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  • Pushin' Up Daisies (Black Swan Historical Romance Book 1)

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by Carolyn Brown (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 out of 5 stars (3,111)

Catherine O’Shea is the oldest and most responsible of the three O’Shea sisters. She has just buried her mother, one of the last victims of the flu epidemic of 1918. Her father had been one of the first to succumb to the flu and her fiancé was killed in the war. And now there is a detective living at her hotel, the Black Swan, looking into the disappearance of her abusive brother-in-law. He is entirely the wrong person and it is absolutely the wrong time for her to be giving Detective Massey a second look, much less a third and fourth. She’ll simply have to control the sparks that fly every time they are together.

Quincy Massey just wants to get the little job of finding Ralph Contiello done and go back home to Little Rock, Arkansas. The small town of Huttig is friendly enough but it sure isn’t his type of town. And Catherine O’Shea with her smart remarks and red hair is getting under his skin entirely too much.

Quincy’s unstoppable quest for the truth and Catherine’s unflappable determination to keep it hidden immediately sets the two of them at odds. In order to look towards a future with its offer of unconditional love they’ll first have to bury the past.

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    Black Swan Historical Romance
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Quincy is putting up at the Black Swan Inn of Huttig, Arkansas, while investigating the disappearance of an unlikable specimen by the name of Ralph Contiello, who has ties to the Mafia. Quincy’s chief suspects are the three O’Shea girls: Catherine, Alice, and Bridget (Ralph’s wife). But most of his suspicion is directed toward Catherine, who seems cool and capable, while Alice has air for brains, and Bridget seems to be a scared little mouse. Quincy’s case soon becomes less important than his relationship with Catherine, and he is torn between duty and attraction. The always engaging Brown begins a sprightly new historical romance series set just after the 1918 influenza epidemic that claimed millions. She also explores the concerns of war veterans returning home to no jobs while introducing a new setting, an inn and its environs near the Arkansas-Louisiana border.

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The always engaging Brown begins a sprightly new historical romance series set just after the 1918 influenza epidemic that claimed millions. She also explores the concerns of war veterans returning home to no jobs, while introducing a new setting, an inn and its environs near the Arkansas-Louisiana border.--Booklist --Booklist

A great story. From start to finish, you read eagerly hoping to learn the truth. I really enjoyed the O'Shea sisters and can't wait to see if Bridget or Alice finds romance next. Plus, a peek at what Catherine and Quincy are up to will be an added treat. --Roundtable Reviews --Roundtable Reviews

The setting--a post-World War I factory town-- is nicely done. --Publishers Weekly --Publishers Weekly

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00A9T95M6
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Montlake Romance
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 20, 2012
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 634 KB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 238 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1477861264
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Book 1 of 3 ‏ : ‎ Black Swan Historical Romance
  • Best Sellers Rank: #263,938 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 out of 5 stars (3,111)

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Carolyn Brown is a New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Publisher’s Weekly and #1 Amazon and #1 Washington Post bestselling author. She is the author of more than 100 novels and several novellas. She’s a recipient of the Bookseller’s Best Award, Montlake Romance’s prestigious Montlake Diamond Award, and also a three-time recipient of the National Reader’s Choice Award. Brown has been published for more than 20 years, and her books have been translated 21 foreign languages.

When she’s not writing, she likes to plot new stories in her backyard with her tom cat, Boots Randolph Terminator Outlaw, who protects the yard from all kinds of wicked varmints like crickets, locusts, and spiders. Visit her at www.carolynbrownbooks.com.

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4.4 out of 5 stars
3,111 global ratings

