Book Review: The Untold Story of Carol Bingley by Jane Hartley

The Untold Story of Carol Bingley by Jane Hartley

The 85^th Copper Mountain Rodeo Book 5

Tule Publishing (September 27, 2023)

Small Town Fiction/Family Fiction

Carol Bingley has a certain reputation in Marietta, Montana. She’s an infamous gossip and overly generous with her sharp opinions. But Carol’s been hiding a painful secret.

Forty years ago, sixteen-year-old high school student Carol Franklyn was madly in love with a bad boy cowboy with an irresistible smile, and sexy swagger. The day he asked her to meet him at the local hangout, the Main Street Diner, Carol thought all her dreams had come true. What she didn’t know was that she had become a pawn in a cruel and manipulative game that would spin her life painfully off course.

Now happily married to a man who loves her unconditionally, Carol finally is ready to share her painful past, but will she be believed? And can she be forgiven when she faces two of Marietta’s most powerful, tight-knit families?

Carol has lost so much. But this Christmas, she hopes she can find two puzzle pieces of her past, and sets out on a journey hoping she will finally be healed, not once again hurt.

BUY LINKS

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REVIEW

“A pretty town with so many hidden secrets.”

Carol Bingley is character well known in many Marietta set books. She is the town gossip and most people dislike her. This book explains the reason she is the way she is. She was treated horribly in the past and it has had a major impact on how she lived life since she left high school. I adored Frank. He was so patient, encouraging, and her safe space. Emotional read. A good book for all and I highly recommend it for fans/readers of the Tule Publishing Marietta books.

Reviewed by Comfy Chair Books/Lisa Reigel (September 12, 2023)

ARC provided by publisher

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jane lives in a seaside town in Victoria, Australia. She married her childhood sweetheart over 40 years ago. They have three married children and six delicious grandbabies. When the COVID-19 lockdowns came, Jane started writing and didn’t stop. Writing was another outlet for her creative side. She is also the sewer of pretty dresses.