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A PERFECT FRAME
- Beverly Clark Genesis/Indigo February 2007 |
SYNOPSIS: Toni Carlton is vying for a director position at an investments firm when she's called in to see the president--just in time to witness him die of a heart attack. When some discrepancies arise, the company hires corporate theft expert Mackinsey Jessup. Can Mack prove Toni's innocence?
CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE |3+| Marguerite Lemons
REVIEW: Antonia “Toni” Carlton is working overtime to prove that she has what it takes to become the first female Director of Townsend’s Stock Brokerage and Investments. She believes her hard work is paying off, until she over hears a conversation between her boss and a mystery person, framing her for embezzlement! Mackinsey “Mack” Jessup is hired by Townsend to uncover the source of some irregularities. When Toni runs into his office one night and faints, Mack falls head over heels for the woman who quickly becomes the prime suspect in a murder and embezzlement scandal. Mack fights to keep Toni alive and out of jail, while excising the demons of his past so that he will be free to have the loving relationship he’s always wanted.
THE
PERFECT FRAME is filled with mystery and intrigue. The main characters
meet under a cloud of suspicion, and the web of lies and deceit become
so entangled that you begin to realize that anyone could have done it.
But the real surprise is who actually did it! Toni and Mack’s
relationship is compounded by the fact that Toni doesn’t know who to
trust, and Mack doesn’t trust any woman who is not related to him by
blood or marriage. However, the lack of trust between these two began to
weigh on my patience after awhile. Even more so when Toni realizes that
Mack is her only hope, but continues doing things behind his back; which
only makes the situation worse. Toni also tolerates a lot a verbal abuse
and physical threats from a male co-worker prior to and during the
incident. I can understand her wanting to ignore him after she becomes a
suspect, but I don’t see anyone tolerating his hostility on a regular
basis in a work environment
I enjoyed the familial relationship of the Jessup family, and I believe
that Ms. Clark has already laid the ground work for the sister’s story.
For those who like a good “whodunit”, you will enjoy this one, I did.
reviewer@romanceincolor.com |15th March 2007