The 45th Parallel, by Lisa Girolami
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The 45th Parallel, by Lisa Girolami
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Val Montague travels back to her childhood home of Hemlock, Oregon, to handle the estate of her dead mother. All she wants to do is follow her mother’s wishes, liquidate the assets, and leave town.Cam Nelson, a high school dropout and town outcast, has struggled to establish a small business and leave behind her “good-for-nothing” reputation.When they meet, Val’s rather unpleasant trip becomes much more bearable. Soon, however, peculiar and dangerous events begin to plague her when she begins to suspect her mother didn’t die the way everyone said she did. And soon Val realizes that in this eccentric, woodsy beach town, a chance for romance just might lead to death.
The 45th Parallel, by Lisa Girolami- Amazon Sales Rank: #802938 in Books
- Published on: 2015-05-21
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.40" h x .60" w x 5.40" l, .77 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 264 pages
About the Author Lisa Girolami has been in the entertainment industry since 1979. She holds a BA in fine art and an MS in psychology. Previous jobs included ten years as a production executive in the motion picture industry and another two decades producing and designing theme parks for Disney and Universal Studios. She is now the Director of Creative Development for a firm in Los Angeles and a counselor at a mental health facility in Garden Grove. Writing has been a passion for her since she wrote and illustrated her first comic books at the restless age of six. Her imagination usually gets the best of her and plotting her next novel during boring corporate meetings keeps her from going stir crazy. She currently lives in Long Beach, California.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful. An ok read with forgettable characters By TGhost My Quick Summary: Val comes home after 20 years because her mother has just died rather suddenly. She meets candy shop owner Cam, resident town bad girl now reformed, and they’re interested in each other right away. Terrible things start happening to Val which point to her mother’s death not being an accident at all. Cue a whole bunch of town baddies and Val trying to figure out who she can trust.The biggest complement I can give is that the grammar was great, so the editors were on point. Now on to my issues…This book had a lot going on for the mystery, which left little to the romance portion. There were some interesting plot points that happened with what was really going on in the town, but nothing ever felt truly suspenseful. Even when the main characters were in a jam, I was slightly confused as to what was really going on so it lost my attention.Also, since it was so heavy on the actions of places being broken into and going back and forth looking for evidence, it seemed rather weird that the characters fell in love with each other. They never even had one real life conversation about who they are as people, so the chemistry just felt forced. To quote the wonderful movie Speed, “Relationships based on intense experiences never work” and this feels like one of those.Side note & small annoyance, I can’t stand when the main character’s physical description is never discussed. It wasn’t even brought up once in a round about way such as “She was much taller than me…” It makes it very hard to picture what’s happening when you can’t picture the main protagonist.3 stars for being a well edited, cohesive story but with mediocre characters lacking any real chemistry.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful. I like mysteries and beach towns By Kim Heniadis I like mysteries and beach towns, and I haven’t read a lesbian novel since college, so I thought I would give this book a try. I am happy that I did.I was a bit skeptical at first since I am not usually a fan of very descriptive writing. When I read mysteries I enjoy witty dialogue and actions sequences. If the author starts romanticizing about the scenery, I’ll find myself skipping over those passages to get back to the mystery. But Girolami’s descriptions were so visually entertaining that I did not skip ahead.Towards the beginning of the story, Val ends up going to a church that her recently deceased mother attended. The scene with the preacher was pretty heavy with scripture, and I was concerned this book was going to keep going in such a way that made all religion/churches out to be against GLBTs.Girolami balanced it out very nicely thought with another character, who although very religious, didn’t care about whom people loved.There’s also that old joke, What did the lesbian bring on the first date? A moving van. Val and Cam do end up falling for each other very quickly, but this isn’t any different than most straight romance novels out there. I was expecting it, but I really didn’t want it to be overly unrealistic. Fortunately I did not get that feeling. And if you are one of those people who happens to find a wonderful partner, and you