Customers say

Customers enjoy this historical romance novel set during World War I, praising its engaging story about two sisters and its historically accurate portrayal of the period. The book features well-developed characters, with one review highlighting the full-of-life heroines, and customers find it easy to read and entertaining, with one noting it's a laugh-out-loud story. Customers appreciate the content, with one review mentioning the theme of God and loyalty, while another describes it as a page-turner.
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46 customers mention story, 43 positive, 3 negative
Customers enjoy the story of the book, particularly appreciating its wonderful love stories set in a great time period for mystery romance, with one customer noting it's a masterful tale of the period.
Interesting story with historical facts from the time period. The mystery in the story was very good and never really resolved.Read more
This was a delightful story , full is suspense. I wanted read it quickly, but instead I paced myself and enjoyed it even more....Read more
I enjoyed the story and the storytelling. The setting was unusual as was the premise. The characters just weren't compelling.Read more
...It was funny and suspenseful all at the same time!Read more
30 customers mention readability, 29 positive, 1 negative
Customers find the book easy and enjoyable to read, with one customer describing it as a light mystery/romance novel.
I am not a person of many words . An easy read. Historical romance,etc. Very relevant to partly what is going on in life todsy.Read more
Pushin’ Up Daisies by Carolyn Brown is another great read, I would definitely recommend....Read more
This has been a good read. I do miss Audible. I would recommend it. I don't tell what is in the books I read. That is for you to read and find out....Read more
Great book, I loved the characters, full of humor and real life. It deserves the 5 stars, recommend this book to all.Read more
29 customers mention entertaining, 25 positive, 4 negative
Customers find the book entertaining, describing it as a quick and fun read with a laugh-out-loud story, and one customer particularly appreciates the three spunky female characters.
...the story a backdrop of family and loyalty with much humor, just a fun read.Read more
...As the story develops, Catherine and Quincy have sparks flying. A fun, entertaining story.Read more
The story was fast paced and the characters very believable. It was funny and suspenseful all at the same time!Read more
...Great stories. Lots of fun to read.Read more
18 customers mention character development, 16 positive, 2 negative
Customers appreciate the character development in the book, with one mentioning the full-of-life heroines.
Great book, I loved the characters, full of humor and real life. It deserves the 5 stars, recommend this book to all.Read more
Enjoyed the characters. The story lines were worked in well. Internal dialogue kept me interested with clues to the death.Read more
...The characters are believable and the plot entertaining enough to keep the pages turning.Read more
Couldn't put it down, wonderful characters!! As always the wonderful twists and turns of one of CB's novels. Loved it!!Read more
12 customers mention content, 12 positive, 0 negative
Customers appreciate the content of the book, with one customer noting its theme of God and loyalty, while another mentions the great respect between characters.
The 1 st of three books and each are great. The story of 3 sisters each has her own storyRead more
I enjoy anything by Carolyn Brown and this book didn't disappoint....Read more
Carolyn Brown never fails to deliver a riveting story with endearing and entertaining characters. Looking forward to the next book in the sequence!Read more
...Very well developed characters, yet they had great respect for each other. The whole premised of the ladies doing away with nasty husband was funny....Read more
6 customers mention engaging, 6 positive, 0 negative
Customers find the book engaging, with one describing it as a page turner and another excited to read the second book.
I really liked the story line and it was a page turner for me. It was intriguing with each chapter and I so wanted to know the ending....Read more
kept my attention, not quite as predictable as i thought it would be. am a fan of c. brown's work.Read more
...History, intrigue, romance, family. Can't get any better.BarbRead more
A fun read that I couldn't put down. Excited to read the second book now....Read more
5 customers mention historical, 5 positive, 0 negative
Customers appreciate the historical content of the book, finding it historically accurate and well-researched, with one customer highlighting its WWI setting.
Interesting story with historical facts from the time period. The mystery in the story was very good and never really resolved.Read more
Timely and ironic how we think this is all new all over again. History, intrigue, romance, family. Can't get any better.BarbRead more
...I love the O'Shea ladies, their spunk and Sass. No man, detective, wife beater or preacher can tame them. Made me laugh out loud. Thank you Carolyn !!Read more
In keeping With the author’s ability to research a location and a history, then weave in romance and mystery, you get a masterful tale of the period...Read more

Top reviews from the United States

  • Deb
    5.0 out of 5 stars a fun, laugh out loud story
    Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2023
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    The O’Shea sisters are quite the trio. Catherine is the steady, solid one; Alice is the strange one who supposedly is an airhead; Bridget is the pretty one. But, the sisters have a secret which they cannot discuss or disclose. Quincy is a detective hired to find out what happened to Bridget’s long lost husband. Despite efforts, Quincy keeps getting the same story. As the story develops, Catherine and Quincy have sparks flying. A fun, entertaining story.
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  • hereswhatithink
    4.0 out of 5 stars Goodbye Earl meets Fried Green Tomatoes
    Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2013
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    First off I always wonder why Carolyn Brown's books have so few reviews. She's a great author! My guess is that the book covers leave a lot to be desired; you really can't tell what the book is going to be about by looking at them. Such a shame! I don't know if she's classified as "Inspirational", I don't think so but I might be wrong. And people, that is really the best compliment. Cos when I look at Inspirational books I'm looking for a good clean read,I'm not looking to be preached at. Carolyn Brown delivers.

    Anyway, Here's what I enjoyed about this book: Carolyn makes me laugh out loud with her full-of-life heroines . You never know what is going to happen next but you're going to enjoy it whatever it is!

