Review: A great short read.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 20, 2010
originally posted at: [...].Inspirational and suspense--what a great combination in Ms. Hall's short novella, Southern Comfort.When you first meet Beth McDonald, you find she is a public defender hiding out in Texas. The work she's been doing has made her calloused. She didn't seem to feel a thing at what happened to her clients or the victims. She merely went through the motions. Yet you don't dislike Beth, you really have to feel for her situation. She'd left New York cutting all ties. Not even her family knew where she was. It was safer that way. She has a lot to overcome by the end of the story. Her safety, her soul and her heart.Sherriff Clint Fischer is attracted to Beth from the moment she walks into his office but he is even more intrigued by the story she tells of her past in NY and the people who might be after her. Or is it all in her mind. At first glance, Clint doesn't seem much different than any other small town Texas sheriff, but as the story progresses his true character unfolds with his quirks, his faith, his hurts and his desires.Ms. Hall's writing is sharp and clean. She writes an intriguing short romantic suspense (which isn't easy to do) and within it she intertwines an inspirational of faith and trust. If I had to list a disappointment, it would be that I wished the author had slowed down and given more time to the romance and the suspense. Even so--it was very well done. A great short read.