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He doesn�t need a woman in his life; she knows he can�t live without her.


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A promise rekindled. A secret revealed. A second chance at the family they never had.


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A cowboy with a second chance. A waitress with a hidden gift. And a small town where love paints a brand-new beginning.


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She�s racing for a prize. He�s dodging romance. Together, they might just cross the finish line to love.


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She steals from the mob for justice. He�s the FBI agent who could take her down�or fall for her instead.


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He�s her only protection. She�s carrying his child. Together, they must outwit a killer before time runs out.


Snowdrops in Summer

Snowdrops in Summer, August 2016
by Helen Duggan

Camel Press
Featuring: Claire; Lisa; Angelica
330 pages
ISBN: 1603812725
EAN: 9781603812726
Paperback
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"Three friends fight the odds to fix their own lives"

Fresh Fiction Review

Snowdrops in Summer
Helen Duggan

Reviewed by Sharon Salituro
Posted August 8, 2016

Women's Fiction

Angelica, Lisa and Claire are best friends. They all live on the same block and see each other every day. All three have their own problems. Claire has a son Justin who is a teenager with a lot of problems. Lisa is raising twin daughters. Angelica is single, but just can't find the right person. These three women all have money problems. Until one day, another friend of theirs Maga, wants them to spy on her husband. Maga feels that he is having an affair. So they take the job and find out that he is just planning a surprise anniversary party for her. Maga is thrilled and spreads the work that they are great investigators. So their new lives as private investigators take shape. They find out that they are really good at this and the extra money is helping all of them out. Through all this, they also run into some personal problems. Justin is really heading down the wrong path. The group that he is running with is now mugging people. Lisa's love life is going in the wrong direction. Just when she thought that Niall is going through with his divorce, his wife lets her know that this is never going to happen. Angelica has met the women of her dreams. A tragic accident hits all of them pretty hard. Can they keep their promise of Snowdrops in Summer? What a great book. Helen Duggan shows what true friendship is all about. I know I have several very close friends that would do anything for me as I would for them. Helen Duggan combines friendship, family and humor into this story line. I have never read any of Helen Duggan's books, but would not hesitate to read another one. I also loved how Helen Duggan shows how friends can call each other out, and still remain close friends. Another great read for the summer. Pick this book up, relax and enjoy.

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SUMMARY

"Whatever happens, we'll always be heart friends." For "heart" friends Angelica, Lisa, and Claire, nothing has ever come easily. With little money and worse luck, they soldier on as best they can in the small village of Newton, edging the South Wales valleys. Angelica has no trouble attracting men, but it's a woman she wants, and she's unlikely to meet her in her job as manager of a café. Lisa and Claire are single mothers. Lisa supports twin teenage daughters and cleans the local police station while carrying on with dishy policeman Niall, chained to a Catholic wife who won't divorce him. Claire's son Justin is a budding hoodlum, one false step away from prison. Sweet but ineffectual Claire is afraid to lay down the law for Justin and too cowed by life to believe any man will ever want her. Then comes the chance they've been waiting for: their well-to-do friend Mags hires them to do a bit of detecting, which leads to more profitable ventures. At first it's all a lark, as they stumble onto the truth, despite their lack of experience. But flying blind is no way to run a business. Be that as it may, in the face of the ultimate challenge, their friendship remains steadfast.


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