"Riptide Rumors" by Melody Carlson

If the Tide Doesn’t Change, Who Will Pay the Price?

As autumn of 1916 descends upon the once-peaceful town of Sunset Cove, Anna McDowell has great hopes that the excitement of the summer will be over, now that a few of the key players in the rum-running ring have been arrested. But with a daring jailbreak getting the town in a dither again, she knows that the danger hasn’t passed for anyone in her coastal hometown.

With a mayoral election keeping tensions high and the authorities busy searching for those behind the jailbreak, Anna has plenty to keep the newspaper busy. But when her sixteen-year-old daughter begins making noises about leaving high school and abandoning dreams of college, Anna realizes that prohibition isn’t the only thing she needs to be worrying about.

How deep does the root of corruption run in their town? As she digs deeper, Anna is forced to put the concerns of her own heart on hold in an effort to save some of the people dearest to her.

Melody Carlson has written more than 200 books (with sales around 6.5 million) for teens, women, and children. That’s a lot of books, but mostly she considers herself a “storyteller.” Her young adult novels (Diary of a Teenage Girl, True Colors etc.) appeal to teenage girls around the world. Her annual Christmas novellas become more popular each year. She’s won a number of awards (including RT’s Career Achievement Award, the Rita, and the Gold medallion) and some of her books have been optioned for film/TV. Carlson has two grown sons and makes her home in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and yellow Lab dog.

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"Riptide Rumors" by Melody Carlson is the second book in the "The Legacy of Sunset Cove" series. I think a reader would enjoy this novel without reading the first book but I recommend reading it first to get the full impact of the story.

These books are about family and are love stories. They are about newspapers editors and reporters. I don't know if there is going to be another novel in this series, but I personally hope there is because there is some questions left unanswered but since the book is about murder and prohibition, I suppose the ending is just like life and some mysteries are never solved.

In this novel, Anne is still struggling to make the newspapers the best it can be and still trying to make it in a man's world.  In the meantime, her daughter is growing up and struggling with school and trying to decide if she wants to continue or start her dream of owning a dress shop.

I was kept turning the pages because I was drawn into the scenes whether it was  about the newspaper  or Annie and Katy or the romances. 

I really liked the ending, and I have to say I am happy to report that I was right on who ended up with who except for one couple, now that one was a complete surprise.

This book had all the things that I like in books, mystery and faith, love, and forgiveness, family.

This book's characters were characters that were easy to believe in and I think the two books would make a really good Hallmark mystery movie.

I was given a complimentary copy by the author and Celebrate Lit. These opinions are mine own.