Book Review: True Confessions

Reviewed By: Harriet Klausner

True Confessions     Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB
Rachel Gibson
Class/Genre:   Romance
Avon, Jul 2001, $6.99, 384 pp.

The Gospel according to the residents of Gospel, Idaho is that every sin known to humanity was caused by Californians. So when LA based tabloid reporter Hope Spencer roars into town with California plate MZBHAVN on her Porsche, everyone knows that the devil in she clothing has arrived to tempt their male folk. To the shock of Sheriff Dylan Tabor and his Deputy Lewis Plummer, Hope has leased the run down Donnelly place for a six-month vacation. Neither law official believes her as no one like Hope would come to backpack country except to cover a story.

To Hope’s surprise, she quickly finds that she enjoys the townsfolk with their harmless gossipy fibs and has fallen in love with the Sheriff and his child. However, Hope has no hope for anything permanent with Dylan as her last relationship is why she is reassessing her life in Idaho. Dylan wants to avoid romancing the Californian because his youthful scandals have left him branded as a wild one. Still, he confesses to himself that he truly loves Hope.

TRUE CONFESSIONS is a hilarious contemporary romance that will keep readers laughing from start to finish due to the eccentric cast of characters and their reactions to the outside sinner. The story line is non-stop humor with dialogue that is funny yet manages to thrust forward a warm relationship. The cover is brilliant adding to the feel that Rachel Gibson has written one of the top two or three comedic romantic romps of the year.

Harriet Klausner

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