In Dragonfly Tavern Daphne Alpert, the beautiful, caring, and down-to-earth Daphne becomes the partner of handsome, young Matthew Rainwater. Together they begin to learn that they have much in common, even before they meet for the first time. When a chance presents itself for Daphne to win the affections of Rainwater’s rich father, Maxime, she does everything in her power to stave off his approval. Maxime discovers in time that he loves Daphne, but there is just no way he is willing to let the woman he so desperately loves suffer. When he learns of her love for Rainwater, he has no choice but to reconcile himself with her, or risk losing all of what he has worked so hard to obtain.
Daphne Alpert is one of those books that can make you squirm and twist your ankle. I adored The Dragonfly Tavern Daphne Alpert series from the first book, Dragonfly, through the fifth, Island of Saints, and I can’t say enough about how wonderful Alpert is as a character. Her sarcastic wit, carefree attitude, and great sense of humor kept me reading. I found myself laughing out loud quite a bit. Her witty banter was entertaining, and provided some insight into the characters we knew and love, as well as new and interesting ones.
The main story line moves quite quickly from one event to another, but Alpert takes us on a voyage of discovery along the way, bringing us along for the ride. I adored this novel and am eager to read more by Daphne Alpert. Her humorous dialogues will keep you turning the pages, and her love of fantasy will appeal to all ages.