Review: Long Simmering Spring, A Review for the Blog Bodice Rippers, Femme Fatales and Fantasy
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 13, 2013
For those of you who have been keeping up with Star Harbor, Elisabeth Barrett's Long Simmering Spring tells the story of Cole Greyson, the Baddest Bad Boy of the Greyson Clan..Julie Kensington grew up in Star Harbor, she was the studious girl, the girl with the goals and the girl with just a wee crush on Cole Greyson. But at 14 she knew he was way to wild for her and even then she was smart enough to figure out that this was the boy who could break her heart. Now she's all grown up and the town doctor and Cole Greyson is making his move.Cole Greyson, the wild child of the Greyson Brothers and that is saying a lot. With four brothers who ran wild throughout Star Harbor in their teens. Now after a career in the military and three years on the force in Boston he is back and the baddest of the bad is the town Sheriff. His family is all coming home to roost and Cole is dealing with his PTSD.. life is good all except for one thing. Pretty Julie Kensington still won't give him the time of day.Ms Barrett does another great telling the story of a Greyson brother of Star Harbor.. Cole and Julie are slowly reconnecting and adjusting to living life in the small town they grew up in. Things are going pretty good between them and life is sweet.. Until Julie steps up to help a high school friend who is in an abusive relationship and the ex keeps coming after her. Leaving her constantly under attack and making Cole start to fear for her welfare.. slowly bringing back his PTSD symptoms until he has troubles dealing with it.Add to that the mystery of just who is shipping drugs through Star Harbor, who is the master mind and how is he/she getting away with it. This part of the story arc has been going on throughout all three books and ties nicely with a story about the town cop.. Ms Barrett offers a nice twist on the whodunit aspect.. She also does a wonderful tease on the keys.. tweaking the readers curiosity about what is going on with them..This is a really good series and a perfect read for those sumptuous spring evenings..ShauniThis review is based on the ARC of Long Simmering Spring, provided by netgalley