This
is a pretty good romance for summer reading.
Madison
is a twenty-six year old veterinarian who still grieves the death of
her twin brother a decade ago. She is plagued by nightmares and
thinks she can get rid of them by fulfilling his vow to win the local
sailing regatta by age twenty-seven. She stretches her finances to
make the winning bid at a fund raising auction. Her reward –
sailing lessons.
But
a hitch in her plans arises when the fellow to give her the lessons
must
Madison
doesn't know if she can go through with this. She's angry with
Beckett because of what he did to her younger sister, chasing her
off. And Beckett doesn't know if he can go through this either. He is
convinced he is the cause of Madison's brother's death. Besides that,
he is the son of the town drunk – not boyfriend material for
Madison and the fine Christian family she comes from.
The
novel takes place along a Midwest river and we learn a bit about
river sailing. The Christianity of the characters is well presented.
I love the Kneeling Nanas! They added some humorous relief to the
intense story line. An interesting theme in the novel is the pain
that is caused by keeping secrets.
Hunter
creates what seems like an impossible situation for the romance
between Madison and Beckett to blossom. I was anxious to see how this
impossible situation would be overcome. I did feel the resolution was
a bit contrived. The vagueness of the ailment made it seem contrived.
An actual name to the condition would have added to its credibility.
A
delightful Christian romance with just a slight imperfection at the
end.
Denise
Hunter began writing in 1996, while her children napped. She has been
writing ever since and is the author of several novels. She and her
family live in Indiana. You can find out more about her at
http://www.denisehunterbooks.com/
Thomas
Nelson, 336 pages.
I
received a complimentary egaley of this book through a publicity
group for the purpose of this review.
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