Rebecca Belliston – LDS Women's Book Review

Augustina (Sadie #2)

Author: Rebecca Belliston

Publisher: Gated Publishing

Published Date: August 5, 2013

Paperback: 396 pages

Genre: Romantic Suspense

ISBN# 978-1490453958

Reviewed by: Shanda

FTC FYI: free digital PDF in exchange for an honest review

Summary

Against the odds, Sarah Augustina Dawson (Sadie) survived the wrath of Guillermo. But not without a price. Forced to leave her beloved Montana behind, she and Josh are on the run. Within the warmth of the South, she’s determined to find peace and conquer her past, even if only in her mind.

But Guillermo can’t let go. He’s still orchestrating, hunting, and devising ways to exact his own kind of justice. When the law swings in his favor, he’s ready to end the feud that started the moment Josh walked into Sadie’s life.

Review

Augustina is the sequel to LDS romantic suspense Sadie and continues where that book left off. While technically you could read Augustina without reading Sadie first, I wouldn’t recommend it, not just because of events and characters that are referred to in the second book, but also because Sadie is an enjoyable read.

Augustina has several fast-moving and suspenseful sections. At times the back and forth between the should-we-or-shouldn’t-we decision felt a bit drawn out and overall the story probably could have been trimmed a little, but there is plenty of what’s-going-to-happen-next to keep readers turning pages.

Guillermo is one of those terrifyingly powerful and well-funded bad guys that has the resources to find whoever he wants no matter where they hide. The scenes involving Amy and Katie were intensely written. I appreciated the dedication of the two Marshalls assigned to Josh and Sadie/Augustina. It frustrated me at times that there was so much resistance from Josh and Sadie against the people who were actually trying to help them, though in a stressful situation like that, not knowing who to trust or what the consequences of testifying will be, their indecision is understandable.

All in all, Augustina is a good follow up to Sadie, and readers who like LDS romantic suspense will enjoy both books. I look forward to reading more from Rebecca in the future.

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