When Venus Fell

Pure escapism. Prickly romance set in a beautiful part of Tennessee. Central and surrounding characters drawn well. Sentimental rather than instant sex. Nice reading for a smile on a rainy day.

I love love love Deborah Smith. Her books are just beautiful.

In saying that, this is my least favorite so far. It was still really good and I didn't want to put it down. But the female lead grated under my skin. I just didn't like her is all. But, overall the book was excellent!

The Arinelli sisters, on the run since their mother died and their father was arrested and died in the jail cell, were making it in musical venues, but always on the lookout for "government" agents who had confiscated all their property in accusing their father. Years later they were found by Gib Cameron from Tennessee, who said he had money left for them if they would come back and claim it in the place where their parents married. The collection of unique people with various handicaps plays it out in the beautiful mountains where the Cameron Inn is threatened by a kinsman who wants to "develop" it after the tragic death of Simon in a sawmill accident. It is full of weird people and strange incidents, but comes to a predictable happy show more conclusion show less

Well, not a lot to say about this book…..I gave it the usual 50 pages to see if could get into it but it didn’t happen so it hit the wall. Each to their own I guess.