Southern Comforts
Nan Dixon
Harlequin SuperRomance, Dec
1 2014, $6.75
ISBN: 9780373608911
Mamie Fitzgerald converted historical Fitzgerald House into a
B&B in Savannah in 1998. She created
rules for her three daughters (Abigail, Bess and Dolley) to manage the
establishment. Her oldest offspring Abby
wants to be a chef, but delays her dream because time and money are needed to
renovate the B&B.
When Mr. Fantasy arrives, Abbey thinks hunk until she hears him
scornfully lecture someone over his cell phone and muses cranky hunk while
reminding herself of Mama’s Rule #1: “The guests are always right, even when
they are wrong.” However, when a child
wants to catch a “rainbow”, he gives him a lift and changes Abbey’s opinion to
huggable hunk. Developer Grayson Smythe
informs her he has reservations to stay in the Kennedy Suite for six
months. Over the next few weeks, she
witnesses his kindness towards a single mom new employee and her child; and
soon the guest and the innkeeper share meals together in her kitchen breaking
Mama’s Rule #2: “Absolutely
never get involved with a guest. It’s
not well done.” As they fall in love,
his Yankee (hard to use the word Yankee for a Bostonian) background invades
Georgia.
The first Fitzgerald Georgia Peach romance is a warm opening act with
two fully-developed leads, a particularly strong support cast (including one
involved in a suspenseful subplot that showcases Gray’s moral code) and the
pragmatic fun Mama’s Rules; enhanced by Abigail’s new rules. Klausner’s rule: this is a charming southern
hospitality contemporary.
Thank you Harriet!
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