Synopsis

Jocelyn Kross always imagined her life differently—more loft in Upper Eastside Manhattan, less burned down house in small town Montana. Her temporary digs aren’t much better, a tiny apartment off the side of someone’s house. When the owner turns out to be her sworn enemy, Cade Warner, it’s just the rotten cherry on her terrible day.

Strange things are happening in Strawberry Lake Estates. Cade cannot afford to be distracted by his new neighbor, someone he’s known his whole life, and yet doesn’t really know at all. When Cade’s employee turns up dead, solving the sudden crime wave in their town turns a lot more personal.

As Jocelyn and Cade work together to solve the murder and help their town, they look pasts old grudges and see each other in a new light. When the investigation puts their lives in jeopardy, they find love sometimes comes in the most inconvenient ways.

Review

This is the second book in the series and this follows Jocelyn’s journey to a new life after her home burned down in the first book. She has an adorable daughter Katie, a horrible ex-husband Nate, and several good friends that help support her during this crazy time. Then there is Cade. He was one of her closest friends growing up until Nate entered the picture. Nate is a jerk and a liar and I’m sure he is part of the reason that Jocelyn & Cade drifted apart. However, a crazy situation has Jocelyn and Katie renting an apartment attached to the back of Cade’s home. Neither of them knew that the other would be living there since the leasing agent was a 3rd party. It made for a funny situation when they realized they would be sharing the same space (in a way).

I remember enjoying the first book and the second did not disappoint. The interactions of the characters could be humorous at times and I started to remember more from the first book as I delved further into the story.

It should be no surprise that Jocelyn and Cade end up together. But the road to that union took some time. It didn’t help that Cade wins Katie over with a snow fort and a Pac-Man game in his game room.

There are some tense situations that just added depth to the story and it was quite surprising how a mystery revealed some dastardly characters. I was quite surprised and didn’t suspect anything until certain characters were doing nefarious things.

We give it 4 paws up

About the Author

Crissy Sharp is an author, runner, and sports enthusiast. She has a special knack for avoiding cooking and cleaning so she can focus on her true love: writing. She is in awe of people who can do a one-legged king pigeon without pulling something and detests everything about fat-free cheese. Though she’ll always be a Montana girl at heart, she also loves Tennessee, where she currently lives with her husband and three children.

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