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Sacred Love (Arabesque)

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A GOOD READ, HOWEVER I FELT IT WAS MORE OF A WHO-DONE-IT THAN A CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE. THE IDEA THAT THE HUSBAND AND WIFE WORKED TOGETHER SHOWED THEIR LOVE FOR EACH OTHER. MAYBE I MISSED THE POINT.

I will admit at times the book did tend to drag. I still kept reading it because I wanted to know who committed the crime. Family full of greedy, selfish people. All except Bailey Walker and her husband. Bailey is a loving wife and mother who has a catering business. By her family she is seen as the Goody Two shoes. Perfect to take the fall for a crime. The book is mysterious. My only complaint, the book had a strange ending.

I enjoy reading about a husband and wife still in love and wanting to work through whatever difficulties that can arise in a long term relationship. This is my first book by Shelby Lewis, I found the protectiveness of Sam Walker for his wife Bailey to be truly gallant. Sam and Bailey thought they would have a nice getaway after she received a letter from her eccentric and rich uncle Fred to visit for the weekend, they were both looking forward to renewing the bond in their marriage. However, this proves to be a true who-done-it when Uncle Fred comes up dead and Bailey is a suspect. Sam and Bailey are amateur crime buffs and have helped solve a couple of cases, but this one has more at stake for them both, their entire future together is on the line. The cast of offbeat relatives add to the mystery. BET needs a new line of romance books, this book is short on romance and long on suspense.

I didn't consider this a romance at all. Too many cardboard characters and too many references to other mystery writers and mystery books. The writer may be a myster fan but I am not. I had a hard time caring about any of the characters in this book. If I had to read one more time about how large the main character's husband was I could scream. What was this guy? A brick wall? Boring.