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But Come Ye Back: A Novel in Stories
Beth Lordan
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Release Date: 2003-12-23 |
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From Beth Lordan, the critically acclaimed author of August Heat and And Both Shall Row comes But Come Ye Back, an evocative and heartfelt novel in stories that explores the rhythms of marriage over three decades.
Mary Curtin, a young Irish nanny, and Lyle Sullivan, an American accountant, meet and fall in love at a picnic. For thirty-some years, Lyle, an impatient and demanding husband, makes a life for them in America. Through those years the accommodating Mary makes a home for them, where they raise two sons. But when Lyle retires, Ireland calls to Mary: she wants to grow old among her own kind, where the ocean is near and the butter has flavor. She wants to go home.
Somewhat grudgingly, Lyle agrees, but during their years in Galway, they discover that the surprises of life are not over. Going home is more complicated than butter and the bay, and thirty contented years does not mean that a couple is immune to romantic intrigue. Their bond is tested when Lyle meets a beautiful American woman and Mary finds a lonely Irish man. Yet for both, marriage is more than romance, home is more than a country. In this new life, Mary and Lyle will rediscover each other and are building a richer life together when an unexpected event forces Lyle to decide where his home truly is.
Lordan's stirring novel illuminates the complex emotional terrain of mature marital relationships, providing an unforgettable testament to the lifelong journey undertaken when lives intersect and intertwine. Masterful in its evocation of character and place, and suffused with the rhythms and flavors of the Irish seaside, But Come Ye Back is an astonishing and infinitely wise reflection on love in all its guises.
Customer Reviews:
Very well written.......2007-01-12
The mark of a good book for me is when I begin to have feelings for the characters, and I hate to see the book come to an end.
This is true for But Come Ye Back, and it touched some nerves with me.
My own mother was born in Ireland, came to the U.S., worked as a nanny and met my Irish, but American born father, who was another Lyle. That said, I found some humor and sadness in reading this book. It is a wonderfully written love story, without the actual word "love" being spoken. It is heartwarming, and I am sure many people will relate to the characters.
Well-written.......2006-08-26
Extraordinarily well-written: Lordan is an excellent craftsman. Nowhere in the whole novel does the style lapse. It is not really a "novel in short stories"--it's really a novel. Few of the chapters would really stand alone.
She has a great sense of psychological depth--this is almost like a Virginia Woolf novel, if VW were an Irish-American. Not much in the way of action: no car chases, no conflagrations. But it is a sympathetic and REALISTIC portrait of marriage.
Perfectly wonderful read!.......2006-04-22
I was brought to this book by a rave review by Ron Charles in The Christian Science Monitor. On the surface, I was a little skeptical about even starting it. The author describes her book as a " novel in stories." And that it is. The general plot outline is about a retired American couple who return to the wife's native Ireland to finish their lives together. This did not seem to bode very well and I was just little reluctant to start the book. But once I got into the first and second of these stories, I could not stop. What Beth Lordan has done is to people her novel with characters so believable and so compelling that I begn to believe that I was now living next door to them. The fourth story, entitled "Digging" is worth the price of the book in and of itself. A glorious and moving story of real people which left me thinking about Kent Haruf's "Plainsong". Highly recommended.
Beautifully written..........2006-01-09
It seems that some of the best books I've read are ones that I have never heard of and buy on a whim, just for something to read. This was one of those. An absolutely beautiful story. Nothing more, nothing less. Wonderfully written characters and beautifully drawn scenes. A minor concern is some of the dialogue between Kevin and Jimmy. There is a bit of it that didn't ring true to the way brothers speak to each other, but not enough of a problem that doesn't make this well worth reading.
Beautifully Written; Each Chapter Acts as Its Own Story.......2005-01-05
Lyle Sullivan and Mary Curtin met at a company picnic in 1960. He was an accountant and she was a nanny who came over from Ireland to earn money for her family back home. Throughout their intermittent dating over the next few months, they fell in love, but Mary had to leave suddenly when her mother became ill. Lyle was far from a romantic person but he was inspired to take, for him, what was a most remarkably impulsive step and fly to Ireland to propose to Mary.
It's years later now and neither one of them will be relating the above story themselves...or many of their other memories. It's just not their style. They do not dwell upon the past, and they have settled into a comfortable coexistence wherein Lyle grumbles and Mary soothes, humors and does everything the perfect wife is supposed to do.
