This may be my favourite of the series. Loved Nora, loved the juggling act Bryon has to do, and the dialogue is fantastic. ( )

Apparently part of series. Liked all references to WI, the weather and scenery were so real. Story was good. Wish these types of books didn’t repeat same thoughts. Nice that Byron could see beyond Nora’s pent up insecurities as Victorian virgin. Her mind thinking he was a cad and user. Liked the sayings her deceased aunt had used and that she knew why he had left. Cliff and Liza were interestingly different. ( )

A sweet romance. Of course Byron and Nora will end up together. I liked how Cliff was able to figure out what was going on with Byron without being told.

Since the body was found on Liza's grandfather's land and suspected to be Liza's grandmother there is more talk about it in this book.

We find out one more thing about the body at the very end. ( )

Byron Sanders Forrester returns to Tyler for his brother Cliff's wedding to Liza Baron. What Cliff doesn't know is that he was in Tyler once before, spying on him, and had an affair with town "spinster" Nora Gates. Now that he's here, both Cliff and Nora need to resolve their issues with Byron and his actions of three years ago.
Since Cliff and Liza factor quite heavily in this book, I find it quite impressive how well Carla Neggers writes for characters created by Pat Warren. They seem very consistent. Nora and Byron are also very compelling, with a fully realized back story. Even though we are closer (in proximity) to the "Body at the Lake" not much more information is revealed yet, but at least discussion about it wasn't irrelevant to the action like in book 2. ( )