Cider Brook: A Swift River Valley Novel, Book 3 Author: | Language: English | ISBN:
B00HVL8YQS | Format: EPUB
Cider Brook: A Swift River Valley Novel, Book 3 Description
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 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.
- Audible Audio Edition
- Listening Length: 10 hours and 21 minutes
- Program Type: Audiobook
- Version: Unabridged
- Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
- Audible.com Release Date: January 28, 2014
- Whispersync for Voice: Ready
- Language: English
- ASIN: B00HVL8YQS
While Samantha Bennett is sorting through her grandfather Harry’s things after his death, she finds an oil painting with the faint words “The Mill at Cider Brook.” She also finds a draft manuscript written in the same hand titled “The Adventures of Captain Farraday and Lady Elizabeth.” Recalling that there is a stream called Cider Brook near the village of Knights Bridge, MA, and the Quaddin Reservoir about 2 hours west of Boston, Samantha puts her two discoveries together and wonders about them; is there a connection between the mill and the story of Captain Farraday?. She decides to go quietly to Knights Bridge to investigate.
This story follows several earlier novels by Ms Neggers built around Knights Bridge and the Frost, McCaffrey, and Sloan families. Samantha had worked briefly with Duncan McCaffrey, but was fired by him shortly before his death. She is concerned about meeting Duncan’s son Dylan – she is not sure she would be welcome – so she elects to camp out near the reservoir while quietly searching for the mill. Her stealthy visit is soon discovered, not by Dylan McCaffrey, but by Justin Sloan, a close friend of Dylan.
This light romantic mystery is a comfortable afternoon read. Samantha and Justin’s characters are well developed and realistic, making them easy to relate to. I enjoyed revisiting Knights Bridge and the Frost, McCaffrey, and Sloan families; their presence solidified my interest in Samantha and Justin’s story.
By David N. Parker
VINE VOICE
4 STARS
Cider Brook is the #3 in Swift River Valley. I like Swift River Valley. There are a lot of characters from past books that are back.
New characters. Small town life. Lots of secrets, romance, pirates. A welcoming feeling to the town.
Samantha studies pirates. She is following clues to Knights Bridge. She has her Uncle & cousin drop her and her backpack in middle of town. She finds her way to old Cider Mill in bad weather and breaks in. Soon she realizes it is on fire.
Justin is checking for damage when he sees the Mill on fire and his padlock off the door. He finds Samantha on the floor and gets her out in time.
This is the second time Samantha has been to Knights Bridge. Last time someone saw her and talked to her new boss and she was fired for not revealing her secrets to him. Samantha does not lie but she is not forthcoming with everything either.
Justin does not trust Samantha and he is having her watched.
I really like Justin and Samantha's family they bring a lot of fun, and life to the story. Lots of family connections with the characters.
I like how they share history of the area as part of mystery with each book and drama with modern day couples. It makes the book so much more. It does make me want to eat apples. I wonder what the next book in the series will be.
Their is one love scene that I just skipped over.
I will keep reading books by Carla Neggers in the future.
I was given this ebook to review and asked in return to give honest review of it by Netgalley and Harlequin.
publication: January 28th 2014 by Harlequin MIRA 384 pages ISBN9780778315889
By R. Laney
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