So we're in Northland, landed gentry, handsome Darcy archetype. There's some funky stuff to explain the dead sister away...ugh...that could have done with some massaging. Otherwise bueno
The Colour of Midnight by Robyn Donald (Large Print Harlequin)
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
Description from the book back cover: "I'm Stella's sister ..." And Minerva Robertson wanted to know why, with everything to live for, Stella had chosen to end her life. The only person who might be able to give her an answer was wickedly attractive Nick Peveril, Stella's husband. But he wasn't the conventional grieving widower ... What was Minerva to make of him? And should she fight the passion she felt for him?
Did he kill her sister?
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
Minerva travels into the north of New Zealand to find out why her step-sister Stella killed herself. She isn't exactly helped by Stella's widower, Nick Peveril, who plays the truth very close to his (broad) chest. The story progresses along nicely, with Minerva's investigations going in parallel with her developing relationship with Nick until she gets out of her depth suddenly with both; the truth about Stella effectively killing off what was turning into the love of her life. Nick and Minerva both have some readjusting to do and how they do this and resolve their relationship completes the story.
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