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HERE AND GONE: A Fossil, Colorado Book (#1) (Fossil, Colorado Books) Kindle Edition

by Ann Simas (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 35 ratings
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Truth + Consequences = Murder

Hannah Clarke, a wife and mom one day, is a widow without a child the next. Two years later, living as H.L. Mason in Fossil, Colorado, her safe new world explodes with a revelation so shocking and horrifying she can hardly grasp it. By chance, she meets Sheriff Noah Ward, and though she’s leery of cops after being accused of killing her family, she needs help. Noah, a former Navy SEAL, agrees to do what he can, but he soon discovers the case is far more insidious than parental abduction.
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Ann Simas lives in Oregon, but she is a Colorado girl at heart, having grown up in the Rocky Mountains. An avid word-lover since childhood, she began to pen her first novel in high school. The author of 19 novels, one novella, and seven short stories, she particularly enjoys writing books that are cross-genre—a mix of mystery/thriller/suspense, with a love story and paranormal or supernatural elements. In addition to being a three-time Romance Writers of Amer¬ica Golden Heart Finalist, Ann is also an award-winning watercolorist and budding photographer who enjoys needlework and gardening in her spare time. She is her family’s “genealogist” and has been blessed with the opportunity to conduct first-hand research in Italy for both her writing and her family tree. The genealogy research from century’s-old documents, written in Italian, has been a supreme but gratifying and exciting challenge for her.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07BVMLYCN
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Magic Moon Press (April 30, 2018)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 30, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 937 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 451 pages
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Ann Simas lives in Oregon, but she is a Colorado girl at heart, having grown up in the Rocky Mountains. She has been an avid reader since childhood and penned her first fiction "book" in high school. She particularly likes to write mystery/suspense/thriller with a love story and paranormal or supernatural elements. She is a three-time RWA Golden Heart Finalist. Simas currently has 42 books in print. All are available in both paperback and in ebook format.

An award-winning watercolorist and a budding photographer, Ann also enjoys needlework and gardening in her spare time. She is her family's "genealogist" and has been blessed with the opportunity to conduct first-hand research in Italy for both her writing and her family tree. The genealogy research from decade's old documents in Italian, she says, has been a supreme but gratifying challenge.

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Babs
5.0 out of 5 stars I Highly Recommend
Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2019
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This book will keep you wondering what is going to happen as you keep turning pages. A well written Romance suspense about a woman that wants her son back and will keep you guessing until the end. I know I will be reading this story again at some point in time.
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Heidi Lynn’s Book Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Read!!!!
Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2018
First, I want to thank Ann Simas for providing me with this book so I may bring you this review .

Here & Gone the Truth Is Not Always True by Ann Simas by far is the best book I have ever read by her. I have been a fan of her Christmas books for a few years now. However, mystery suspense genre is my favorite genres to read. So, when she came out with this book, I knew I had read it. Ann exceeded my expectations in this book. Keep writing mystery-thriller-suspense with a love story thrown in. I should mention that Ann does write paranormal too (not a genre I am a fan of).

The book cover has a dark and eerie vibe to it and you wonder what the book is about. Looking at it you would think the genre was something for a horror book and not a mystery.

I love books that suck me in right at the beginning of the book and that is just how Here & Gone started for me!! Immediately, my heart ached for Hannah when you learned her husband and her 5-year-old son that he capsized on the boat. However, did they really? Many times, in the book I wanted to reach in and give her a hug.
Ann did an incredible job with this story! It had something for everyone! It had a budding romance, death, twists and turns galore, sexual tension, grieving widow, investigation, thinking you know someone but you are dead wrong.

I smiled when I saw the dogs name was Bowie. I couldn’t help think of David Bowie. Wondered if Ann named him after the late singer.

One of my favorite lines that made me crack up in the book was “Your life has turned into a Mary Higgins Clark Novel.”

I always love at the end of the book when the author talks about themselves. You can get a better sense of who they are as a person behind the book. For example she is an award-winning watercolorist and a budding photographer. Maybe one day she can incorporate her photography or watercolor painting as her book covers. I think her fans at least this one would love to.

At the end of the book Ann provides a way for you to contact her to let you know how you enjoyed the book by email or by Facebook. I thought this was very cute she is asking for fun if you would like to submit of picture of you reading the book to send it to her. She will post it on her FAN page.

At the end of this book she throws in a little surprise for you all. A sneak preview of her sexy paranormal thriller Black Moon Rising.

My one negative of the book is that it was a tad long to be a single book. I think it could have been made into two books for a series instead of just one. Maybe had a really big cliffhanger at the end of the first book.
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Just Jan
3.0 out of 5 stars Never judge a book by its cover
Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2018
The cover of this book is pretty awful. I decided to give it a try, and wasn't disappointed. You will love some of the characters and want to smother the bad guys with a smelly pillow.
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lfb68
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Story
Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2018
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Ann Simas is a great storyteller, She builds her stories with engaging characters and interesting plots. This story is about a woman who believes her husband and young son were killed in an accident. She is incredibly surprised when a brother-in-law contacts her to say he has seen them. Her journey to find her son is the plot of this book. Wonderful story. I eagerly anticipate any of Ann's books. She writes some great series and some stand-a--lone stories.
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Denise Van Plew
4.0 out of 5 stars lots of suspense
Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2019
Having read this author before I do enjoy delving into her novels on occasion. This one proves to be stuffed with danger and drama.
Hannah and Noah take you on this tale with first her tragedy to lay the foundation. Suspense and mystery soon follow with my favorite former navy seal catching my attention big time. When it unravels with the tension growing slowly we can not take our eyes on what is going on.
I think I find that she has given her finest in this one keeping us engaged through every bit. I also liked that this one had some meat to it and was not something that disappeared quickly. Hold on too to the seat you are in for she will twist and turn you also. Very satisfied read from beginning to end.
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Gary Wolfe
5.0 out of 5 stars This book is just a stellar example of the fine writing of Ann Simas
Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2018
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Here and Gone is an outstanding story of intrigue, mystery and romance. Very well written with a fast paced story. The book leaves you guessing on what will develop next. This book is just a stellar example of the fine writing of Ann Simas. I highly recommend it.
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lillie R.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great story
Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2024
Can't wait for more. Just the right amount of everything, and enough suspense to keep you guessing. I'm hooked on Fossil
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TheEndlessUnread
4.0 out of 5 stars Wow
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 24, 2018
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Wow so many twists and turns in this book I had no idea what was coming. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this.
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Colleen
3.0 out of 5 stars a good read but a little hard to believe in parts
Reviewed in Australia on May 7, 2018
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Well written and pacey - the author carries the plot well, and it's a quite engaging plot. Where the book falls down is plausibility - the cops don't seem to be able to follow the most obvious of leads, the heroine gets persecuted for presumed involvement in a crime which she really couldn't possibly have committed, and the abusive dad and his girlfriend are always taking the kid to shops and then refusing to buy him anything (despite getting slapped around, he keeps asking - doesn't this kid ever learn?). Overall, though, the book was a good read.
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