Small town cop, meddling ex-wife, unsolved case…a later in life second chance?Foodie Joy Waltham is stressed out. Before she can expand her business empire, she needs her ex-husband’s signature dissolving their silent partnership. A trip to Maine to find her ex, get his autograph, and chill out seems ideal. Instead of relaxing, Joy winds up inserting herself in the middle of a mystery—and … mystery—and wrapped in the overprotective arms of Comfort’s chief of police—her ex-husband.
After retiring from LAPD, Paul Donovan took charge of tiny Comfort’s police department. Back in his hometown he may be bored senseless, but he’s nowhere near ready for chaos in the form of his ex-wife shaking up his life. Joy arrives in perfect time to meddle in his investigation of a string of accidental deaths. Who knew they’d become a forece to reckon with when solving a crime.
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It’s exciting for me as a reader to immediately become so involved in a book that I keep saying to myself: “This would be a great movie!”. “Too Close for Comfort”, from author Lynne Marshall, kept that reel playing in my head, and I read the book all in one sitting. Lynne is one of my favorite authors. I was hooked on her warm, funny, and touching storytelling from the very first book. Her characters are very real and vividly drawn, and she gives them compelling story lines that are true to life, yet full of unexpected twists and turns. Her romances are sensually sweet, and she writes characters of varying ages–yeah! “Too Close for Comfort” is a rollicking reunion romance that also offers action, suspense, and poignant family drama. Joy Waltham’s marriage of over twenty years ended as her health food business began to take off. She and her husband, Paul Donovan, had grown apart as their children grew up, and each of their careers had become more demanding. The final straw for Joy was Paul’s agreement that their son, Michael, could enter the service at a very young age. After the divorce, Joy continued to develop her health food business where they had made their home in Los Angeles. Paul eventually retired from the LAPD and moved back to his hometown of Comfort, Maine, where he became the chief of police. Paul had invested in Joy’s company, and when she is ready to expand the business she needs his signature on an agreement to let her buy him out of the company. This means coming face to face with him again–something she had not done since the divorce. Once they meet again, the sparks that fly are incendiary! Complicating matters are Joy’s accidental discovery of clues to a series of drug-related deaths in the small community, and she involves herself in Paul’s investigation of the crimes. He has his hands full trying to protect Joy and solve the case, so he decides to keep Joy very close and under surveillance. While Joy and Paul are rediscovering each other, their daughter, Edie, is running the health food business. Ever since the divorce, and Michael’s enlistment, the pressures of the business world and family worries have caused Joy to have anxiety attacks. Spending time with Paul away from her life in LA proves to be freeing and reinvigorating for Joy, and she finds herself letting go of anxieties and grabbing on to new life experiences. Paul knows that he wants Joy back in his life, and he also feels reborn, but can they overcome the issues which drove them apart in the first place? When a family tragedy threatens their happiness, can they pull together and blend a longtime love with new understanding and appreciation? “Too Close for Comfort” features lead characters in their forties who are vibrant, conflicted, funny, sexually vital, and full of life. All Right! Highly recommended.
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I loved every minute of this book. I loved the characters and the homey town and the friendly and loving characters. Just an all around nice book to ready.
Great book!!!