A Greater Love
Kate HofmanContemporary romance
Available from Romance at Heart Publications
ISBN: 978-0-9799423-4-9
December 2007
| When writer Rosalyn's college friend Julie raves about her latest great love, Rose is skeptical. Julie is impulsive and given to wildly exaggerating her love life. The man, David, is supposedly tall, gorgeous and a resident of Rose's hometown. Rose, a best selling author, hasn't the time or inclination for romance after a less than wonderful marriage, while Julie seems pretty promiscuous. When Rose's neighbor is murdered and she is asked to give evidence, the tall, gorgeous chief of police David McGregor is one of the officers involved. It is too much of a coincidence, but the chief is not Julie's type at all. The chief agrees and is doing his best to be rid of Julie, when he is pole axed by Rose, the complete opposite of her flamboyant friend. He is determined not to let her get away.
This is a very well written love story with an interesting plot and sensitively written but very erotic love scenes.. David and Rose are very real characters. Both are widowed and not really looking for another love, but smart enough not to let one go when they find it. The supporting characters are equally well done and inspire strong emotions. You will love David's coworker Erin and her husband Kieran and Mac and Marcella. I felt sorry for the elderly woman who was murdered, but really disliked her killer and the male detective Joe. I also wondered how Rose could possibly be friends with such a vicious person as Ada or a self centered slob like Julie, but college friends sometimes do not last to adulthood. The twists and turns in the plot added interest and conflict, but the main characters' strong feelings for each other win out every time. It is nice to read about character with strong values, and the author contrasts the pair to other characters without their virtues without making them seem too goody goody. This is simply a wonderfully well-done love story that will make the reader feel good.
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Reviewer: Maura Frankman |
