A Christmas to Die For (The Three Sisters Inn, Book 2) (Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense #75) [Mass Market Paperback]

Marta Perry (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 6, 2007

She was lucky to be alive...

...after the hit-and-run that nearly took her life. But history seemed to be repeating itself when Rachel Hampton spied a car speeding down the dark road.

Tyler Dunn came to Rachel's family inn seeking justice for a decades-old crime. Rachel wanted to trust the attractive architect, but he was too secretive...until she uncovered a shocking link to her own past. Suddenly a holiday season amid the Plain People swarmed with hidden danger as Rachel found herself a killer's target.

THE THREE SISTERS INN: Danger awaits the Hampton sisters in quiet Amish Country.

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Steeple Hill (November 6, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373442653
• ISBN-13: 978-0373442652
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #343,170 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I realized I wanted to be a writer at age eight, when I read my first Nancy Drew novel, The Secret of the Old Clock. Most little girl reach the end of that book wanting to be Nancy. I wanted to be the person who created the story!
The dream lay hidden for years while I became a teacher, married, had children...all the usual things. But eventually it re-surfaced, and I began to write, beginning with short children's stories for Sunday school take-home papers. It seemed a long time until that first acceptance, but eventually I began to sell. After some three hundred published short stories, I finally found the courage to work on the novel I'd always wanted to write.
Thirty-some published novels later, I still feel the same excitement every time I begin a new book--a mix of not believing I can do it combined with an overwhelming urge to see the story on the page.
A lifetime spent in rural Pennsylvania and my own Pennsylvania Dutch roots eventually led me to the books I'm writing now about the Amish. The Pleasant Valley Amish series from Berkley Books are longer, more complex emotional stories with Amish main characters, while my forthcoming HQN suspense novels are more adventure-filled books set in Pennsylvania Dutch country. I'm also writing a Love Inspired series, The Bodine Family, set on the South Carolina coast where we have a second home.
When I'm not writing, I'm busy with church activities, traveling, and spending time with my three children and six beautiful grandchildren.

Customer Reviews

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35 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Poignant...., December 20, 2007

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Deborah Wiley (Winter Haven, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Christmas to Die For (The Three Sisters Inn, Book 2) (Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense #75) (Mass Market Paperback)

Is justice worth it?

Tyler Dunn returns to the land owned by his grandfather, land right in the heart of Amish country. His grandfather, John Hostetler, died of a heart attack during a robbery and now Tyler wants justice. But will justice come at the expense of Rachel Hampton, whose family owns the inn adjourning the Hostetler property? And does love stand a chance in the midst of this suspicion?

A CHRISTMAS TO DIE FOR is the second in The Three Sisters Inn trilogy. This is the first book I've read in the series so I can verify that it is easily read as a stand alone. However, there is what appears to be a significant spoiler from the first book that is revealed in the conclusion of A CHRISTMAS TO DIE FOR so you may want to read this series in order.

Marta Perry does a beautiful job at creating characters who are both likeable and show a lot of depth in their emotions. Rachel's plight touched my heart instantly. She is still recovering from a hit and run accident (apparently addressed in the first book, HIDE IN PLAIN SIGHT) and her fears are understandable. Years ago, I too was involved in a hit and run incident where I was a pedestrian so I immediately felt a bond with Rachel. Her desire to have a family Christmas, despite some of the past upheavals in her own life, is both understandable and heart wrenching.

A CHRISTMAS TO DIE FOR is a poignant tale set in the midst of the Amish people. The setting is just as important as the mystery and characters themselves, as the ambiance makes the story all the more powerful. I will definitely be reading the other two books in this series!

COURTESY OF CK2S KWIPS AND KRITIQUES

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Definitely not a Xmas story, July 1, 2008

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Jorge Frid (Mexico City) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Christmas to Die For (The Three Sisters Inn, Book 2) (Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense #75) (Mass Market Paperback)

Sit and enjoy the reading. If you're planing a long flight you could read all the book in that flight. The story is good for any age because it doesn't have curses or bad words or sex or anything scary but this is not a Xmas story.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great suspense, January 1, 2008

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Barbara Warren - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Christmas to Die For (The Three Sisters Inn, Book 2) (Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense #75) (Mass Market Paperback)

Although Rachel Hampton has survived a hit and run accident, and is able to resume helping run the Three Sisters Inn, she's still a bit wary. Was the hit and run an accident? Or did someone hit her on purpose. Then Tylor Dunn comes to stay at the Inn. He believes his grandfather was murdered, and he wants to know what happened, but no one will talk about it. His search stirs up old memories and rouses a killer, and Rachel is the intended victim.
Marta Perry always tells a good story. This is book two of her Three Sister Series, set among the Pennsylvania Amish Community. A Christmas To Die For is an exciting blend of romance and suspense. Now I'm looking forward to book three.