Vanguard Spotlight Book of the Month: May 2025

Monthly Reads from ASU-Beebe Students, Faculty and Staff.

ASU-Beebe Book Favorites

Each month Abington Library will feature a favorite book from a faculty, staff member, or student. They will give a brief synopsis of their chosen book. Instructions can be found on the instructions tab or at libguides.asub.edu/VanguardSpotlightBook/Instructions.

Featured ASU-Beebe Staff: Megan Stane

Nora Roberts' The Obsession

About Megan

Megan Stane, Library Technician, has worked for ASU-Beebe for almost 10 years. She has a bachelor's degree in history with a minor in anthropology. Outside of work, Megan enjoys hanging out with friends and family, watching horror/thriller movies and playing New Horizons Animal Crossing video game.

About the Book

The Obsession by Nora Roberts - Reviewed by Megan Stane
The Obsession is a thriller romance novel. The main character, Naomi Carson, discovered her father, Thomas Bowes, was a serial killer when she was a child. Growing up, she never settled down in fear of her father’s evil deeds coming up and forcing her to uproot her life as it had done since she turned her father in to the police for his crimes. She buys a home in Sunrise Cove and meets Xander Keaton who has an interest in the new woman in town.  Unfortunately for Naomi, someone has been following her from place to place killing as he went and now that she has settled down, he is ready to get his revenge for a slight he felt since high school. Naomi and Xander will need to work together to figure out not only who the killer is before he gets to his preferred target but also if they can build a life together in Sunrise Cove.
I chose this book as the story will have readers on the edge of their seats as they learn about the quirky members of Sunrise Cove while also dealing with the terror of a woman who is trying to build a life away from her serial killer father’s reputation. Naomi is a prime example for all that even if you are related to bad people that you can build a life worth living by having the strength and determination to fight for your right to have a great life. The ending will surprise readers when they find out who the killer is. 

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Subjects: General Interest