A Dazzle of Diamonds

 

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JOHNSON, LIZ

A DAZZLE OF DIAMONDS

Penelope Hunter loves her job as the events manager at one of Savannah's premier historic venues -- until her ex-fiance walks into her office with his new bride-to-be. To make matters worse, a scheming social matriarch is intent on seeing Penelope fired, especially if she insists on being seen with Tucker Westbrook.

Since returning from serving two tours in the Middle East, Tucker has built a thriving security company. His work is nearly as stabilizing as his friendship with Penelope, who has been by his side since childhood. But when the lone candidate for county sheriff goads him, Tucker loses his cool and ends up on the ballot -- and on the receiving end of a smear campaign claiming the Westbrooks were traitors.

To clear his mane, Tucker and Penelope must join forces to find the truth behind a 150-year-old lost treasure. But the more time they spend together, the closer she comes to losing her job -- and falling helplessly in love.

My Review:

Squueeeeepppp!!! I'm bedazzled by this friends-to-sweethearts romance!!! Besotted over Tucker. Besties-wannabe with Penelope and over the moon smitten with the way their story plays out. Plus there's a subplot via journal entries from one of Tucker's ancestors that leads to some genealogical intrigue and a potential treasure hunt. I mean, can it get any better than this? Only if the story lasted longer!

And this is the kind of romance you get to feel your way through because my emotions were on hyper-drive for the duration. Between Tucker's misguided idea that he has to prove himself in order to be worthy of love and Penelope's deep-rooted fears of being left behind -- well, these two had my tummy tied up in knots. And there are enough cantankerous sorts spewing angst along their path to keep me happily seething and eagerly looking for more than one comeuppance. :-)

But there's tons of lighter moments too. The easy camaraderie  between these life long friends made my heart sing. And their inner dialogue as they become romantically enlightened is hysterical. Oh, the nerves and wariness and hope and botched moments. When I wasn't snickering I was swooning. 

I listened to the audible edition narrated by Amy Melissa Bentley who did an amazing job of conveying emotion and humour and the unique personalities of each character.

GIVEAWAY OPPORTUNITY:

This giveaway is for either a paperback or ebook (Amazon.com account) copy -- winner's choice.

If you would like a chance to win a copy of A Dazzle of Diamonds, leave a comment below or email me at kavluvstoreadATyahooDOTca. If you add an email to your comment, remember to use AT and DOT instead of @ and . in order to protect yourself from spammers. If you enter the draw via email, please add the title to the subject line so it's easy to spot your entry. Draw will be held and winner announced on Saturday December 5 2020. Offer open to International Readers. Good luck!