Tribute | Nora Roberts

Tribute | Nora Roberts | A Step in the Right Direction

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Tribute

	Tribute Nora Roberts Putnam Adult, 2008 - 464 pages average customer review:based on 91 reviews view larger image
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Tribute

Great book...Nora Roberts has achieved another good read. The characters are super and all intertwined which makes everyone a good suspect. The past mystery, linked with the present day incidents, increases the intensity of the question of who is doing and possibly did this to her and her family.

A Step in the Right Direction

It seems that Nora Roberts "might" be getting back to normal with this newest book. Tribute is a straightforward romance with a small mystery built-in. It stays away from the supernatural (mostly), the demonic/spellcasting, and Ireland. Thankfully, Roberts has offered a mainstream book worth reading - which, in my opinion, she hasn't in quite some time. The story is that Cilla McGowan has returned to her roots in Virginia after spending many years under the spotlight in Hollywood. She is drawn to the land in Virginia and the restoration of a farmhouse that has been in her family for decades. Across the road is her sexy, but very nerdy, neighbor, Ford Sawyer. Ford, and the story, is very easygoing and Roberts does a nice job of introducing us to some neighborhood residents and offering a look back at Cilla's life. As she repairs the farmhouse she also repairs rifts in her family, and follows the mystery of her aunt's alleged suicide. The mystery isn't terribly engaging but it didn't matter, because I was contented to read about Ford and Cilla and their burgeoning relationship. I'd recommend the book, especially for fans who've wanted a return to the 'old' Nora Roberts.

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Excellent Romantic Suspense

Cilla McGowan has spent her life living in the shadow of her famous movie star grandmother, Janet Hardy. The legendary actress had purchased a small farm in Virginia where she would go to unwind, but it was also the site of glittering parties and the place where she died of an overdose. Now Cilla, herself a former child star, has decided to settle in one place and start her own contracting business flipping houses. The place she has chosen is Janet Hardy's Little Farm, which is in dire need of a rehab. She camps in one of the bedrooms and begins the process of remodeling the once graceful old house. Across the street, in a restored Victorian, is Cilla's sexy neighbor, graphic novelist Ford Sawyer. Ford introduces himself to Cilla when he asks for permission to use her image for a new superhero. Cilla is at first put off, and then intrigued by the idea, and also by Ford himself, and his little dog Spock.

Also intriguing is the hidden cache of old letters Cilla finds in the attic that were written to Janet by an unnamed lover. At first, the letters were full of ardor, which then cooled and turned to anger and disgust. The last one alludes to Janet being pregnant, which is a revelation, as no one had known she was pregnant when she died, presumably by her own hand. It leaves Cilla to wonder if perhaps Janet's death was helped along by her lover, a theory bolstered somewhat by Cilla's vivid dreams about Janet in the past. After she carelessly discusses her theories with Ford where any number of workmen could have overheard, Cilla and her home are plagued by vandalism, and her ex-husband, who is a dear friend, is viciously attacked one night in her barn. She has a suspect, a bitter old man whose son was paralyzed in the same accident that took the life of Cilla's uncle Johnny, Janet's son, a few months before Janet's death. Not quite everything fits so neatly with that theory, however, and until Cilla and Ford can figure out who Janet's mystery lover was, anyone and anything close to Cilla isn't safe, most especially Cilla herself.

Nora Roberts is a talented author who can write entertaining books of many types, and this time out she has chosen to weave a rich tapestry of a story with an emphasis on home and family, with intrigue driving the story. Cilla's relationship with Ford, while crackling with sexual electricity, is comfortable and relaxed, and their friends and various family members are an integral part of their lives. Delivering a story both gripping and cozy, Nora Roberts easily retains her place at the top in women's fiction.

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