As with most of the books I've been reading lately, this was a new author to me. The story was set in Australia which was interesting to me. I've read several books by Australian authors, and I always enjoy the unique phrases and the descriptions of the landscape and way of life in that country. The opal mines featured in this story were definitely not familiar at all to anything I've seen here in the US.
The story begins with Caitlyn leaving home to search for her long absent father. She ends up stranded in his small isolated home town and waylaid by several surprises. As the full extent of her father's criminal and negligent activities come to light in his absence, the danger to Caitlyn begins.
Dale is an almost single father who has left his career as a lawyer to hide out in the small town and work as an opal cutter. He and Caitlyn meet, and he offers his help in locating her father. The attraction between the couple is not immediate but rather develops over time. They tend to take one step forward then one step backwards, leaving their relationship in limbo. Dale seems to act impulsively romantic after dangerous situations but later regret it.
This was a sweet little romantic mystery with a touch of suspense. It was also very clean with only a few chaste kisses, a nice afternoon read.
Thanks go out to Net Galley for providing me with a copy of this book for fair review.
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