Lake County

I just finished reading Lake County by Lori Roy - Narrated by Marli Watson; Aaron Shedlock

Addie Anne Buckley wants to follow in her aunt's footsteps... Aunt Jean has made a splash in Hollywood under the name Marilyn Monroe. When Jean comes to get Addie to take her on a trip to Hollywood, she sees it as her way out of her small town.

Truitt is angry, He wants Addie to stay and marry him. When she doesn't choose him he makes the kind of mistake that has the Tampa mafia after him. He has until midnight to come out of hiding or they will take it out on the people he loves.

This was definitely a nice historical fiction that takes Marilyn out of Hollywood and puts her in a more family orientated role. The book is told from Truitts and Addie's POV and it weaves a tale of two kids who love each other but have dreams that don't match up. One incident sets in motion things that neither of them are prepared for.

The narrators were decent, they did a good job of keeping the story going. I am always a fan of Historical thrillers and this one did a great job of adding some Hollywood style in a small town without anything being overshadowed. I really enjoyed the plot and the book is really well written. I did feel it was a bit padded in places and had about 30 pages been cut out, it would have been the best book of the year for me.

It definitely had some excellent moments and if you like historical thrillers, you have to pick this one up.

4 stars

Thank you @brilliancepublishing and @netgalley for my gifted ALC