Chilled: A Bone Secrets Novel, Book 2

***Spoiler Alert***Talk about a good start. There is a plane down in the Oregon in the Cascade Mountains. The Madison County search and rescue team is assembled. Jim Wolf, Thomas Todoroff, deputies with the Sheriff's office, Ryan Sheridan a cop from another county and Brynn Nealey; a forensic nurse with her dog and they get an update. A small plane carrying a convict that was being moved has gone down. The Sheriff (Patrick Collins) informs them that Alex Kinton was being sent from the US Marshall to accompany the team. The moment Alex shows up he couldn't help but notice Brynn. The only woman on the team. He is caught a few times staring at her more than is sociable. This was not going to be a quick S&R mission. It would take days, the cold and wet making it miserable (more so than usual) for them all. Makes for fun times when you are not really sure what you just got yourself into.Darren, the convict in the plane starts to wake up. Pain eats him up and the small amounts of snow beats in on him as he starts to move around. Still cuffed it was limiting his movement... at first. The US Marshall who had set beside Darren was dead in his seat. There was no front to the plane as Darren looked for the pilots. What in the hell had happened? Darren searches the dead Marshall’s pockets for the keys to the cuffs and removes them. Then he pulled the gun from his holster and pulled the holster on himself. (That never ends well.) Now free and armed he exited the plane, or what was left of it. As Darren explores the crash site, he comes across the cockpit. The Co-Pilot was dead, and the Pilot was half dead. He was in bad shape. On death’s door. After snatching the pilot’s duffle bags and stealing the co-pilot’s coat her was all set. He could run now.Things heat up more when two US Marshalls show up at the scene where Sheriff Collins is waiting to hear from his team. US Marshall, Paul Whittenhall, the man from the conversation this morning about adding a team member to the S&R mission was now in front of him along with deputy Marshall Stewart but Whittenhall seems confused by the way he is greeted by Collins. Confusion turns into dread. Something is wrong here. As the team moved through the forest, a few challenges had been made, a few accidents but the ones that were sweating was the US Marshalls at the base camp. Kenton was actually a former Marshall. Collins demands answers but tempers flared. Collins needed answers now. Was his team in danger?When Air Force Pilot, Major Liam Gentry shows up things get tense. Liam was grounded, no helicopters were in the air because of the almost white out conditions but he had a vested interest in the S&R teams well being. Brynn was his ‘girlfriend’. When they discover who the convict on the plane was they all freak internally. The killer on the plane was, for all they knew, loos in the woods. His team had no idea what they were heading into. But Liam, being a force of nature of his own was able to get Whittenhall to spill the deets on Alex Kinton. Seems Alex was intent on getting Darren a lethal injection. An obsession that drove him to a nervous breakdown and causing him to lose his job with the US Marshall’s office.Alex’s younger brother, Samuel, was one of Darren’s victims. Vengeance is alive and riding him hard. (And I can’t say I blame him.) Alex does eventually tell Jim the truth -once they locate the plane and find Darren is missing as is the Marshall’s gun and jacket- about why he is there. He isn’t a Marshall anymore but he is there to take Darren down. He can’t allow him to make it out of the woods alive. Not after all he has done. As time passes they try to assess the best way to get out of here and go back to base camp. With Ryan being sick, they aren’t sure he is going to make it out or not. Alex wants to go after Darren. And now. They decide, after he tells them all who was on the plane and thanks to Brynn to stay the night using the section of the plain available as suitable shelter. Then they will see what happens in the morning. But no matter what Alex is determined to keep Darren from getting out of these woods.While Brynn makes it up the mountain to check on Ryan Alex, Jim and Thomas are left to themselves. All still feeling the sting of Brynn's wrath. Alex decides to go up the mountain to where Brynn and Ryan are, he’s still not sure about leaving her alone fearing Darren could still be close. A little ways up the mountain they hear the helicopter. Brynn and Ryan start to wave their hands, then Jim and Thomas do. Which Alex sees when he himself starts to wave and jump around screaming. But he soon learns they aren't yelling at the copter anymore they are yellin’ at him. An avalanche is heading for him thanks to the copter. He manages to turn and then it hits. He makes swimming motions and disappears under a cloud of snow. The race is on for them to get to him and get him out of the snow. Twenty minutes later and a few frantic tears (on Brynn’s part) later they find him. Frozen but alive. Thankfully he managed to have an air pocket when he had stopped with the snow. Otherwise he would have been dead. When the avalanche too Alex under it also sent the pieces of the plane spinning into the trees. Carried off their backpacks and sent them God only knows where. They found Brynn’s while digging for Alex. So they are left with two packs for 5 adults and a dog. Its not enough to last.The next morning after going to check the cockpit side of the plane for Darren, ‘cause Alex has a bad feeling they find a note written in blood from him. They really need to get out of here before Darren gets to Brynn or any of them. Alex, Brynn and Ryan will stay behind. Jim and Thomas will make the trek back down to base camp. They should only be one 24 hours then they can get help up to them all. They haven't seen the helicopter since its showing up yesterday so they think they lost their chance.What they don’t know is that Liam (Brynn's boyfriend) and his brother Tyrone are in the copter and it went down. So not only do they have a rescue team they can’t reach from base camp but a rogue copter and two idiots that are lost in the freezing woods… with a serial killer. ( Yeah that’s not trouble. LOL ) Finally, while they wait for Jim and Thomas to return Alex tells Brynn the truth about why he was here. What Darren had done to his brother. Jim and Thomas make it back to the plane.. but they have two extra men in tow. They came across Liam and Tyrone’s downed copter and brought them into the plane. Tyrone was in bad shape but they were stuck until they could get out. Alex, Jim and Tyrone come up with a plan to see if they can get Darren to come out. As Alex trudges through the snow, Thomas behind him, out of sight of course. When a shot rings out around his head he dives to the snow. Then follows the shots. Finding his friend, Matt, and his old bosses desk jockey, Stewart fighting. As things go on Alex shoots Stewart to keep him from shooting Matt.When they head back to the plane he tells Matt what he thought the boss was up to. His conspiracy theory. Matt got what was going on. Why he did what he did with Darren while he was behind bars? Well.. he didn't want the other victim’s families to suffer. He was paying a penance in a way for not helping his brother. Self inflicting himself with pain to help others. The weather is supposed to be clear the next day, so they find out when they return to the plane with Matt. That means the copters will be out searching again. They will finally be able to go home. Question still remains though, what do you do with Darren? He is still out in the woods, waiting. Through the night Brynn wakes to find Liam is gone. Maybe he went to piss. But when its been longer than needed to hit the head (as the men call it) Jim, Thomas, Alex and Matt split up in groups of 2 and set out to find him. They leave Brynn, Ryan and Tyrone in the plane with the dog and a gun. When Alex and Thomas come up on Liam face down in the bushes, almost frozen they assess him and then they hear it. Gun shots. Alex has a bad feeling.As he runs back to the plane (as fast as the snow will let him) he panics. When he reaches the plane he find Ryan bleeding, Tyron is extreme pain from being kicked in the head and blood all around the door. Keyana’s blood. Seems the dog attacked Darren when he barged in and was shot. But she was alive and following after Darren and Brynn. God, Darren has Brynn. He had a 15 minute head start but Alex has no time to waist. When he did catch up to him, it turned dire quickly. Thankfully Keyana was a big enough of a distraction for Alex to tackle Darren. They fought; hard. It was down to him or Alex and thanks to Brynn Alex was saved as Darren hit the ice cold water of the river.They were safe and as Jim and Thomas came up on them the copters were heard. The rescuers were now rescued. Making it back to the bottom of the mountain and straight into the Sheriff’s trailer. (laughs) Seems the Sheriff had been busy while they were gone…Now, that is all I can say. Except… I loooooooved this one. Ha. The heroine and the hero (Brynn and Alex) are just badass. The dynamic between them grew over the days they spent together. I kind of wish there was more of them after the rescue. Though it was a great ending. What I would have expected it to be.

