Title: Gold, Frankincense, and Murder
Author: Barbara Early
Publisher: White Rose Publishing
Publication Date: 12-01-2011
ISBN: 978-1-61116-123-6
Genre: Christian Romance, Mystery, Holiday
Length: 93 pages
Heat Level: Sweet
Reviewer: TJ
Date: January 15, 2012
High school geometry teacher, Donna Russell likes her life well-ordered and logical, even if it is a tad solitary at times. But when a charming co-worker at the local food bank disappears just before Christmas, Donna is left with more questions than solutions.
After the missing man’s neighbor, muscle-bound EMT Sam Holton, volunteers as Donna's crime-fighting sidekick, sparks fly between them. Donna wonders if Sam can be trusted, or if he's trying to throw an unknown into her calculations—and her life.
And when police recover a body from the icy Niagara River, Donna is faced with the most frustrating equation of all: can murder plus mayhem ever equal romance?
After the missing man’s neighbor, muscle-bound EMT Sam Holton, volunteers as Donna's crime-fighting sidekick, sparks fly between them. Donna wonders if Sam can be trusted, or if he's trying to throw an unknown into her calculations—and her life.
And when police recover a body from the icy Niagara River, Donna is faced with the most frustrating equation of all: can murder plus mayhem ever equal romance?
Gold, Frankincense, and Murder is a sweet, short, sleuthy story. While I would have preferred a little romance to go with this holiday treat, I enjoyed the tone and pace of this story. Donna is not your typical romance heroine and it was rather refreshing to see the world through her eyes.
Not sure how this happened. But the last part of the last paragraph (Starting with Blue Ice) of this review refers to a different book. Sadly, Gold, Frankincense and Murder does not contain any sexy ex-cons. But since the reviewer seems to like them, I'll consider one for the next book.
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