Product Description

Physically depleted and at a crossroads in her personal life, popular TV-personality Faythe Hamilton rents a lakeside cabin in Vermont for a much-needed vacation. Her first day in town, Faythe receives unsolicited warnings from the locals to stay away from her neighbor, which only rouses her curiosity.

Deanna Moore, a successful illustrator, has dedicated her life to her work and her family. Beleagured by accusations stemming from an event she is powerless to explain or defend, Deanna lives a solitary life. When she meets Faythe she is reluctantly attracted to her, but she fears Faythe will not be able to see beyond the rumors.

This is a story of hurt and betrayal, but also of trust and endurance as two women struggle to show faith and dare to love.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #93832 in Books
• Published on: 2009-06-16
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 186 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9781602820807
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Customer Reviews

This Gun's not loaded.
After having just finished this book, I reminded myself of some of her earlier works that held such promise. While the writing style is effective, the central characters just don't 'work'. There is no plausible reason why Fathye and Deanna accept their circumstances and can't figure out how to deal with them. And for Deanna to so easily forgive the outrage caused by one of the secondary characters is delusional in the real world. Gun could have delved deeper into that story thread, but it would have added another 50 pages to the book.

And something is going on at Bold Stroke Books. The line editing is becoming sloppy, with several transposed verbs and pronouns, not just in this work, but in several recently published books. That caused some distraction. Used to be there was NEVER an issue with the line editing from BSB, a great standard that other publishers couldn't match.

Overall, the book is okay...but Gun is better than okay.

It's autumn and Romance in Vermont !!!

I have such fun reading this author's romances. This new novel touches on several serious issues. Career burnout, autism, defamation, small town ostracism, parental terrorism and family dysfunction on many layers.

Luckily for thirty-two year old Deanna and twenty-nine year old Faythe they find each other at the perfect moment in time and both recognize that their lives can become all they want them to be starting with each other.

I loved all the local flavour of the Vermont setting. And especially enjoyed getting an update on Carolyn Black from the author's earlier novel 'Course of Action'.

Success is in the Eye of the Beholder
Faythe Hamilton, from the outside looking in, is very successful. But she's not happy. She doesn't have love in her life, she doesn't like being a morning talk show host. She wants more. Shocking everyone from her parents to her agent, Faythe decides to take a few months off to `find herself' and make some decisions about what she wants to do next. In reality, she wants to write. Her father freaks out, her mother is concerned, and her agent is worried about her paycheck. Faythe makes plans to stay at her aunt's cabin for her time alone and can't wait to get away.

Next door to her aunt's cabin is artist Deanna Moore. Deanna doesn't venture out much because she is ostracized by the townsfolk. She was unwittingly mixed up in a scandal associated with the mayor's daughter, Savannah. Savannah's mother, a woman with a lot of power, came at Deanna with both guns blaring.

When Faythe and Deanna meet, the artist is immediately distrustful of the reporter for obvious reasons. However, Faythe does her best to convince Deanna that she can be trusted. The two fall into a complicated friendship that has the potential to be much more. The only question is how much either of them is willing to concede to the other.

Bottom Line - If you've liked Gun Brooke's other books, you'll love this one. The characters are fun, the story is just complicated enough to keep the reader thinking, the setting is beautiful, and the supporting cast is a hoot.