Lipstick on the Strawberry by Margaret Spence

Lipstick on the Strawberry by Margaret Ann Spence 

Not everything is as it first appears.

Lipstick on the Strawberry is a great romance mystery, starts off with devastating news of death in the family for Camilla. Camilla runs a catering company in Boston but returns home to England after the death of her father. While filled with guilt of not visiting sooner she helps her older sister go through his belongings before putting things up for sale . But all the while dealing with the lose of her father Camilla has to deal with troubles of her own. 

It seems that the death of her father has set off an unwanted string of events and unveiling of troubling times. Her complicated love life is full of questions and is only one part of her complicated issues at hand. Camilla discovers things that could tear her entire family apart, not to mention her already rocky love life. While trying to be in two places at once Camilla is torn at finding the truth about her family, and more importantly finding herself . 

Love, Loss, regrets, Camilla has been through enough and with an ex showing up things don’t seem to be anymore complicated. Will things settle down and smooth out over time? Or will the truth ruin the lives of all involved? You’ll have to read Lipstick on the Strawberry to find out! 

A heartwarming story, though at times it really grips at your heart in other ways. The characters are very well written and there’s a wonderful flow to the story. Great read! I’m looking forward to more books by Margaret Ann Spence!