When a prominent senator is murdered in his own home, his daughter Shona Tremaine becomes the prime suspect in his death. Only her estranged husband, Geoff, and younger sister, Karah Lee, believe in her innocence — until an attempt on Shona's own life clears her name.
Who would want her dead? As Shona and Geoff work together to solve the mystery, they uncover a web of deceit and corruption in her father's life — and discover the love they thought they'd lost.
But will their renewed commitment be enough to save Shona's life?
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READY FOR THE NEW YEAR?
At this time of year, we have just finished reflecting on Christmas, when God gave us the greatest Gift ever possible. Now our thoughts are to the new year, with its upcoming rewards and challenges. Many of us will once again come up with New Year’s resolutions. This year I’m going to stick to my diet. This year I’m going to get into shape. This year I’m going to break that 5-minute mile. Okay, okay; it’s been a LONG time since I had that New Year’s resolution. And many will once again fail to live up to those resolutions, with their often unrealistic expectations. But enough about that.
Cheryl has chosen her word for the new year. It is solace. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, solace means:
1. comfort in grief: alleviation of grief or anxiety
2. a source of relief or consolation
Rather than discouraging anyone, our prayer for you is that God will grant you solace as you face the new year's rewards and challenges.
Another great story set in Missouri. Mystery, intrigue and political drama shape this story. Someone is targeting political figures but no one seems to know who or why.
Could Shona Tremiane have had a more complete life than she was living? Communication would be the key to a better life with her mother, her sister Karah Lee, and her husband Geoff. She already lost the chance to reconcile with her mother before she died and now there would be a lingering fight with her father. Will she continue to loose the ones she loves or will she realize that politics just might be the reason her life is so miserable. Hopefully she'll give up her career and life in politics or is there another solution.... Loved this one!!
I'd give this novel 3 and half stars if they let us give half stars. The suspense plot is good. The characters are developed fairly well. In the end, it makes sense that people end up where they are ... but it is probably better if you have read the series (which I admit, I have not read the whole series) because some pieces are missing here. It feels as if some of the 'romance' is underplayed. But I would rather have a good suspense with a weak romance than the other way around. Not bad.
I enjoyed the book - the clean writing, the characters, the story line. I thought when I started this book that these in the hideaway series were not in any order. But I felt like the author was writing as if we had known them already, and I found that annoying. I also thought the whodunit part of the book was sort of weak and pushed aside, not written as #1 priority of the story. Still, considering the other books I've read lately, this was far superior.
This book is more of a 3.5, for me. I liked the mystery and felt the characters were developed, except for Shona and Geoff. For such major characters I think they had the least amount of development. I just didn't get Shona's coldness toward her husband when she had already said she wanted to try to reconcile.
The book is more mystery than romance. The suspense was really good from the first murder scene to finding out who did it and why. There are plenty of suspects to keep you guessing. I would have preferred more chemistry between Shona and Geoff.