Shelby Thatcher adores working in the charming small-town bookshop her grandmother opened years ago. Since high school she's helped Gram turn the shop into a community hub for book lovers in the lakeside town of Granville, NC. When her beloved grandma passes away, Shelby inherits the bookstore. But to her shock, Gram leaves half ownership to Gray Briggs, the man who broke Shelby's heart years ago.
Granville residents have been vilifying Gray as long as he can remember. After graduating high school he couldn't skip town fast enough, even though it meant leaving the girl he'd fallen deeply in love with and alienating her family once and for all. Now he's back, the beneficiary of his elderly friend's will. Facing the town's animosity is difficult, but seeing Shelby again is sheer torture. No one could ever stir his heart the way she did.
As the adversaries are forced to work together, Gram's beyond-the-grave scheme is working--Shelby's old feelings for Gray begin to resurface. But the problems that destroyed their relationship before still remain, and a new one surfaces--one that threatens Gram's beloved bookshop. Is their love doomed to fail again, or will they find a way to make it work this time around?
About The Author
Denise Hunter is the internationally-published bestselling author of more than forty novels, three of which have been adapted into Hallmark movies. She has appeared on the The 700 Club and been featured in Southern Living and Woman's World.
Denise writes heartwarming, small-town love stories, peopled with layered characters who have real-life issues. Her readers enjoy the vicarious thrill of falling in love and the promise of a happily-ever-after sigh as they savor the final pages of her books.
In 1996, inspired by the death of her grandfather, Denise began her first book, writing while her children napped. Two years later it was published, and she's been writing ever since. Her husband says he inspires all her romantic stories, but Denise insists a good imagination helps too!
When Denise isn't orchestrating love lives on the written page, she enjoys traveling, drinking chai lattes, hiking, and playing drums. Denise makes her home in Indiana where she and her husband raised three boys and are currently enjoying an empty nest and four beautiful grandchildren.
You can learn more about Denise through her website.
My Review
I loved this read, filled with emotions, and injustice. We follow the main characters through high school, and then ten years beyond, when their story starts again.
As the story opens Shelby's beloved Grandmother has passed away, she worked daily with her running the bookstore. Her old boyfriend is back in town, and then shows up at the reading of her Grandmother's will! What is going on?
As we journey with Gray, we learn how hard his life has been, and the reasons why he left town. I wanted justice here, not fair!
Gray has a deal with Shelby, and he is helping to turn around the bookstore. We also meet a darling baby, and a dog that worms his way into their hearts.
Keep page turning, as things go from bad to worse, if possible.
I loved the epilogue, and looking forward to my next Denise Hunter read!
I received this book through Net Galley and the Publisher Thomas Nelson, and was not required to give a positive review.
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment