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The Drowning Man Kindle Edition

by Sara Vinduska (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 39 ratings
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After watching his best friend drown when they were children, Kansas City firefighter Trent Barlow has devoted his life to saving others. Twenty years later, Dr. Caroline Newberry still blames Trent for the death of her son. Pushed over the edge by not being able to save a young child at work, Caroline abducts Trent, intent on retribution.


Detective Lora Tatum has exhausted all leads on Trent’s case. Even though his family loses hope of his safe return, Lora refuses to give up. She becomes obsessed with finding Trent, and when she finally does, he is mentally and physically a shell of his former self.


As Trent heals, he and Lora form a tentative relationship. Just as they are learning to love and trust each other, repercussions of the past surface again, endangering Trent and everyone close to him.
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    October 22, 2014
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Review Rating: 5 stars! Reviewed By Heather Osborne for Readers' Favorite
The Drowning Man is a fast-paced suspense novel by Sara Vinduska. Trent Barlow is a hero, a decorated firefighter, and a kidnapping victim. After watching his best friend, Eddie, drown as a child, Trent is haunted by whether or not he could have done more to save him. Eddie's mother, Caroline, thought so and decides to enact a sort of twisted revenge against Trent with the help of a hired hit man, Simon. Detective Lora Tate is Trent's savior when she manages to reach him just in time and save him from death. Trent is plagued by nightmares and struggles to adjust until he starts to fall for Lora, the pair entering into a highly passionate relationship. However, Simon is still out there, blaming Lora for Caroline's mental state. Will Lora manage to save herself this time, or will Simon take away the one woman Trent has ever loved?

I thoroughly enjoyed this novel. The plot flows beautifully, taking the reader on a whirlwind ride. Miss Vinduska clearly did her research on how a crime victim reacts after experiencing such trauma. As someone who works with crime victims, I appreciated those details, showing that survivors of traumatic crime do not bounce back immediately after the event, and taking care to show that the impact of crime is truly horrifying at times. Although I found some of the things Lora did impulsive, I admired her greatly as a female lead character. She was rough around the edges, but soft underneath, a beautiful match for Trent. I loved the added spice of fiery romance between the pair. The Drowning Man by Sara Vinduska is very well-written, well thought out, and definitely worthwhile as a weekend read.

About the Author

Originally from Kansas, Sara Vinduska is a romantic suspense author and aspiring farmer in North Idaho. Her other passions include yoga, soap making, good red wine, and K-State football

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00OTYMAD8
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 22, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 619 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 223 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 39 ratings

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Originally from Kansas, Sara Vinduska is a romantic suspense author and aspiring farmer in Wyoming. When not writing, she enjoys spending time with her husband, horses, dogs, cats, and chickens. Her other passions include CrossFit, reading, travel, good red wine, and K-State football.

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Pamela
5.0 out of 5 stars Highly Recommended
Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2015
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**spoiler alert**

Summer off from school, best friends Trent and Eddie started off the day full of fun and laughter by going swimming. By the end of the day, Eddie had drowned leaving Trent devastated at losing his best friend. Fast-forward twenty years. Eddie’s mother has never gotten over losing her son and blames one person for his death – Trent. The only thing that will bring closure to her never-ending grief is taking Trent’s life. Trent is surprised to see Eddie’s mother after so many years. The surprise turns to shock when she kidnaps him. Thus begins the harrowing tale of one man’s survival after weeks of never-ending torture.

“The Drowning Man”, is a well-written novel full of suspense and romance. Talk about a page-turner. Such an engaging and intense read, it sucks you right in from the very first page. It’s a story with characters that are intriguing and complex. They’re not perfect, they’re real. If you love reading novels of suspense with romance, I highly recommend you read “The Drowning Man”. Please note that if you’re looking to read descriptive sexcapades, you won’t find any here. Though brief, I really appreciated how the love grew between the H/h. There’s none of the instant falling in love or let’s get married within twenty-four hours of meeting or having sex. For that I thank you Ms. Vinduska. I’ve already added the author’s other novel to my TBR list.
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TeresaRoz
5.0 out of 5 stars Death woudl never have felt so good.
Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2015
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Have you ever wanted to cry when the hero lives? If not, you've got alot of reading to do here. The Drowning Man is one of the best suspense novels of the decade. It makes you laugh, and it makes you cry. But more than that it makes you ANGRY.

