for her mother. While she sleeps alone in the house, an intruder breaks in and leaves a bizarre shrine to her. And a mysterious letter that shatters the myth of her father’s death.

Emi’s efforts to untangle the web of her family history take her to the Austrian Alps with her “friend” Daniel and leads her into the arms of charming stranger. Things get really intense when she learns that she is the Firstborn She, told of and waited for over many generations. Now she is in great peril.

Ronda Hinrichsen builds layer upon layer of suspense as she moves from a local scare to international intrigue with a touch of the occult. She puts a relatively innocent young woman to the Austrian Alps and into the middle of a family curse that has gone on for generations. Woven into the plot are a romance or two and some twists that take the reader by surprise. The action builds up to a truly horrifying conclusion that gives one the chills. Find yourself a quiet corner and a good chunk of time to enjoy this new novel, Trapped, by Ronda Hinrichsen. I think you'll enjoy it. I know that I did.

Read below for the blurb from the book jacket, a contest to win a copy of Trapped and a complete schedule of the blog tour where you can enter even more times to win.



A Forged Letter, A Golden Vial, An Ancient
Curse...


Filled with family secrets, intrigue, and romance
the blog tour (August 9-August 24) for
Trapped by Ronda Gibb Hinrichsen will have it all.

We will be giving away THREE autographed copies!


All you have to do is leave a comment
(along with your email address if it isn't
on your blog profile)
and answer the following question.


Which Austrian city would you most like to visit?


The more blogs you comment on the more entries you'll receive.
All comments must be left by midnight MST on August 27 to be eligible.

Her expression remained somber, but excitement crept into her voice. You are the Firstborn She...You must go to them.

You want me to act as bait?

Not bait, Emi. A spy. Our Trojan horse.


When Emi Warrin wakes one night to find a thief in her mother's house, she has no idea the intruder has planted a trap - a mysterious letter that will change her life forever. Lured to the Austrian Alps with Daniel, the man she loves, Emi is thrown into a perilous, mafia-like world of feuding families and a devastating curse that spans generations. As the Firstborn She - the only firstborn female in hundreds of years - only Emi can free her family from the curse
that will soon afflict her as well. But for Emi to break the curse, she must delve into evil designs.


As Emi struggles to understand her destiny as the Firstborn She, she learns that everything isn't as it seems and that all choices have consequences. Can Emi break the curse before it's too late?


9 comments:

Ronda Gibb Hinrichsen said...

Thanks for the great review, Mary, and for taking part in my tour. :)

Beee said...

This book sounds like one I would like to check out. So, to answer the question of what city in Austria I would like to go to, and that would be Salzburg.
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Rachelle Christensen said...

Sounds fun. Which city? How about any? Austria is beautiful!

Karielle Stephanie said...

I'd love to visit Vienna! Wonderful blog tour :)

Have a fantastic day,
Stephanie
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Stephanie Humphreys said...

I'd love to visit all of them, but I would start with Salzburg. Trapped sounds like a great book.

Aik said...

I think I'd visit Salzburg.

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brendajean said...

I would love to visit Vienna and would love to win this book!

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Jocee said...

I would love to visit Vienna. I have been to Salzburg and it was beautiful!

RedButterfly said...

THX VERY MUCH for the giveaway XD I would love to visit Graz, it looks really pretty

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