The Shadows of His Past - by Loree Lough (Paperback)

About the Book

Murphy O'Brien is a valuable thief to a crime boss. Murphy is caught, and the boss decides to silence him. Rescued by an Amishman, and cared for by Rachel, an Amish widow, Murphy is torn between his feelings for her and his fear of his boss.

Book Synopsis

Life was good for Murphy O'Brien... until it wasn't...

Murphy O'Brien, born without fingerprints, becomes a valuable asset to a crime boss who puts the lonely, orphaned boy to work, stealing from his wealthy clients... without leaving a shred of evidence behind. The profitable alliance ends on the night the pair are caught red-handed, robbing a prominent senator's home, and the boss decides the only one way to silence the only witness to his double murder is to commit a third: Murphy.

One stormy night, Murphy is left, broken and near death alongside the highway. But the boss's evil plot goes sideways when a quiet Amishman finds Murphy and delivers him to the nearest ER. Once recovered, he takes Murphy home, to recover... and hide from the killer.

Amish widow Rachel Graber, hired to care for "the amnesiac John Doe," is unlike any woman Murphy has ever known. Will his feelings for her inspire him to confess past crimes, serve his time, and earn her love... living Plain in her New Order Amish community? Or will the killer finally succeed in preventing Murphy from testifying against him?

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I can't thank you enough for allowing me to be one of your first readers for The Shadows of His Past. This is the kind of story that I can easily see becoming a hit movie, and even as much as I read, I don't say that often! I hope you will continue The Shadows series because I have loved every book.

Celeste Marks

After reading The Shadows of His Past, I can say that I have read more than 100 of your books. This was the first time you asked me to read one before it was published. You made me feel so special when you asked me to read the story. I loved the story so much that I told friends and family that they JUST HAVE TO BUY THIS BOOK!!!! Please tell me this story isn't the end of the series!

June Merideth

I have been a Loree reader and fan since reading your first book way back in the 90s, and you have never let me down. The Shadows of His Past was a great book. I will recommend it to everyone I know whose a reader, and make sure they set aside time because they won't want to put down the book. I got a major crush on Ian and respected Rachel and thought little Tommy. Thank you for allowing me to see this book before it goes to the printer. I loved everything about it!

Summer Delaney

Well, you have done it again. The Shadows of His Past was one of my all-time favorite books. As soon as I can get my hands on a paperback copy, it's going on my "keepers shelf" so I can read it again and again. Please let me know when your next book is coming out because I would love to be a first reader again. I can't say it enough, your characters become like real people, and I can almost see and hear them jumping right out of the pages. I love the way you can make me bit my fingernails and say EEEK! on one page and make me LOL on another and make me cry on another. You are my favorite writer and I'm not just saying that because I got to read this story for free!

Harriet Banks

First of all let me thank you for giving me the opportunity to read The Shadows of His Past. Secondly, let me tell you how much I loved this story. I loved all the characters so much! I could actually see the scenes like watching a movie. I hope this will become a movie one day! Your other readers are going to love this book as much as I did, I'm sure. I hope some day I get the chance to meet you in person!

Phillipa Freeman