Book Review: The Lady Has a Past by Amanda Quick

The Lady Has a Past

by Amanda Quick (Quick)

 

Amanda Quick, aka Jayne Ann Krentz, is back with another historical romance title in her Burning Cove series. Burning Cove is a seaside California town that caters to the rich and famous in the 1930s. Each of the five titles in the series features a strong female character who stumbles into a murder mystery and uncovers the dark truth with the help of a handsome, strong male counterpart. Some of the books carry over characters and places, but it’s not mandatory to read the books in order to enjoy the titles.

 

This installment features a novice private investigator, Lyra Brazier. After a bumpy first day on the job in which she kills a man with a golf club, the next day she returns to find her boss and mentor Raina Kirk leaving the office to help an old friend. But it soon becomes clear that something else is brewing as Raina disappears from the lavish Labrynth Springs Hotel and Spa.

 

When Lyra is determined to look into Raina’s disappearance, nightclub owner Luther Pell (Raina’s boyfriend) employs a “bodyguard” of sorts to aid in her investigation. Enter Lyra’s love interest. Instead of a muscle-bound gangster, Lyra is paired with the cool, quiet antiquarian book dealer Simon Cage. Behind his steely eyes Cage hides a special paranormal ability that hopefully will save Raina–and both of them–from an untimely end.

 

I enjoyed this book because it was a fun read with quick action, steamy romance, and short chapters that keeps you intrigued until the end. Krentz is a bestselling author for good reason and I look forward to the next Burning Cove installment..

[If you enjoy this, you may also wish to try The Girl Who Knew Too Much by Amanda Quick or Tightrope also by Amanda Quick.]

[ official The Lady Has a Past page on the official Amanda Quick/Jayne Ann Krentz web site ]

 

Recommended by Cindy K.
Bennett Martin Public Library — Public Services

 

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