Lyle is retired and, after many years of never asking for a thing, Mary is making her one request. Now that their two boys are grown, Mary would like to move back to Ireland to spend her remaining years near her sister and her native land. Lyle is not particularly fond of Ireland, but he agrees and so they move.
Life stays unchanging other than the surroundings until, one day, Lyle meets an attractive American woman with a dying husband and Mary meets a handsome and charming Irish man. Mary has no issues with the decision she makes subsequent to her meeting; whereas Lyle is unsure what to do with his feelings.
When life hands him an unexpected curve, however, Lyle is forced to find his heart, his home and his strength.
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Unmarried, thirty-year-old Sophy Metcalfe told a little white he to soothe her nagging mother. The white lies name was "Dominic," the ideal boyfriend: charming, successful, the kind of prospective son-in-law that would make any mother proud. But now that Sophy's thin and beautiful sister, Belinda, is getting married, Dominic is going to have to make an appearance in the flesh -- which should be a pretty neat trick ... since the genuine article vanished from Sophy's life after a single, singularly unmemorable evening. So she resorts to a very drastic measure -- aka Josh Carmichael, the escort she hires at the very last minute, sight unseen.
But the trouble with white lies is that they tend to multiply. The trouble with rugged, too-sexy, and independent Josh is ... well, that Sophy's actually beginning to like him! Even if they make it through the Wedding Day from Hell together -- with its new intrigues, old flames, and all-too-familiar faces -- there's the night that follows... and, of course, the morning after. And that could end up being the biggest trouble of all!
A hip, witty, and freshly fantastic delight, Asking for Trouble is the most hilarious and knowing novel to make the scene since Bridget Jones first set pen to paper to record her most intimate innermost thoughts.
Customer Reviews:
The Trouble with This Novel.......2007-05-07
Sophy Metcalfe's mother has a 1950's mentality; she wants Sophy to marry. Without building on the relationship between mother and daughter, Ms. Young, the author, weaves her story.
Sophy finds Josh Carmichael aka "Dominic" from an escort service. To appease her mother, she passes him off as her beloved. What unfolds is all too predictable. This might not have been a dreadful book if it wasn't so reminiscent of Bridgette Jones' Diary. Bridgette had a weight problem; Sophy has a weight problem. Bridgette craves cigarettes ("fags"); Sophy craves cigarettes ("fags"). Bridgette is jilted by her former lover; Sophy is jilted by her former lover.
What is missing is originality and prose so witty, we can't stop laughing. If you're looking for a refreshingly comical novel, this isn't it. Re-read either of the two Bridgette novels or try Susan Elizabeth Phillips for a true romantic comedy extravaganza.
Better than the movie.......2006-08-02
I read this long before it was thought to be a movie - so sight unseen (the movie that is), a great read and seriously funny! MUST READ FIRST and hopefully, you and I won't be disappointed by the movie as I know it can't get the entire point across!
Better to see the movie.......2006-06-26
As an English as second language reader, this book is simple and easy to read. Elisabeth Young really presents a simple, enjoyable and can not wait to the end book.
I have seen the movie, and I think contain between movie and book are not the same. However, both have own attention point.
I bought the book because I have seen the movie earlier.
For me, I still prefer the movie. Maybe if I read the book first, my opinion can be different.
A great light read!.......2006-04-12
I fell in love with The Wedding Date! When I heard it was based on a book, I went out and bought it right away!
I loved this book just as much as the movie! It wasn't anything like the movie except for the hiring-an-escort-to-take-to-your-sister's-wedding part. Their were other great characters and a lot of funny moments. When you are a busy mom like me with a stressful job, its nice to escape into a light-hearted story like this one.
Love For Hire.......2006-03-17
I really loved this book. If you're expecting the same story as in "The Wedding Date," which was loosly based on this book, don't worry. You can enjoy both without any plot spoilers! Elizabeth Young makes you laugh out loud as you follow a "desperate" young woman on her quest for a decent date to her sister's wedding. There are twists and turns that all lead to belly laughs and deep sighs! What a great story!
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In some ways better than the movie.......2007-09-06
This was my first read by Elizabeth Young. Really enjoyed it. There's way more to the story than what was in the movie, the Wedding Date. But hey, let's not discount that scene against the car with Dermot Mulroney. As soon as I get a chance I will read another Elizabeth Young book.
