It's been 17 years since Liberty O'Shea walked out on Finn and their marriage. Now she is back to take care of her parents. What she doesn't count on is being forced to move in with Finn and his family while she and her parents wait for their home to be rebuilt after a fire. Sparks fly from the moment they lay eyes on each other, proving that not much has changed in 17 years.
Maggie is the daughter of Libby's best friend. She has traveled with Libby. While applying for a job at the local hospital a cowboy dressed only in a bedsheet catches her attention. He is determined to escape the hospital no matter what his state of undress is. Fuming that Maggie won't help him find his clothing he takes off anyway. Blaze Donovan is known for his ways with the ladies. Maggie is determined not be be one of his conquests. What happens when she falls for this man that has become her best friend?
Whoa, Whoa, Whoa! If you think sparks were flying between characters in Julie Lessman's Daughters of Boston novels, then you have GOT to get a load of her new Silver Lining Ranch novel! Between the sparks that fly between Libby and Finn(and there are plenty folks!), and Blaze and Maggie's attempt to "just be friends" this readers heart was constantly in a flutter!
One of the things that I enjoy most about Julie's books is that there is always a lesson on redemption. No matter how far a character strays, there is always that point where they realize their need to repent and turn. I loved the lessons that the characters learned in Love's Silver Lining. Forgiveness, repentance, faith, trust. All of those and so much more.
The characters were endearing, from the head nun at the hospital(a jolly soul!), to Blaze's younger sisters Sheridan and Shaley. Shaley's antics crack me up and I love her exuberance in explatives, "Holy frog spit!" being one!
In true Julie Lessman style Liberty was quite the handful. A suffragist who has been hurt by men in the past, she is determined to never be ruled by any man, including the one she married. Headstrong and stubborn she causes quite a few scenes trying to exercise her right to be her own woman. Some of those scenes made me laugh, and some made me want to reach through the pages and shake her!
A wonderful read, with strong female characters and handsome swoony men and great spiritual lessons. Check it out!
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