Review: Slow summer burn
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 9, 2013
This book, last in the 'Star Harbour' series brought back some of the characters from 'Blaze of Winter' in this Cape Cod town.  Theo Grayson is collecting a writing award, and his family are thrilled. Cameron Stahl, who runs a boutique here and another in Boston, comes to the ceremony.  She can't relax, thinking of her demanding schedule.  Val Grayson, Theo's brother, spots her alone and persuades her to dance; life should have some fun in it.Val goes back to his own demanding DEA job, which tracks drug shipments. A trail leads to Star Harbour at present, and someone with funds is shipping large amounts of chemical drugs through the quiet town. Congressman Kirkland, prominent at the writers' awards, is suspect.  Cameron keeps shuttling between her two shops, changing seasonal inventory and preparing for summer. She's making money, but she has no time left for a relationship. Then she runs into Val again and life suddenly holds possibilities.I liked Cameron, a trust fund girl weary of charity suppers, restrictive family and society chatter, who wants to make her own mark. Val is something of an enigma, an isolating career having left its imprint on his character. The wealthy Cameron seems out of his reach. There's a clam beach party, boat fishing and other activities fill the summer, along with a sizzling adult love affair. A pirate treasure legend has been strung out through the series as well as drug shipping.  Cameron and Val's relationship falters, as she realises that he could just be using her to get to the Congressman.The last of four books wraps up the ends and Star Harbour fans will enjoy it.