Friday Fiction: Blown Away by Sharon Sala (May 2010)

Lazy Summer Sunday Fiction
Review by Kim Cantrell

Carolina “Cari” North is out for her usually Sunday stroll. As she walks she notices blood along her path and although there is a storming brewing, the mystery writer within must find the source.

While her thought lie with a wounded person or animal who may need help, instead she happens upon her childhood friend and ex-fiance Lance Morgan digging a grave.

In fear for her own life, she runs to the safety of her home, where her parents and her cousin, Susan, wait.

Just as she arrives, a killer tornado strikes; killing her parents and Susan dead.

When Cari manages to survive her own injuries, she realizes that Lance is probably still looking for her. Quickly she realizes that she must assume the identity of her near identical cousin.

Until, at least, she can prove to authorities what Lance has done.

New York Times and USA Today best selling author Sharon Sala creates an interesting mystery fiction entwined with sweet, Southern romance in this first of the three book Storm Front series titled Blown Away.

While I can’t call it gripping and I’m not a big fan of gushy romance scenes, I’m intrigued enough that I’ll read the next two in the series since the next couple of books are expected to solve the two back stories of this one.

If you’re looking for a quick, brain-candy fix that doesn’t require a lot of effort, then add Blown Away to your reading list; but if simple fiction is not your thing, skip it.