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A Harbor Secret #1
The Tunnels
Harbor Springs, a tiny resort town in northern Michigan that serves as the summertime playground of the wealthy, famous, and sometimes infamous.
Starting a new business with her aunt, the fiercely independent Kylie Branson moves to town and unwittingly purchases for her home what had once been the summer stomping grounds of the notorious Purple Gang of Detroit. Soon she finds herself getting into predicament after predicament. Fortunately for Kylie, local fire chief Jason Lange always seems to show up at the right moment to rescue her. Unfortunately for Chief Lange, Kylie isn't the kind of girl that believes in being rescued.
When Kylie's puppy gets stranded in an old air shaft in the woods, Kylie soon discovers that she may have gotten more than she bargained for when she purchased her home. Could the local lore about what was once Club Manitou be true? Kylie won't rest until she has learned the whole story.
Starting a new business with her aunt, the fiercely independent Kylie Branson moves to town and unwittingly purchases for her home what had once been the summer stomping grounds of the notorious Purple Gang of Detroit. Soon she finds herself getting into predicament after predicament. Fortunately for Kylie, local fire chief Jason Lange always seems to show up at the right moment to rescue her. Unfortunately for Chief Lange, Kylie isn't the kind of girl that believes in being rescued.
When Kylie's puppy gets stranded in an old air shaft in the woods, Kylie soon discovers that she may have gotten more than she bargained for when she purchased her home. Could the local lore about what was once Club Manitou be true? Kylie won't rest until she has learned the whole story.
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First published June 17, 2016
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About the author
Kristie Dickinson
14 books18 followersKristie lives in Orange County, CA and works as an official court reporter when she isn't writing about the perfect man. She has earned degrees in both dance and business and took a break from court reporting to dance professionally all over the world. She has also worked as a professional model and actress.
Since moving to California, she has become a whale naturalist and volunteers on some of the whale watching boats.
Her hobbies include tennis, running, eating chocolate, whale watching, hiking, and animal rescue.
Since moving to California, she has become a whale naturalist and volunteers on some of the whale watching boats.
Her hobbies include tennis, running, eating chocolate, whale watching, hiking, and animal rescue.
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Displaying 1 - 7 of 7 reviews
December 5, 2018
I'm not much for romance novels, but I'm a total pushover for a mystery, especially one that reaches into the past! I've been reading a lot of heavy novels lately, so this one was a refreshing break. There's plenty of breezy dialogue and interesting characters, but the focal point is our protagonist, Kylie Branson's new home. It carries enough secrets and stories to count as a character on it's own. I enjoyed the unfolding of everyone's stories.
April 30, 2020
Not gonna lie, I wasn't expecting much from this book when I decided to give it a try via Audible Escape. To my surprise, I was utterly charmed by the intriguing story and lovable characters; I also appreciated the humor. Honestly the only thing keeping me from giving this five stars is that it wasn't longer! There was so much going on, three or four different couples and all their personal drama, that it felt like we just skimmed the surface. There was enough material for a full-length novel here, maybe more than one. It's actually a testament to Dickinson's skill that it didn't feel rushed or crammed, just...small, I guess. So yeah, I really enjoyed this book and wish it could have been more fleshed out.
April 18, 2019
Audible:A good story with some romance,mystery and maybe a bit of magic. Kylee buys a house that was once a restaurant run by the mob.There are tunnels under it and now its secrets are coming to light. Jack de Golia was a fine narrator.I was given this book by the narrator,author or publisher free for an honest review.
June 27, 2020
Harbor Springs a summer playground town for the rich, a house that has a past of a gang residing there. Secrets of the past still linger, much to the dismay of Kylie when things keep happening. Fire Chief Jason seems to be close by when she needs help. Cute romance, and good narration. Given audio for my voluntary review and my honest opinion
August 1, 2021
A quick and easy read with like-able characters
January 7, 2017
Let me start with two items unrelated to the story proper:
1) I know the author
2) This is not the kind of fiction I typically read (technically I listened to this as an audiobook).
With that preamble I will start with the positives for this book. I think the story moves at a brisk pace, but not rushed. The historical parts are interesting with out going overboard with what would effectively be superfluous details.The characters are presented with enough depth to know who they are, with out either going into unrelated (and unneeded) details. No character is overdeveloped related to its import to the story.
Where this book missed for me is in two aspects. While sufficiently developed I found the characters very predictable in how they fit into their story element; I did not feel there were aspects of the characters that had sufficient mystery to leave me surprised with how they developed in conjunction with the story. The other aspect is that the story had no particular hooks that managed to catch on. In all fairness as I stated above this is not my kind of fiction, so this is certainly a YMMV comment on the story.
1) I know the author
2) This is not the kind of fiction I typically read (technically I listened to this as an audiobook).
With that preamble I will start with the positives for this book. I think the story moves at a brisk pace, but not rushed. The historical parts are interesting with out going overboard with what would effectively be superfluous details.The characters are presented with enough depth to know who they are, with out either going into unrelated (and unneeded) details. No character is overdeveloped related to its import to the story.
Where this book missed for me is in two aspects. While sufficiently developed I found the characters very predictable in how they fit into their story element; I did not feel there were aspects of the characters that had sufficient mystery to leave me surprised with how they developed in conjunction with the story. The other aspect is that the story had no particular hooks that managed to catch on. In all fairness as I stated above this is not my kind of fiction, so this is certainly a YMMV comment on the story.
April 3, 2017
I finished it LOVED the peaple and the story line of this book would Love to read more of her book and suggest that others to read her work :)))))))
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