Annie England Noblin's debut novel is an entertaining romance featuring a rescued pit bull. I had read and enjoyed last year's Christmas book, Pupcakes by Ms. Noblin, so I was pleased to find sit! stay! speak! (#779) waiting for me on my travel bookshelf. It did not disappoint.
The Arkansas Delta isn't your usual glamorous setting, but that gives Ms. Noblin plenty of scope for an interesting and unusual cast of characters here. Adelaide Andrews has escaped Chicago and all its dark memories to sort out the house she's inherited from a beloved aunt. But there's more going on in the Arkansas Delta than meets the eye, and the folks in town don't want to talk about it. They just warn Adelaide Andrews to stay away from the levee, and not ask questions about other folks' business after she rescues a badly injured puppy left in a trash bag to die. When things get dangerous, and Addie's house is broken into, she's more determined than ever to get to the bottom of things, even if it puts her at risk.
Don't worry, a handsome local farmer shows up to provide the love interest, and since this is a romance, there's bound to be a happy ending.
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