Cape Refuge by Terri Blackstock

Blair and Morgan's parents Thelma and Wayne own a Bed & Breakfast on Cape Refuge. The town council is trying to close it down because they say that the clientele that the B&B draws is undesirable for Cape Refuge. But while their daughters, Blair and Morgan are at a town meeting to fight the city council Thelma and Wayne are murdered. Morgan's husband is the prime suspect and Cade, the Chief of Police, arrests him. Morgan knows that her husband would never have killed her parents even though Jonathan and Morgan's parents had a huge public argument earlier in the day. Thelma and Wayne have always welcomed those that need healing whether they have a past criminal record or just need a place to regroup and heal. Blair has now sworn that she will find who killed her parents and she will not allow the City Council to close the B&B if it is the last thing she ever does.

Terri Blackstock's stories are always an emotional roller coaster for me. They are filled with suspense and drama. Blair has a lot of anger pent up. She has placed a hard shell around her emotions because of scars on her face that she obtained when she was a child. She doesn't allow people to get close to her and she has forsaken her parents belief in a God who saves and loves people. She frustrated me! The secondary story of a runaway that comes to Cape Refuge was good and heart-wrenching as well. I loved how her story and Blair and Morgan's blended together to make a very exciting and tense conclusion. I thought Cade's character was pretty good and I feel bad for him trying to get close to prickly Blair, but he seems to be a patient man even though people try to make him out to be a bungling buffoon in the pocket of City Council. I'll definitely be moving on to the next book and hope to see some development in Cade and Blair's relationship. An exciting read and definitely what I have come to expect from this author.