The Women of Bayberry Cove : Hometown U.S.A. (Superromance)

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Summary: fun tale
Review: In Fort Lauderdale, Roger Oppenheimer of Oppenheimer Straus and Baker informs Louise Duncan that she has been passed over for promotion because she lacks people skills. The selected attorney Ed Bennett may have the required people skills but is a toady with half as good of a case record as Louise has. Roger tells her to go on a needed vacation and her job was not in jeopardy so she decides to spend time with her best friend Vicki (see THE HUSBAND SHE NEVER KNEW) in Bayberry Cove, North Carolina.

Though she plans to relax and not look at a law book, Louise becomes embroiled in a women's class action suit; her legal opponent is former JAG attorney turned marine biologist (National ocean and Atmosphere Administration has given him a research grant) Wes Fletcher, representing his family. As the duo battle over legal matters they fall in love, but he wants to remain near the Outer Banks while she has her life back in Florida making the commute too far to forge a permanent relationship.

This sequel is a fun tale due to the gender wars in and out of the courtrooms. The story line moves briskly forward as Louise ably defends her clients in North Carolina and goes the extra mile to offer solutions to complex problems (something her Florida firm is just realizing the hard way). Although Wes seems like a Renaissance Man (the grant seems farfetched - how did he find time to even fill out the paperwork?), fans of contemporary tales will enjoy meeting THE WOMEN OF BAYBERRY COVE especially the apparent transient newcomer.

Harriet Klausner