After tragedy upends her world, Jeannette Mason retreats to the tiny Oregon seaside town of Hope Harbor to create a new life. Vowing to avoid emotional attachments, she focuses on running her lavender farm and tea-room–until a new neighbor with a destructive dog and a forlorn little girl invades her turf. But she needn’t worry. Dr. Logan West is too busy coping with an unexpected family, a radical lifestyle change, and an unruly pup to have any interest in his aloof and disagreeable neighbor.
Yet when both Jeanette and Logan find themselves pulled into the life of a tattered Christian family fleeing persecution in war-torn Syria, might they discover that love sometimes comes calling when it’s least expected?
Bestselling and award-winning author Irene Hannon invites readers back to the charming seaside town of Hope Harbor, where they are sure to find peace, healing, and a second chance at happiness.
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Summary
Driftwood Bay by Irene Hannon has the most appealing characters. The story of Jeanette and Logan was woven together beautifully with that of the family from Syria. the most appealing characters
Characters are real, the story line original and the emotional and
Jeanette runs a lavender farm and hosts a weekly Tea. You know she has come to Hope Harbor to escape something bad but you are not exactly sure what until much later in the book. Her story touched me because we know a family that had a similar situation happen.
The story of Logan and Molly was at moments heartbreaking and other times just precious. I could just see her putting her hand in his. The details of having an unruly puppy were written so well you could feel the frustration right along with Logan.
I adored how Hannon used the little girl Molly to share some profound truths.
I always finish Hannon’s books way too soon. You don’t want them to end because you fall in love with the characters. Time flies as you are following them on the journey.
Hannon did an extraordinary job of revealing the trials of a family moving to the states from a war torn country. Another area that I felt Hannon exceled in this book was ‘showing’ Logan’s character versus ‘telling’. She revealed his character several times in small ways that he handled his patients at the hospital.
And extra kudos to the book cover designer for capturing the essence of the story beautifully.
I received this book from Netgalley. I was not required to write a positive review.
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Sexual content - kissing