A must read! I’ve read many of Kendra Elliot’s book. Liked all.It took me a bit of time to get into the first chapter. After that I didn’t want to put the book down. Had twists and suspense that I was thrilled with. The Save & Rescue team was awesome and Kendra described each character well.May be 1 thing that bothers readers in 2023, the word ‘retarded’ as Alex describes the brother he loved. This book was written in I believe 2012 so it was not looked upon as is today. I read a review a person stopped reading once the word was put out there a few times. That person missed a great book.This book isn’t a main topic about ‘mentally challenged’ persons, it’s about a murderer and the hunt! Caring of the forensic nurse for her team. With a bit of finding love touched on lightly. So much more. Again…. Great rest!!

I thought he it Bone Secrets novel was good but this was even better. I can’t wait to start number 3.

This was an adventure! The characters were well developed and interesting, and the story was exciting, so the chapters flew by. It was hard to put this one down!

This book just draws you right in. It has danger, great characters, adversity, romance and a great dog. Once you start reading, you're hooked.

In the mood for romantic suspense and a mystery novel, as readers know I love the author Kendra Elliot books. I also have a cover crush on this series as each book is amazing and gives off these creepy vibes. In Chilled we meet the SAR team which includes Jim, Ryan, Thomas and Brynn along with her dog Kiana. At the beginning of this book, we learn that a plane has crashed in the mountains. The plane was holding a prisoner and two US Marshalls. From the US Marshalls office, we get a visit from Alex Kinton who is assisting the team in the search. There is an instant attraction between Alex and Brynn but of course, in everyone else's mind, Brynn is already taken with Liam. During the snowstorm rescue, we read as the foursome get to know each other on a deeper level and read their interactions. It turns out that the plane was carrying a prisoner Darrin Besand whom Alex has a personal connection with and Alex is hoping he is dead. Of course, though, we all know what's going to happen as we have 1 massive snowstorm, lack of communication and cell service and a serial killer. Chilled later ends up unraveling a massive conspiracy that has the chief of the US Marshall's office trying to save his butt as well. If you are looking for a good smalltown murder mystery novel with lots of suspenseful twists and turns, check out Chilled - Book #2 of Kendra Elliot's series - Bone Secrets.

