Review: Stepping back in time to the end of World War II
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 22, 2011
I really enjoyed the fast-pace and riveting mystery of Burning Hearts. It took me back to the time when World War II had just ended. I felt as if I was there in every scene in Long Island, 1946, sitting in diners, listening to the gum-smacking dialogue of secondary characters, and smelling the aromas of this quaint town with its downtown and uptown people. As I read it I felt as though I was watching a movie.The author makes you identify with the main character, Erica Brogna, right down to her need to straighten the seams along the backs of her nylons. I felt what it was like to walk in the character's penny loafers. The hero, Lorne Kincaid, rides into town on a Harley Davidson, and he's a man bruised emotionally from seeing his buddies die in the war. But what a hero--that tall, broad shouldered young man we either want to fall in love with or have our daughter's marry.Right from page one I was hooked. Loved all the attention to detail that wasn't intrusive on the story. The plot kept me guessing until the very last chapter who the murderer was.Burning Hearts was a delightful, suspenseful romp, and had me rooting for the hero and heroine all the way through.If you like a good murder mystery, with a sense of non-to-distant history, and a warm romance, then I highly recommend this book to you.