Thank you to Bethany House Publishing for sending yet another intriguing read. Trouble in Store by Carol Cox follows the story of Melanie Ross when she makes the life changing decision to uproot herself and move out to the wilds of the untamed Arizona Territory. She has come to claim co-ownership of a general store mercantile. Not only does she inherit half of a business but also a confusing business partner, a small and mischievous boy, and a generation old murder mystery. I found Ms. Cox to be a write extremely talented in pulling her reader in right from the beginning of the novel up to the final sentence. She very neatly balances the budding romance story with the thrilling sleuthing to solve show down western murder mystery. I recommend this book only if you have a several hours to set aside in one day to read because you will not want to set this book down!
