GRR Reviews Southern Spice (Southern Desires Series by Jeannette Winters

Southern Spice tried to set up an opposites-attract story along with a conspiracy story, but the threat was teased, instead of real.

Derrick Nash lost his wife and child that one stormy night. He was in NY to wrap up a business deal, she's back on the farm in Honeywell, and her car was swept away when the dam broke. Derrick knew the dam was shoddily built, but when FEMA report absolved the builder, Derrick is determined to see justice done, and turned into a recluse, refusing to live on. When a tornado hit Honeywell, Casey Collin was sent by FEMA to help by explaining the FEMA programs available to help rebuild. A thunderstorm sent her car tumbling down a ravine, near Derrick Nash. Derrick had to rescue the damsel in distress, but he didn't know she's from FEMA, his nemesis. When Casey invited the town to the recluse's house, Derrick didn't know whether to kill her or kiss her. And Casey, struggling to understand the enigmatic Derrick, called in a favor to pulled the original FEMA report...

The story threads did not come together. The conspiracy was way overblown as if anyone looking into it may be assassinated or something, but nothing like that happened. Casey even called in her big brother who's apparently a mercenary with helo support inside the US. And the way bad guys got karma? All tell, no show. What a disappointment.

Category: Contemporary

Primary Plot: A man who believed FEMA covered up death of his wife and child may be falling for the new FEMA liaison in town...

Tropes: opposites attract, different worlds, scars, widower, conspiracy, evil boss

Overall Rating:  3/5