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kathydavie's review against another edition
4.0
Don’t get excited---Innocence is a very small town in Mississippi although, yes, it is a very carnal small town. The kind of town where everybody knows your business as well as the business of your family 200 years back and it’s all still current.
A world-famous violinist has escaped to Innocence to find herself and her roots. Roots that are based on a very short visit as a young girl to her grandparents. Unfortunately for Caroline, she has arrived at the tail end of three nasty murders.
We get to know a number of people in Innocence all of whom have their impact on the murders and through them we find a small town of support and tolerance. Particularly Tucker Longstreet’s brand of tolerance. Okay, yeah, he’s a unrelenting womanizer, but he has a philosophy toward life that I’d like to adopt:
And eventually, he persuades Caroline into adopting the concept as she learns more about the depths of Tucker Longstreet as opposed to the surface he allows most people to believe.
This is a sweet and easy romance with homey characters which leaves you wanting small town life.
A world-famous violinist has escaped to Innocence to find herself and her roots. Roots that are based on a very short visit as a young girl to her grandparents. Unfortunately for Caroline, she has arrived at the tail end of three nasty murders.
We get to know a number of people in Innocence all of whom have their impact on the murders and through them we find a small town of support and tolerance. Particularly Tucker Longstreet’s brand of tolerance. Okay, yeah, he’s a unrelenting womanizer, but he has a philosophy toward life that I’d like to adopt:
“We’re taking this down to the basics, Caro. It gets planted, it gets harvested, and somewhere along the line it ends up in a pretty dress like the one you’re wearing tonight. Sure, I could sit up nights worrying whether we’re going to get enough rain, or too much rain. Whether the truckers are going on strike, or those dimwits up in Washington are going to fuck up again and shuck us into a depression. Or I can get myself a good night’s sleep. The results would be exactly the same.”
And eventually, he persuades Caroline into adopting the concept as she learns more about the depths of Tucker Longstreet as opposed to the surface he allows most people to believe.
This is a sweet and easy romance with homey characters which leaves you wanting small town life.
nicolerene's review against another edition
4.0
I read the majority of Nora Roberts' romances about seven years ago. Although some of them did not make much of an impression, this one did. I vividly remember the chemistry between Tucker and Carolyn. This book sizzled.
courtney_chase's review against another edition
5.0
Loved this book! Good Murder Mystery. Of course, nice romance as well from Nora. :)
bizmcm's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
rmbonds1993's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault and Murder
courtney_chase's review against another edition
5.0
Loved this book! Good Murder Mystery. Of course, nice romance as well from Nora. :)
valeehill's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
One of my all-time favorite novels by Nora Roberts and now one of my favorite audiobooks! The narrator, Tom Stechschulte, was OUTSTANDING! He took this story I've enjoyed reading many times and brought its cast of characters to life in the most entertaining way. It truly is beyond amazing!