After Brady Collins’ ex-wife dies, he receives devastating news—his nine-month-old son Sam isn’t his son at all. And Sam’s wealthy maternal grandparents want custody of the child. Brady knows he’s in for the fight of his life. But regardless of what any blood test says, Sam is his son, and Brady will go to any lengths to keep him.
Brady’s attorney tips him off that one major life change would virtually assure him of winning guardianship of baby Sam at the final hearing: an impending marriage. And his friend Hope is willing to step in as the loving and devoted fiance.
Local radio celebrity Hope Daniels has been driven by a solitary goal her entire life, and after a happy accident she’s finally offered her dream job. But if the truth comes out about her arrangement with Brady, she may miss the chance of a lifetime and stand in the way of a dear friend’s dreams.
As Brady and Hope make sacrifices to help each other in their times of need, they risk uncovering a truth neither of them expects to find.
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Violence - 2.5/5
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Summary
Honeysuckle Dreams by Denise Hunter is the second official novel in the series. However the Sweetbriar Cottage characters make appearances in the novel. Honeysuckle Dreams combines a ‘friends to more’ theme with a marriage of convenience theme. After Brady’s ex-wife dies, he finds out that he is not the biological father and his in-laws are going to fight for custody.
Brady and Hope have been friends for a long time. Hope’s best friend, Zoe is Brady’s sister. After much discussion, Hope agrees to be engaged and then marry Brady to help him in the custody battle. Hope loves Sam as her own son and is thrilled to get to be his mom. After a traumatic loss in high school she is not willing to love again. So she thinks a marriage of convenience to her best friend Brady is the perfect solution. She is still able to have a marriage and family without risking her heart again.
Brady is the son of a drug addict who left him to be raised by his aunt and uncle. The he finds out his ex-wife tricks him into marriage so that her child has a father and then leaves him. Your heart breaks for him as he deals with the issues of feeling that no one ‘chooses’ him. Brady was adorable as he was courting Hope. The scenes with baby Sam are adorable.
The court scenes were intense as I truly didn’t know what the author would do as we were not close to the end of the book yet. Those scenes will keep you on the edge of your seat.
Honeysuckle Dreams balances a sweet romance with deeper issues of facing your fears, second chances and the baggage we carry.