Book description:
After Lisa Grant loses her job at a Lexington, Ky., law firm in this seductive romantic thriller from bestseller Robards (Pursuit), she heads home to Grayson Springs, a once thriving Kentucky horse farm, owned by her mother, who's dying from ALS. Lisa becomes a research assistant for former crush Scott Buchanan, the Lexington-Fayette County DA. While she initially finds Scott's grumpy personality unappealing, she begins to feel differently after looking into a cold case: the inexplicable disappearance of Michael and Angela Garcia and their two children, Tony and Marisa, in 1981. Astonishingly, Lisa discovers that both a treasured childhood doll and herself as a young girl resemble Marisa. Lisa's informal investigation leads to dangerous repercussions, including an act of arson at Grayson Springs, in which she and her mother almost perish. Scott's timely rescue tightens their budding relationship as the action builds to a startling if far-fetched conclusion. (Mar.)
After Lisa Grant loses her job at a Lexington, Ky., law firm in this seductive romantic thriller from bestseller Robards (Pursuit), she heads home to Grayson Springs, a once thriving Kentucky horse farm, owned by her mother, who's dying from ALS. Lisa becomes a research assistant for former crush Scott Buchanan, the Lexington-Fayette County DA. While she initially finds Scott's grumpy personality unappealing, she begins to feel differently after looking into a cold case: the inexplicable disappearance of Michael and Angela Garcia and their two children, Tony and Marisa, in 1981. Astonishingly, Lisa discovers that both a treasured childhood doll and herself as a young girl resemble Marisa. Lisa's informal investigation leads to dangerous repercussions, including an act of arson at Grayson Springs, in which she and her mother almost perish. Scott's timely rescue tightens their budding relationship as the action builds to a startling if far-fetched conclusion. (Mar.)
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My Thoughts:
I have a friend who loves Karen Robard and that is the only reason I
picked this book up in the first place. I realize that I am unusual when I say
that if a book doesn’t grab my attention right away, I rarely finish it. I have
this book on Kindle so I can’t say how many pages it took, but I will say that
I was 61% of the way through it before it finally caught my attention. I almost
put it down a million times but my friend kept insisting that the author is
worth the journey. I was riveted after that particular point in the book and
literally walked around with it in my hands until I finished it. However, I
would never have finished it if not for the recommendation.
I understand
that she is a very talented writer but this book simply took too much time to
warm me up. I can usually finish a book in two or three days, depending on my
schedule, but this one took me a very long time to get through. If you enjoy
descriptive journeys and books that meander slowly like a stream through a
mountainside, then you may enjoy this more than I did. But if you prefer a
thrilling ride through the rapids, this will not keep you up at night turning
pages. I gave it three out of five stars.
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