Trickster by Darlene Fredette

 …Can she heal the trickster before he breaks her heart? …

 About The Book: In their own ways, for their own reasons, for Jade Parsons and Eric Martini, family is everything. Healthy or not, blood ties rule each one’s past as well as decisions and choices in the present. Hard work and personal sacrifice are part of the job, whether it means traveling to often dangerous places or relocating hundreds of miles from home because one loves what they do. When the truth is finally revealed, these two disparate people turn to each other for healing—and find forever.

 Our Review: There are many strong points to Darlene Fredette’s Trickster, part of the Mortar & Pestle series. Perhaps the one which stands out most clearly is the sharp, snappy dialogue—the kind that makes one smile, nod and think, “oh, yeah, this one’s got it.” The plotline moves seamlessly, drawing the reader into the lives of these two disparate characters and over a series of bumps. Jade is small-town, family and ethno centric; Eric is a flashy, world traveling heart breaker, never staying too long in one place. When things start feeling a bit too tight with any one woman, he’s gone. Until Jade, when everything loosens and things take off.

 On a scale of 1-5, Trickster deserves an 8.

 Kat Henry Doran, Wild Women Reviews