Keepers of the Cave

Written by Gerri Hill

Narrated by Abby Craden

While the investigations go on in Dallas and Baton Rouge after the disappearance of a senator's daughter, FBI agents CJ Johnston and Paige Riley are assigned to the sleepy backwoods of East Texas for a dead-end assignment to infiltrate an all-girls school.

Random disappearances dating back fifty years and more raise red flags that point to the tiny, isolated community of Hoganville. But CJ and Paige fear there will be little distraction from the memories of the one-night stand they shared six months ago.

Nevertheless, they integrate themselves into the lives of the teachers and staff, but soon the odd behavior of the townspeople has them convinced something sinister lurks there. Something, perhaps, that even the residents of Hoganville don't know about.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
• Release date: May 31, 2019
• ISBN: 9781541401624

Gerri Hill

Gerri Hill lives in East Texas, deep in the pines, with her partner, Diane. They share their log cabin and adjoining five acres with two Australia Shepherds, Casey and Cooper, and a handful of furry felines. Her books include Hunter’s Way, Behind the Pine Curtain, and No Strings to name a few.Lambda Literary AwardsGerri Hill: Multiple finalist for Lambda Literary Awards in categories of Lesbian Romance and Lesbian Mystery.GCLS Goldie AwardsAngel Fire, Finalist, Lesbian Mystery/Thriller.The Midnight Moon, Winner, Lesbian Traditional Contemporary Romance.Gerri Hill: Snow Falls, Devil's Rock and multiple other novels winners in categories of Lesbian Romance, Lesbian Mystery and Lesbian Romance/Intrigue, with additional shortlisted works.Alice B Readers Appreciation CommitteeGerri Hill: Medalist, for her body of workLesbian Fiction Readers Choice AwardsGerri Hill: Favorite Lesbian Author

Reviews for Keepers of the Cave

[Tawni Winns · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I've been underwhelmed by Gerri Hill's other books so this one was a real surprise. Just the right combo of suspense and romance.

[Margaret Bukovscak · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Awesome book! I cannot wait to listen to the sequel.

[DaisyTeragram · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Loved the romance, wasn't crazy about the rest
I loved the romance and the banter and everything between the two main characters and Ice and Billy. I listened to the audiobook, and Abby Craden's narration is perfect, as always. I can't comment on the writing because I didn't read the book. The storytelling seemed good, especially the romantic aspects. I found the mystery a little confusing and convoluted, and basically unresolved in lots of ways. I really had no idea what to expect of the plot and I was really kept guessing. Even at the end, I'm left a little mystified. How did the scenario originate? And even the romantic part didn't really have a conclusion. And if trauma bothers you, beware that CJ has a truly traumatic past. I was hoping for more about the school and the girls there. I don't think we ever saw any interaction with the girls. If you like creepy books and don't mind things not being neatly tied up in a bow at the end, you'll probably love this book. Me, I much prefer neat little bows!

[emily · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Well holy shit.

I did not realize that this was a paranormal-esque story until very late in he game, I thought that a lot of the (slight spoilers but I think you kind of know what your getting into in this regard pretty early on) cult stuff with the town was leading up to some non paranormal explanation but no!! What a wild fucking ride that was.

I listened to this because Abby Craden was the narrator, and I’ve heard this authors name floated around, but never read anything by her before. I’m a lot of ways, I’m glad the paranormal and mystery stuff took more focus because boy am I sick of stories about cops.

Said cops, I have mixed feelings about. I LOVED Paige, I wasn’t really into CJ. i get that she has a (very tragic, spoiler heavy but important to note CSA abuse history) but a lot of how she acted around Paige rubbed me the wrong way. This is a fake romance tale, peppered into the investigation, cult, paranormal stuff, and while I LOVE me a fake romance, I didn’t like how often CJ pushed Paige’s boundaries physically for their cover AND just to get under her skin, especially after she explicitly told her to stop multiple times. It felt really antithetical to her history and backstory. I also just have to say “you can’t take the lead, you have painted toenails” shit the fuck up. Truly, one of my biggest pet peeves when it comes to butch characters in fiction.

That said, I did end up enjoying their dynamic a bit, and the overarching mystery really grabbed my attention. I loved Fiona, and I really loved her friendship with Paige. and it left on a real cliffhanger that leads me to absolutely want to know what happens next. So I can’t rate it any lower, it really sucked me in despite having some faults for me, personally.