Review for Mountain of Love and Danger
by Gail Pallotta
About the book:
Jack Greenthumb finds romance in Fairwilde Kingdom—a
different day—a different girl. Then a cruel mystery begins. Dad’s beaten, the
family farm destroyed and Jack’s true love, Gwendolyn Bante, kidnapped. Jack’s
undercover operation reveals Gwenie’s a captive atop a mountain accessible only
by helicopter. Reaching her is a dangerous expedition even for a champion rock
climber like Jack. However, a Greenthumb Acres employee plants a miraculous
seed from Heaven for the rescue. Suspense mounts as Jack scales the perilous
cliff to face a brute and a treacherous descent in this retelling of the fairy
tale, Jack and the Beanstalk.
Mountain Laurel Publishing (October 14, 2014)
E-book – 99 cents
P-book – 4.99
ISBN: 978-1502416452
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My review:
This sweet novella is a take-me-away moment of
pleasurable reading. Retelling Jack and the Beanstalk for contemporary times,
but with an obvious nod to a fantastical kingdom, the author has created a
suspenseful romance.
Jack, the son of famed Greenthumb Acres, supplier of
all vegetable in the kingdom, lives a fast-paced love em and leave em life, all
the while anchored by his mostly patient true love, Gwenie. But even Gwenie has
her limits when she sees him flaunting his new sports car with a girl in the
passenger seat. To make it up to her, Jack treats Gwenie to dinner at the new
restaurant on the hill. When Jack’s family enterprise is threatened by the
thugs who now own the restaurant, Jack and Gwenie are embroiled in a plot to
overthrow not only the Greenthumbs but Fairwilde Kingdom itself.
Jack must face reality and grow up or lose Gwenie
for good when she disappears. Is Jack man enough to rescue his fair lady love?
From atop a mountain? Which he must climb? Jack learns a valuable lesson in
love and loyalty and family support in this delightful tale.
Told through both Jack and Gwenie’s eyes and
recommended for those who enjoy shorter romantic reads with elements of danger
and wonderful outlandish characters in a fantasy setting.
About the Author:
Award-winning author Gail Pallotta’s a wife, Mom,
swimmer and bargain shopper who loves God, beach sunsets and getting together
with friends and family. She’s been a Sunday school teacher, a swim-team
coordinator and an after-school literary instructor. A former regional writer
of the year for American Christian Writers Association, she won Clash of the
Titles in 2010. Her teen book, Stopped Cold, was a best-seller on All Romance
eBooks, finished fourth in the Preditors and Editors readers’ poll, and was a finalist
for the 2013 Grace Awards. She’s published short stories in “Splickety”
magazine and Sweet Freedom with a Slice of Peach Cobbler. Some of her published
articles appear in anthologies while two are in museums. Visit her web site at
http://www.gailpallotta.com
