Past Due (A Savannah Martin Mystery, #8) By Jenna Bennett

I. Absolutely. LOVE. This. Series!!!! Jenna Bennett has created a confident (mostly) female lead and paired her with a definitely alpha male that's enough of a bad boy (mostly) to keep things interesting. However, he's not so much an alpha male that he can't let his lady lead or give her the freedom she needs. Rafe and Savannah compliment each other perfectly without being ridiculous.

Speaking of ridiculous, the situations they get themselves into (or rather that Savannah gets into and Rafe helps out with because she's a trouble magnet) are believable while teetering on the fence of ridiculous. Savannah and Rafe seem to attract dead bodies. They also just can't let the local officials solve things on their own. It's a good thing, too.

The dialogue is humorous and sweet at the same time. Savannah's mother is a thorn in their relationship, but Savannah is pretty much over it. Although, she hasn't completely given up on her mother. Rafe accepts it and hopes for the best. The sheriff still has it in for Rafe. Savannah is still trying to protect Rafe from the sheriff's biases about Rafe. There may be some hope in that one.

I certainly hope that Bennett keeps giving us more of Rafe and Savannah!!! I'm sure there's many more adventures for these two. And, much more to learn about their relationship. They are completely adorable!!! Past Due (A Savannah Martin Mystery, #8) This is another delightful chapter in Savannah and Rafe's relationship. They are one of my favorite fiction couples - they do bring out the best in each other. I love seeing how Rafe has challenged Savannah's childhood preconceived notions and how she's risen to the challenge. The scene with her and her old high school classmates is delicious in the veiled nastiness (and Savannah gets her own digs in).

The mystery kept me on my toes, and although I correctly guessed on a couple of the details, I still missed enough to keep it entertaining to the end (no Geez, I figured it out by page 50).

And Rafe Collier can crash my high school reunion any time! Past Due (A Savannah Martin Mystery, #8) Another great book by Ms. Bennett. I love reading about Savannah and Rafe. I was pleasantly surprised about their news. But this story centers around Savannah's class reunion where she sees Charlotte her best friend and tells all but as expected she doesn't get the welcoming she was hoping for. Then classmates start to die and she is unable to leave Sweetwater but luckily Rafe comes and the adventure begins again. Some people are not whom they seem and secrets will be revealed as why the dying consequence for some classmates happen. You think you know who did it but then some thing else happens and you are shocked. I look forward to the next one. Past Due (A Savannah Martin Mystery, #8) I love this series but I'm so disappointed that I can't find any more of them in my library! Past Due (A Savannah Martin Mystery, #8) Other than starting off repetitive as all prior books have, a great book. Excited to start the next book. Past Due (A Savannah Martin Mystery, #8)

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The sins of the past are coming due, and someone has to pay the price...

Savannah Martin’s high school reunion is supposed to be a fun weekend of catching up with old friends and parading her boyfriend—Sweetwater bad boy Rafael Collier—in front of everyone who used to sneer at him back in the day. Not even the daily battle she’s waging with morning sickness can douse Savannah’s anticipation.

But when Rafe won’t come to Sweetwater, Savannah has to face her old schoolmates without his support. And her best friend Charlotte isn’t as happy for Savannah’s new relationship as Savannah had hoped. And when a dead body turns up in the Colliers’ old mobile home in the Bog, Savannah is thankful to be on her own. The sheriff is always looking for a reason to shove Rafe back behind bars, and a fresh homicide is just the excuse he needs.

But when another murder takes place at the reunion, even the threat of jail can’t keep Rafe away. Soon old classmates are dropping like bowling pins, and Rafe and Savannah are scrambling to catch up with a killer hell bent on making sure old enemies pay for old sins... all while trying to stay one step ahead of Sheriff Satterfield and the Columbia PD.
Past Due (A Savannah Martin Mystery, #8)

This is book #8 in this series and was pretty good. A warning though, part of this mystery deals with rape. It is handled well and with sensitivity. There are quite a few deaths. Savannah goes to her 10 year class reunion by herself. That night, a classmate dies and Savannah finds him. Rafe ends up coming down to help her and ends up in trouble with the Sheriff. A bit of the book deals with prejudice and narrow-mindedness. They are staying with Savannah ' s mother and some of her friends don't approve of Rafe. Savannah handles it well. The mystery moves along pretty quickly. I really liked the ending! It is another good book in this series. Past Due (A Savannah Martin Mystery, #8) So good!!

The dialog in these books is hilarious, the mysteries suck you in, and it’s really wonderful to have a legit murder mystery/romance all rolled into one! This book was particularly good, though I’ve loved all books in the series so far. Past Due (A Savannah Martin Mystery, #8) I admit it, I am hooked on this series. I came to it late, so I am playing catch up. I enjoyed this one with a background setting of a high school reunion. Made room for adding bits of the character's histories. Past Due (A Savannah Martin Mystery, #8) O meu preferido! Gostei tanto desse o início. Adoro a relação de Rafe e Savannah, como ele é protetor em relação a ela e como estão agora os dois entusiasmados com a gravidez. A explicação para os assassínios não me convenceu completamente, mas pronto, pormenores.

Savannah evoluiu muito desde o primeiro livro, adoro a forma como ultrapassou a forma preconceituosa como foi criada e agora faz frente a quem demonstra tendências preconceituosas/racistas.

Espero que desta vez não perca o bebé, vou adorar ver este casal com o seu bebé. Past Due (A Savannah Martin Mystery, #8) I'm not sure why I like this series so much, but I have enjoyed all of them. (I think this is book 9.) I like the characters, particularly Savannah, even when I am exasperated with her. Savannah Martin is a Southern Belle from the mansion on the hill, who went to finishing school and was a debutante, but after her marriage did not work out, she became determined to make it on her own as a realtor. Naturally she ran into, and eventually fell in love with, her mother's worst nightmare, the town bad boy (not our sort of people) who was (horrors) of mixed race and grew up in a trailer park called the Bog. In Rafe, the author has created a very romantic character, even though this is not someone I think I would want to meet in real life. Like all cozy mystery series, you have to just accept that the protagonist is going to find or trip over bodies everywhere she goes. But once you accept that, the plotting is clever, the story is engaging and the pacing is good. This time out, Savannah is attending her 10th high school reunion. The interactions among the characters are interesting. These are people who all grew up and went to school together from grade school through high school in a small rural town, and then some went away and started new lives while others continued to stay in the same town, sometimes still living with their parents. The interactions of these people ten years later is handled well, though it does have a rather high body count.

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