Kendra Troyer always knew she would leave Walnut Creek the first chance
she got. When she was accepted into design school, she tried her best
not to look back at the four siblings she was abandoning, but ahead to
Columbus, where she was determined to stay—far away from her abusive
home and far away from Nate Miller, the boy she vowed to despise for the
rest of her life.
Though she suffered through dark times in
Columbus, Kendra found her faith in the Lord again, and years later,
when she learned one of her good friends had died, she realized it was
time to go home to those she left behind.
Back in Walnut Creek,
Kendra has a life she never could have imagined: her own design shop, a
pretty little house, and a tight-knit group of friends. After she
settles down, though, unexpected visitors come knocking and dark
memories begin to resurface. Complicating things even further is the
ever-present Nate Miller, who now owns the hardware store two doors down
and whose very presence stirs in Kendra a fierce need to turn away and
hide from her past. But Nate is persistent in setting things right
between them.
As Kendra tries to come to terms with the anger
she holds from her childhood, will she be able to open her heart to
forgiveness and find the comfort she has always longed for in Walnut
Creek?
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About The Author
Shelley Shepard Gray has
published over seventy novels. She currently writes Amish romances for
Harper Collins, Kensington, and Simon & Schuster and contemporary
women’s fiction for Blackstone Publishing.
Her novels have been
Holt Medallion winners and Inspirational Readers Choice and Carol
finalists. Shelley’s novels have appeared on both the New York Times and
USA Today bestseller lists.
Her novels have been highlighted in
the Philadelphia Enquirer, Washington Post, Time Magazine, and USA
Today. She has also been interviewed on NPR as well as numerous regional
radio stations.
Before writing romances, Shelley lived in Texas and
Colorado, where she taught school and earned both her bachelor’s degree
in English literature and elementary education and later obtained her
master’s degree in educational administration. She currently lives in
Colorado Springs and writes full time. Shelley is married, the mother of
two young adults, and always has a dachshund by her side. She is an
active member of her church, on Facebook and on Twitter. She also has a
website, www.shelleyshepardgray.com.
My Review
I enjoyed being back with the "8", and we meet one who envied those who were members, but her life as a child was in shambles. Some guessed that things were not good for Kendra and her siblings, but really didn't know the extent.
Now pulling her self up by her bootstraps, this young woman has returned to her hometown and is opening her own business. We meet agin these folks that are always there for one another, we now see them embracing Kendra, and the author gives us so much more.
There are so many emotions here, and some are so very hard, there are tears, and smiles, guilt and forgiveness, but there is also "love", in all forms.
I hate to see this series end, I want to continue with this group and move on with them in their lives, and do I see a wedding here, yes, but there are also some new babies on the way!
I received this book through Net Galley and the Publisher Gallery Books, and was not required to give a positive review.
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