    If you read her other trilogy (Angels and Outlaws) you'll see several similarities with this Black Swan trilogy. In both sets there are three sisters making it on their own. In her previous trilogy they all had black hair and blue eyes, the oldest was tallest and they went down in height as they did with age. A little cliche but that was the way it went. In this trilogy the three sisters had red hair and green eyes. Again, the oldest was tallest and most "sensible" etc etc.
    Frankly, in both trilogies I found that the oldest sister's story was the least interesting (though I still enjoyed it) and here's why. It's very simple. The tallest, prettiest, most sensible sister gets the tallest, most sensible and handsome man. I'm sorry but that just doesn't do it for me. I want real life. Real people. Give that handsome man a flaw and I'll like him 100 times more. Same with the heroine. Make her someone we can relate to.

    Back to the story! One of the sister has a rotten husband that goes missing. The O'Shea sister's are suspect (as they should be). A handsome detective comes to solve the mystery and stays in the O'Shea's hotel while he susses out their story. Sparks fly , there's some twists and turns and the detective falls in love with one of the sisters.
    Now, this is where the author loses me a little, about two thirds of the way through the book, the detective asks Catherine to join him at a beach house he owns in Florida. I'm like "Whaaat?" Ok, no hanky panky goes on but I'm thinking, "This is 1919, how many self respecting women would do that and take the chance of ruining their reputation". It just seemed very unlikely. So I was puzzled and that distracted me from the story.
    Also, apart from the physical attraction between Catherine and Quincy I could see no reason why they loved each other. So as a reader I wasn't rooting for them as much as I would if their relationship was a little more deeply based.

    I would give this story 4 stars because even though I had several criticisms I still enjoyed the book enough to buy the next two stories in the trilogy. And while this is not a review of the second in series "From thin Air" I'll just say that I am enjoying the second one even more as it focuses on Alice (the so called "dim witted" one) and I like her best. But I won't spoil it for you, you just need to get the whole series and read them all.
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  • Bruce Dinsman
    5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful story
    Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2024
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    In keeping With the author’s ability to research a location and a history, then weave in romance and mystery, you get a masterful tale of the period just after WW1. Everything is there: Spanish flu decimating families and small towns lots of men returning from war looking for jobs, right up to the red scare at the end; which was also historically accurate. Do you suppose she ever told him what really happened to Bridget’s abusive husband?
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  • Mylady1
    5.0 out of 5 stars Pushing those daisies.
    Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2016
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    This a a terrific story. The 3 O'Shea sisters were fun, quirky and different. Very well developed characters, yet they had great respect for each other. The whole premised of the ladies doing away with nasty husband was funny. He's pushing up daisies somewhere! Can't go wrong with Ms. Brown's books. An entertaining read. On to read about Alice, then Bridget! Looking forward to them!
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  • Karen Talley
    3.0 out of 5 stars So where's the body?
    Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2016
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    This story started out well but slowly disintegrated. The plot was a good one and the sisters were interesting...at first. The second half of the book just sort of wandered around with no real purpose. The ending was abrupt and not at all satisfying. When you spend a whole book on a mystery, you need to solve the darn mystery! This book just isn't up to Ms Brown's usual standards and I don't feel the need to read the next two books in the series.
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  • gadjetGirl59
    5.0 out of 5 stars Romance with Sparks
    Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2020
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    This was a great book to read. I thought it was going to be a mystery crime story. The author gave it a romantic twist with the two main characters, Catherine and Quincy. And then to give the story a backdrop of family and loyalty with much humor, just a fun read.
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  • Kindle reader
    4.0 out of 5 stars Fluff
    Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2022
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    But really fun fluff. I have to admit that she had my attention from the first two paragraphs. And she kept it. One thing that always makes these stories fun is if they're set in small towns and small towns are like that.
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  • Judi T
    5.0 out of 5 stars Pushin' Up Daisies
    Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2019
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    What a remarkable and intriguing story. Catherine; Alice and Bridget lived a wonderful life until the epidemic killed their parents. Bridget' s husband was a cruel and mean man that they accidentally killed then buried secretly. Quincy comes to discover what happened to him and could not discover the truth and totally fell in love with Catherine. She falls in love with him. How you wove everything together was amazing. Figuring out how to marry and not disclose information that would harm their futures was, after the "I Do' s" no secrets allowed. Excellent characters and storyline. Can't wait for the next book.
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars First in the trilogy
    Reviewed in Canada on December 25, 2018
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    Funny, sweet and romantic as the whole series is
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  • Irene
    5.0 out of 5 stars I couldn't put this down!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 5, 2024
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    This book was one of, if not the, best of her books I have read and I couldn't put it down.
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  • Lorraine Janice Lee
    3.0 out of 5 stars Nice read
    Reviewed in Australia on November 5, 2014
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    this one is about fourth or fifth I have read of this author & i'm starting to see a formula here.
    But the best part about these books is how she writes about the food.
    good light read for a train trip to town.
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