Between The Pages - A Bean, a Pea, and a Mammoth Tusk

A Bean, a Pea, and a Mammoth Tusk
Eve Dew Crook
July 2019

They would never have met without the mammoth tusk. 

Middle school principal Stephen Lathrop loves winning marathons. Rookie deputy Megan Snow delights in her Criminal Justice certificate. But when the 12,000-year-old tusk is found buried in Vermont, everything changes. Reporters and TV crews take over the town. 

To celebrate, the Deerbourne Inn plans a Twelfth Night feast and festival. Included in the events are slicing the fabulous King cake and crowning the King and Queen of Mischief. Though mischief does follow, romance, too, is in the air. 

Rookie Megan is added to the sheriff’s crew. Principal Stephen gets involved at the Inn. Notorious TV chef Pierre Chasse arrives with Celine, his “hostess.” She and Megan form an unusual friendship. Then, mysterious strangers appear. A child goes missing. Teens try to steal the tusk. Clamor and mischief ensue. 

Is this the time to plan a wedding? 

Between The Pages 
A sweet novella with an interesting plot and characters. I would have liked Stephen and Megan to connect earlier in the story and for their romance to develop within the pages of the story other than at the end with a wedding announcement, but their relationship is fun to watch as it grows into more than friendship. There is another side romance unfolding with Pierre and Celine, and the bond between Megan and Celine is endearing. The two women’s notes near the end give a nice wrap up of both couples, and the newspaper wedding piece was a nice bonus as well as two recipes. The cover is beautiful with the snowy setting and mammoth. This is the first book I’ve read in the Deerbourne Inn series (all written by a variety of authors) and it was nice to get a peek into the town of Willow Springs.

Rating 
4 Stars