The Honey Pot Plot

Rocky Start, Book 3

De: Jennifer Crusie, Bob Mayer

Narrado por: Cris Dukehart, Eric G. Dove

Somebody is killing the women of Rocky Start, which probably seems fair since they’re all retired assassins. Well, not all. There’s Rose Malone who’s trying to start her life over with herself at the center this time, once she stops her daughter, Poppy, from taking their secondhand shop online since Rose is still hiding out from the cops (nineteen years and still not in jail). She’d also like to have her lover back from the Appalachian Trail, but first, there’s this attempted assassination she has to foil. Rose is sure of only two things: nobody’s going to die on her watch, and Max Reddy is going to be back in time to carve the turkey on Christmas Day.

Max is walking the Appalachian Trail, which has taken him longer than he’d planned due to the fact that someone is trying to kill him. And that’s not even his biggest problem. That would be the thoughts of the woman he left behind distracting him from things like surviving a snowstorm and ducking a Russian from somebody else’s past who thinks Max knows the whereabouts of a treasure Max is pretty sure doesn’t exist.

But he's been wrong before.

Then Rose gets serious about death prevention and Max gets back to town to find out there are new people in town, Rose’s daughter Poppy is still dealing with PTSD with a side of romance, his buddy Luke really doesn’t want to be the law in Rocky Start, and Rose’s kitchen, Rose’s smile, and Rose’s arms are home to him now, a realization that’s more terrifying than the killers in the shadows.

©2025 Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer (P)2025 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Sad that the series is done!

Talk about the biggest book hangover ever, gosh! I fell in love with this town and the quirky people and the tender, funny, bonkers storyline. The narrators brought it all to life. A hundred stars!

perfect ending!

What a great series! I loved how there were big major moments, but the moments you expect to be huge, didn't quite get as big as you expected. It's like life, a little jarring, but cool.

Sorry To See It End!

All the loose ends have been tied up. I hated to see the series end. I could have easily continued reading about any new adventures in Rocky Start. I will miss the humor, the wit, and the quirky characters.

It feels like there are more stories to tell, but maybe that is my own wishful thinking. I think I felt the same with the last Liz Danger book.

I hope this isn’t the end

I binged listening to this series and really hope this isn’t the end of the Rocky Start series. Likable characters and I got invested in the town and the people. I will say that I guessed who was behind everything but not how it would play out. Hopefully we’ll get another book or two…

Nice Series Ending

This was a great wrap-up to the series. Hopefully, we get a spin-off series that focuses on new shenanigans that Poppy and Marley will have to clean up.
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One of the most engaging series I have read

Thank goodness that I could listen to these books rather than have to read the written versions so I could actually be productive while listening as this was one of a very few series that I immediately went on to the next book. The characters were well-developed, the drama was well balanced (not too much, not too little), and appropriate wit and humor was sprinkled in. As in real life, some characters went to the dark side, some held their ground from the beginning, and others waffled back and forth. I also respected how flawed and strong characters were scattered across all age groups, and all the various age groups participated in the town's solutions.

The other advantage of listening to these books was that it was easier to follow which character was "narrating" their section as you could put a voice to it. This entire series switches the narration among several characters point of view, so it is much easier to follow if you "hear" the difference.