Reviewer: Kate
I received a copy of Cider Brook by Carla Neggers in exchange for an honest review.
Synopsis:
Unlikely partners bound by circumstance…or by fate?
Being rescued by a good-looking, bad-boy firefighter isn’t how Samantha Bennett expected to start her stay in Knights Bridge, Massachusetts. Now she has everyone’s attention—especially that of Justin Sloan, her rescuer, who wants to know why she was camped out in an abandoned old New England cider mill.
Samantha is a treasure hunter who has returned to Knights Bridge to solve a 300-year-old mystery and salvage her good name. Justin remembers her well. He’s the one who alerted her late mentor to her iffy past and got her fired. But just because he doesn’t trust her doesn’t mean he can resist her. Samantha is daring, determined, seized by wanderlust—everything that strong, stoic Justin never knew he wanted. Until now…
Review:
Never one to disappoint, Carla Neggers delivers a beautifully spun tale of pirate intrigue and biological impulse in this delicious Cider Brook novel. From the very first pages, Neggers pulls you into the scene, painting a vivid New England backdrop full of history, romance and possibilities. Of course, I may be prejudice, as I admit, I haven’t read a Carla Neggers’ novel that I didn’t like yet; so that may clue you into my own personal reading taste. But that said, the reason I love this novel—as all of her others—is because of the tightness of the story web that she weaves and the three dimensional world she creates. And the little unexpected catch that makes this book more than romance but a quest. What could be more exciting or dangerous than pirates’ booty? Perhaps the prospect of falling in love. In the midst of family traditions, a 300-year-old mystery and a burgeoning love affair, Samantha and Justin must discover what really matters in Cider Brook. And I loved every page of it!
Rating: 4 ½ Stars
