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Saturday, November 1, 2014

Twists and turns to make the reader want to buckle in - Coming to Rosemont (Rosemont Saga #1) by Barbara Hinske

Description:

Maggie travels to Westbury for the stated purpose of listing Rosemont for immediate sale, but what she really seeks are answers to her all-consuming questions about her sham of a marriage; her sham of a life. She never anticipated the seductive charm of Rosemont. Throwing her trademark caution to the wind, and over the objections of her opinionated grown children, she pulls up stakes and moves halfway across the country, determined to make a fresh start in Westbury. Behind closed doors, however, lurks a cadre of evildoers, playing with multiple wild cards of fraud, embezzlement and arson.

With a quiet, orderly -- and distinctively solitary -- life in mind, Maggie is instead thrown headlong into a crusade against political corruption, where defeat and retreat are not an option. Still bearing the scars of betrayal, will she find joy, romance and possibility in Westbury?

This fast-paced, smart novel has enough twists and turns to make the reader want to buckle in!

EXCERPT

“What do you mean, mom? Fresh start? I don’t get it,” Susan finally replied.
“You know how awkward things have been for me with the College crowd. The new President and his wife are headed in a different direction and don’t want me hanging around. I don’t feel like I fit anywhere anymore. Helen is the only friend that I continue to see,” she said. Maggie raised her hand to hush their objections. “You both have your own lives. I need to have mine. I can run my business from anywhere with a phone and a computer.”
“So you’re thinking of moving there?” Susan choked.

“That’s exactly what I’ve decided to do,” Maggie replied with her best attempt at a firm, confident voice.

“But you don’t know anyone there,” Susan protested. 

“Won’t you rattle around in that huge house all alone? Won’t that make you feel more alone?” Mike interjected for the first time.

“You know, that’s the part I’m most sure of. That I won’t be lonely in that house. When the front door closed behind me that first night, I knew I was home. I never told you, but I checked out of the hotel and moved into Rosemont the night I arrived,” Maggie said. Mike and Susan exchanged a skeptical glance. “And you know, the most extraordinary thing happened the next morning. I adopted a lost dog. Or more accurately, she adopted me,” Maggie said, and told them about Eve. “So you see, I won’t be alone there,” Maggie finished.

Both children remained silent. Astonished, Maggie thought with a measure of satisfaction.

About the author:
Barbara Hinske is a BookBub Bestselling Author in the Women's Fiction category. She is a practicing attorney in Phoenix, Arizona, who inherited the writing gene from her dad. She has two grown children with her exceedingly kind and good second husband who died of cancer in 2006. Lucky in love, Barb married another exceptional man and father of two in 2010, and they live in their own Rosemont with two adorable and spoiled dogs.


12 comments:

Joseph Hawkshaw said...

Wow love the cover looks so awesome great job.

Unknown said...

Sounds like a good book, I like the story line you have came up with, moving to a new town having to start over, and dealing with all kinds of things. thank you for the giveaway

Cheryl R said...

I like the story line. I like that the book takes you in different directions. I like the surprise it seems to offer!

stacey dempsey said...

Thanks I enjoyed the write up and I liked that it said it was fast paced

Spg Chlomo said...

love excerpt :D

Unknown said...

Description impressed me more rather than excerpt

nurmawati djuhawan said...

the excerpt is good...thx u for hosting :)

Juana said...

I like that the heroine is a strong, and smart lady.

Betul E. said...

Maggie is a very brave woman for taking a risk and moving halfway across the country!

winemama said...

I enjoyed the excerpt

Anonymous said...

the storyline intrigues me

Julie Waldron said...

I really like the cover.