Rosemary Cottage

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COBLE, COLLEEN
ROSEMARY COTTAGE

The cottage by the sea offers Amy a refuge to mourn her brother's death and perhaps even discover a new love. But what if Ben's death was no accident?

Rosemary Cottage on the Outer Banks of North Carolina has been in Amy Lang's family for generations and offers her a haven within its peaceful walls. There she hopes to discover what really happened to her brother, Ben, even as she tries to come to grips with his death in the ocean months before.

She hopes the Coast Guard team will help her find closure, but they are quick to dismiss her concerns of foul play. Everyone in Hope Beach regards the suspicious email she received as a vicious prank. When it seems discovering what happened to Ben will take longer than she expected, Amy moves her midwifery practice to Hope Beach.

Coast Guard officer Curtis Ireland may hold the key to many of her questions, but he also hides a secret that will change her world forever. And her own secrets could tear aparat the fragile love developing between them. Will Amy have the courage to put down her mask and let Curtis love her for who she is? And can they both weather the danger that threatens to destroy the most precious thing in their lives?

My Review:

published in 2013
My thanks to my public library for providing me with a copy of this retro read

Classic Coble! And that means an intricately woven suspense plot plus an emotionally complicated romance and a bevy of secondary characters who will charm or repulse or just plain confound. Love that I couldn't quite get a handle on some of the players. It seems like I always dive into a Coble suspense ready to suspect everyone! This author is great at placing strategic red herrings. I thought I had it all figured out...until I didn't!

And the secrets! Oy! Burdens when they are kept and sometimes even when they are shared. Amy and Curtis have a volatile relationship -- partly because of the things they aren't saying but also for what they are. Combustible describes the push/pull of their relationship. Such a tangled web of wariness and mistrust. Lots for a reader to lose herself in.

A great pairing of suspense and romance liberally dosed with faith. The perfect recipe for a happy reader.

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