Book Review: Next Stop, Paradise

Reviewed By: Harriet Klausner

Next Stop, Paradise     Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB
Sue Civil-Brown
Class/Genre:   Romance   Humorous
Avon, Sep 2001, $5.99, 384 pp.

On Florida's Intercoastal Waterway, Paradise Beach is a quite safe town, which is in part why Samantha Bartlett joined its police force when the call came in. On the nearby beach, the six patrolling septuagenarians fondly known as the Dustbuster Brigade have found footprints the size of a T-Rex. Could a sea monster be in the nearby Gulf waters, as these supernatural hunters believe?

TV reporter Derek Diche happens to be in town visiting a relative when the word spreads that Paradise Beach has its own Nessie. Derek, who debunks the unexplainable legends figures that he can combine a vacation with a story especially since the townsfolk are caught up in the excitement of the indirect sighting. As Samantha tries to keep the calm, she and Diche soon find magic with the love they share.

Sue Civil Brown is gaining a name for romantic romps that are two doses of humor and two doses of love. Her latest delight, NEXT STOP, PARADISE, is an engaging tale because of the hilarious antics of the residents of Paradise Beach and the budding romance between Sam and Diche. Any reader who enjoys a funny yet romantic tale will find Ms Civil-Brown is one of the best at delivering that type of novel and her current story proves that reading her books is a present stop in paradise.

Harriet Klausner

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