I don't know how she does it. I truly couldn't imagine the
Whiskey Creek series getting any better, but boy was
I
wrong. If you are enjoying this series prepare to be blown
away. Brenda Novak bats a home run involving those living
in this small town. Funny how small towns come with their
own brand of trouble and issues that seem almost too large
for such a small stage. And yet there is nothing small or
inconsequential about what is unfolding in Whiskey Creek
with the return of Adelaide Davies.
Addy hoped and planned on returning for a short stay, just
long enough to secure her grandmothers well being. Millie
was getting on in years, her restaurant just wasn't going
to manage on its own and she lacked the necessary stamina.
Without a concrete plan Addy hoped to convince Millie to go
back with her and sell the restaurant that was part of the
town's history.
But circumstances were developing that had nothing to do
with taking care of her grandmother. Instead events
occurred that triggered memories Addy had buried a decade
ago here in her hometown. There was something someone would
like to remain hidden in the past, deeply buried. Addy's
return, albeit short was making someone anxious. Someone
who had a lot to lose if Addy was forthcoming with what had
actually happened to her so many years ago.
Rape isn't something anyone ever really recovers from. It's
more like they move on and hopefully it becomes part of a
dark place never to revisit. But it's never really that far
from one's mind and now back in Whiskey Creek, Addy is
forced once again to face the better left buried dark part
of her teen years. Her memories are vivid; she knows the
names and faces of those that forced themselves on her. And
she will never forget the steps she took to ultimately save
herself. One of her attackers died. The town still
considers it an unfortunate accident. But her rape was no
accident and the aftermath was equally tragic and violent.
The victim becomes the victim once again in this hold no
bars story about a young woman whose bravery just defies
logic. How does such a shy, gangly young woman who
considers herself unattractive and brainy wind up in the
center of a violent life altering event. Addy's only crime
was disobeying her grandmother and showing up at the high
school graduation party. She wanted to fit in and secretly
had a major crush on one of the baseball players. The would-
be rapists were the shining lights of their school and
community. In a small town your reputation speaks volumes.
Addy didn't have a reputation as anything other than a
teenager who looked doe eyes at the man of her dreams. Who
would have guessed that this would be the excuse for those
that forced this young girl and intimately left her with no
choice but to leave the only home she knew. Leaving her
grandmother and Whiskey Creek was difficult but returning
was degrees harder. Who could have predicted that it would
also bring her back into the throws of danger?
All Brenda Novak fans are going to be floored by this; I
think the best of the best. Whiskey Creek is
unquestionably
one of my all time favorite series. So naturally I couldn't
wait for this installment. Just a few pages in I was
absolutely hooked on this heart rendering story vividly
brought to life by the extraordinary talents of Novak. This
is an important story to tell and read. If you only get to
read one book this summer, this is it. But better yet, see
if you can fit in this entire series filled with characters
too dynamic to ever forget.
Sometimes home is the refuge you need—and sometimes it
isn't
Adelaide Davies, who's been living in
Sacramento, returns to Whiskey Creek, the place she once
called home. She's there to take care of her aging
grandmother and to help with Gran's restaurant, Just Like
Mom's. But Adelaide isn't happy to be back. There are too
many people here she'd rather avoid, people who were
involved in that terrible June night fifteen years
ago.
Ever since the graduation party that
changed her life, she's wanted to go to the police and make
sure the boys responsible—men now—are punished. But she
can't, not without revealing an even darker secret. So it's
better to pretend….
Noah Rackham, popular,
attractive, successful, is shocked when Adelaide won't have
anything to do with him. He has no idea that his very
presence reminds her of something she'd rather forget. He
only knows that he's finally met a woman he could love.
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