A Wonderful Adventure in a Claustrophobic Environment!.......2007-03-12
I'm not finished reading the book, but I already love it! It is really fun and witty and if you've ever seen the movie, it's so much different! It's worth it though - a perfect story idea! Brilliant!
great book!.......2007-01-14
I loved reading this book. It's light and fun with great humor! You'll be laughing as you read with some of the wacky and real characters.
Made into a Movie.......2006-12-01
This book was made into the movie "The Wedding Date" with Debra Messing as the delightfully sarcastic Sophy who has to produce a charming, successful, ideal boyfriend to show up with at the wedding of Sophy's "perfect" sister Belinda.
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It was a dark and sexy night, and she was in Trouble! Trouble, Pennsylvania, that is.
Lottie Santori doesn't realize when she arrives at the mysterious Seaton House that it's inhabited by Simon Lebeaux, a sinfully sexy recluse. While wildly attracted to the dangerous stranger, she's also determined to uncover the secrets of his past, and to find out whether Seaton House is merely a dark and dangerous inn on a mountain, or if it truly is inhabited by the ghost of a notorious serial killer...and his victims!
It's gothic romance...Blaze style...and it's Leslie Kelly at her best!
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Asking for Trouble- A Joyfully Recommended Title.......2007-07-18
Simon Lebeaux inherited Seaton House from his uncle. He is recuperating from an injury while staying in the seemingly haunted house. Simon is haunted by his memories of one fateful night with a beautiful stranger. Simon has stayed away from women for the past four months and intends to keep it that way until one rainy night when another beautiful stranger shows up at his door.
Lottie Santori is in Trouble, Pennsylvania, researching Josef Zangara for her psychology professor. Zangara made Seaton House an exclusive hotel in the nineteen thirties and was later convicted of being a serial killer. Lottie is overprotected by her five older brothers, so she is relishing the idea of solving a mystery or two while relaxing and hopefully finding a hot guy to fool around with while she's at it. Arriving at Seaton House during a thunderstorm, Lottie meets Simon and falls instantly in lust but Simon clearly wants nothing to do with her. Lottie's not giving up though; she plans to discover the mystery surrounding the house and Simon, all while trying to seduce him into bed, but strange things are happening. Is someone out to get Simon? Or is he going crazy?
Leslie Kelly has written another hit with Asking For Trouble! This funny, sexy, and sometimes spooky story is a blast to read! Simon had me from the beginning. His haunted memories and guilt-ridden soul made me want to hold him and never let go. Lottie is a sweetheart; she's beautiful, witty and fearless too. The chemistry between Simon and Lottie simply sizzles. Asking For Trouble is just as entertaining to read as Here Comes Trouble, the first book in this series, and with Trouble Or Nothing still to come, readers get plenty more from the town of Trouble, Pennsylvania, where something scary and passionate is bound to happen!
Nannette reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed
delightful investigative romance .......2006-10-14
In Chicago, her five overly protective older brothers and her Italian parents are driving Lottie Santori crazy as they leave her with no breathing room. Being the only female and the youngest, she enjoys any opportunity to escape from their constant vigil. Thus she looks forward to her out of town work in Trouble, Pennsylvania to conduct on site research into a serial killer who owned Seaton House though she doubts she will find any sexual relief in the small town.
At Seaton House, Lottie meets new owner Simon Lebeaux, who inherited the old hotel from his late uncle. She immediately revises her thoughts that Trouble means abstinence. However, several accidents occur including some near fatal ones as if someone wants to prevent Lottie from completing her assignment. Simon thinks the hotel is haunted, but Lottie believes a mortal person wants her stopped.
The sequel to the amusing contemporary HERE COMES TROUBLE is a delightful investigative romance in which the lead couple explores the haunting of the hotel and their hearts. The story line contains plenty of action, but it is the lead couple who keeps it focused and entertaining as she knows what she wants (sex not a lasting love) and he knows she is trouble (he has enough tsuris without her). The trouble with this novel is that Leslie Kelly will keep her audience up late reading in one sitting.
Harriet Klausner
It Was a Dark and Sexy night..........2006-10-08
Yes indeed it was!
Whew! Here is yet another sexy, fabulous book by Leslie Kelly. Everyone should run not walk to get a copy!
Asking For Trouble is set in the town of Trouble, Pennsylvania for this latest Santori family story.
