Claire of the Wild Rose

I thought this was an excellent book. It combined romance, mystery, and humor to keep me interested page after page. Plus, I learned a few things about Prohibition and the Jazz Age. I would definately recommend this book, along with the others in the 'Wild Rose Inn' series.

Ever since her father died ten years ago, during World War 1, 17 year old Claire MacKenzie has managed the MacKenzie's Wild Rose Inn, which has been in the family since they first came to America from Scotland in 1685. Her younger brother's not much help - lately, he's been getting drunk all the time - and her mother seems frail and intimidated. When the town drunk, the father of Claire's best friend, Kitty, is found dead on his boat, it's clearly a murder. With the help of Hank, a young newspaper reporter she's in love with, Claire sets out to find the dangerous truth about his death - and learns some dangerous truths about smuggling and bootlegging in her own town.