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A mystery which is actually surprising!, March 30, 2006
This review is from: Fool's Gold (Mass Market Paperback)
Tyler Braxton is visiting his sister Maggie in sleepy Goldstone, Nevada. Maggie is convinced that her husband Carl, who has become distant, is having an affair, and asks for Brax's help in getting Carl to toe the line.
But each conversation with Carl results in more questions than answers. Brax knows that something is going on, but he is not sure it has to do with another woman. Of course, the fact that Carl has sexy Simone Chandler as a pen pal piques his interest. Simone is well known for her on-line erotica site, and it appears that she has penned a rather explicit story that has Brax's blood boiling. The chemistry between the two is very hot and endearing when he stands up to her snobbish celebrity mother.
When Carl suddenly ends up dead, like any good sheriff on vacation, Brax jumps into the fold to help in the investigation, which is quickly showing signs of foul play. Could there be a murder among the quirky people of Goldstone?
Skully manages to keep the identity of the killer as well as the reason under wraps until the last reel. I felt the story dragged until the murder, so it was not quite as strong as its predecessor, "Sex & the Serial Killer." Skully makes mention of characters and a murder that happened in the first story that just seem clunky and out of place here, since it does nothing to progress the plotline. But if you discount those, you have a solid romantic mystery which does actually manage to surprise the reader.
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A "Keeper"., December 26, 2005
This review is from: Fool's Gold (Mass Market Paperback)
Tyler "Brax" Braxton is a sheriff in Cottonmouth, California. When he receives a frantic phone call from his sister, Maggie Felman, he decides to use some vacation time and visit her. Maggie believes her husband of ten years, Carl, is having an affair and plans to leave her. Brax arrives in Goldstone, Nevada, and cannot believe his eyes. Goldstone is like a ghost town. The nearest grocery store is thirty miles away and all the buildings fell to ruin during a fire catastrophe and then a flood catastrophe long ago - never to be rebuilt. Brax can't figure out how the few people that reside in Goldstone exists.
As Brax and Carl chat in the only local bar, Brax finds his attention riveted by hot Simone Chandler. Then he learns that she earns her living by writing erotica fantasies for internet clients. Of course, his own imagination jumps to life. He soon realizes that people came to Goldstone to forget or be forgotten. Brax has plenty he would like to forget and found the idea fascinating. One thing is for sure, he finds Simone VERY fascinating and is soon finding time see her. All is going well, until Carl turns up murdered.
Simone may live in a trailer and write erotica for a living, but everyone in the small town knows she would never harm a fly. Not even the sleazy Jason Lafoote, who is trying to get the permits needed to open a gambling resort in the area. But then the most horrible thing possible happens, her MOTHER comes to visit with the intention of making Simone move back home!
***** Romance, humor, mystery, hot scenes, and suspense ... it's all in here. HQN struck gold (no pun intended) when they got a contract with author Jennifer Skully. As much as I liked her previous book "Sex and the Serial Killer", I enjoyed this one even more! This is one novel you will not trade into a used a book store. It will head straight to you Keeper Shelf to be enjoyed again at a later date. Wonderful story that I highly recommend to all. *****
Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.
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Not your typical romance, December 20, 2005
This review is from: Fool's Gold (Mass Market Paperback)
I bought this book because it was listed under the mystery section. 1/2 way through the book I discovered, to my shock, that it was a Harlequin romance. I have to admit that I finished the book and am now planning on buying the author's other novels. This is not your usual romance.
I was enthralled with the book cover to cover and did not see the 'who done it' until they were revealed. I loved the not-so-perfect characters and laughed my way through the book. The sex scenes were pretty steamy and put me in mind of some of my favorite authors. At the same time they did not dominate the book.
Jennifer Skully is definately on my list of authors to keep an eye on!
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