Description:

On the evening she met exonerated murderer Thomas Danver, Melissa Burke let him help put her five-year-old son to bed before coming back upstairs to enjoy the dinner party. Thomas was so nice, and a pediatrician. She didn’t know anything then about his wife’s suspicious death…

Relocating with her 5-year-old son to a new city after an ugly divorce, Melissa Burke isn’t looking for a new relationship right away—only distance from her ex, and space to rest and heal from the emotional scars of a broken marriage. But an unexpected relationship is exactly what she finds at a friend’s dinner party when she meets Thomas Danver, a charming widower who asks for her number at the end of the night. Intrigued, Melissa learns from her neighbors that Thomas is a dedicated father of two girls, one of the most respected pediatricians in the city—and an exonerated murderer.

Thomas’s first wife went missing three years ago, presumed dead, and Thomas was eventually cleared of her murder in an investigation that became a local media sensation. But while some still believe he killed his wife, Melissa’s friends insist that he was unfairly targeted by the police and couldn’t hurt a fly. Attracted to Thomas and also fascinated by the case, Melissa agrees to one date—and finds herself quickly swept into an obsessive, whirlwind romance.

But when Melissa receives a chilling, anonymous threat—or perhaps it’s a warning—she begins to question how much she truly knows about the man she’s falling in love with. Is he really innocent?

Adele’s Review:

This reviewer thoroughly enjoyed reading Stay Away From Him. Author Andrew DeYoung presents an interesting question: Would you date someone who’s been investigated for murder but then cleared? Protagonist Melissa Burke gives pediatrician Thomas Danver the benefit of the doubt when she agrees to a date. Their mutual attraction is nothing short of kinetic and friends have vouched for him. Thomas fast tracks their relationship, and his love bombing draws Melissa close in a relatively short time. Is Thomas’s intensity healthy or a red flag? DeYoung does a great job keeping us guessing until the last page in this well written thriller that’s fun to read.

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7402947614

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0DJRQJMZG