Lottie Santori, a budding journalist and youngest member of the Santori family, is dying to escape her over protective relatives for a little adventure, both sexual and career-wise. She heads out on a...yes, you guessed it...dark and stormy night, to do research on an old scary hotel called Seaton House.
Simon Lebeaux, her reluctant host and new owner of Seaton House, is looking for quiet alone time to recover from a recent and very tragic accident. From the second these two meet, on that dark and stormy night, the sexual tension between them fairly melts the pages. Hot, Hot and more Hot!
In a skilled new twist, Ms. Kelly has written the heroine's point of view in first person. I loved it.
Don't miss this latest dark, sexy, gothic tale from Leslie Kelly.
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Asking for Trouble (Black Lace)
Kristina Lloyd
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Release Date: 2006-12-26 |
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A reissue of a Black Lace Classic: Sexual noir in contemporary Brighton, England, when bar manager Beth Bradshaw meets the smoky Ilya, a man with a past, who lures Beth into a seedy world where the lines between reality and fantasy blur. Beth should extricate herself, but does she really want to?
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When Beth Bradshaw starts flirting with the handsome Ilya, she becomes a player in a game based purely on sexual brinkmanship.
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Confusing.......2007-05-31
I'm not really sure how to rate this. One one hand the author has amazing talent, the pacing is great, the characters feel real, and the plot moves fast. On the other hand the particular bent of the characters is difficult to grasp for me.
To be clear Beth's fantasies center entirely around her humiliation. From reading other reviews I assumed it was more dominance, but it's actually straight humiliation.
Hanging curtains she begins a strip-off with a man across the street who essentially begins stalking her. Confused and crazed with lust she exhanges phone fantasies with Ilya who makes it clear he doesn't care about last names, personal histories, or family.
Beth begins to make asignations with Ilya where she's used as a table, [...] on, videotaped without her knowledge, and driven to have sex with strangers. Admitedly the [...] scenes were so disinteresting I didn't read the last two where Beth is passed aroundd a group of thugs as payment for trouble Ilya is in and then she performs a sex act on stage at her club for some of those thugs.
Many people are disturbed by the "rape" scene (read attempted rape scene) but it's easy to see coming. Ilya is a man who truly doesn't respect Beth in the least, doesn't even like her, and he does ominously tell her earlier "One day I'm going to rape you."
So for the sex I'd say pass unless humilation is your thing, but for the plot and writing it was good. Just what Ilya does for a living is a good mystery, and you find yourself rooting for Beth to find some self-respect. However if you pay attention to Ilya and Beth's characters you'll know what the outcome will be.
Unless you're into humilaition I'd say skip this, but if that's your bent do not miss this book.
fine erotic romance .......2006-12-29
Thirty years old bar manager Beth Bradshaw moves to Brighton, England where she looks out her window while hanging up her curtains to observe a stranger mimic her motions. Irate, she flashes him with her boobs, feeling like an amazon until she calms down and thinks she is just Beth not a warrior woman ready to battle a pervert. Ilya calls her to welcome her to the neighborhood asking her if she came earlier when the mime was there.
Unable to stop herself, Beth tells her darkest fantasies to Ilya, which excites him too. They agree to fulfill her fantasies with him sexually humiliating her forcing her to act like a slut. The only stipulations are that this is a sex only tryst with no other binds except ties to a bedpost and no rape; although she claims that is her deepest desire as she wants to be the victim of the roughest sex short of physical injury. Finally they agree that if things get out of hand, a safe word will end the encounter and relationship. However Beth can't just say no, as she has become addicted to these abusive sexual encounters until Ilya decides he needs to use his submissive to help him with his past that has arrived to bother him.
Living up to its title, readers know from the first confrontation that Beth is ASKING FOR TROUBLE when she confides in the enigmatic Ilya. She is a fascinating protagonist as her needs affirm how much the mind plays in sexual encounters. Ilya is much more complex as the audience will continually wonder what he truly wants from Beth besides a permanent hard-on. Fans of erotic romance will appreciate this fine tale while pondering is it worth the risk?
