Although she doesn’t ski, Jill accompanies her friend Kris to the
slopes. Since this is the Colorado mountain town of Canyon Mines
there’s plenty of good snow. On the slopes, Kris encounters Tucker.
He’s skiing like a maniac. Then they meet up with him again at the
ski shop where he tries to pay for new boots for Kris.
Tucker is obviously
troubled. When Jill and Kris get him to talk, he tells them that he
carries a letter from his grandfather that he fears opening. Since
his troubles appear to stem from a family situation, Jill agrees to
run a genealogy search to see if it will highlight any problems.
I loved the
genealogy part of this book. We see Tucker in the present troubled by
things that happened in the past. The book is structured so that the
story of the past is also told and we can get a glimpse of the
terrible secret bedeviling the family.
Although this is the
second book in the series, it can be read as a standalone. There are
some parts of the past of Jill and her father, Nolan, that need to be
understood, but they can be gleaned from the story. The characters
are likable. Jill and her father are particularly sympathetic.
Although because of the chapters on the past, we know approximately
what the secret is, the author does a good job of keeping the
suspense building.
If you enjoy
romance, mystery and secrets from the past, you’ll like this book.
I received this book
from Net Galley for this review.
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