While reading this, I had to have a blanket to keep from freezing. I enjoyed this story even with the gruesome murderer who knew how to get under the US Marshall’s skin.Another great story from Kendra Elliott.

As with other Kendra Elliott books of which I have read many, this was a good thriller read but I could not finish it due to a flaw in the writingThe major flaw was the continuous flaw was the continued use of the word "retarded" to describe the brother.

Kendra Elliot has written another fantastic story with Book 2.Alex, a man who is haunted by his brother's death, goes out of his way to prove it wasn't suicide. He follows the killers process as the killer is transferred from jail to jail. Not understanding why Darren Besand, a serial killer, was transferred so many times with weak escorts, Alex decided to probe deeper. Eventually, he set his sights on the Top Dog, Paul Whittenhall, headman of the Marshall's. Alex had a deep feeling that, somehow, Whittenhall knew more than he would let on, or he was playing dirty by giving Besand a way to escape.When a plane carrying Besand to another prison crashes in the snowy mountains, Alex joined the rescue team under false pretext. One way or another, he would find out if Besand had survived the crash.Brynn, a beautiful nurse and also part of the rescue team, becomes fascinated by Alex. As the days wore on, and the weather worsened, they became more close.What happens between Brynn and Alex?Did Besand die in the crash or is he alive and watching them?Will Brynn's ex, Liam, finally find her and put a stop to Brynn and Alex's shenanigans?Readers will have to buy this book for the answers. Well worth the 5 stars.

This is the 2nd Bone secrets novel I have read. As with all Kendra Elliot’s books this one is also superb. This one is about a rescue and capture of a serial killer who survives a plane crash on mountain in a blizzard. Secrets come to the fore as the story progresses and there is a nice romance too.VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

Chilled is Elliot's second book and loosely follows on Hidden. It features as the main character, the quiet Alex Kinton, who is Jack Harper's best friend who unselfishly helped him keep Lacey safe. The book starts off to a bone chilling leap with a group of search and rescue team members about to set off looking for a downed aircraft in a sub zero snow storm. Alex forces himself into the group by claiming to be a federal agent looking to search for survivors. The only female team member is Brynn, the group's nurse and these two main characters immediately feel an attraction to each other that surpasses their circumstances. But all is now what it seems: Alex is desperately looking for one of the aircraft passengers, a convicted serial killer who murdered his mentally retarded brother; Paul Whittenhall (the genuine FBI head) is trying everything in his power to prevent Alex from returning alive; and the rescue team is faced not only with an avalanche, but also a dreadfully ill team member making it impossible to return as early as they hoped. The team is stranded in near arctic conditions, with a killer in the lose, diminished supplies and sick and injured team members. Chilled is far better than Hidden, the first book on the Bone Secrets series. The characters are more likeable and thankfully this installment has lost some of the Mills & Boon-ishness of the first book. I'm looking forward to starting Buried and I'm hoping the books improve as they progress.

Having by now already downloaded,read and thoroughly enjoyed, three of Kendra Elliot's books during my holiday I started on this, my 'fourth in a row', hoping that she had followed her approach of 'same people, different focus'. She hadn't but it was on a similar theme and didn't take long to gain my interest. Once again I was 'hooked' and completed this whilst still on holiday - two 'firsts' for me - FOUR books in a week and FOUR by the same author, one after the other.Not everyone will like these books, we all have different tastes, so this review is simply my personal view - but I know what I like and I use the same process for awarding stars to show why I like, or dislike, a book. I make my 'star ratings' based on awarding one star for a 'yes' to each of the following questions: 1. Did I enjoy the story? 2. Did it hold my attention throughout? 3. Did I get to know the characters and care what happened to them? 4. Was I sorry that the story finished - did I want to read more? and 5. Would I buy another book from this author? The answer to each of those is 'yes' and consequently this is yet another Kendra Elliot book that gets all 5 stars.

I started this book with high hopes and was dismayed that although its supposed to be the second in a series, the characters from the last book were not in this. Don't get me wrong, it is well written, entertaining and difficult to put down, but it has nothing at all to do this the first book in the series, completely different characters, different place and I felt somewhat let down by this. This is called the bone series and the first book started with bones being found so that made sense, but although there were bodies in this novel there were no bones to be seen. So I am saying I don't get why this is part of a series, maybe it will come clear in a later novel, but at the moment I have no answer.As a stand alone novel though, it's excellent and I recommend a read, you wont be disappointed.