Good Book! Easy and fast read. First time I read this author and would read again
Meh. I have never read this author before, though I have a lot of her books on my TBR pile.
The story concerns a murder that happened in the town of Truly around 20 years ago. The murder/suicide devastates the children of 2 families, and one of them, who is a true crime writer, comes back to town to write the story of what happened.
She falls in love with the man whose mother killed her own mother. And does not tell him who she is. For most of the book.
It's not a terribly dark book, despite the murder angle, but there were a few things that bugged me. There was a thread with a secondary character that was never developed and things wrapped up just a little too neatly.
Not a challenging read, but one to pass some time.

Karen B. (
SciFiFan) - Land O Lakes, FL wrote on 6/28/2008...
This is a good, light-hearted, fun summer read. Enjoyable!

Patricia B. (
pbahr) wrote on 6/21/2008...
I enjoyed this book and Rachel Gibson is a fun romance author to read.
Maddie is determined to uncover the untold story about the town's sordid past�"her past. As a child, Maddie lost everything, and now she's back at the scene of the scandal�"a local establishment that's always belonged to the Hennessys�"determined to uncover the truth, and nothing is going to stand in her way. Especially not a black-haired, blue-eyed Hennessy.
Everyone in Truly knows that the Hennessy men are irresistible, and the current owner, Mick, is no exception. His late father was a skirt-chasing heartbreaker who ended up causing disaster for two families. So far, Mick's managed to keep the ladies in line, but when he claps eyes on Maddie, with her luscious curves and tempting lips, he can't resist getting tangled up with her.
But Maddie is keeping secrets, not the least of which is her true reason for being in town. And when Mick discovers what‘s really going on, there is going to be a whole lot of trouble in Truly.
Maddie is determined to the uncover the story of the town's sordid past-her past. As a child she lost everything, now she plans to write a book about the scandal and all it involves. And it involves a certain black-haired, blue-eyed Mick Hennessy. Of course the two become tangled up together but Maddie is keeping secrets and Mick won't like them when he finds out. A steamy fast-paced romance.
MADDIE DUPREE ISN'T IN TRULY, IDAHO, LOOKING FOR A HUSBAND, A BOYFRIEND OR ANYTHING IN BETWEEN.
Maddie is determined to uncover the untold story about the town's sordid past--her past. As a child, Maddie lost everything, and now she's back at the scene of the scandal--a local establishment that's always belonged to the Hennessys--determined to uncover the truth, and nothing is going to stand in her way. Especially not a black-haired, blue-eyed Hennessy.
Everyone in Truly knows that the Hennessy men are irresistible, and the current owner, Mick, is no exception. His late father was a skirt-chasing heartbreaker who ended up causing disaaster to two families. So far, Mick's managed to keep the ladies in line, but when he claps eyes on Maddie, with her luscious curves and tempting lips, he can't resist getting tangled up with her.
But Maddie is keeping secrets, not the least of which is her true reason for being in town. And when Mick discovers what's really going on there is going to be a whole lote of trouble in Truly.