 | A Peaceful Coastal Town…Threatened by a Storm of Secrets It's 1916 when newspaper woman Anna McDowell learns her estranged father has suffered a stroke. Deciding it's time to repair bridges, Anna packs up her precocious adolescent daughter and heads for her hometown in Sunset Cove, Oregon. Although much has changed since the turn of the century, some things haven’t. Anna finds the staff of her father’s paper not exactly eager to welcome a woman into the editor-in-chief role, but her father insists he wants her at the helm. Anna is quickly pulled into the charming town and her new position…but just as quickly learns this seaside getaway harbors some dark and dangerous secrets. With Oregon’s new statewide prohibition in effect, crime has crept along the seacoast and invaded even idyllic Sunset Cove. Anna only meant to get to know her father again over the summer, but instead she finds herself rooting out the biggest story the town has ever seen—and trying to keep her daughter safe from it all. |
My Review
Whom can she trust in a town full of secrets?
So, I consider myself at least somewhat familiar with Melody Carlson's books. I've read several of her Christmas and contemporary novels so I thought I'd check out her historicals. Which, of course, brings in Harbor Secrets.
As a whole, Harbor Secrets was a pretty good read. It was different than her contemporary novels but still featured Melody Carlson's fun and easy to read writing style. I really enjoyed the whole newspaperwoman in a man's world theme, and absolutely loved the nods to the clothing fashions of the era. I do wish the suspense thread had been developed a little more, but, oh well. The backdrop of the Oregon coast during prohibition was quite fascinating. So often we only hear about Chicago, New York, or the South, in novels set during prohibition and it was a welcome location change.
Looking for a historical novel with the seeds of romance, a dash of danger, and both a town and family torn apart by secrets? Well, check out Harbor Secrets, the start of Melody Carlson's historical The Legacy Of Sunset Cove series....
Tell Tale Book Reviews gives Harbor Secrets by Melody Carlson a 4 Bark rating.
So, I consider myself at least somewhat familiar with Melody Carlson's books. I've read several of her Christmas and contemporary novels so I thought I'd check out her historicals. Which, of course, brings in Harbor Secrets.
As a whole, Harbor Secrets was a pretty good read. It was different than her contemporary novels but still featured Melody Carlson's fun and easy to read writing style. I really enjoyed the whole newspaperwoman in a man's world theme, and absolutely loved the nods to the clothing fashions of the era. I do wish the suspense thread had been developed a little more, but, oh well. The backdrop of the Oregon coast during prohibition was quite fascinating. So often we only hear about Chicago, New York, or the South, in novels set during prohibition and it was a welcome location change.
Looking for a historical novel with the seeds of romance, a dash of danger, and both a town and family torn apart by secrets? Well, check out Harbor Secrets, the start of Melody Carlson's historical The Legacy Of Sunset Cove series....
Tell Tale Book Reviews gives Harbor Secrets by Melody Carlson a 4 Bark rating.
(I received a copy of this book from the author/publisher. All opinions are entirely my own.)
 Melody Carlson | Melody Carlson has written more than 200 books (with sales around 6.5 million) for teens, women, and children. That’s a lot of books, but mostly she considers herself a “storyteller.” Her young adult novels (Diary of a Teenage Girl, True Colors etc.) appeal to teenage girls around the world. Her annual Christmas novellas become more popular each year. She’s won a number of awards (including RT’s Career Achievement Award, the Rita, and the Gold medallion) and some of her books have been optioned for film/TV. Carlson has two grown sons and makes her home in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and yellow Lab dog. |
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