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Mustang Sally Trilogy #1
Restore My Heart
Sally Clay desperately needs her auto restoration business to succeed. When her best customer commits suicide and his son brings her a car to appraise, Sally suspects shady dealings. After one of her employees is murdered, Sally realizes it's too late to back out of the investigation she's stumbled into, and apparently too late for her heart, as well.
439 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published March 1, 2007
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Cheryl Norman
42 books29 followersCheryl Norman lives in northeast Florida with her husband and spoiled dog Nova. Their modest home in the woods is a perfect retreat for writing romance novels and cookbooks. She blogs at hastytastymeals.com but has retired from writing.
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March 16, 2012
I'm biased because I wrote this book, but I can't help it. I love the hero, the heroine, and all the characters. They're "family" to me.
November 3, 2011
I liked the cars mostly. And a strong female character who knew what she was talking about when it comes to them.
November 19, 2020
This book has been in my Nook library since 2013 when it was free to download from Barnes and Noble. I thought it would be more of a mystery, and it was more of a romance.
It was entertaining; but, I took away a star because I am reluctant to recommend it to friends due to the graphic nature of some of the sex scenes.
It was entertaining; but, I took away a star because I am reluctant to recommend it to friends due to the graphic nature of some of the sex scenes.
February 16, 2018
Really enjoyed this book. Will be checking out other books by Cheryl Norman.
September 28, 2010
3.5 stars. Good mystery story. Wonderful character development. The weak parts were the conflicts between hero and heroine.
REVIEWER’S OPINON:
The story was good, an unfolding mystery with murder and secrets, and of course, there was a developing romance. I loved the following characters: Sally, Joe, Grandma, Justin and Ellen. One of the characters had a surprising redemption during the story. There were a couple of other interesting plot surprises.
One part bothered me. I have never liked it when the heroine says to herself, I expect him to leave later and I don’t want to get hurt so I’m not going to let myself get involved. Sally was thinking this early on, and then Joe was doing something similar later in the story. Joe’s version was that he had to return to his job in another city, and he didn’t want to hurt Sally so he refused her advances. This wasn’t a big deal to me, but it was somewhat annoying. In some stories, this might work, but usually I prefer heroes and heroines who follow their hearts instead of their (inaccurate) fears.
STORY BRIEF:
Leo is dead. The police believe it is suicide. Joe (Leo’s son) believes it is murder and is looking for evidence of who and why. Something is going on related to selling fraudulent antique classic cars. Joe takes one of the classic cars to Sally who runs an auto repair and restoration service. She discovers something fraudulent about the car. Someone tries to kill Sally, Joe and others. A subplot involves Sally being injured nine years earlier and walking with a limp. She and her father are having problems related to her injury.
DATA:
Story length: 442 pages. Sexual language: mild. Number of sex scenes: 2. Length of sex scenes: 4 and 4.5 pages. Setting: current day Louisville area in Kentucky. Copyright: 2007. Genre: romantic mystery with some suspense.
OTHER BOOKS:
To date, I’ve read one other book by Cheryl Norman. My 4.5 star review of “Reclaim My Life” Copyright 2009 was posted 8-31-09.
REVIEWER’S OPINON:
The story was good, an unfolding mystery with murder and secrets, and of course, there was a developing romance. I loved the following characters: Sally, Joe, Grandma, Justin and Ellen. One of the characters had a surprising redemption during the story. There were a couple of other interesting plot surprises.
One part bothered me. I have never liked it when the heroine says to herself, I expect him to leave later and I don’t want to get hurt so I’m not going to let myself get involved. Sally was thinking this early on, and then Joe was doing something similar later in the story. Joe’s version was that he had to return to his job in another city, and he didn’t want to hurt Sally so he refused her advances. This wasn’t a big deal to me, but it was somewhat annoying. In some stories, this might work, but usually I prefer heroes and heroines who follow their hearts instead of their (inaccurate) fears.
STORY BRIEF:
Leo is dead. The police believe it is suicide. Joe (Leo’s son) believes it is murder and is looking for evidence of who and why. Something is going on related to selling fraudulent antique classic cars. Joe takes one of the classic cars to Sally who runs an auto repair and restoration service. She discovers something fraudulent about the car. Someone tries to kill Sally, Joe and others. A subplot involves Sally being injured nine years earlier and walking with a limp. She and her father are having problems related to her injury.
DATA:
Story length: 442 pages. Sexual language: mild. Number of sex scenes: 2. Length of sex scenes: 4 and 4.5 pages. Setting: current day Louisville area in Kentucky. Copyright: 2007. Genre: romantic mystery with some suspense.
OTHER BOOKS:
To date, I’ve read one other book by Cheryl Norman. My 4.5 star review of “Reclaim My Life” Copyright 2009 was posted 8-31-09.
November 6, 2011
Omg I love the book all the characters and everything in it. The ending had me in tears and happiness at the end of it. This is one of the best books I have read in a long time. I am so getting ready to get the other two and start reading them right away! I couldn’t lay it down and I was amazed because some of the other “free” books on Kindle were awful and extremely hard to read. I praise Cheryl Norman for a great book!
November 27, 2012
I am reading this book now (have had it for a while) and I can't put it down! I am enjoying the characters and I love old cars. I don't know much about them, but this book is FUN! The characters are fun and great! I can't wait to read the end! I just found out this is a trilogy... I need the next one soon!
July 17, 2008
I love this book AND it's author. The characters are so believable. Cars and writing are right up my alley, and Cheryl brings the story to life with a captivating enthusiam. I can't wait to read more of her work!
March 15, 2010
I fell in love with the characters. I also have had a 'secret' love of old cars but never the knowledge to work on them. I hated putting the book down and couldn't wait to get back to reading it. Cheryl certainly brought every aspect of the book to life.
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February 17, 2014
A cute little read. Don't worry you don't need to know anything about classic cars just need to enjoy a bit of romance suspense and murdervall rolled into one. Will look forward to reading more in this series
July 4, 2008
fantastic book!
September 28, 2009
loved the characters and this for me was a page turner. Gobbled it up!
August 13, 2011
Loved it! Good mystery, good romance. I highly recommend it, and plan on finding more Cheryl Norman books to read!
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