Irene Hannon is one
of my favorite Romantic Suspense authors but she does a tremendous job with
this contemporary romance set in Hope Harbor, Oregon.
In the opening
scene, Michael Hunter arrives in Hope Harbor filled with emotional hurt and
guilt over the loss of his wife. As often happens with all of us when we are already feeling
low, things go from bad to worse. He
finds his plans and motel reservations have fallen through and, still debating
that he has made the right decision to come to Hope Harbor, his wife's favorite
place, he doesn't know what to do.
Michael meets the
heroine of the story, Tracy Campbell when he steps out in front of her and
causes her to have a bicycle wreck--not a great first impression. Tracy is
struggling with her own dark secrets and the financial stress of possibly
losing her generational family cranberry farm.
Feeling dejected and
all alone, Michael sits down on a bench in view of a taco stand. Charlie the
Taco Stand Owner, sends some tacos to Michael through the town recluse, Anna
Williams. Anna doesn't know why but she comes to Michael's aid offering to rent
him the annex to her home--maybe because he reminds her of her son from whom
she is estranged.
Whether you believe
in divine intervention or not, we all have experienced times in our lives when
things could not be explained or times when we simply needed something to
happen to change the direction of our lives for the better.
What is endearing
about this novel and makes it a page turner, is the interaction between the
characters that draws you into the story and makes you like them and want to
see them overcome the adversities life has sent their way. You want to cheer
them on and help them make better choices. There is hope and it certainly can be found in Hope Harbor.
I received this ebook from Netgalley for an honest review. I enjoy Ms. Hannon's romantic suspense genre books much better but this makes for a lovely relaxing read.
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