Red Red Rose has everything a great book needs…adventure, romance, enough twists and suspicious characters to keep a reader guessing, and characters that are fun, alpha-like and even some scary characters.
This is a story about Nora. She is a smart, strong, friendly, woman who doesn’t know just how beautiful she is and how she affects other people, especially the men around her. Nora owns a coffee shop with her best friend, Emily. When Emily goes missing everyone becomes a suspect, even the customers who have been coming to the coffee shop since they opened, like Danny the techy guy who always is watching Nora. Then there’s the tall drink of water, who is mysterious and funny and smoldering hot, Shaw. Shaw is attracted to Nora and her feelings confuse her because she just ended things with Nathan, and yeah Nathan's a suspect too. Even her friends and co-workers are questioned by police. Nora wants Emily home, safe. Emily’s family obviously wants her safe too. James is Emily’s hot soldier brother who must help keep Nora safe. Lies are told, truths are discovered. Love is found for some while others feel burned. Can someone Nora actually knows be the serial killer on the lose?
McManus is awesome! I can not say enough great things about this book. I liked that while Nora wanted and needed her man she wasn’t so consumed by him that she was stupid in return. Some books let the heroine turn to mush when the alpha hero walks by. McManus made sure Nora was strong but don’t get me wrong Nora very much noticed and appreciated her man and he was the same with her.
It has been a while since I read mystery stories but I’m glad I read this one! Here’s hoping McManus has more stories to share with us!!