Marsha Briscoe Reviews

Added June 11, 2004

A Family Matter

Author: Marsha Briscoe
Publisher: Whiskey Creek Press
Available At: www.whiskeycreekpress.com
Publishing Date: July 2004
Genre: Romance: Suspense
Format: Trade Paperback and Ebook download in PDF/HTML/LIT
Price: $15.95 paperback, $6.00 ebook
ISBN: 1-59374-202-9 paperback, 1-59374-201-0 ebook
Author Email/Website: www.marshabriscoe.com
Reviewer: Sharyn McGinty

Salina Faye Graves couldn't believe her eyes. Her husband, Lyman Graves, was the man responsible for her father's death. And if that weren't bad enough, he'd also been engaged to her mother. As she read through her mother's letter, Salina's emotions ranged from outright horror to indescribable anger, especially when she realized she had never received a package containing her father's journal from her mother. Instinctively, she realized Lyman had received, read the journal and hidden it. Her mother's letter begged Salina to vindicate her father and that was exactly what Salina would do.

Salina confronts Lyman about the journal later that day. Not only does he brag about reading it, he tells her no one will believe her over him, not to mention her maiden name will work against her in all the small coal-mining towns. His bragging only hardens her desire to bring Lyman down, but deep inside she knows he's right. Will she ever find the journal and be free? Salina's desire for freedom is delayed indefinitely when news of a mining accident reaches her ears.

While showing mining inspectors his mines, a support beam fell and derailed the mining car. All the mining inspectors were killed and Lyman badly injured. What should she do? Her hopes of finding the journal were bound to Lyman's health. At the insistence of a friend, Salina calls Lyman's son Paul Titus and informs him of the accident.

Paul or as he preferred to be called, Mick was confused. He and his father hadn't been on speaking terms, but still he should be at home, at least until his father recovered. Then there was his father's wife, Salina. Completely unlike the other women Lyman spent time with, she was a complete mystery to him and off-limits. A pity, since he was irresistibly drawn to her and she to him.

Will Salina ever find her father's journal and clear his name? What will happen when she exposes Lyman for the blackguard he is? Just how bad will it hurt Mick, the stepson she's come to love and will always be forbidden to her?

A beautiful story, A Family Matter is rich with unforgettable, depth-filled characters, gorgeous scenery and a forbidden love. Mick and Salina capture your heart immediately and you long for them to be together. Amidst their burgeoning romance, we see both characters wrestle with important decisions that will affect not just themselves, but everyone around them. What I loved most of all about A Family Matter is Mick and Salina's strength of will. They loved each other desperately, but wouldn't allow themselves to be together, respecting her marriage vows and Mick's father.

Don't miss this wonderful tale by a talented author.

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