A Pretty Mess
by Carla Caruso
Sometimes, to come clean, you've got to get your hands dirty ...
Celeste Pretty, a self-confessed neat freak, has found the job she was born to do: a professional organizer, de-cluttering people's homes and workplaces. Her new business gets off to a cracking start when she lands her first client, health and fitness guru Natalia Samphire, in the well-heeled suburb of Astonvale. But things get messy at Natalia's mansion when Celeste finds a blackmail note and other mysterious items. And then there's Lenny Muscat, the sexy builder renovating the place, whose constant presence is muddling Celeste's usually organized brain.
When things get decidedly suspicious at the mansion, she and Lenny have to team up to investigate. But will Celeste emerge with her heart and professional reputation unscathed?
I'm not normally a huge cozy mystery fan but this book was chosen as a book of the month read in my Goodreads group and I wanted to give it a try.
I didn't connect very well with Celeste. Honestly, one thing I do not do well is clean and organize. I was not born with that particular skill set. Celeste's desire to clean everyone's home and work space had me shaking my head in wonder.
Otherwise, it was a good book. A quick read with more romance than plot, it would be a good book for anyone who likes cozy mysteries and romance with sexy contractors (or builders, if you're Australian). Or if you like to clean. Ok...especially if you like to clean.
This book was chosen for an NBRC group book of the month and the author was kind enough to give our interested members free review copies. Thanks to the author, publisher, and Netgalley.
Celeste Pretty, a self-confessed neat freak, has found the job she was born to do: a professional organizer, de-cluttering people's homes and workplaces. Her new business gets off to a cracking start when she lands her first client, health and fitness guru Natalia Samphire, in the well-heeled suburb of Astonvale. But things get messy at Natalia's mansion when Celeste finds a blackmail note and other mysterious items. And then there's Lenny Muscat, the sexy builder renovating the place, whose constant presence is muddling Celeste's usually organized brain.
When things get decidedly suspicious at the mansion, she and Lenny have to team up to investigate. But will Celeste emerge with her heart and professional reputation unscathed?
I'm not normally a huge cozy mystery fan but this book was chosen as a book of the month read in my Goodreads group and I wanted to give it a try.
I didn't connect very well with Celeste. Honestly, one thing I do not do well is clean and organize. I was not born with that particular skill set. Celeste's desire to clean everyone's home and work space had me shaking my head in wonder.
Otherwise, it was a good book. A quick read with more romance than plot, it would be a good book for anyone who likes cozy mysteries and romance with sexy contractors (or builders, if you're Australian). Or if you like to clean. Ok...especially if you like to clean.
This book was chosen for an NBRC group book of the month and the author was kind enough to give our interested members free review copies. Thanks to the author, publisher, and Netgalley.
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