Harriet Klausner
NOT a silly piece of sex fluff.......2005-06-04
The book starts when Beth (the heroine), moves into her new flat in the grungy working class, avant-garde, seaside neighborhood town of Brighton, England. While putting up curtains, she notices a strange man (Ilya, the hero of the story) in the flats across the street staring at her from his window mocking her every move. When the annoyed Beth decides to flash the stranger, she's surprised by his response. Scared and a bit shaken by his actions she decides it wasn't the best move for a woman living alone. Then the phone rings... Guess who?... Right from the start I knew I was going to like Beth and I was going to like this very realistic psychotically dark & dangerous, sexual thriller.
30 year old Beth, not looking for a serious relationship at the moment (she's busy managing a trendy, fashionable bar & enjoying a normal single life) finds her self attracted to the handsome, but mysterious Ilya. After their first intimate (and slightly scary) encounter Beth reveals her deepest darkest fantasies to Ilya. They both agree it might be fun to meet on occasions to fulfill Beth's fantasies with no strings attached. Beth's fantasies roughly have to do with being made to do sexually degrading things and treated like a sleazy slut - nasty, hot, hard sex that involves multiple male partners, being sexually dominated and sometimes rape. However, Beth makes it clear from the start that the rape fantasy wouldn't be part of the game as it should stay a fantasy... Will Ilya play fair? Beth and Ilya agree if they should find the game, at any point, boring or going too far, they are to say the safe word and the game ends immediately and the relationship stops. Beth believes she's the one in control in the beginning (remember, she can stop it any time with one word) but Beth becomes dangerously addicted to these games and especially addicted to Ilya. Beth knows Ilya also has the option to stop the madness and she finds her self less and less willing or unable to extricate her self. She keeps Ilya and their dirty little sex games a secret. Even her best friends and her work mates know nothing about either. Soon the games get more and more hazardous and degrading as Ilya's shadowy past catches up with him and he's determined to use Beth. There is one scene where Beth is called to Ilya's rundown bed & breakfast hotel - it was frightening and I wasn't sure I would be able to read it through...*panting* That was only one of many intense scene in this deliciously brilliant nervy novel. At times I wanted to reach into the book and take Beth by the shoulders and scream, stop it now before it's too late. But, how do you stop yourself when a gorgeous, complicated, mysterious man takes your most depraved sexual secret fantasies and makes them real, exciting and dangerous.
Kristina Lloyd had me believing these characters and their situations were REAL. I mean sometimes I wonder if it isn't based on someone's true experience. It certainly had that element of truth, and the characters could easily be people you meet everyday at work, on the street or in a pub. Beth's reactions were honest and true to most of the scenarios in the book. It's the reactions and emotions I'd expect from a real live woman to have - not like most Black Lace heroines. Ilya is more complicated, but that is what is so wonderful about his persona. He was the perfect bloke to carry out these bold acts. Lloyd had this reader (me) and Beth asking the question - who is Ilya. Is sexy, handsome, macho, working class Ilya involved in illegal activities? Is he running from something or someone? How dangerous is he, and why won't he tell Beth anything about his work, friends or life in general. The secrets, the fantasies, the lies, the danger and the often explosive sex scenes make this one great piece of exciting erotic literature - in fact I thought this book would work even in the mainstream, not just erotica. Yes, the sex scenes were explosive and HOT, but it's not just the sex that keeps this wonderful story going... It's the element of danger too. So far after reading, many, many Black Lace novels, "Asking For Trouble" is the one that stood out from the rest and in my opinion one of the best. It's not like the other Black Lace books... It's more intense, personal and believable. Kristina, give us more, pleeease...
Hot and Steamy, yet down right raunchy.......2003-01-22
My copy of this book has pages marked, the spine is well creased, and looks at least five years old. But it's not. in fact, i bought it two months ago. Kristina did a good job of weaving some of our raunchier fantasies, the ones you don't share with a soul, into steamy, passionate couplings between Beth (the main character) and Ilya, the dark handsome stranger. Yes, it si degrading, and yes it took my run of the mill darker fantasies, much further than I would even think about, but those scenes left you feeling connected to Beth, made you feel like you endured the humiliation, degradation. Not for the faint hearted, but definietly for the open minded. An excellent read that I just can't get enough of.
Well researched........2001-04-25
This book could well be an advert from the Brighton Tourist Board. Like Brighton Rock by Graham Greene it weaves its tale around the wonderfully decedant south coast resort. I feel Kristina has written largly from her own experiences in this work as it is so vividly and romantically recalled. Well written and in the style of Stella Black, Deborah Addington and Trezza Azzapardia. A truely magical novel.
