"Witty, sexy story with lots of mystery and intrigue."

Laura Shore left Cape Cod, and all the painful memories of a violent childhood, to build a new life in Oregon. Now she's back home to see her father buried and all the Shore scandals along with him. But her younger sister, Corinne, yearns to re-ignite the family business. She talks Laura and their wanderer brother, Snack, into staying for just one month to bring the nursery and gardens back to life before Founders Weekend.

Bank president Kendall Barclay is tall, handsome and single. At 14, he saved Laura from town bullies. But she was from the wrong side of the tracks, and his parents packed him off to boarding school. When Ken sees her for the first time in years, he falls head-over-heals for this sassy, sophisticated Laura Shore. His seduction is subtle. He steps in to save the nursery like a white knight, but Laura wonders if his motives are pure. After all, the nursery sits on prime seashore real estate.

I enjoyed this savvy, sexy novel with its twists and turns. The dialog is natural and witty and the characters jump off the page. If you like a good mystery, with murder, revenge, insanity and tantalizing sexual play, you'll enjoy this book.

Reviewed by Shayne Sawyer
Courtesy Old Book Barn Gazette
Posted July 16, 2003