Author Michael Merson’s latest may be his best yet! Filled with all the New Orleans hidden food gems, cartel wars, and a wife that’s faked her own death, this action packed read quickly flies off the page.
Diego Cruz went from reputable career to running the Reino de Reyes cartel. Known as one of the most merciless killers, his brutality doesn’t stop with his enemies, beating his wife time and time again despite his declarations of love. So, when her sister dies from a terminal cancer diagnosis, Alejandra takes her husband’s private jet to fly in, alone, for the funeral. Using this moment as her escape, Alejandra’s plane goes down in a storm over the Gulf of Mexico, devastating the husband she’s left behind as she attempts to re-start her life, with her twin sister’s name.
Along Governor Nicholls Street in New Orleans tourists are sure to stop and admire the long forgotten, old mansion that remains there. Alejandra, now Natalie Smith, is determined to bring the old mansion back to life. It’s a tale as old as time as handsome contractor Beau Boudreaux takes on the job, catching Natalie’s eye and a piece of her heart in the process.
This action-packed, cartel laced, love story brings with it brutality, seedy characters, misplaced loyalties, and hired gunmen. From the streets of New Orleans to the skies of Florida, Mexico, and beyond “Her Big Easy Hideaway” spans thousands of miles as Diego Cruz spares no sympathies as he tracks down the thief of his millions. Despite rival cartel Botas Negras moving in on his territory, Diego grieves his wife and his fortune, stopping at nothing to get to the bottom of it.
Merson holds a familiarity with the streets of New Orleans that is ever present throughout “Her Big Easy Hideaway.” From the local restaurants to the architecture and businesses within the Quarter, the detail is extraordinary throughout. He’s created a romance that readers root for as ‘Natalie’ and Beau’s lives begin to entangle. Just as she’s settling into the new life she’s created, paranoia creeps in as her past begins to catch up to her.
“Her Big Easy Hideaway” is an easy read to get sucked into, leaving readers hungering for more of Merson’s offerings. His background in law enforcement and experience hunting down morally depraved individuals, on the wrong side of the law, lends well in crafting this realistically thrilling escape.
For The Love Of The Page 