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A Gift For All Seasons (Mills & Boon Cherish) (2012)

by Karen Templeton(Favorite Author)

3.72 of 5 Votes: 3

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English

genre

Romance

publisher

Mills & Boon Cherish

series

Summer Sisters

review 1: Fantastic book, definitely my favorite of the three. April is just about ready to open the inn, but it desperately needs to be landscaped first. Patrick's family business is recommended to her as being the best. She is startled at first by his scars, but immediately apologizes for her reaction. There is an immediate connection between the two, but both have things they need to overcome before they can reach their happy ending.I really liked both April and Patrick. April had had a challenging childhood with parents who were always reaching for the next big thing. As a result she found herself working as a teenager and young adult to help the family. The best part of her childhood were her summers with her cousins at her grandmother's house. The three of them inherit... moreed the house when their grandmother died. April decided to buy the others out and turn the house back into an inn, with her cousins helping out. With the death of her husband, April has plenty of capital to make her dream come true. Her strong reaction to Patrick is unexpected, but once they over come their initial meeting both admit the connection. She's not looking for anything permanent right now but is interested in pursuing what they feel. I loved April's open giving nature. She sees past Patrick's scars to the man beneath, who is trying to be the father his daughter needs. There are some fun parts as April works with her cousins and gets to know Patrick's family. There are some incredibly emotional parts where she shares her secrets with her cousins and with Patrick. I loved seeing the way she has gotten to the point where she isn't afraid to go after what she wants, but is also willing to give it up if she thinks it's best for the other person. Patrick was dealing with a lot in his life. He had been badly wounded overseas, with months of physical and emotional rehab after that. The love of his family and his daughter is what kept him going. After his wife left them because she was unable to deal with it he had pretty well accepted that it would be just him and Lili. He was surprised by his attraction to April, but had no intention of getting involved. His wife's desertion had done a real number on their daughter and he wasn't going to allow anyone to get close enough to do it again. However, the attraction between them was too strong and April was too determined, so they started spending what time they could together. But Patrick insisted on keeping Lili out of it. This caused a deepening stress in their relationship until April finally called a halt, seeing what Patrick couldn't - that his fears were making things worse. I loved the way that everyone tried to explain things to him, but that it was Lili that finally broke through his walls.There was so much love apparent in this book as well as the ways it was shown. There was the support that April and her cousins gave each other and the ways they cut through the crap to make their points. There was the love that Patrick's family had for each other and the way they all pulled together to help him. The love that Patrick and April had for each other that made it possible for them to provide the healing that the other needed was incredibly emotional.
review 2: Patrick Shaughnessy was injured and severely scarred from an explosion when he was serving time in Iraq. Through many months of thereapy, physical and emotional, many graffs and surgeries, Parick still holds the scars inside and out. On top of that, his wife Natalie leaves him with their small daughter Lilli because she can't handle his "ugliness", panic attacks and nightmares. He works for a landscaping business and is contracted to do the job for the new widow April Ross who has just bought her grandmothers old Inn to restore and re-open it. Although there is an instant attraction towards one another, April has secrects of her own regarding her late marraige and is busy getting her business started. And Patrick refuses to put his heart out there to have it thrown away again and have someone live "his mess". His priority is his daughter and to picking up the pieces after his ex-wife's few visits.It was a refreshing book to read where the characters aren't these perfectly,gorgeous, people. Patrick was shocking looking, to say the least. But April saw through the outer appearance of him and loved the beauty that was within. It showed the struggle of how these brave vets have to go on with their lives after battle and wounds. Life isn't always perfect when they return. April is a very strong, independent, focused woman. Yet, she is also so vulnerable and heartwarming.Yes, it ends happily ever after, but the journey there was beautiful. less

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