A Single Rose (Heartsong Presents)

Rating:
Summary: Good Read
Review: Florist and wedding-planner Marissa Hughes has captured the eye and attention of the new guy in town. Antonio Ramirez, a retired Hollywood actor, has settled in Marissa's home town of Wadleyville, Ohio. Only trouble is, his life is a mystery. And, when he sets a pattern of coming into Marissa's shop once a week to purchase a single yellow rose, her curiosity is piqued.

And her suspicions are aroused when she learns there is a cat burglar in the area whose calling card is - a single yellow rose. Despite her attraction to Antonio, Marissa resists, convinced her customer is the cat burglar. Who else could it be? The single yellow rose is a dead giveaway. Isn't it?

Antonio, in the meantime, has difficulties of his own. The reader gets a glimpse of what might be going on with him, but you're never quite sure about anything. When Marissa overhears a suspicious telephone call Antonio makes from her shop while she is out of the room, she is surer than ever she has her criminal.

Pamela Griffin mixes up some conflicting clues, assumptions and 'conclusion jumping' that make A Single Rose a fast-paced, fun read. You're really kept guessing almost to the last. I thoroughly enjoyed this one.