Vermont Escape

I received this book from the touring host for an honest review.Finally something to enjoy for my own age. Please do not understand me wrong, young love is beautiful and energetic and vital, but mature love brings another dimension to life, and in this case, a book, which I enjoyed.Compelling. Interesting. Suspense. As the plot unfolds, you are drawn into the life of Jill Barlow. Her fears and struggles as she tries to stay ahead of imminent danger. Protecting those she loves. You learn about he [...]

In Vermont Escape. we first meet Jill Barlow as she has arrived to Woodstock, Vermont for the second time to visit her friend. Unfortunately, both occasions were precipitated by horrible tragedy. During her first recovery of grief she fell in love with the town and now that she is back she knows this is going to be a longer stay then she originally planned. Jill soon meets the owner of a crystal shop and her very handsome and some-what hostile son. When Jarrod Phillips meets Anne he knows that s [...]

Find this review and more at Lusty Penguin Reviews!Lovers of romantic suspense will enjoy Marsh R. West’s debut novel, Vermont Escape.Approaching fifty and with two grown children, Jill Barlow relocates to Vermont after the murders of her husband and her father. Jill’s grief is ever present as she tries to build a new life for herself. West does a beautiful and realistic job of showing Jill’s varying emotions that shift from happiness to grief at the drop of a hat. Jill’s glass half-full [...]

What a powerful suspense story VERMONT ESCAPE is!It shows the huge price involved when politics, dirty-in-the-shadows-deals, and the longing to bring legalized gambling into a new state can unleash.Jill Barlow, our intrepid almost fifty year old heroine.d thank YOU Marsha R. West for giving us a heroine who has lived a bithas lost much. Two years ago her husband was killed, and more recently her politician father, opposer of the legalized gambling, has also died, but the letter and flash drive h [...]

Well once again I was shocked with a book. I wasn’t sure how I would feel about reading this book because it didn’t seem like my normal cup of tea, however after I started reading it I couldn’t seem to put the book down! The suspense that was in the book was just the right amount because it kept my attention and it made me want to read more. There were some parts of the story that seemed like they were dragged out a little bit, but overall I still enjoyed the story. The characters were wri [...]

Marsha West's debut novel is a gripping romantic thriller with a gutsy heroine, Jill, an enigmatic hero with a chip on his shoulder, Jerrod, and a cast of likeable and well drawn supporting characters. When Jill decides she's got to leave Texas to put the murders of her husband and father behind her and make a fresh start, she little suspects the catastrophic secret her father has left her. Nor does she anticipate the unreasonable aggression she'll be shown by local lawyer and politician, Jerrod [...]

I had no idea what "Romantic Suspense" was until I picked up this book. Lucky me, I found a new genre to enjoy!Vermont Escape tells the tale of Jill Barlow, a strong, middle-aged woman whose husband and father have been killed, and who is trying to protect herself and her two grown children from the evil forces responsible for the murders. In an attempt to distance herself from the killers, Jill moves from Texas to Vermont. However, trouble follows her to the idyllic New England town. Will she e [...]

A great romantic suspense. Like the other readers, I enjoyed reading about a heroine in her 40s. A woman with grown children.After both her husband and father are murdered, Jill runs, taking a secret with her. We all know you can run but you cannot hide. Especially not with modern day technology. Trouble follows her from Texas to a small town in Vermont. The characters are well developed but I admit, I would have liked to have read more about Mitch, an intriguing character. This is a great plot, [...]

First, I want to thank the author Marsha R. West for giving me this book for an honest review. I enjoyed reading a novel with the main characters being around my age. The story draws you into the life of Jill Barlow. Everything she has gone through and goes through is very believable. Jerrod Phillips starts off making you feel like smacking him, but he comes around and is good for Jill. The suspense keeps you guessing and on the edge of your seat waiting to see what happens next. I love what the [...]

This was an enjoyable romantic suspense novel! I am not a romance reader at all, but I thought the mystery in Vermont Escape was well done and the romance aspects tastefully written. I was drawn into the story almost immediately, into Jill Barlow's life. Ms. West has a gift for developing great characters, descriptive settings, and believable dialogue. The book had a superb plot. I also enjoyed that Vermont Escape featured a middle-aged protagonist.

Marsha R West hits a home run with her debut novel, Vermont Escape. She combines danger, love and family into an intriguing story. The fact that her protagonists are over forty only added to the enjoyment for me. I loved Jill. She fights seemingly unbeatable foes in a battle for the safety of what's left of her family. I can't wait for Ms. West's next book.

Good book, but probably more of a 3.5 than a 4. It's got all the typical romance/action elements that come with this genre. I really don't have much else to say.

Great debut novel by Marsha R. West. Looking forward to the prequel coming out soon. Characters you care about!