This is an “easy read” mystery abut Cate Nightingale, who owns a small bed and breakfast in a small town that is thrown into upheaval when a suspicious stranger leaves something at her bed and breakfast, and mercenaries come into town and take over the small town. While unrealistic ( a band a mercenaries cuts off the towns only way out and all of their communication lines) it was well written and fast paced. I just wish it had a stronger plot.

This is a story about love and second chances. Bess and Michael are married, but Michael’s affair breaks up their marriage, leaving their children bitter and confused. Decisions made by their daughter bring them back together, and both must face their own responsibility in the break-up of their marriage and their children’s bad decisions. This book is what Spencer excels in-much like Danielle Steel, only with a real plot.