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The Three Sisters Inn
Hide in Plain Sight & Buried Sins: An Anthology
HIDE IN PLAIN SIGHT
Called home to the Amish countryside, city gal Andrea Hampton can't let go of her bitter memories. But she'll have to in order to help turn her grandmother's house into a bed-and-breakfast. When danger stalks her, Andrea must turn to carpenter Cal Burke, a man with his own secrets.
BURIED SINS
When the youngest Hampton sister, Caroline, returns to Amish country and her family inn, she hides a frightening secret. The dangerous husband she'd secretly married�and supposedly lost�might be alive after all. Yet Police Chief Zach Burkhalter knows more about her past than she expects….
507 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2013
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About the author
Marta Perry
201 books772 followersMarta Perry is a Pennsylvania-based author of over 35 novels, many of them inspirational romances. She uses her rural Pennsylvania life and her Pennsylvania Dutch heritage in writing her books, especially in her Pleasant Valley Amish series for Berkley Books and her new Amish-set suspense series for HQN Books.
Marta and her husband live in a centuries-old farmhouse in a quiet central Pennsylvania valley. They have three grown children and six beautiful grandchildren, and when she's not busy writing her next book, she's usually trying to keep up with her gardening, baking for church events, or visiting those beautiful grandkids.
Marta and her husband live in a centuries-old farmhouse in a quiet central Pennsylvania valley. They have three grown children and six beautiful grandchildren, and when she's not busy writing her next book, she's usually trying to keep up with her gardening, baking for church events, or visiting those beautiful grandkids.
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September 6, 2013
Two great books in one! I received this book combo in a Goodreads first reads contest. Thanks to Marta Perry and Goodreads for holding the giveaway.
As this is two books in one, I will review both books individually.
Hide in Plain Sight is the first book in the combo and it is the first book in the Three Sisters Inn series. Andrea Hampton returns to Pennsylvania to help get her family's bed and breakfast started when her sister is injured. The book gets off to an exciting start as Andrea must be rescued almost immediately from a car accident. The excitement is strong throughout the book, as it seems that someone is after Andrea for an unknown reason. Calvin Burke, the woodworker living in an apartment on her grandmother's land, ends up being Andrea's rescuer many times. The attraction between Andrea and Cal is very strong, however, the reasons they both find to not be together also appear valid. This is a well-written and enjoyable story.
The second book in the combo is Buried Sins. It is the third book in the Three Sisters Inn series. It is not hard to follow what is going on with the sisters, even though book two is not covered in this book. In Buried Sins, Caroline Hampton returns to her family in Pennsylvania. Caroline has a serious aversion to law enforcement. So, obviously her love interest turns out to be the local cop, Zach Burkhalter. There is plenty of action and mystery in this second story in the combo. Caroline is recently reeling from the death of her husband. She discovers that he wasn't the man she thought he was. Strange things are happening around Caro. Is her husband really alive? Is Caro in danger from him or someone else? This was a satisfying mystery.
I enjoyed these two stories and found them interesting to read. They are set in Amish country, however, the main characters are not Amish, which is a fun twist.
As this is two books in one, I will review both books individually.
Hide in Plain Sight is the first book in the combo and it is the first book in the Three Sisters Inn series. Andrea Hampton returns to Pennsylvania to help get her family's bed and breakfast started when her sister is injured. The book gets off to an exciting start as Andrea must be rescued almost immediately from a car accident. The excitement is strong throughout the book, as it seems that someone is after Andrea for an unknown reason. Calvin Burke, the woodworker living in an apartment on her grandmother's land, ends up being Andrea's rescuer many times. The attraction between Andrea and Cal is very strong, however, the reasons they both find to not be together also appear valid. This is a well-written and enjoyable story.
The second book in the combo is Buried Sins. It is the third book in the Three Sisters Inn series. It is not hard to follow what is going on with the sisters, even though book two is not covered in this book. In Buried Sins, Caroline Hampton returns to her family in Pennsylvania. Caroline has a serious aversion to law enforcement. So, obviously her love interest turns out to be the local cop, Zach Burkhalter. There is plenty of action and mystery in this second story in the combo. Caroline is recently reeling from the death of her husband. She discovers that he wasn't the man she thought he was. Strange things are happening around Caro. Is her husband really alive? Is Caro in danger from him or someone else? This was a satisfying mystery.
I enjoyed these two stories and found them interesting to read. They are set in Amish country, however, the main characters are not Amish, which is a fun twist.
