For fans of Ellery Adams and Paige Shelton, the wedding can't go on when the bride is found murdered—but can love still win the day in this third installment of Laura Gail Black’s cozy series.
The birds are singing, books are selling, and the Hokes Bluff Inn has begun to host weddings on its property. Antiquarian bookseller Jenna Quinn loves the romance in the air—until her ex-fiancé, Blake Emerson, walks in with his bride-to-be, Missy Plott. Blake continues to profess his love for Jenna if she'll have him back, no matter the consequences. And the consequences are grave, indeed, when Missy turns up dead.
All evidence points to Blake, who was the last one to see her alive. He begs Jenna to help him clear his name. Blake's mother, Cordelia, is also bent on exonerating her son. Jenna doesn't believe that Blake could have killed Missy, and she starts digging for suspects. It could have been Missy's ex-boyfriend, who proclaims a love for her he says only death could sever. Or might it have been Missy's bitter "best friend," who was secretly besotted with Missy's ex.
Then, the police find evidence from a cold case years before—a case that had falsely implicated Jenna herself. Cordelia continues to beg Jenna to help prove her son's innocence. Could Blake truly be innocent?
Jenna's life is on the line in a final confrontation that will either prove Blake's innocence—or damn them both.
My Review:
I had a really fantastic time reading this book! I'm glad that I planned it out that I would catch up with this series, to read these 3 books so close together, and I really enjoy these characters and these mysteries! And that this had a blast from Jenna's past, I had to read it!
From the synopsis, my main suspect was Cordelia, since she's mentioned in the synopsis, she's Blake's mother, and thus might have reasons for Missy not to marry her son. And of course she wouldn't want her son to be blamed for what she did. So I enjoyed finding out if I was right or not!
It was interesting to watch this investigation, because Jenna doesn't owe Blake anything, and she's happy with Keith. But Blake and Missy weren't happy together, and then she ends up dead, and watching Jenna investigate was a lot of fun!
The way that the story played out, with all the suspects and twists and reveals, worked out really well, I was really happy with how things were resolved. And it was good for Jenna to close that chapter in her life and make her peace with it.
This was an entertaining, enjoyable read and I can't wait to read more!
Author: Laura Gail Black
Series: Antique Bookshop Mystery #3
Read: May 25th, 2023
Source: Ebook.bike
Reason Why: Love her writing and this series, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2023 Book and a WoW Book!
Publisher: Crooked Lane Books
Published: September 6th 2022
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