"amusing romantic who-done-it"
In Beaumont, South Carolina, Annie Fortenberry is trying
to prepare her historical mansion turned B&B into a
wedding reception for her best friend Jamie Swift and
millionaire Max Holt. Her handyman Erdle Torney who came
with the place she inherited from her grandmother has
failed to do his job so she loses her temper and goes
after him with a rolling pin. Visitor Wes Bridges gets in
the way and is knocked out. A gardener borrowed from her neighbor finds human skeletal
remains in an isolated area where foliage has grown. The
victim is Annie's spouse Charles who allegedly ran away
several years ago. In fact, Wes is a private investigator
working for Charles' mother to prove that Annie lost her
temper and harmed her son. As the police suspect Annie as
the killer, Wes believes she is innocent, but wonders if
that is because he really likes her when she is not
holding a rolling pin. This amusing romantic who-done-it has the audience
laughing from the moment Wes finds out how insane the
Peach B&B is that is after he awakens from a bonking and
swallowing a horse tranquilizer given by a retired vet.
The story line gets even zanier, but never loses focus on
the murder investigation handled by the cops and Wes
separately. FULL BLOOM is a strong comedic romantic
mystery that readers will want more plums from Janet
Evanovich and Charlotte Hughes. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted March 5, 2005
SummaryDear Reader,
The temperature's on "sizzle" again in Beaumont, South
Carolina, where peach trees are in season and ripe for the
picking. So is its newest entrepreneur, Annie Fortenberry,
who has inherited her grandmother's B&B (and its eccentric
handyman Erdle Thorney). According to a local psychic she
also inherited a spirit from its glory days as a brothel-not
the kind of publicity the Peach Tree Bed & Breakfast needs
if it's hosting millionaire Max Holt's upcoming wedding! If
rumors of a naughty, prank-playing ghost aren't stressful
enough, a mysterious man has arrived with an eye on Annie
and her master suite. Wes Bridges is all leather and denim,
sporting a two-day beard, straddling a Harley, and sending
the B&B's testosterone level through the roof. Annie's cool
demeanor may be dropping as fast as Wes's jeans, but leave
it to her missing ex-husband to dampen the passion! Turns
out someone has done him in, and all evidence points to
Annie! Wrapped up in a murder plot, Annie must find the
killer, save her own neck, and get back to where she
was-wrapped up in Wes's strong loving arms...
We guarantee that you're going to have as much fun reading
Full Bloom as we had writing it! (Even if we were surprised
by the ending!) And you won't want to miss the hair-raising
shenanigans when Fleas, the hound dog, meets the most
cantankerous, snooty, bad-tempered, twenty-two pound orange
cat....
Janet and Charlotte
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