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Looking for Trouble

by Trice Hickman
Dafina: Kensington. Nov. 2013. 336p. ISBN 9780758287236. pap. $15; ebk. ISBN 9780758287250. F
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Nedine, SC, is a gentle place where folks are looking for love in Hickman's (Unexpected Interruptions) epic romance that covers multiple decades. When Wall Street banker John Small brings his girlfriend Madeline home to meet his parents, the visit doesn't go well. His 90-year-old grandmother Allene has the gift of prophesy and sees into Madeline's true personality. Allene uses her powers to disrupt the couple's relationship, and soon Madeline shows her nastiness, going straight from sugar to venom. An alternating contemporary storyline has Alexandria, John's granddaughter, struggling with her own shaky relationship with boyfriend PJ while Grandma Allene sends ghostly messages to her. Could it be that true love for all these folks is right around the corner?
VERDICT I found the large cast a bit difficult to hold together in my mind, and other readers may get lost between the alternating times and romances. Still with its strong theme of finding true love with the help of family and friends, Hickman's sweeping and slightly paranormal romance will attract fans of complicated soap operas.
Reviewed by Staff , Oct 17, 2013
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