OUT NOW: Brock and Bloom from USA Today bestselling author Esther E. Schmidt. Life is hard enough for a single mom without adding a man to it. Yet, when a stubborn biker appoints himself as her personal protector there’s no running him off. Get it here: https://books2read.com/Brockandbloom Author & Cover Design: Esther E. Schmidt Release Day: October 6, 2026 Brock – Relocating our motorcycle club to a small town entails switching from outlaws to upstanding citizens. My president and I hit a roadblock when a threat from his past unexpectedly becomes relevant again. An innocent chance meeting lays a foundation, one I find myself fully committed to the more time I spend protecting the woman and her daughter. Bloom – I consider my mother’s funeral the final step in the closure I need for our lacking and distant relationship. Except, where I assume I’m the only one paying my respects, a group of bikers show up and change my life as well as my daughter’s. Enjoy the light suspen...
Synopsis
How well do you know the people you see every day?
Sally hardly knows Keith. They're practically strangers until the day she smiles at him.
Would you smile so readily if you risked losing your friends?
Would you smile so readily if you risked losing your life?
Unfortunately, you can’t begin to know a person until you let them in.
Imperfect Strangers: A psychological thriller that simmers to a dark and dramatic climax.
Sally hardly knows Keith. They're practically strangers until the day she smiles at him.
Would you smile so readily if you risked losing your friends?
Would you smile so readily if you risked losing your life?
Unfortunately, you can’t begin to know a person until you let them in.
Imperfect Strangers: A psychological thriller that simmers to a dark and dramatic climax.
4-Stars Review
This was an interesting read. I usually like psychological thrillers and I liked this one too. But it is different from other books in some ways. First of all I loved the details about characters, which give so much insight into the way they act & secondly the way author developed his characters is outstanding. I love reading books, truthfully its rare for me to dislike a book but sometimes authors really impress me. This is one of them. I will surely be looking for more books by David Staniforth.
The book is written in an interesting way. It builds up slowly but climax is no less thrilling. Keith is a socially inept person who has no idea how to interact with people. Sally works at the same place where Keith is a night guard. He wants to be romantically involved with her. He tries to woo her in his own way but clearly they are not working. At many times I felt sorry for Keith with the kind of mother he had no wonder he had such serious issues. The scenes where he thinks about his mother are truly sad. People didn't make things any better for this socially-awkward-somewhat-pathetic-soul. This book will make you question a lot of things from your day to day life. As with most good thrillers the end does leave one wanting for more. Just reading the synopsis I knew I'd love it and I was not wrong at all. A must read for lovers of psychological thrillers!