About the Book
Nicki Latimer never expected to be back
in her tiny Mississippi hometown—much less running a store with a baby
on her hip. But when her father falls ill, Nicki will do anything to
save the family business…even putting her dreams on hold. And she's
found just the person to help her. Ethan Stone is strong and reliable,
but also haunted by his past as a war photographer. He's convinced he
could never be the man Nicki thinks he is. But with Ethan by her side,
Nicki's dreams of love and family are closer than she thinks.
Home to Dover: A small town with a big heart
This book was released in November 2014
This is a well loved library book that was reviewed.
My Review
“His Small-Town Family” by Lorraine
Beatty is the second book of her 'Home to Dover' series, but it
stands alone perfectly without making a person feel as if they are
missing something. Though it is the second book of the 'Home to
Dover' the four books that Ms. Beatty have written all are centered
around the wonderful town of Dover. I don't know what it is about
the town of Dover but there is something that I just love, maybe it
is how the name came about (the story is told over and over in each
of her books so I wont ruin it) or what the name means. I just enjoy
returning to Dover over and over again.
Here is a story of two hurting souls
and it is surprising how much these two souls have in common with
their pain. Each one of them dealt with their pain in a different
way which makes sense, since the pain they each suffer came from
something different, but it was how that pain was affecting them that
touched me. One was open and one kept things hidden until something
totally unexpected happened. When that unexpected thing happened I
was taken back and my heart broke.
Nicki is a single mom who is trying to
do it all, almost to the point where is she is close to the breaking
point. She also has a wonderful heart for her family and friends,
even with some misunderstandings that she have lived with over the
years. There are things that she has to figure out for herself and
she is given the freedom to do so with some wise advice from others,
but ultimately she is the ones who thinks everything through and
makes her choices.
Ethan is a man who is trying to figure
out what he is going to do now and with good reason. Ethan is a hard
worker, not just on the job and that much is obvious but with his
issues that he is aware of, for he doing what he needs to do in order
to work forward. Ethan also has some pretty deep seeded fears that
he needs to work through as well, and it is amazing how he does that.
I found the working through their fears
and other issues was something that made a lot of sense for these
might be some common issues in this day and time but frankly people
deal with those things differently. Taking risks is never an easy
thing and I found it frustrating at times with how timid both Ethan
and Nicki were at times when things were so clear, yet they didn't
take the risk they should have. And then finally the moving forward
was something special when the hurdles were overcome for it was done
in complete freedom.
I hope that all who read this book
enjoy it and smile as they put the book down.
Other "Home to Dover" Books
Protecting the Widower's Heart
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