Eden Harbor seems like the kind of quaint coastal village where people can raise families, make a decent living, and fish to their heart’s content. Beneath the laidback surface lurks more than a few dark secrets. Local Private Investigator Sam Garrett and his partner, Kate Bradshaw, find themselves embroiled in a twisted plot of obsession and revenge after a body is discovered floating in the harbor, and a local minister is brutally murdered. Sam recently had altercations with both victims and becomes the main suspect when his enemy, District Attorney Mark Garner, is put in charge of prosecuting the case. Sam and Kate begin their own investigation but soon encounter roadblocks from the local police chief, who is also determined to see Sam in jail. Complicating the investigation are events from the past that collide with the present, as Sam and Kate wrestle with developing feelings that could impact their futures. Can they unmask the killer before there’s another murder? Will Sam’s growing attraction to Kate cloud his judgment? Trouble in Paradise? By T. M. Sloan Five Star Review Summer by the ocean, and the livin' is easy. Fishing, sailing, lazy days under the sun, and all the fresh catch you can handle. What could possibly go wrong? Just ask Sam Garrett and Kate Bradshaw. They're two private investigators in Eden Harbor, a small resort community on the Carolina coast. The village gets rocked by not one, but two gruesome murders, with more than enough likely suspects to go around. The local police and the prosecutor are convinced that Sam belongs at the top of the list, so he and Kate undertake their own investigation. There's also some "Peyton Place"-style tomfoolerygoing on between consenting adults, along with the requisite amount of political corruption. Throw in a growing attraction between Sam and Kate that threatens to take their focus off the case at hand, and you have a real quandary. This is the second installment in the Eden Harbor series, following "Marked for Murder." Although most of the characters carry over from the previous story, there's enough recap to bring you up to speed if you missed that one. Carol A. Guy has done a nice job describing the location, and her characters are fully developed and realistic. There's the right amount of detail to place you in the scenes, and the snappy dialogue moves the action along at a brisk pace. She also handles the burgeoning romance between Sam and Kate with the proper mix of teasing and flirting. The action and fight sequences are vivid without being over the top. Take a break from your daily grind and spend some quality time with Sam, Kate and the other denizens of Eden Harbor. You might like it well enough to book a return trip.