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Welcome to Tyler #12
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The Pieces are Coming Together
Judson's trial is over, but the question remains: Who killed Margaret Ingalls? The answer lies buried deep in her daughter Alyssa's memory.... Join the residents of Tyler as they piece together forty-year-old secret of America's favorite hometown.
Judson's trial is over, but the question remains: Who killed Margaret Ingalls? The answer lies buried deep in her daughter Alyssa's memory.... Join the residents of Tyler as they piece together forty-year-old secret of America's favorite hometown.
Haunted by Dreams...
Alyssa Baron's sleep is filled with jumbled images of the night her mother died. But during the day, she's busy sparring with Edward Wocheck, who's intent on buying out the family business.
And a Man Who Never Forgot Her
Edward has loved Alyssa since they were children. He's determined to put an end to her tortured dreams. And then - business differences or no - he intends to win her heart.
304 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1993
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About the author
Marisa Carroll
81 books14 followersMarisa Carroll is the pseudonym for sisters Carol Wagner and Marian L. Franz. The sisters also write under the names Joellyn Carroll, Jo Bremer, and Malissa Carroll.
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March 9, 2024
As a capstone romance, I am just sort of meh about this, but as a series conclusion I think it works! As a historical artifact, I think this series is absolutely fascinating in its culturally specificity and the reality of the small town it portrays, when so often romance small towns are fictional idylls of cupcake shops and spas. (Which as a fantasy, I get!!) The ambition of this is really something and I'd love to see a set of contemporary authors take on this kind of challenge with an extensive series bible, as opposed to the interconnected in series name only version of this we tend to get today.
May 30, 2011
What a disappointing ending to the series! Judson's trial is over, but we still don't know who killed Margaret. Luckily, the guy just shows up in town with a slightly different name. Seriously, this was see-able a million miles away. Also, I was looking forward to the culmination of Alyssa's romance with Edward, but that's been building for about 8 books now, all that was left was to admit they loved each other. Unfortunately, Ingalls F & M is failing, and instead of saving the business Edward decides to take it over. That goes over well. But, Alyssa gets over it and they're totally in love. The End.
October 30, 2025
The final book in the Welcome to Tyler series. This book brings it all together. We find out what happened that night 40 years ago. We find out how she came to be buried by the lake. We find out EVERYTHING.
These books technically can be read as standalones, but you wouldn't be able to follow the background story - the murder of Margaret Ingalls. The romances in present time are the main story, but you'd always be wondering.
Edward has been back in town for some time now, but he and Alyssa just didn't seem to be able to click. With the revelations in this book, everything falls into place.
These books are easy reads. It's not that I read slow, it's just I read when I have time.
These books technically can be read as standalones, but you wouldn't be able to follow the background story - the murder of Margaret Ingalls. The romances in present time are the main story, but you'd always be wondering.
Edward has been back in town for some time now, but he and Alyssa just didn't seem to be able to click. With the revelations in this book, everything falls into place.
These books are easy reads. It's not that I read slow, it's just I read when I have time.
August 16, 2022
I enjoyed this. It was a pretty good wrapup to this series. It was a second chance romance and the love interests were middle aged. The mystery that has been ongoing since the first book in the series was solved, but the outcome was not completely satisfactory in my opinion. Nevertheless, I have enjoyed the series overall and am glad to have completed reading it.
April 28, 2021
Very soapy .. are all continuities like that ?
BEST book covers of a series .. with all the quilts .. imagine they sold lots of these books.
Alyssa is main figure (and Edward).
Mystery of Margaret’s death is solved.
Nice wrap-up epilogue.
BEST book covers of a series .. with all the quilts .. imagine they sold lots of these books.
Alyssa is main figure (and Edward).
Mystery of Margaret’s death is solved.
Nice wrap-up epilogue.
May 31, 2021
One of the better stories of the series but still very dated. At least I found out who killed Margaret which really was not that difficult once the character was introduced. Glad that is finished and I can get rid of the books.
March 18, 2018
What a perfect end to this 12 book series.
April 14, 2019
Great series
October 7, 2020
C+. fiction, contemporary, series, (Welcome to Tyler, #12), from stash, discard
January 3, 2015
Originally posted to Author Unpublished.
