The Best of Things - Leigh MacFarlane - Bog

Abbie has been spending her early Autumn mornings working at Zara Vineyards, so she is with her grandfather and with Bobby De Luca when the body of one of Zara's fruit pickers is discovered. Since Bobby has been sleeping with the victim, he becomes chief suspect for the crime, and the stress of finding Sabine's body causes Charles to drop from a heart attack. Drew is too close to the family to be the investigating officer, but Officer Jimmy Grisham is keeping him in the loop. Then a second raped and murdered woman is discovered and tensions skyrocket. Colleen's brother, Mark, returns from California to help out at Zara, and there are immediate sparks between him and Colleen's pretty young assistant, Lexie. As much as she loves her brother and wants to be able to recommend him to her friend, there is no way to know if Mark is just in town for a short while or if he is home for good. Colleen and Drew are planning the wedding, but with the killer running loose and all the tension in the family, it really feels like some of the joy of the moment is being stolen. They are working together to weed out the killer while at the same time, Abbie does her best to cover for Bobby until he can be proven innocent. Everyone wants the same thing -- for this killer to be locked up and all the people they love to be okay. Still, with the killer on the loose, tensions are higher than ever for the families of Lakeland.