I should have known it was too good to be true when I first saw the ad. It turns out that Fortune Springs, Colorado isn't just a one-horse town, it's a two-woman one, and this is their attempt to keep the community alive. I want to say the scheme is ridiculous, totally outdated, but I'm carrying everything I own in my canvas backpack and the greyhound I stepped off this morning is long gone. If this is my chance at a fresh start, I'd better grab it with both hands.
I know I should feel guilty about pretending to be a lonely heart willing to help repopulate this rural logging town, but all I feel is relief at having escaped the apartment in Savannah. And after all, what's one more secret to add to the pile? I only hope I've hidden my tracks well enough, and that the kind Fortune Springs locals who've opened their doors to me will never find out what made me run away in the first place...
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I wasn't sure, when exactly, the road had lulled me to sleep. ONE
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(@Bookouture, 24 March 2021, 254 pages, ebook, #ARC from the publisher via # NetGalley and voluntarily reviewed, #BlogTour 24 March)
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This is a new author for me. I thought Small Town Secrets would be more a romantic novel which isn't really my thing so I was apprehensive about reading it. Thankfully, my fears were quashed as soon as I started to read the book. There are some romance elements but these are not the main plot and just an events that occurs over the course of the book. I'm from a small town and have a soft spot for books set in small towns. The author does a good job bringing small towns to life. Things are different than in cities. This is a book about fleeing an unhappy life and looking for somewhere quieter to breathe before making important life changes. I fell in love with the town and characters. I had such pleasure reading this. The books gets quite dark towards the end but not OTT or anything.
