"Amusing delightful small town contemporary romance"
Kelly Atwood was looking forward to her honeymoon with her
new husband Raymond when she found the cocaine in his
suitcase all because she needed shoe space. Raymond
slapped her, but Kelly threw a left hook that connected,
knocking her husband unconscious. She insures he still
breaths than flees the scene of her one punch KO, knowing
she will annul her marriage to this con artist drug
dealer. On a bus to Seattle, she meets talkative
beautician Myrtle Crabtree, who persuades her to hide out
for now in her hometown of Paradise, Washington. Sam Grayson recently returned to Paradise after a failed
romance and because he was just weary of big city legal
experience. However, rest and recuperation is not on the
cards from the moment he sets eyes on Kelly. Not only his
libido has gone off the Richter Scale, but also her recent
past arrives full throttle. As Sam tries to keep his
beloved safe, Kelly also wants to keep her loved ones (Sam,
Myrtle, and other townsfolk) unharmed from the thugs that
threaten everyone even at the cost of her own life. TALK OF THE TOWN has some suspense and even a few legal
elements, but for the most part is an amusing delightful
small town contemporary romance. The lead couple is a
charming duet and the eccentrics that make up Paradise are
a humorous lot. Though the intrigue seems out of place
inside the town, Suzanne MacPherson provides audiences with
a fun tale that will make the author the talk of the sub-
genre. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted July 29, 2003
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