Maggie Kelly, author of the St. Just mystery series, has
come to accept the fact that her Regency hero, Alexandre
Blake, the Viscount St. Just, has somehow become real --
along with his sidekick, Sterling Balder. She's even
accepted the fact that since St. Just entered her life, she
keeps getting drawn into real-life mysteries and danger.
But spending Christmas with her seriously dysfunctional
family? That's a challenge! Especially now that
she's broken her foot and has to rely on a walker. To put
off the inevitable, Maggie takes Alex and Sterling to a
casino in Atlantic City, where she ends up winning three
million dollars and a lot of unwanted publicity. The trio
finally arrives at Maggie's father's house to discover that
the police are arresting him for murder -- by bowling ball.
And that's just Christmas Eve.
With help from Alex and Sterling, Maggie tries to piece
together what happened and finds a growing crowd of
skeletons in the family closet. Meanwhile, she has to deal
with a large, angry man who is convinced that she robbed
him of millions by taking "his" slot machine. And then
there's the romantic tension between Maggie and Alex, and
the underlying fear that one day he will disappear just as
suddenly as he appeared.
This mystery series is a lot of fun. St. Just is a perfect
Regency hero who's nevertheless at home in the 21st
century. Sterling is naïve and sweet-natured, often
confused by American idioms and slang. Maggie can be a bit
too self-pitying at times, but when readers meet her
family, they'll understand! A solid mystery, a good sense
of humor and a dash of romance all combine for a delightful
read.
Mystery author Maggie Kelly had enough on her mind
wondering how she was going to keep her fictional Regency
Era creation from dropping to one knee with a marriage
proposal. Then a murderer crosses the foul line-way too
close to home.
Another day, another crime scene.
Maggie wouldn't mind putting a little distance between
herself and the hunky Regency hero of her novels,
Alexandre Blake, the Viscount Saint Just, who has
miraculously come to life with talk of sweeping her
straight down the aisle. But now that her parents have
split up, Maggie is having trouble resisting Alex's tender
loving care. So she invites him along to visit her family.
Unfortunately, they arrive just in time to watch her
father being taken away in handcuffs as a murder suspect!
Thank goodness she has her very own romance hero.
The local police are convinced Evan Kelly has killed his
bowling buddy, who happened to be having an affair with
Maggie's mom. It doesn't help that Evan's bowling ball was
found next to the dead body. Her dad may have had motive,
but Maggie knows he's definitely no killer. Luckily, she
has Alex riding to the rescue-and making her wonder if a
happily ever after might not be out of her league after
all.
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