Peppermint Creek Inn

Rating:
Summary: Very highly recommended
Review: Lost in the woods of Northern Onterio, the man had only a gun and a note. Without memory of how he received the bullet in his back, his only hope was the words scribbled on the crumpled piece of paper, Peppermint Creek Inn and the one name beneath it. Sara Clarke. As rain obliterates the number also scribbled on the page, 28, he finds his hope likewise dissolving. Still he presses onward. When the man stumbled up to Peppermint Creek Inn, he sees a the prettiest two story Victorian style house. But then he realized that it was also empty, with a broken window letting in the icy rain.

When she later arrives with the electricity out, Sara finds not only the broken window, but a dead rat carefully laid out in her kitchen. So when the stranger with a gun in his pocket grabs her, she's prepared to fight for her life. Soon Sara realizes the man without a name is a fugitive. Hearing his words spoken during nightmares, she suspects him to be a criminal. Yet his kind eyes and sexy attractiveness belie the possibly danger, especially when he saves her life. Also, Sara can't help feeling compassion for a man with a gun injury because on another dark, story night a gunshot had changed her life forever.

PEPPERMINT CREEK INN is a riveting, tension filled mystery that will have the reader glued to its pages. With surprising depth, twists and curves, Jan Springer creates memorable characters that will have the reader really hoping that they will not only find answers to the past, but also a way to stay together. This extraordinary suspense comes very highly recommended. I only regret it took me six months to get to it on my reading list! And Jan, thank you for sending AS BIG AS THE SKY. If it's half as good as PEPPERMINT CREEK INN, I'm going to enjoy it!