I tried so hard to like this book. I put it down, I picked it back up, ad infinum. By the time I got halfway through the book, I was bored out of my mind. You know a book just isn’t speaking to you when you get two chapters from the end and almost can’t force yourself to read the last two chapters… the part of the book that’s supposed to be the “happy ending”.
Don’t get me wrong, the writing itself wasn’t bad. The narrative was clean, easy to read, and wasn’t bogged down with an over-abundance of drama or stupid character mistakes… but the storyline just wasn’t for me. The main characters were much older than I’m used to dealing with as a romantic interest—grandparents. As someone in my early thirties. I had trouble identifying with them. Unfortunately, the mystery of Alyssa’s mother’s death just never drew me in. So much time had passed between her death and the story that I couldn’t help but wonder why it mattered at that point. Life had moved on for the characters—an entire lifetime for the main character—and it seemed inconsequential in the end.
The romance itself seemed lukewarm. Sure… Alyssa and Edward loved each other once upon a time, and those feelings were still in play decades later… but it didn’t feel like there was any real passion behind their romance. I didn’t feel as much draw (read: sexual tension) between the two as I’d come to expect from a romance. It made it hard to invest into their relationship, and frankly, the business aspect of their relationship just didn’t interest me.
In all honesty, the entire book felt lukewarm. I don’t know if it’s because my inability to identify with the older characters, the absurd amount of time between the mother’s death and the current setting, or the lack of sexual tension, but I just couldn’t bring myself to care about the story. I was bored. By the time I reached the end of the book I couldn’t bring myself to care what happened to the characters. I’m not saying that the book was badly written… but I wasn’t the appropriate audience for it. The book just wasn’t for me. Overall? Decent book, probably, but I didn’t like it. I think other readers could enjoy this book, particularly of an older age than I am, but this one won’t be going on my keeper shelf.
I tried so hard to like this book. I put it down, I picked it back up, ad infinum. By the time I got halfway through the book, I was bored out of my mind. You know a book just isn’t speaking to you when you get two chapters from the end and almost can’t force yourself to read the last two chapters… the part of the book that’s supposed to be the “happy ending”.
Don’t get me wrong, the writing itself wasn’t bad. The narrative was clean, easy to read, and wasn’t bogged down with an over-abundance of drama or stupid character mistakes… but the storyline just wasn’t for me. The main characters were much older than I’m used to dealing with as a romantic interest—grandparents. As someone in my early thirties. I had trouble identifying with them. Unfortunately, the mystery of Alyssa’s mother’s death just never drew me in. So much time had passed between her death and the story that I couldn’t help but wonder why it mattered at that point. Life had moved on for the characters—an entire lifetime for the main character—and it seemed inconsequential in the end.
The romance itself seemed lukewarm. Sure… Alyssa and Edward loved each other once upon a time, and those feelings were still in play decades later… but it didn’t feel like there was any real passion behind their romance. I didn’t feel as much draw (read: sexual tension) between the two as I’d come to expect from a romance. It made it hard to invest into their relationship, and frankly, the business aspect of their relationship just didn’t interest me.
In all honesty, the entire book felt lukewarm. I don’t know if it’s because my inability to identify with the older characters, the absurd amount of time between the mother’s death and the current setting, or the lack of sexual tension, but I just couldn’t bring myself to care about the story. I was bored. By the time I reached the end of the book I couldn’t bring myself to care what happened to the characters. I’m not saying that the book was badly written… but I wasn’t the appropriate audience for it. The book just wasn’t for me. Overall? Decent book, probably, but I didn’t like it. I think other readers could enjoy this book, particularly of an older age than I am, but this one won’t be going on my keeper shelf.
April 17, 2011
This final installment of the Welcome to Tyler series wraps up the mystery and love stories nicely. The author did a nice job of moving the book along without rushing the romance to a break neck speed that seems impossible. It was a sweet love story that reunites two high school sweethearts.
October 10, 2012
The ending is here, and a disappointment it was. After being acquitted of murder in the previous book, Judson has no desire to find out the truth. The actual murderer returns to Tyler and the family lets him get off scott free instead of turning him in. A very predictable ending.
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November 13, 2010
I did not care for this book. The leading lady was a weak person. Did not get into the story at all. Took a long time to finish.
December 15, 2012
First Murder Series I ever Read and I loved it. :)
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