PASSING THROUGH PARADISE
Susan Wiggs
July 2008
ISBN: 978-0-446-50881-0
0-446-50881-0
Grand Central Publishing (Reprint)
Romance Suspense

Less than two years ago, Sandra was happily married to Victor Winslow, a politician who had it all going for him and the favorite son of a town named Paradise. Then an accident took his life, and left Sandra under a dark cloud of suspicion. But she has had enough. Her only way out of this town she used to love, is to fix up her Victorian beach house and move away. When she hires Mike Malloy, she soon realizes that not only the house needs fixing, and all can be done with Mike's hands alone. Mike is battling his own demons with his ex-wife and trying to provide a new life for himself and his two children, a struggle that Sandra innately understands. But can she trust a man with unbreakable ties to this town she so desperately wants to leave? A man who will rest at nothing until he uncovers her deepest secrets? Soon, Sandra will have to put her heart to the test.

PASSING THROUGH PARADISE is a moving romantic story. Sandra has lost her whole life when she lost her husband. But no one believes it is an accident and have already accused her of murder. She is treated horribly by the towns people, and Victor's parents as well. Trying not to buckle under the pressure, she turns to an old house she has inherited and decides to fix it up so she can afford to start a new life somewhere else. She loves Paradise, but it has become less than that for her lately. Mike is a hard working divorced dad who also found himself on the wrong end of the stick. When he divorced, his wife took everything from him and married her lover. He barely gets to see his children, who remain the rock in his life. Sandra strikes something inside of him. Something he has never felt before and when she responds to him, he feels on top of the world. But will Sandra be able to remove her defenses enough to love him back? Or will she always hold herself from him? The ending will rock you as two worlds collide in the most unexpected way. Susan Wiggs is amazing and believe me, you will not be able to put this one down.

Reviewed By Kathy Fisher
Rating: 4 1/2