Gin Fling by Lucy Score & Claire KingsleyMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
The Plot Thickens
I’d probably give this book 4.5 ⭐️ if I could.
This is the fifth book in a continuing series and the previous books need to be read in order to understand this one. Each book deals with one couple and there is an overarching plot that links the books together.
Jonah Bodine is the illegitimate son of Jonah Bodine Sr. When his father died he became aware of his half-siblings and decided to come to Bootleg Springs to get to know them. He’s been here 12 months and still hasn’t decided if he’s staying or not, because until the disappearance of Callie Kendall is solved and the family is no longer under a cloud of suspicion he feels he can’t make an informed choice because he can’t abandon his siblings when everything is so fraught.
Jonah has a successful business as a personal trainer and has become an important part of the town’s life with the classes and training he provides. He’s just moved out of June’s house now she’s got together with George because he doesn’t want to intrude on their new relationship. Scarlett has set him up in one of her tiny rental properties, unaware that she has decided to do a little matchmaking.
Shelby is George’s little sister. She came to Bootleg Springs after she heard about how their small community ran a group of journalists out of town. She’s studying for her PhD and she wants to understand what makes the community work so well when other places don’t. When Scarlett discovered her misunderstanding of why Shelby was in town (she thought she was a journalist) she decides to matchmake and sets her up in the same house as Jonah. They don’t get off to the best of starts but carrying out Bootleg Justice together forms a bond and they begin to consider having a summer fling because neither of them knows where they are going to end up in a few months.
There’s a lot more to Shelby than first appears and she is a really interesting character who has gone through a lot. I really like how her study into why Bootleg Springs works as a tight-knit community brings her deeper into the heart of the town. She makes friends and finds supporters who help encourage others to aid with her research. She is intelligent, single-minded and independent beyond belief, she also has a huge heart and just wants to help people.
I liked how Jonah was brought more into the family and the community through his friendship with Shelby, who helps him see that he isn’t the outsider he has always considered himself.
A lot is uncovered about Callie in this book and some very interesting facts come out. Shelby even chases down some leads, which of course places her and others in danger. This book sets up things for the finale in the last book in the series. I can’t wait to find out how it all ends. I’m not even going to peek at the blurb for the final book because I want to be truly surprised at how it all shakes out.
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