| Margot DeVilliers has sold her late husband’s castle in Rhode Island and moved to Ocean Breeze. Jerrold didn’t keep up with his life insurance, so she must find work. Famous writer Rey Forsythe is recovering from a serious car accident and has just moved to a cottage near Margot’s Aunt Jane. He needs a secretary but finds Margot too distracting, so she types in secret. A relationship of a more personal nature soon forms between the two of them, becoming more serious when a former lover of Rey’s tries to kill Margot. Aunt Jane also interferes in their new-found love.
This third story of the Triangle of Love series is one of the best. The last DeVilliers cousin did not have an easy life or marriage, but bore it with grace. Her attraction and love for Rey develops nicely and the jealous ex-lover a nice touch of suspense. The Aunt Jane character was much more overbearing and querulous than usual, trying to turn her niece into a personal servant and becoming jealous at her marriage. A great many of the characters from earlier books are found here and it is nice to see what has happened to them.. This is a nice example of Ms. Hofman’s usual style; old fashioned romance with a bit of sensuality thrown in.
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Reviewer: Maura Frankman |