[Kate Huntington Mysteries 02] • Ill-Timed Entanglements

Recent widow and new mom, Kate Huntington, never would have made it through the last year without the support of her closest friends, Rob and Liz Franklin. So when Rob’s elderly aunt has a problem, at a most inopportune time, Kate is certainly willing to help out.

No good deed goes unpunished. Her altruistic act lands her in the middle of a police investigation when Aunt Betty’s “problem” turns up dead.

Kate’s second adventure in this series has a bit of a cozy mystery flavor as she and her friends attempt to clear Rob’s octogenarian aunt of suspicion. Wading through a brimming pool of suspects, some of whom have secrets they would prefer stay buried, is hard enough, but Kate is distracted by a growing attraction to another party in the investigation.

She knows it’s too soon to date–she’s still grieving for her beloved Eddie–but the sexual pull is hard to resist. To further complicate matters, Rob is acting strangely. Is it just stress overload, or could he be jealous? Meanwhile, the residents of The Villages retirement community are continuing to die off, and not from natural causes. Soon the question becomes not just whether they will find the killer, but at what cost.