I love a good mystery and
when it’s tied to a little romance that’s a book I’ll want to read. That’s why I was excited to read Denise
Hunter’s newest book Lake Season (A Bluebell Inn Romance).
Molly, Levi and Grace
Bennett are siblings whose parents had died in a tragic accident a year ago. Grace is 18 years old and set upon staying in
Bluebell. But it will take the commitment
of all three of them to fulfill their parent’s dream and turn their home into a
bed and breakfast inn. Ten months later,
their inn is about to open when their first unofficial guest Adam Bradford
walks in. Little do they know but under
their roof is the famous author, who writes under the pen name Nathaniel Quinn,
whose work Molly loves. Adam is in town
to do a little research to help him get inspired so he can write his next
bestseller. Adam is quite taken with
Molly whom he considers his muse and he gets distracted when he tries to help
Molly find the writer and recipient of a letter that’s been lost for 57
years.
That’s the background of Lake
Season, which is set in the lovely lakeside town of Bluebell, North
Carolina. My favorite character was Adam,
he was kind and caring. He was rather shy
and had some insecurities you wouldn’t expect for an accomplished writer. Molly was sweet, unpretentious, passionate and
caring. She even cared about people she
never knew. But she knew the importance
of the letter she had in her possession and wanted to get it into the hands of
the people it belonged to. I appreciated
the caring and commitment that Levi, Molly, and Grace had for one another, a self-sacrificing
love. I especially liked the
relationship between Adam and Molly. They
got to know each other and their attraction more than skin deep. I enjoyed the unfolding mystery of who Lizzie
and Ben were and what had happened to them all those years ago.
Lake Season was a story that I didn’t want to end, so I took my time
reading and savoring this story. When I
finished, I felt a little sad leaving behind the characters I had come to care
about. The characters were very likable
and the town seemed inviting and like a place I would like to visit. I loved the blend of mystery and romance. Denise Hunter is on the shortlist of
writers whose work I want to read. When
I was reading Lake Season, I thought this would be a perfect
Hallmark Channel movie.
I wish there had been more
of the character’s faith included in the story, I think it would have been a richer story.
I appreciated
that the novel was clean in content and language.
If you like a blend of romance
and mystery be sure to read Lake Season by Denise Hunter.
I would like to thank Thomas
Nelson Publishers and NetGalley for the opportunity to read a complimentary
copy of Lake Season and the opinions expressed are entirely my
own.
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