Charming is the best way to describe Jayne Ann Krentz’s Hidden Talents. This murder mystery romance has great characters, a fascinating plot and humor laced throughout. ~ Shadow, Guilty Pleasures
Description:
Serenity Makepeace knows a lot about whole-grain bread, but she doesn’t know beans about business. She’s expanding her natural foods emporium to sell local handicrafts by mail—which she hopes will benefit her offbeat artist community in Witt’s End, Washington. But she needs a crack financial adviser to make her dream a reality—so she charms her way into the office of Caleb Ventress, a handsome wolf in conservative clothing.
An expert in the art of the deal, Caleb isn’t sure what to make of the unconventional Serenity—but there’s no doubt he’s attracted. A pass from a paragon of conformity—even one as handsome as Caleb—is more than free-spirited Serenity bargained for. But when a lethal blackmailer threatens her plans and perhaps her life, she puts her whole trust in the man who seems her complete opposite—and the net result might be true love.
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Charming is the best way to describe Jayne Ann Krentz’s Hidden Talents. This murder mystery 
romance has great characters, a fascinating plot and humor laced throughout. The best part of the book, though, is the location, Witt’s End, Washington, a small town in the Cascade Mountains founded by hippies in the 1960s. Filled with delightful and eccentric characters, the town is a reminder of several unusual places.
Serenity Makepeace is the unofficial princess of Witt’s End, with bragging rights for being the only child ever born in Witt’s End. Her mother came to town, gave birth to Serenity, and died. The town elders kept Serenity out of the foster system by drawing straws to see whose name went on her birth certificate. The town raised her and still acts as her family. Her gratitude leads her to try and establish a mail order catalog business for the town.
Enter Caleb Ventress, hot shot start up consultant, who is intrigued enough by Serenity to forego his usual strict standards and agree to be her consultant. Both their plans are thrown into chaos by the discovery that Serenity is being blackmailed-and that the cause goes back to Caleb’s past. Can these two captivating characters learn to trust each other and find their HEA in spite of murder and blackmail?
Serenity was an interesting character, sweet and strong, who has a hard time functioning outside her free spirited town. Caleb started off as a cold, calculating person, but one who has had to build up walls to protect himself from his family. Serenity is sure she can teach him to love-but can they keep each other safe long enough for him to learn?
Overall it was a great book, drawing the reader into the story and keeping you turning the pages to find out what will happen next. One of my favorites!
Thanks Shadow for the review
I love this author and this book sounds really fun! Thank you for the review. I need to go read now.