George, a man who sacrificed his dreams of professional baseball for his family, who kept his father’s butcher shop (The Main Course) running, the business man, the stable one-who lives alone and never married. Nate’s risk taking, raising the stakes, house of cards, playing a hand, showing your hand, keeping the cards close to the belt guilt, and a disastrous and meditated plan he has developed for his brother George, allowing nothing to stand in his way. The references to a card game (Nate/George) as it parallels to their life. You feel as though you know the characters and are stepping into the pages of their hearts and lives. There is so much to this book, from the dynamic sensitive relationship with George/Nate/Father. (making you read well into the night, to see what is coming next). True Blend is indeed an unexpected love story set in a fictional town of Addison, Connecticut (great front cover) to draw you in However, more importantly a suspenseful, thrilling, compelling page-turner, keeping you on the edge of your seat, full of emotions, choices, and intensity, as DeMaio, so brilliantly creates the background of her characters, the setup, interjects raw emotions, feelings, and careful plot planning of this thought provoking novel. Joanne DeMaio, is at the top of her game with “True Blend”! Having read all her books (which I highly recommend, as enjoyed them all), “True Blend”, is much more than a sweet, romance, feel -good book in an idyllic setting, to curl up with.
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