This book was shelved on the 'general fiction' classification in my local library but, when I began to read I realised that it should have been listed as a romance, albeit with a mystery twist. The publisher, ChocLit, describes itself as a publisher of romantic fiction and many of the authors they publish are members of the Romantic Novelists Association (RNA).
Cordelia (Lia) Thompson is living happily in the USA, with her fiancé, when her grandmother dies back in Lia's native Norfolk. She comes home to sort out her grandmother's affairs, her life takes a different path from the one she expects. She meets Aidan and Suzanne, old school friends who are both keeping secrets that cloud their renewed relationships. Lia learns that her grandmothers's death wasn't as uncomplicated as it first appeared and her relationship with her fiancé, visiting for Christmas from across the pond, shows cracks that Lia can't ignore.
This is the perennial story of boy meets girl, events they can't control interfere, they fall in love and ...................is it happy ever after? Well, let's just say that Lia can't seem to make up her mind whether she's a straight up, law abiding citizen or someone who can ignore - or even condone - serious law breaking. I was confused by her confusion!
Still, a good read for those who like romance tempered with a bit of mystery. Technical bits seemed well researched and the story flowed along quite nicely. Not as 'chilling' or 'passionate' as the cover suggests, but a good bit of holiday reading for all that.
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