Thoughts of a Reader

This is the second book I have read by this author. I will say her books have a way of drawing me into the story to the point where I feel as though I am friends with the characters. The two main characters in this book own my two favorite places to go: a bookstore and a coffeehouse. They are side by side in what sounds like the downtown area. The two main characters have a past that they have to overcome in order for them to have any type of future. I thought this book was well written and a really great second chance story. It is also an awesome story of forgiveness. Their are so many great aspects to the book.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from the author.

This is my first book I have read by this author. At the start of the book, you find out that Meg has been left to take care of her nieces and nephew who have basically been abandoned by both of their parents. This causes her nephew to act out because he blames himself, but thankfully her high sweetheart, Luke, returns to town. The remainder of the plot is the interactions between Meg, Luke, her nieces and nephew. It is such a great heartwarming story. It is well written and I highly recommend it.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from the author.

I am a big fan of books by this author. This book would fall into the romantic suspense category. I think in this novel the romance seems more secondary to the suspense which is not a bad thing. I feel like the crime that is going on is so complex and intriguing that it is not even noticeable that the romance is subtle. There are a lot of twists and turns in this plot. My attention was held from the beginning to the end. The characters are also so well written that I felt like I personally knew them. And the author does a great job setting the scene so that you can picture exactly what is going on. This book was hard to put down.

I received a complimentary copy from the publisher.

This book is such a sweet story of second chances and forgiveness. The character of grandpa Jed has got to be one of the sweetest sounding characters. His character’s personality is so well described that I feel as though he is in the room and I am personally talking to him. The baby in the book sounds like the cutest sweetest lovable baby boy. I also loved the neighborly aspect described in this book. I was not a big fan of Adley’s father or his business partner because all they did was try to push their agenda. I wasn’t a big fan of her mother because she didn’t stand up to her husband even though she didn’t seem to agree with everything. But I was say that those characters were written well and had their purpose within the story. I would definitely recommend this book!

I am a fan of books by this author. This novel is about a wayward daughter changing her ways and coming home to help her mother who has cancer. She is hoping to show everyone how she has changed from her wild ways to a more calm and faith filled person. There is a great human element to the plot. It has several romantic relationships in it which are what I would call second chance romances. I really enjoyed how the two main characters initially combat with each other. It makes the story more interesting and it also makes it so you are wondering when that will change. This novel also handles the idea of being a new person in Christ so well. I love that theme in the book along with the theme of forgiveness.

Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy of this book but all opinions in this review are my own.