There will be times when you will want the hero to die. Not because he's evil. He's not. He's a good man. Not because he's a wimp. Because he's the strongest man you'll have ever read about. Not because he doesn't can't stand to even look at the heroine. Because if you were him, you wouldn't want to either. But the real reason you will want him to die, is because HE wants to die. And when a man wants to die... well, you'll just have to read the book! I read it cover to cover in one sitting, and Sara has the ability to keep you guessing, and to keep you reading! Great job to Sara!!!!
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Travis W. Inman
5.0 out of 5 stars Another Fantastic Book From Vinduska!
Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2015
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Sara Vinduska has a great talent for developing suspense and not resolving the story until the very last moment. The Drowning Man is a compelling tale of a man who was captured for the sole purpose of torturing and killing him. His captor was acting out of revenge for something that happened when he was kid. All of the characters in this book are believable and well developed, and experience life exactly as you would anticipate. Only--you can't anticipate how the story will unfold. If you love thrillers and suspense, then this is your book. The Drowning Man is a very satisfying story, and a nail bitter until the final chapter. I'm an enormous fan of this writer, and I will buy a book simply because it has her name on it!
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ksu72
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book from exciting, up and coming author.
Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2014
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"The Drowning Man" is a real page turner that you will not be able to put down. It's a great suspense novel with rapid paced action and just enough romance to keep every reader, male or female, excited about what will happen next. Sara Vinduska does a great job developing the characters in this book and each of them comes to life as the pages fly by. You will be hooked after the first page and you will not be disappointed by "The Drowning Man". I thoroughly enjoyed her first book as well and I can't wait to read more from this up and coming author.
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kph
5.0 out of 5 stars Drowning No More
Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2014
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Talk about a book that you can't put down, wow! That's what The Drowning Man" is, a suspense filled tale that draws you in from the prologue.
Sara Vinduska has written a tightly woven tale that starts with an accident that pulls at your heart strings. From there we fast forward to a tale of a mad woman's plan for revenge, that makes you cringe with each incident. Warped personalities, torture, and survival all play their role in this story.
Ms. Vinduska's character are so well developed, with strengths and weaknesses that are totally believable in the world we live in these days. An excellent read!
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Barbara
3.0 out of 5 stars Once it took off it was a good read.
Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2015
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Book was slow getting started. Once it took off it was a good read.
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swf492
5.0 out of 5 stars with a good dose of terror and romance make Drowning Man a ...
Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2014
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Have you ever been hooked on a book after a half page of the prologue? Drowning Man, by Sara Vinduska, was a page-turner before the first chapter started. A crazed mother seeking retribution is matched against a strong, sympathetic hero and heroine. Well developed characters, a tight and a well-developed story, with a good dose of terror and romance make Drowning Man a spellbinding hit. Highly recommended.
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Fritz
3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting concept but flat delivery
Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2019
How man y times can a man be drowned and brought back to life? Trent Barrow was about to find out. Years after a swimming accident took the life of his best friend Eddie, Eddie's mother seeks revenge on the man she blames for her son's death. She does this in a unique and particularly cruel manner, drowning and reviving the man over and over until he wishes he was dead. The depravity shown by the mother and her former chairman boyfriend is sickening.

The characters are somewhat two-dimensional. We know some about them but not a lot, and the two main characters don't like to talk about their personal lives, which makes for some rather shallow character development. However, that doesn't seem to be much of a problem as we see these two characters develop a two-dimensional relationship that fits their characters honestly. I'm not sure that either one based on their life experiences as we know them are capable of anything other than a somewhat shallow relationship based mostly on sexual attraction.

Having said all of that, the book was not terrible but rather entertaining. It moved quickly and had a lot of action to it but was lacking in substance. I found the most intriguing aspect of the book was the manner in which the mother chose to torture and attempt to kill the young man she felt responsible for her son's death so many years before. After that it became a run of the mill psychological thriller.
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