Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Mr. Morrissey's Secret

 It’s all just a little unfair. . .

 About The Book: David Morrissey’s life is near perfect. A widower with a teenage daughter, he teaches at an ultra-conservative Southern preparatory school, has been voted Teacher of the Year 3 times, and is engaged to marry the daughter of the chairman of the school’s board.

          Then life as David knows it comes to a screeching halt when proof of his previous employment takes top headline in the school newspaper: 20 years ago, under another name, David Morrissey was the hottest ticket in town for cover models on historical romances known as “bodice rippers”.

          In short order he loses his job, his fiancée and his front lawn now hosts herds of TV and print reporters, as well as camera persons ever at the ready to pounce. As David prepares to fight for his job and his reputation, the woman on the other side of those hot clinch covers, a woman he once loved to distraction, comes back into his life. . . to help him in his time of need—but also to reveal a bigger, more important secret.

 Our Review: It’s always a treat to read anything by Toni V. Sweeney whether it’s a futuristic sci-fi space adventure or a vampire saga spanning generations and continents. This time it’s the staid traditions of Southern academia and those appointed to maintain the status quo. Using her trademark snappy humor, Sweeney’s well drawn characters keep the action at a non-stop pace with laugh-out-loud crisp dialogue. Do not miss this one; it’s a beauty.

 On a scale of 1-5, Mr. Morrissey’s Secret deserves a 7.

 Kat Henry Doran, Wild Women Reviews

 

 

 

 

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