LoveandmurderareintheairthisValentine’sdayinMaggieBlackburn’sthirdBeachReadsmystery,perfectforfansofEvaGatesandMirandaJames.WhenBeachReadsbookshophostsaValentine’sDayevent,“RomancebytheSea,“booksellerSummerMerriweatherhasnoideathattheguestauthorisunderinvestigationforherownhusband’smurder.Whenthatsameauthorisfounddeadatthelocalbedandbreakfast,nobodyassumesit’snaturalcauses-therewereplentyofpeoplewhowantedherdead.AsSummersearchesforthetruthabouttheauthor’sstranger-than-fictionlife,Summerfindssuspiciousindicationsofshadybehaviorintheauthor’sbelongings.ButthecasualsleuthingisquicklyderailedwhenSummer’sfriendGladsgetshauledinforthemurder,andtheylaunchafull-blowninvestigationtoclearhername.AsSummerandcompanypickthroughthescantcluestosolvethecase,theymayfindmoretreacheryandheartbreakthantheybargainedfor.
