Review: Hot Gossip
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 22, 2013
Early on it is clear that Janine, the heroine in Hot Gossip, has a dark past she’s trying to escape and is doing this by living a hermit’s existence in rural Ireland. As her past dribbles out the main story conflict comes into sharper focus as the reader starts to ask a few questions. Will she be able to avoid her ex-husband and his minions (putting that failed relationship behind her isn’t as easy as she’d like)? What happened to Jake, who Janine had fallen in love with before his death, and will she be able to move past her memory of her almost-too-good-to-believe memories of their romance to find love again? And if she does, will it be with Mick, the handsome single father with a dark past of his own, or Brian, the friend who would obviously be interested in more?All of these questions and working toward the answers combine into a solid story. However, it is another storyline, Janine’s relationship with Mick’s daughter, Nelia, that I found the most interesting and, in many ways, their interactions drove the rest of the story.**Originally written for "Books and Pals" book blog. May have received a free review copy. **