When Augusta stumbles across an oblique reference to a daughter of the Harlowes who has nearly been expunged from the historical record, the mystery is too intriguing to ignore.īut as she digs deeper, something sinister unfurls from its sleep, a dark power that binds one woman to the other across lines of blood and time. One hundred and fifty years later, Augusta Podos takes a dream job at Harlowe House, the historic home of a wealthy New England family that has been turned into a small museum in Tynemouth, Massachusetts. Soon, whispers of “witch” dogged her footsteps, and Margaret’s power began to wind itself with the tendrils of something darker. Once there was a young woman from a well-to-do New England family who never quite fit with the drawing rooms and parlors of her kin.Ĭalled instead to the tangled woods and wild cliffs surrounding her family’s estate, Margaret Harlowe grew both stranger and more beautiful as she cultivated her uncanny power. And a deep-rooted female power that sings across the centuries. A fast and funny read that chick lit fans will enjoy.Two women. But the supporting characters really helped the scenes along, from a best friend struggling with her own marriage, a co-worker trying to win the girl, and of course the luscious Hollywood wedding. Sometimes though, I did feel frustrated with the main character trying so hard to get this loser back when a real man was right in front of her. Scot on the Rocks, the debut novel from Brenda Janowitz is fast-paced and funny, with the heroine landing herself in more than one silly situation.

Except for when the wedding roles around and Douglas still hasn’t asked her back, Brooke has no choice but to come up with an outrageous plan to deceive Trip and the other wedding guests. But she is sure they will get back together before Trip’s wedding, so it won’t be a lie for long. She tells him that she too is engaged- to her dashing Scottish, well, now ex-boyfriend. When Brooke’s ex-boyfriend, Trip, calls to tell her he is getting married to a Hollywood movie star, she tells a teeny tiny lie. To Brooke’s complete shock, he doesn’t propose, he dumps her, admits he’s been cheating, and kicks her out of their shared apartment! She is devastated, but sure she can win him back. A successful Manhattan attorney, Brooke is so sure her dashing Scottish boyfriend is about to propose any minute to her.

Scot On The Rocks by Brenda Janowitz