Girl Anonymous by Christina
Dodd
Published: March 11, 2025 by Canary Street Press
Genre: Romance,
Mystery, Thriller
As a child, Maarja Daire saw her mother ignite an explosion that killed vengeful mob boss Benoit Arundel—and herself—to save Maarja’s life. Maarja’s been on the run ever since…fleeing from intimacy, from love, from consequences.
Now an adult, Maarja hides in plain sight as a fine arts mover, transporting priceless belongings. Work for a new client brings her to the mansion where the fateful blast from her childhood occurred. There she meets Dante, the ruthless, scarred and brooding Arundel family boss. He watches her with dark intent…but does he remember her? Will he use her to take revenge for his father’s death? A chance turn of events earns her his trust, when she courageously leaps into flames to rescue his mother. And what happens between them in the darkness sets their worlds on fire, as Maarja recklessly abandons her lifelong caution and self-imposed isolation.
Dante calls the urgency between them Fate. Maarja denies him, struggles against his domination and fights the slow erosion of her resistance. When he vows to end the ancient feud, his hidden enemies seize the opportunity to destroy him and the woman he will do anything to protect. Bound together by destruction, passion and destiny, Dante and Maarja must navigate uncharted depths of betrayal and loss, to create a new beginning…before the flames of the vendetta consume them.
My Thoughts: *Girl Anonymous* isn't my usual read,
but I couldn't put it down. Even when I had to, I kept thinking about it. I was
eager to see if Maarja found her HEA. Dante's commanding and mob boss persona
frightened me. I feared for Maarja and Dante throughout the book.
This book is filled with magical realism, darkness, and
action. I enjoyed Maarja and Dante's history together. However, the ah-ha
moment was predictable for me and didn't have the impact I hoped for.
This is my first Christina Dodd book, and I look forward to
more.
Thank you Canary Street Press for a copy of the book via NetGalley in exchange
for my honest review.
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Ultimately she
discovered she liked to read romance best because the relationship between a
man and a woman is always humorous. A woman wants world peace, a clean house,
and a deep and meaningful relationship based on mutual understanding and love.
A man wants a Craftsman router, undisputed control of the TV remote, and a red
Corvette which will make his bald spot disappear.
When Christina’s first daughter was born, she told her husband she was going to
write a book. It was a good time to start a new career, because how much
trouble could one little infant be?
Ha! It took ten years, two children and three completed manuscripts before she
was published. Now her suspense, paranormal, historical, and mystery novels
have been translated into 30 languages and sold more than 15 million copies in
print. Praised for her “brilliantly etched characters, polished writing, and
unexpected flashes of sharp humor that are pure Dodd” (Booklist), her
award-winning books have landed on numerous Best of the Year lists and, much to
her mother's delight, Dodd was once a clue in the Los Angeles Times crossword
puzzle. She lives with her family in the Pacific Northwest, where her 700
lavender plants share the yard with her husband’s various “Big Projects,”
including a treehouse, zipline, and their very own Stonehenge.
Enter Christina’s worlds and join her mailing list for humor, book news and
entertainment (yes, she’s the proud author with the infamous three-armed cover)
at christinadodd.com. For more information on A DAUGHTER OF FAIR VERONA, visit
daughterofmontague.com. Her legions of fans know that when they pick up a
Christina Dodd book, they'll find the story, "Wildly entertaining,
wickedly witty!"
Christina is married to a man with all his hair and no Corvette, but many
Craftsman tools.
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