Tourist Season by Brenda Novak *****

 Tourist Season by Brenda Novak

Ismay’s vacation was interrupted by an Atlantic storm and a power outage while visiting her fiancé’s family’s grand beach house. Searching for matches, she discovered a duffle bag of various women’s panties. Were these rape trophies? Whose?

When Ismay Chalmers passed the California Bar on her first attempt, her fiancé, Remy Windsor, suggested she take a well-deserved vacation at Windsor Cottage on Mariners Island off Cape Cod, while he studied for his medical license exam. The storm that greeted her was just the beginning of her problems. A power outage left her cold, in the dark, and unable to charge her aging cell phone. When searching for matches, she discovered a secret panel that hid a collection of panties and jewelry from various women. On top of that, Remy’s twin brother, Bastian, arrived unannounced. He was arrogant. His attitude and the panties made Ismay feel that he was a danger.

The one bright light was Bo, the caretaker. Ismay felt safe with him. However, he kept his distance because he didn’t want to get fired. In addition, he had a secret history that he didn’t want anyone to discover. With Ismay’s fiancé in California and more occupied with his exams than Ismay, she began to question her engagement to Remy and developed an attraction to Bo.

As an added complication, Ismay’s brother’s (Jack’s) wife leaves him for her girlfriend (Ashleigh and Jessica Davidson). Also, Ismay discovers that the Windsor twins are connected with the death of a teenage girl, Lyssa.

Two books that were mentioned and seem to be sources for the Windsor twins are: The Psychopath Test by Jon Ronson and Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky.

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