This one might be a good read for someone who is prone to agree to doing favor after favor for others without thinking. Hayley is very pregnant and agrees to do what appears an easy favor for Deputy Darcy Rogers. She winds up finding herself in the middle of not just a child custody issue but murder and an abducted child. Let's just say, while she does acknowledge her limits at times, she ultimately is so exhausted from it all and the daily life of living in the middle of a construction zone in her new home that she forgets about her own baby shower. Yep, that's tired. To add another complication, husband Nathan has to leave home to go to Miami where his father is to undergo surgery and isn't on hand. True, she has good friends Miss Gloria and Annie Dubisson, both also former house boat residents, now living in a small cottage in her backyard.
And....well, that's just the beginning though I won't spoil the plot any further. Let's just say it involves not just the aforementioned child custody issues, abduction, and murder, but probable drug dealers, lots of family drama and some odd police procedure. Nope, phew, not Nathan. Didn't seem to be as much carefree food talk this go-round as usual, nor do we get as much of a virtual tour of Key West, so hopefully Hayley will be back to her usual food critic/addict new book. She's definitely not going without food, however. After all, she's got that old cliche of an excuse of eating for two. There are food related quotes from various sources at the start of each chapter, though, so you don't have to go cold turkey for food mentions.
Bottom line, although for some reason I couldn't quite connect to the story line, especially when the murder was sort of shoved into the shadows in favor of finding the missing child, but overall it was an easy, enjoyable read. The ending was a bit abrupt, too, hence a 3.5 star rounded up, although the changes to Hayley and Nathan's life at the end of the book hint of some fun scenes in Key West in the future. Fortunately, they seem to have their usual full support team behind them, probably eager to offer their services for....oops, not saying, though bet you can guess. Grin.
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