Last Rites
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3.5 • 2 Ratings
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- $13.99
Publisher Description
There’s nothing a community won’t do to protect its own…
Shirley Wallace and her four sons return to her childhood home on Pope Mountain in Jubilee, Kentucky, with a lifetime of hardship behind them, hoping to find peace and begin their lives anew. Eldest brother Aaron Pope returns to his life as a police officer, and is settling in just fine. Then Aaron’s investigation into an attempted murder leads him right to Dani Owens. She may hold the key to a long-lost part of the Pope family’s past, and more importantly, she may hold the key to Aaron’s heart.
Praise for Sharon Sala:
“Emotionally wrenching, sensually appealing, edgy and suspenseful, and hopeful and endearing.”—USA Today
“Vivid, gripping...this thriller keeps the pages turning.”—Library Journal for Torn Apart
“Skillfully balancing suspense and romance, Sala gives readers a nonstop breath-holding adventure.”—Publishers Weekly for Going Once
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Bestseller Sala returns to Jubilee, Ky., in her overstuffed second Secrets and Shadows romantic suspense novel (after Don't Back Down), which shortchanges romance in favor of weaving together disjointed mysteries. Shirley Pope flees her abusive husband with her four adult sons to return to her hometown and claim their inheritance, Pope Mountain. Out from his father's shadow, the eldest, Aaron, restarts his police career. His protective instincts kick into full gear when elementary school teacher Dani Owens, another newcomer to Jubilee, witnesses a crime connected to the extended Pope family. Sala speed-runs through their romance, wrapping it up with plenty of time for every extended Pope family member to start searching for an old grave and a potential treasure hiding on their mountain for more that 150 years. The plot feels disjointed and much of the page count is taken up by the characters repetitively explaining what's happening to each other, causing the pace to drag. Only die-hard Sala fans need apply.
