Natalie O’Ryan fled Prince Edward Island 15 years ago hoping never to return. When her fiancé, Russell, surprises her with the “perfect” wedding venue in her hometown, she can’t refuse him without bringing up a lot of secrets that she’d prefer to keep hidden. But can she avoid her former best friend and her tormenters for six weeks as she prepares for the wedding? Natalie is determined not to let the people who drove her away ruin her wedding.
How do you escape your past in a small town where others may know more about you than you do? This is a beautiful story that deals with hard issues of abuse and gossip as well as hospitality and forgiveness. As Natalie revisits her past, she realizes things weren’t all as bleak as she remembered.
I enjoyed Natalie and Justin’s relationship. The care Justin showed for Natalie when she was just a child was so brave and poignant. Their banter and understanding that comes from a lifetime of friendship begins to come after they deal with the hard realities of what happened.
I love “Mama Cheese Sandwich” and Aretha Franklin (not the singer) and want to be like them. They aren’t afraid to step in and help those who are hurting.
This book, like the others in the series, is a wonderful read with delicious writing. I particularly enjoyed the vivid imagery. “That didn’t stop a bucket of dread from gnawing its way into his belly and settling in like it was paying rent” (location 352). Or this one….”Russell’s words hung out there like underclothes on the line, too embarrassing to take down after someone else had pinned them up for the whole town to see” (location 446).
If you need a good summer read, pick up this book. You can read it as a stand-alone but it’s even better if you start at book 1. Thank you to Revell for providing me with a free e-copy of this book. I was not required to leave a positive review. All opinions are my own.
Prince Edward Island Dreams series
Book 1: The Red Door Inn
Book 2: Where Two Hearts Meet
Book 3: On Love’s Gentle Shore
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