She's newly divorced and she and her children are going to make a fresh start. She's moved to a small house near the woods, right behind the big house of her landlord. She's a bit hesitant but it's cheaper and not far from her ex so visitations won't be a hassle. But she's got a sore heart and isn't ready to enter the dating world or even the "mom" world at school. Sometimes you just don't have any choice.
Berkley and Net Galley allowed me to read this book for review (thank you). It will be published April 11th.
Merilee finds her new landlord, Sugar, to be old and irascible. She wants nothing to do with them. Yet, she keeps showing up with baked goods and tries to get them to eat better meals. In time, a dubious friendship grows.
As if living in a strange town isn't bad enough, there's an anonymous blogger that knows about her past and the gossip going around town. She's trying to maintain a low profile but folks talk anyway. She tries to make friends but doesn't have as much success as she would like. She's happy the most popular and beautiful woman in town as taken her under her wing. She's even buying things for her as a friend. That would quirk my worry button. Nobody ever does stuff like that without wanting something in return.
When she goes to a fancy party at Heather and Dan's house, she does whatever Heather asks her to do. Finding Dan drowned at the end of the dock is more than she can take. Then they try to charge her with murder. It's a good thing she has Sugar and Wade on her side.
The ending is dramatic and you're not sure who is going to be alive when the fight is over. Old wrongs sometimes rise up in the present. Karma is a bitch. Merilee had carried guilt since high school over an incident but she didn't expect it to try to kill her...
I'm Jo Ann Hakola, The Book Faerie, bookworm and bookseller. I have been selling books since January of 2000. It's a homebased business and I sell online only. Here is my website: http:www.bookfaerie.com I offer free shipping stateside. It's a one woman endeavor, and I love working for myself. I have over 6,000 books online now. I do book reviews from a reader's point-of-view and try to spread the magic of reading.
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