One
Frosty Night
Janice Kay Johnson
Harlequin SuperRomance, Nov
1 2014, $6.75
ISBN: 9780373608805
In Crescent Creek grandmother Marsha Connelly enters the snowy woods
of the Cascades in pursuit of her dog Blarney.
When she catches up to her Golden Retriever, Marsha finds the canine
hovering over a dead teenage girl. Knowing
the internet spotlight shines on them, the townsfolk provide a proper funeral
for Jane Doe.
One month after the unidentified female was buried, Charles Bowen
died. Four days after his burial, his
widow Marian informs their adult daughter Olivia she plans to sell the house
and probably the family business. Olivia
is confused as she has been over the last few months when her parents’ seemingly
happy marriage exploded, but unaware why her mom raged and now seems
indifferent to their past. Olivia and
her high school boyfriend, Crescent Creek HS principal Ben Hovik chat over what
troubles Marian. He also struggles with
his distracted stepson Carson Caldwell who lives with him since he divorced the
teen’s mom. As Ben and Olivia fall in
love, she learns that Jane Doe may be her half-sister and angers her boyfriend
when she keeps Carson’s secret from him.
One Frosty Night is a well-written romantic suspense due to a three-dimensional
cast in a serene frosty setting. The
Jane Doe subplot is super and the second chance delightful; however, Olivia’s reaction
to what caused her parental rift seems ho hum muted especially after how upset
and angry she was with her mom before learning the truth.
Harriet Klausner
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