Name: Hot Blooded
ISBN: 9780821768419

Lisa Jackson

An intricately woven tale of romantic suspense follows Dr. Samantha Leeds, a popular late-night radio host who is being stalked by an enigmatic serial killer and haunted by a woman from her past, as she joins forces with Detective Rick Bentz to find the psychopath who is determined to make Samantha pay for her sins with her life.

Hot Blooded

Lynn Braden

Psychologist Dr. Samantha Leeds hosts a late night radio talk show called Midnight Confessions. Still haunted by the death of a caller in Houston that committed suicide, Sam is now being threatened by someone named John, who tells her that he wants her to repent her sins. Several suspects include handsome writer Ty who recently moved into a house just down the beach from Sam's. As she and Ty get closer, Detectives Rick Bentz and Reuben Montoya connect "John" to the deaths of at least two women and begin to sort through the possible suspects. They have suspicions about Ty and tell Sam to stay away from him because they believe he is hiding something. 

Hot Blooded provides the basic plot and suspects in this serial killer thriller. It is interesting that Bentz and Montoya aren't the main characters of this story even though this book is the first of a series in which they star. Nothing new or Earth shattering is evident in this story, but it does have some nice twists and keeps the reader guessing throughout the book. The setting of New Orleans is evident, but the Creole atmosphere is lacking. Some authors are able to permeate their stories with this atmosphere. Hopefully, New Orleans will be a bigger part of other books in this series. Overall, this is a good beginning to the New Orleans series - 3 1/2 stars.