Very well done Suzanne-I enjoyed this book-first one I have read. A Cornwall writer-be proud!

This is the kind of book that leaves a book hangover. Having you question what you thought was a civilized world. Can't wait to read the next in series.

The White Carnation is book One of the new Harvester Series by author Susanne Matthews. This series starts off with a real thriller. Reporter Faye Lewis has lost her place on the crime beat and been demoted to weddings and dog shows. All due to printing some information she should have checked first, causing problems for the paper. She also threw her engagement ring back into the face of her ex-fiancée, Detective Rob Halliday, who she thought had betrayed her with false information. (What do the...

An incredibly tense and gripping thriller and a lot more gritty and disturbing than I was expecting. It kept me compulsively turning the pages, and I was fully invested in the characters, their romance and the outcome of the story. The only things that I thought weren't outstanding were the rather abrupt conclusion (it came out of left field with very little warning) and an unexplained piece of stupidity on the part of Faye and Rob towards the end of the story that I thought was out of character...

This book had good suspense. The only reason I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 is is because it wrapped up too quickly in the end, but since I see the title The Harvester #1, I have a feeling this series is not over yet.I like a good suspense novel with romance combined and this held my attention.

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Great book! Wonderful romance (or 2nd time romance) some hot sex, suspense, and soul searching. What else would you want in a book? Wasn't sure about ending, felt a bit abrupt to me, but I'm assuming this will lead into the next book. All in all, you owe it to yourselves to read this story and be thoroughly entertained.

Reviewed by AubreyBook provided by the publisher for reviewReview originally posted at Romancing the BookThe White Carnation was a fun read. It read very fast because as the reader I wanted to know what was happening next. I always like these kind of stories because I try to figure out who the killer was and see if I am right. I was quite shocked to find out that my guess is wrong. I really liked how I was kept guessing and that I needed to keep turning the pages.Faye is an awesome character. Sh...

What a twisted and sadistic plot. It was great. Just my kind of book.Wallowing in her own pit, Faye Lewis is trying to regain her status as a top-notch reporter when she stumbles on the gruesome murder of her best friend's mother. While trying to cope with this, in strolls the last man she wants back in her life, Detective Rob Halliday. Rob is in deep with The Harvester case and running into Faye this way was not on his list of things to do. But Rob is a protector if anything.Things get ugly for...

DISGRACED REPORTER FAYE LEWIS SAYS SHE HATES CLOWNS, THAT ALONE MADE ME LIKE HER, I ALSO HATE THEM. HA HA HA! GOOD SOLID STORYLINE REALLY KEPT ME GUESSING, I LOVE WHEN A STORY CAN DO THAT. I’M HAPPY TO SAY MY FIRST GUESS (who-done-it) EARLY ON WAS RIGHT. YAY! THE STORY WAS CHILLING BECAUSE IT COULD AND HAS REALLY HAPPENED FOR REAL. SAD AND SCARY THAT SO MANY SICKO PEOPLE WALK AMONG US TODAY. ;D

Okay, I'll admit that I wasn't excited about starting this one. The title just didn't grab me. But, I was wrong to doubt it. Matthews built a suspenseful, edge-of-your-seat plot with twists and turns and surprises. The one thing I didn't care for (besides the title) was how quickly Faye seemed to have blamed Rob for the past tragedy that led to their breakup. That she would believe the worst of him when they were so close to getting married bothered me. But I really liked Rob and rooted for him,...

Rob and Faye have a romantic history and almost got married, but their relationship has been estranged for over a year.Rob is a detective who loves his job, proud of his reputation and very assured in his effectiveness. Faye is a talented investigative journalist whose reputation has been tarnished and blames Rob for her current predicament. Faye is fiercely independent (independent to a fault) and is now trying to claw herself back to the top her game. When Faye is attacked, however, the first

Faye Lewis, a disgraced crime reporter and one lonely woman since breaking it off with her ex-fiancé who she blames for ruining her career, is trying to somehow work her way back up the crime beat at the newspaper. Her one big chance to salvage her career and the mess her life has become is looming right around the corner. But when a friend's mother is murdered and Faye herself is attacked, both cases link to a serial killer everyone calls the Harvester and Faye's looking like she might just be

Susanne Matthews has suspense in the bag! A fast-paced page turner with an intricate suspenseful plot. As with all her books, this author provides us with great detail throughout the story. This book has it all… even a twist I didn’t see coming. Excited for the next book in this series. Matthews has become my go-to author for suspense!

Vikki’s MusingsThis is not the first book I have read by Susanne Matthews, and it will not be the last! Once I read Echoes of the Past, I was hooked, and searched for her entire back list and read all of them. I love her writing style, and The White Carnation is another fantastic read by this amazing author. This is the first book in the Harvester series, and I can’t wait to read the next one, and I am not normally a huge fan of romantic suspense, especially one with thriller elements.Faye Lewis...

Hold on to your hat. It's going to be a scary ride. Our heroine, Faye, is a newspaper reporter trying to redeem herself after submitting a defective story. When Faye discovers the murdered body of her best friend's mother, she is reunited with her ex-fiance who is a Boston homicide detective. Faye blames Rob for giving her the faulty information that led to her career downfall. But sparks still fly between these two and she needs his protection after she realizes that she is the target of a rapi...

I love any story that has an investigative journalist as a key character. And an investigative journalist who’s been demoted because of scandalous happenings? Ohmigod, count me in. Faye Lewis is foundering in the society pages of the Boston Examiner, despondent as her IQ plunges with every story she writes about dog-show judges and their patrons.Until eighteen months ago, Faye’s life was all smooth sailing. She was a top-notch investigative journalist with a great newspaper, with a sharp mind an...

I know I say this every time I pick up a book by this author, but this is definitely Susanne Matthews’ best book and has all the features of a bestseller. Fast paced, well rounded, with a perfectly polished plot, Faye’s and Rob’s story kept my heartbeats pumping and my brain alert. Being an author myself, I couldn’t help admiring S. Matthews’ technique and, even though I kept searching for fractures of logic in the sequence of events, there wasn’t a single one. This book is truly unique. I count...

Faye is such an idiot , stupid brainless girl, the hero deserved better.She dumps the hero without giving him a chance to explain For something a toddler would know was a set up.