realize it right away, more power to you.I was amused by how much of a Nancy Drew novel this felt to me, with the female characters breaking into places with flashlights, and not going to the police until they had more evidence. And what was great was that the author even made a nod to this towards the end of the book with Val having a thought about her feeling like an older Nancy Drew.If you are looking for a book with tons of lesbian sex, this is not the book. Since Val and Cam are running around so much trying to find clues and not get killed, there is not a lot of time for sex. But the one major sex scene that takes places if very sensual, and enjoyable to read. You feel the connection between them, not only physically, but emotionally as well.The one little problem I had with the storyline was with Cam and how she completely neglected her candy store business. As far as I could tell she is the only employee, and yet she was not at her store for a good part of the book. I believe the story happened over just a few days so maybe she just put a “Closed for Family Emergency” sign up, but it felt like the author just forgot that Cam had a business to run.At least in cozy mysteries the main character either has other employees cover for her while she’s off solving a mystery, or she has a job that is flexible enough for her to be solving a mystery while working, like Stephanie Plum in the series by Janet Evanovich.If you like mysteries with a bit of romance, you should definitely give this book a try. I look forward to reading future novels by Lisa Girolami.*I was given an Advanced eBook copy by the publisher, Bold Strokes Books via NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own, and I was not given any money or material incentives for an honest review of this book.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A good mystery in an exquisite coastal niche! By J Johnson Ah, do I love a good mystery? Most definitely and this one kept me on the proverbial edge of my seat till nearly its conclusion. This story is set in a jewel-like niche on the northern coast of Oregon. Hemlock's major claim to fame is being set on the 45th parallel, thereby being halfway between the North Pole and the Equator. Oh, but Hemlock has some genuinely dark and squeamishly nasty undercurrents that are amazingly hidden from the seeking eyes of a returning original resident and the supportive assistance from a much maligned local. This is a real treat and I wholeheartedly suggest that it not be missed, passed by, or ignored! Scintillatingly magnificent!Val Montague is a bit of a tough cookie, but definitely has the stuff to be an outstandingly loyal, steadfast, and worthy friend and lover, too! She returns to her home town after being away for twenty years because of her mother's untimely demise. However, before she even sets foot within the town limits she is subjected to a rather harrowing incident on the road involving a deer and somewhat mysterious other driver. She is not aware initially how this event sets the tone and then some for the balance of her stay in Hemlock. Val is complicated, prickly on occasion, yet fairly committed to get to the bottom of the mystery which rather rapidly envelops her. I was a tad disappointed that Val seemed to lose her solid impression and feelings toward Cam even after these feelings took a while to take root. Plus they seem to be such delightfully, affectionately, and sensuously compatible lovers. The reason for that shift is somewhat hard for me to grasp, but given the threat to Val's life and limb and more importantly to an innocent little boy, I gather it is next to impossible to completely understand how terror and fear might twist one's reality and perception so quickly and thoroughly. Incredibly intense!Cam Nelson, as an adult, appears to have risen above her tough earlier years, although she is and has been almost universally disliked and distrusted in Hemlock. Nevertheless, we meet her initially as Val pops into *the* candy shop. In fact, this confection emporium may possibly be the finest on the planet. Although I am not immune to the delights and wonders of candy it certainly seems to my less than educated eyes to be not only top of the line, but unique and phenomenal. Cam, owner of said shop, is a bit like one of her amazing creations. She has startling depth and as some treats can turn out to have one astoundingly delightful jolt after another, Cam unraveled before my and Val's eyes as being truly remarkable. However, she does and may still carry the burden and taint which was cruelly and really without solid evidence stamped on her essence. Bottom line for me, however, is that Cam is a treasure. Enigmatic radiance!If you have even the slimmest interest in stories with fantastic intrigue, plot twists and turns, plus nearly stupefying and bedeviling reversals, you simply cannot pass up on this rather stunning book. Impressively entertaining!NOTE: This book was provided by Bold Strokes Books for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews.
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