Book 5: Celtic Brooch Series
A fish out of water love story with a twist! When a brooch is broken, some of its magic is lost…
**While this is not a time travel romance, the hero and heroine are taken out of their comfort zones and face many of the same challenges MacKlenna Family time travelers have confronted in previous brooch books.**
When NYPD detective JL O’Grady is invited to be her brother’s plus-one at Montgomery Winery’s end-of-harvest gala, she plans to enjoy a fabulous weekend in Napa drinking wine, enjoying sunset dinners on the veranda, and watching her brother’s high school basketball tournament. Instead, she’s pulled into a murder investigation hauntingly similar to a New York City racketeering and drug case that nearly ended her career.
The local cops insist she steer clear of their investigation, but JL’s gut instincts – and fears for her brother’s safety – drive her deeper into the case. With help from MacKlenna Corporation’s irresistibly handsome and charming CFO, Kevin Allen, she searches for a connection between the two cases, while at the same time her connection with Kevin rockets from mild to scorching in a New York minute.
When another crime hits too close to her heart, the stakes escalate and endanger not only JL, but the entire MacKlenna Clan as well.
Now it’s up to JL and Kevin – with a little help from David McBain, who is drowning in toddler hell – to solve the case. With time running out and danger closing in, JL and Kevin rush to discover the killer’s identity before someone else is murdered, and while they’re at it, they might just find what’s been missing from both their lives for far too long.
CHELSEA LEACH’S PODCAST: THE BROKEN BROOCH
Join Chelsea as she breaks down the thoughts, feelings, and actions of the two protagonists, JL O’Grady and Kevin Allen. She also chats about some of the major themes in the book and the inner workings of a good murder mystery plot. The Broken Brooch is the introduction to the O’Grady family, James Cullen’s point of view, and the beginnings of The Diamond Brooch story.