Finest Kind of Love

by Diana Tremain Braund

Book Overview

Thirty-two year old Molly Bean is a popular lobster fisherman in the sleepy coastal community of Gin Cove, Maine. Admittedly, she hasn't had the best of luck with relationships and the chance of falling in love with any of Gin Cove's population is slim to none.

Carolyn Stanley, a successful defense attorney from Bar Harbor, has found that she enjoys vacationing and spending time in Gin Cove. When Carolyn sends her high-speed power boat careening...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1931513686
• ISBN13: 9781931513685
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: Bella Books
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.7" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Loved the coastal setting of the beautiful state of Maine

loved the coastal setting of the beautiful state of Maine It was refreshing to read a novel where the main character is a blue collar worker who loves her profession. I found her to be an excellent character and enjoyed very much reading about her life at sea.

Here Fishy, Fishy...

This is my first read of Diana Tremain Braund, and I'm now looking forward to reading her other books. I started this one Friday night and finished on Saturday afternoon. The story is set in Maine lobster country. Molly Bean, an orphan who was raised with her younger brother by a family friend, Auntie Em, operates a lobster boat. Her brother, younger by about 10 years and a virtual stranger to Molly, gets arrested for drug possession. There has also been a murder at the local university and Molly's ex-girlfriend is back in town. It's bad enough Molly has to deal with all of this, when along comes attorney Carolyn Stanley. Their first encounter is messy, but the two feel an immediate attraction. Molly finds herself behaving badly toward Carolyn, and Carolyn isn't sure pursuing a relationship is worth the headache. Matchmakers Allan (Carolyn's friend) and Charlie (Molly's friend), a couple for five years, get involved to ensure their good friends don't give up too soon. This was a really nice book. There were a lot of characters to keep track of, but they all contributed to the story line. I'm not sure there was the perfect balance between the drugs/homicide issue and the romance, but it didn't seem to drag the story down too much. Carolyn could have had any profession because her being a lawyer didn't impact the plot at all - it just seemed like an afterthought. Overall good read. Recommended for a cold winter day accompanied with a hot pot of coffee. (That's half the year in Minnesota, and probably in Maine too!)

Exploring a different, romantic world

Diana Tremain Braund makes her descriptions seem so real. As fun and romantic as the story was, it also takes place against a really different kind of background: coastal Maine. I've read all her books, and I think this was the best yet.