I wasn't really expecting to enjoy this one much after the first few chapters -- I couldn't quite not be annoyed with Courtney for a duration. I didn't care for her much from the first book, and as I had stated before, I started reading this Glass Sisters two-book series because it is supposed to be a lead-in to the Tracers series that I'm interested in. Her personality hadn't changed much from the impulsive, reckless, frustration that I had found her to be from the first book, but seeing things from her side of the narration DOES help, even if it doesn't completely alleviate my annoyance of her.

The murder mystery was the only thing keeping me anchored to the book for a while. Because even Will's enigmatic personality -- different, but in a way I can't quite pinpoint whether I liked or not -- wasn't really working for me. So much allusion to sex was being thrown around within the first meeting between these two that it seemed a little forced. I understand that this is a romantic suspense and romance and sex plays a pretty big role in the story line. But it still felt a bit awkward for Will to already be falling head-over-heels for Courtney so early on, especially while he's investigating her.

Stranger romances have happened I guess.

Of course, I had the distinct feeling that the entirety of this world hinged on whether or not everyone would finally get their sexual tension relieved at some point.

Anyway, towards the midpoint of the story, I surprisingly began to become more drawn to the characters. For some reason, they just seem to stand out more and Courtney's impulsive personality and her recklessness wasn't all too bad. In fact, it was kind of refreshing to follow a female character who wasn't completely a sweet, girl-next-door, self-sacrificing type. She might have had some moments of stupidity that kept putting herself in danger, but I can't deny that she's also quite quick on her feet and resourceful.

And Will still comes off... just, different... still in a way I can't quite pinpoint. And still in a way that I'm not certain I know how to feel about.

Nonetheless, I did end up enjoying Whisper of Warning. And to be honest, it might have helped that Will comes off as a better male hero in this book than Jack had from the previous book in the series.

However, there is also an awful lot of hidden dialogue that throws around insults and stereotyping that didn't quite sit well with me.

Whisper of Warning - Laura Griffin review to come:)

I did not expect Courtney to grow on me, and I mis-pegged Nathan as the male lead. Will was a charming replacement, and more than made up for my uncertain reception of the heroine. The mystery side of WHISPER OF WARNING was a little harder to swallow, but Griffin legitimately had a challenge as an author, as Courtney doesn't have any professional reason to get mixed up in a crime (where Fiona did).

5 stars +++ I stayed up all night with this book, it was a very fast moving romantic suspense. I haven't read a book in a while that I was completely unable to put down to get some sleep. The characters were so well written and the story was believable that left you out on he edge.

The heroine, Courtney Glass, was not your typical h. She had a bad reputation, came off as a bimbo, but was a very strong character who was trying to pull her life together. She gets set up in the murder of her x-boyfriend that was supposed to look like a murder/suicide (hers) only she was able to escape the actual murderer, but it left her as the prime suspect for the murder.

The detectives on the case are Nathan Deveraux, who knows her from her sister and a past crime of hers, and the new new guy, Will Hodges. Both of them know instinctively that Courtney is not guilty, but the chief is pushing for her arrest. Courtney is keeping some secrets from them to try to protect her innocence in this case. She has a lot of guts and does some hunting for clues on her own. There is a lot of sexual tension between Courtney and Will and he becomes very protective of her. Things spin out of control for Courtney and after a night of passion with Will, she slips away with the help of Alex Lovell (the h from Untraceable) where no one will be able to track her.

I somehow am reading this authors books out of order {GASP} I should have read Thread of Fear first, but this book was completely fine as a stand alone. Also the first book I read by this author was Untraceable which was about one of the main characters in this book, Nathan Deveraux. I plan on gobbling up the rest of both series very soon.

This is actually the second book in the Glass sisters duology but I read it first. I liked it. The story engaged me from start to finish. The characters were interesting, flawed, annoying...just like real people. I've never heard of Laura Griffin before I picked this up while visiting my sister...now I'm looking for more.