Review: Romantic Thriller!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 28, 2013
Talented Author B.J. Robinson has done it again! "The Calm Before The Storm" is not the first novel that I have read and reviewed by this author and I'm sure it won't be my last.I consider authors to be artists who share their craft through a different creative outlet than painters. When I came across this quote by Henry Ward Beecher, I thought of Ms. Robinson..."Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures." This is exactly what she has done in this very touching "fictional" novel. I have put the word fictional in quotation marks because Ms. Robinson opens her heart and soul in her Author's Note at the very beginning of her book. She is well aware of the sorrow and pain that comes with the untimely death of loved ones and she adeptly weaves this thread of truth into her fictional mystery/romance novel.One of the main characters, Vera Minette, returns to her Louisiana home after running away six years earlier from a painful romantic experience with her teenage sweetheart, Douglass Stevens. Abruptly leaving with no chance for him to clear the air, Vera is forced to return due to the severity of her younger's sister medical condition. Suffering from anorexia nervosa, Brigitt is at death's door. Vera crosses paths with Douglass at the hospital as he has remained friends with Brigitt over the past six years. A series of mysterious deaths and accidents ensue and Vera and Douglass make every effort to get to the bottom of it. It seems that nurse Sally is always around and she soon becomes their main suspect. However, there is much to unfold in this suspenseful novel with its many twists and turns. The rekindling of the romance betweeen Vera and Douglass is at the top of the list.Inspirational Author & Book Reviewer ~ Dolores AyotteI'm Not Perfect and It's Okay