March 9, 2018
Hide in Plain Sight was a good, safe, quick read with likable characters. It is part of a series about three sisters.
February 28, 2014
This is 2 books in one and I haven't read this author before. I liked her.
Fun things about the stories:
1. Clean--no language or sex
2. Set among the Amish, but the main characters weren't Amish. A new twist for me.
3. A nice blend of suspense and romance
4. These stories have a definite Christian theme with God's will, desires, and help being a part of the stories. Surprising for me as it is published under Harlequin "Love Inspired Classics" books and Harlequin doesn't usually make me think clean or Christian. : )
Hide in Plain Sight is #1 in the Three Sisters Inn series. It features the old sister hurrying home to be a younger sister who is in the hospital after being hit by a car. Driving thru the dark and windy Amish countryside, Andrea doesn't reach the hospital before getting in her own accident. With her car out of commission, she is grateful to get a ride to the hospital from Cal Burke, but she is NOT grateful to discover he is her grandma's tenant. That starts their love/hate relationship but there is more to the story because Andrea is being watched in the night, doors are opened by "no one" and closed and locked "by accident." I liked that this was a clean story and I liked it being set among the Amish, but the main characters weren't Amish, which was fun.
Buried Sins is book #3 in the Three Sisters Inn series. I didn't feel like I had missed anything by not reading book #2. This story revolves around Caroline, the youngest sister. Grief over her husbands recent death and then threats from scary people that suggest hubby isn't really dead, sends Caroline fleeing from New Mexico back to the family home in Amish country, Pennsylvania. A run in with the local Chief of Police lets secrets out of the back and ends up giving Caroline much to question in her previous marriage and in her future. Family dynamics, threats, cruel tricks and a couple sub plots keep things moving along.
Fun things about the stories:
1. Clean--no language or sex
2. Set among the Amish, but the main characters weren't Amish. A new twist for me.
3. A nice blend of suspense and romance
4. These stories have a definite Christian theme with God's will, desires, and help being a part of the stories. Surprising for me as it is published under Harlequin "Love Inspired Classics" books and Harlequin doesn't usually make me think clean or Christian. : )
Hide in Plain Sight is #1 in the Three Sisters Inn series. It features the old sister hurrying home to be a younger sister who is in the hospital after being hit by a car. Driving thru the dark and windy Amish countryside, Andrea doesn't reach the hospital before getting in her own accident. With her car out of commission, she is grateful to get a ride to the hospital from Cal Burke, but she is NOT grateful to discover he is her grandma's tenant. That starts their love/hate relationship but there is more to the story because Andrea is being watched in the night, doors are opened by "no one" and closed and locked "by accident." I liked that this was a clean story and I liked it being set among the Amish, but the main characters weren't Amish, which was fun.
Buried Sins is book #3 in the Three Sisters Inn series. I didn't feel like I had missed anything by not reading book #2. This story revolves around Caroline, the youngest sister. Grief over her husbands recent death and then threats from scary people that suggest hubby isn't really dead, sends Caroline fleeing from New Mexico back to the family home in Amish country, Pennsylvania. A run in with the local Chief of Police lets secrets out of the back and ends up giving Caroline much to question in her previous marriage and in her future. Family dynamics, threats, cruel tricks and a couple sub plots keep things moving along.
August 28, 2016
Both "books" are Christian-based mystery stories with an Amish flavor in that they live near an Amish community and have known them for years.
Both are enjoyable reads with the mystery there until the end. Both end a bit abruptly. Sorta like -- Solved the mystery. Know who the bad people are. All is well now. ~THE END. But novellas tend to be like that which is one of the reason I like full books best.
Both are enjoyable reads with the mystery there until the end. Both end a bit abruptly. Sorta like -- Solved the mystery. Know who the bad people are. All is well now. ~THE END. But novellas tend to be like that which is one of the reason I like full books best.
June 13, 2014
I enjoyed both books. It contains books 1 & 3 in the series, but there is no problem following book three without book two.
This is not an Agatha Christie mystery, but there is a nice element of suspense. In both cases I had figured out one of the bad guys, but not the co-conspirator.
*I received this book as a prize for a contest win in a Goodreads group, but no review was required.
This is not an Agatha Christie mystery, but there is a nice element of suspense. In both cases I had figured out one of the bad guys, but not the co-conspirator.
*I received this book as a prize for a contest win in a Goodreads group, but no review was required.
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