On a bitter cold January night in 1965, death came calling at an isolated little cabin on Wake-Robin Ridge. Now, nearly 50 years later, librarian Sarah Gray has quit her job and moved into the same cabin, hoping the peace and quiet of her woodland retreat will allow her to concentrate on writing her first novel. Instead she finds herself distracted by her only neighbor, the enigmatic and reclusive MacKenzie Cole, who lives on top of the mountain with his Irish wolfhound as his sole companion.
As their tentative friendship grows, Sarah learns the truth about the heartbreaking secret causing Mac to hide from the world. But before the two can sort out their feelings for each other, they find themselves plunged into a night of terror neither could have anticipated. Now they must unravel the horrifying events of a murder committed decades earlier. In doing so, they discover that the only thing stronger than a hatred that will not die is a heart willing to sacrifice everything for another.
There
are so many things I loved about Wake-Robin Ridge. Once the plot gets rolling,
it's a non-stop page turner all the way to the end. It’s the first book of
Marcia Meara that I read, but absolutely, not the last.
The
story has well developed, relatable characters. Let’s see who they are:
First,
I must say that Ruth’s heart-breaking
story was my favorite part. Ruth who, “After
a year of looking for love, or even the occasional tender word, any vague
thoughts of a happy ending for herself had vanished, and a tired sense of
resignation had settled over her,” makes the worst choice in her life –
Loyd Carter.
Sarah
Gray a thirty-five-year-old library cataloging and research assistant, fed up
with her boring job, leaves her town and moves to a dream like cabin in
Wake-Robin Ridge. This is how the
present day part of the story begins.
Lloyd
Carter, a mean-eyed slab of a man with a well-earned reputation for violence and
several run-ins with the law. If there
was one thing Lloyd Carter loved in this life, it was his big, fire-engine red
Impala
MacKenzie
Cole, Tall, maybe 6’3”, with glossy black
hair curling slightly over his ears. . . . he was strikingly good looking, with
a sense of quiet strength about him. “Mysterious Mountain Man,” as Jenna called
him.
Add
to them Handsome the muddy, half-starved
little mess, the kitten Sarah discovers the very first day she moves to the
cabin, and Rosheen, Mac’s three-year-old Irish wolfhound. Even General Penny,
Ruth’s dachshund who keeps her good company along her lonely years. Thus the
distribution is complete.
The
cabin in the Blue Ridge Mountains is the channel connecting past and
present; Ruth with her pain, tragedy and
love and compassionate Sarah with her dreams and newly found love.
There
were chapters where I went back and read some paragraphs once again. It was
like a kid with a candy. I savored every word, especially the vivid scenery
description.
Will
Sarah manage to find out what lies behind Mac’s odd change of behavior towards
her? Will she discover who is Miz Winn and what does the ghost want? Read the
book and you will be rewarded with a suspenseful romantic mystery.
Wake-Robin
Ridge is a masterpiece of good storytelling with meticulous attention to
detail, a well-plotted tale of romance and intrigue. Marcia’s writing and
descriptions are brilliant and make you feel like you can actually picture Wake-Robin Ridge and the characters in your
head. You will feel as if you are watching a movie. This is definitely a
"can’t put down" book.
Romance, suspense and some supernatural elements made it exactly
this - a "couldn't put it down" book for me. Amazon.com
