The Marriage Charm

December 22, 2014
Picking up where The Marriage Pact left off, Miller provides a lukewarm contemporary romance, Western style. Wyoming’s Mustang Creek is resplendent with cowboys, or at least men in 10-gallon hats, but jewelry designer Melody Nolan only has eyes for one: playboy police chief Spence Hogan. Spence and Melody have history together, and not all of it good. His love ’em and leave ’em reputation sends Melody running in the opposite direction. But he can’t forget her good-girl charm. Their nine years of mutual avoidance end when a robbery and a secret pact throw them back together. Contrived circumstances and overly involved internal
dialogue overshadow quirky secondary characters in a pleasant smalltown setting, and disjointed plot elements detract from sweet dialogue and lovingly detailed scenery. Agent: Irene Goodman, Irene Goodman Literary Agency.

February 15, 2015

Although their college romance fell apart years earlier and they got on with their lives--Melody Nolan as a jewelry designer, Spence Hogan as Mustang Creek's chief of police--the romantic spark between the pair never quite died. They are now in the wedding party of two of their closest friends, and although they've avoided each other for years, Melody and Spence are finally forced to deal with the past--and acknowledge that they may have a future together. VERDICT Another happy couple forgive the past and give in to love in this lighthearted, mystery-laced tale that beautifully continues Miller's Wyoming-set series. Miller (The Marriage Pact) lives in Spokane.

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