A Rather Curious Engagement


Romance - Suspense
Kindle Edition
Reviewed on 03/13/2009
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Reviewed by Anne Boling for Readers' Favorite

In C.A. Belmond’s sequel to A Rather Lovely Inheritance, Penny and Jeremy decide to splurge on a yacht, not just any yacht. At an auction, they win the 1926, 35 meter Liesl’s Dream, complete with teak wood and six luxury bedrooms. Unfortunately, someone steals the yacht out of the harbor. Things definitely are not smooth sailing as Jeremy’s ex-wife pops back in the picture, trying to win his heart, very much annoying Penny and a mysterious Russian offers to sail away with Penny.

C.A. Belmond is a brilliant writer. I savored every word of A Rather Curious Engagement. While this novel is written from Penny’s point of view, I detected a distinct British quality to the writing. It works! I felt as though I were on tour with the loving couple. They make me yearn for my own yacht. A Rather Curious Engagement is a must read!

Margaret B. erbes

Penny and Jeremy are the kind of couple you'd like to buy the house next door. Pleasant, honorable and (good grief, will I really use this word?) plucky, they advance their relationship while solving "problems". What do you do when you inherit a boatload of money? Buy the boat, of course, and solve the mystery that comes free of charge. Blissfully, we are able to follow their romance without following them into the bedroom. As sleuths, they remind me a bit of Agatha Christie's Tommy and Tuppence, a couple unashamedly fond of each other while keeping up a feisty dialogue. If you are a fan of Dame Agatha, you will enjoy what I hope will be a lengthy series.