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  Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons,       What Happens in Paradise is written by Elin Hilderbrand. It is published by Little Brown & Company, an imprint of Hatchet Book Group. In this thrilling story of mystery and romance, we return to the Virgin Islands.  Irene Steele continues to unravel the suspicious circumstances surrounding her husband, Russell's death. At the end of book one, all parties involved with Steele were contacted by the FBI. The Bureau was looking into Russell and his shady boss, Todd Croft. Irene and her family return to St. John, where they are confronted by lies, conspiracy, and possibly murder.   Irene is still wrestling with her infatuation with Huck. Her sons, Baker and Cash are still pining for waitress, Ayers. But even though these storylines continue, Hilderbrand has managed to offer this mystery further a few shocking revelations. I enjoyed how this second novel peeled back the events that lead to Russell's fateful N...

  Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons,        Winter in Paradise is the first book in a trilogy written by Elin Hilderbrand. It is published by Little Brown & Company, an imprint of Hatchet Book Group. In it, we are introduced to Irene Steele; whose New Year's Day is shattered by the news that her husband, Russell was killed in the US Virgin Islands. Calling her sons, Irene is ready to travel to St. John to investigate for herself what happened. Her husband was a traveling man for his job and could be away for weeks on end. But what was he doing in the Virgin Islands when he was supposed to be in Florida?      As Irene and her sons begin to investigate Russell's business dealings, they are shocked to find that Russell owned a villa in the Caribbean. Irene is uncomfortable and continues to look into the life her husband kept from her. Along the way, she comes across information about a wom...