By Kelly Bridgewater
Trust no one in the shadows of the
piney woods . . .
Letty
Hood has spent the last fifteen years of her life hidden away with her
grandmother in the backwoods of east Texas to escape the deadly schemes of an
uncle who wants her dead. Now, with her twenty-first birthday on the horizon,
she is forced to accept the escort of a stranger and return to Houston in
secret so she can claim a birthright that will make her one of the wealthiest
women in Texas. If she lives long enough to inherit.
Pinkerton agent Philip Carmichael has one duty: get the Radcliffe heiress home
alive. Expecting a spoiled girl, Philip is surprised to encounter a woman of
rare strength with a kind soul and keen wit. As they journey together, Letty's
resilience wins his admiration, breaking through his hardened cynicism. Yet the
threat to her survival grows more menacing with every mile, and Philip fears
that keeping Letty out of harm's way may be just as impossible as keeping her
out of his hear
My Thoughts:
Cloaked in Beauty
by Karen Witemeyer reminds readers a little bit of “Little Red Riding Hood.”
There are obvious similarities, but there are differences too. Witemeyer does a
wonderful job at crafting characters that readers will want to stay with as
they journey back to Hood’s “home” in Houston, Texas. The plot has plenty of
action with moments of secretive journeys and hiding from the main road. The
plot moves forward at a nice pace. As for the ending, I wish the climactic
moment was a little spread out a little. Felt a little rushed by the time the
characters took us to that ending. In other words, there is some romance that
occurs between Letty, the heroine, and Philip, the hero. When characters spend
that much time together, obviously sparks are going to fly. Overall, Cloaked
in Beauty by Karen Witemeyer is a joy to read with movement and romance to
spark any Fairy tale reader’s interest.
I received a complimentary copy of Cloaked
in Beauty by Karen Witemeyer from Bethany House Publishing, but the
opinions stated are all my own.
My Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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