Season of Glory

Glory, North Carolina #4

by Ron Benrey, Janet Benrey

Who poisoned British executive Dylan Owen during a Christmas getaway? Dylan knows whoever tried to kill him is also staying at The Scottish Captain in Glory, North Carolina. But to trap the culprit, he'll have to recover first. Which means letting lovely nurse Sharon Picard closer than he'd like. The more they search the decked halls for clues, the more they realize they are falling for each other. But if they're to share a lifetime of love and holiday meals, they'd better unmask the murderer--fast.

Genres: Love Inspired, Mystery, Love Inspired Suspense, Christmas, Christian Fiction, Harlequin, Christian

224 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

About the author

Ron Benrey, the author of "Know Your Rights, a Survival Guide for Non Lawyers" (for Sterling), and "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing Christian Fiction" (for Penguin), is also a prolific novelist who has coauthored nine romantic suspense novels with his wife Janet: The Pippa Hunnechurch Mysteries, The Royal Tunbridge Wells Mysteries for Barbour, and the Glory, North Carolina, Mysteries. All three series are available at Amazon and as Kindle eBooks.

Ron "wrote his way" through college as a freelancer. After graduating, he became Electronics Editor at Popular Science Magazine. He went on to become a corporate communicator and speechwriter for several of America's largest companies. Ron is also an experienced oral presentation coach who has trained hundreds of managers and engineers to give winning proposal presentations - including several multi-billion-dollar programs.

Ron taught advanced writing courses at the University of Pittsburgh (member of the adjunct faculty). He currently teaches courses and workshops at major writers' conferences on topics ranging from plotting and publishability, to copyright law and computer technology for writers.

Ron holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a master's degree in management from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and a juris doctor from the Duquesne University School of Law. He was a member of the Bar of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Ron and Janet live in North Carolina.

Reviews

[Lonnie · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's been hit and miss with these Christmas books I'm reading. The first one was a hit (Mistletoe Promise), the second a miss, the third a hit (No Christmas Like the Present ), and this a miss. It was suppose to be a cozy mystery (someone poisoned someone), but the mystery took a back burner to controversy over a stain glass window, and to be honest, I just didn't care about a stain glass window.

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

I blame myself for not paying attention when I checked out this book. I don’t like romance and I am an atheist. Church-y stuff just leaves me cold. I persevered but won’t be reading another of these books. I didn’t care about the characters. I knew who the “bad guy” was right away. I gave it 3 stars because I know my own bias and “rounded up” in the event my own personal views affected my thoughts on the writing.

[Charline Bonham · Rating 3 out of 5]

Who would think hiring a consultant would lead to attempted murder. The people of Glory, NC can be friendly but don't stand in their way when they want something. Sharon Pickard is a suspect because she would know how to use the poison and was there when it happened. To prove her innocence, she must find the killer. Can she find him/her before they strict again?

[Dawn Leitheuser · Rating 3 out of 5]

What a quick read! Well written and the town relatable. The suspense was very creative!

[Nancy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this mystery love story if Andrew and Sharon.

[Janell · Rating 3 out of 5]

Enjoyed coming back to "Glory" although the story seemed a little far-fetched. Enjoyable though.

[Michelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

I didn't enjoy this one nearly as much as the first three. I think I got discouraged of all the church arguing that went on. I was a member of one of those once, and left because I got so tired of it. I know that this is something natural that happens in churches, but when you have this much contention this close together, something's gotta give...

The final scrabble is over replacing a paint glass window that was destroyed during a recent electrical fire. I found a lot of that story line silly. I did enjoy reading about others in the story and the mystery (had it figured out way early in the story). I didn't care much for Andrew - but liked him a lot more after he changed...

All-in-all the story was good. I liked the first and third books the best.

[Jane · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book almost made the three star mark, but not quite. It wasn't very suspenseful, and mostly revolved around church politics. I liked the main characters well enough, but their romance was underdeveloped. I was also angry with the way the hero ultimately sacrificed his convictions. I also knew who the poisoner was several chapters before the information was given in the story.

[Cindy DeLong · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book has just about the most horrible church I've ever read about. Forming a committee to replace a stained glass window? Who does that? And why does the community have any say in what goes on in their church? I am so glad that I go to a church where we work together as a team and also trust the pastor to make decisions. This book's church sounds like a nightmare!

[joyce lynn · Rating 3 out of 5]

quick, easy read

2 of the main characters are a little unbelievable, but ...

there was a surprise twist in the whodunit portion, so ...

i'm not exactly sorry this series is over, tho. don't think i'll miss it, nor the characters too much, altho, i DID like the town itself

[Patricia Solla · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really like this story. It's a murder mystery, involves romance and is inspirational as well. The authors combine all these in a lovely setting with great characters and a great storyline.

[Jan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this one. It jumped around a bit, but like watching a movie. It was good the story believable and characters likable. A good lazy Sunday read.

[Kiera · Rating 3 out of 5]

Couldn't get into it... may just have picked it up at the wrong time. I may come back to it later