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Take a cozy bed-and-breakfast, a missing guest and a mysterious stranger . . . throw in a pile of bones, a past-due bank loan and the cops . . . and it's no wonder innkeeper Beth Randall needs a vacation from her life!
Her dizzy aunts mean the world to Beth, but could their dabblings in the occult have finally gone too far? Now handsome Dr. Brad Donovan has arrived on her doorstep looking for his missing father -- last seen here at the Two Sisters Ordinary. Sure, Beth would love to explore the sudden attraction between them -- but not if it means implicating her family in murder! Dating the doctor could be fun, but it's probably just, well . . . asking for trouble.
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Mediocrity Abounds... and disappoints.......2006-07-18
Newly divorced Beth has turned her ancestral home in the aptly named town of Mediocrity into a B&B, with her quirky elderly spinster great aunts in residence. One is a horn dog who likes to download porn; the other was left by her lover, had a baby out of wedlock, and took up witchcraft. Her lover went missing 50 years ago and everyone suspects that Iris had something to do with it. When Beth finds bones in her basement, she decides to keep them a secret to protect Iris.
Widower Brad has arrived in town with his surly daughter in tow in search of his missing father Armed with a complimentary post card as his dad's last known destination, he starts asking questions and Beth tries to keep him from talking to her aunts or making the discovery in the basement. Meanwhile, all her efforts to get a loan are thwarted, and wealthy entrepreneur Aubrey is trying to buy her out (he is the long lost son of Iris). But somehow she and Brad find the time to ogle each other and have sex in the barn before it goes up in flames.
Millie Criswell is an automatic buy for me, but after this one, I may have to rethink that. This was such a hard book for me to get into. I usually read a book a day - this one took three. Frankly, the story was clunky, the characters unoriginal (Aunt Ivy reminded me of the elderly hookers from "Left turn at Sanity"), and overall, the story was just stale - particularly the dialog. I had a hard time with the romance between Beth and Brad. On the one hand, he did not trust her, and he thought that the aunts were guilty. Yet he continued to let his pre-teen daughter spend time with them so that he could be with Beth. There were also too many subplots that conveniently got wrapped up in the end. Get this one from the library. Or better yet, read her Little Italy (Mary, Annie, Angela, Mia) series instead.
Entertaining Characters and Interesting Plot.......2006-04-25
This book is worth the read just for the characters. I particularly liked the way the author weaved relationships between four generations of characters. The book centers on Beth who, after a nasty divorce, turns her eccentric aunts' home into a small inn. Beth's aunts continue to live in the inn and provide lots of comic relief and quirkiness. Beth struggles to improve her own self confidence, open a new restaurant in the inn, balance financial problems, solve a couple of mysteries, and discovers her feelings for Dr. Donovan all the time under the close scrutiny of the citizens of the small town of Mediocrity. There are several subplots and that can be a bit distracting at times, however, they are all resolved and intertwined by the end. Overall, this is a recommended read.
fabulous humorous romantic cozy .......2006-04-14
In Mediocrity, Pennsylvania, thirty-four years old Beth Randall runs the Two Sisters Ordinary Inn out of a converted Victorian home that her two beloved eccentric great aunts gave her. She worries about the septuagenarians as Ivy has discovered internet porn and Iris witchcraft. Worst yet, she has dug up bones in the cellar that she fears is Iris' lover Lyle McMurty, who was allegedly murdered fifty years ago.
Widower Dr. Brad Donovan accompanied by twelve years old daughter Stacy arrives from Virginia in search of his missing father, whose last message was a postcard from the inn. Beth pretends to know very little as she now fears the remains in the cellar is that of Brad's dad. Brad soon realizes that the three females are hiding something from him as none are good liars. As Brad and Beth fall in love over the objection of his daughter and the elation of her aunts, the missing father keeps them apart while businessman Aubrey Fontaine has arrived allegedly to buy property targeting the inn in particular, but in truth for something more personal.
ASKING FOR TROUBLE is a fabulous humorous romantic cozy starring a beleaguered young woman just trying to make it when the skeletons in her family closet decide to come out and rattle quite loudly. The story line is character driven as the support cast provides zaniness (the older generation) and seriousness (the daughter and Aubrey) that either propel or repel the romantic pair. Millie Criswell provides a warm romance with a secondary lighthearted mystery to spice up the relationships.
Harriet Klausner
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