Southern Comfort by Fern Michaels
Contemporary Romance -May 1st, 2011
3 1/2 stars

Scarred by the horrible murders of his wife and daughter, Tick (short for Patrick) Kelly retired to the Mango Key down by Florida to become a beach bum. When two beautiful agents show up to investigate in Mango Keys, he was unwittingly pulled out of self-imposed isolation. His self imposed isolation is further broken by his twin brother Pete, who refuses to let him wallow in the past. When Tick, Pete, Agent Kate, and Agent Sandy realize that something horrible is going on in a half-built fortress, Tick decides to do everything he can to stop the evil going on there, preferably with the lovely agent Kate by his side...

When I first started reading this book, I was impressed by the slow paced of the story. It felt that the pacing was deliberately slow, giving this story a mellow, relaxed vibe, even though there’s a mystery case going on! Tick is definitely an interesting character, one who is re-living again. Kate is a feisty firecracker who shows her gentler side in the later part of the book. But my favorite character has to be the Bird, a parrot who can curse and falls asleep on top of the bathroom shower curtain rod.

If you are looking for a relaxing book to read with Southern charm, you will enjoy this story and its easy going pace.

Reviewed by Pauline from the Bookaholics Romance Club