About the Book
Annie Payton's lost everything she once held dear. The Village of Hope is her last chance to rebuild the life she's frittered away so needlessly. But as she works to regain custody of her children, she never imagines an unlikely advocate in her corner—ex-husband Ian Montgomery. Ian's always willing to help those down on their luck, but his ex-wife's a different story. Her past betrayal is still a painful memory. As the Village's lawyer, he'll represent her—but that's as far as he'll allow his feelings to go. Can Annie show Ian that she's changed in every way but one—the love she still has for him?
Village of Hope: A community built on love
This book was released in January, 2015
This is a well loved library book that was used for review
My Review
“Second Chance Reunion” by
Merrillee Whren is the first book of her 'Village of Hope' series and
I was hooked after the first chapter or two. I have to say that I
just loved this story for it was so different in a lot of ways that
really surprised me.
In most stories, if there is going to
be someone who is a graduate of the school of hard knocks it is either the hero or heroine,
while the other one has almost always had their act together. This
is different for both the hero and heroine are graduates of the school of hard knocks. How
they are graduates of the school of hard knocks, I am going to leave out for that is part of
the story that makes this story so wonderful. I have to say that I
was happy to see how these graduates of the school of hard knocks changed their lives, but
one character's courage really hit a spot with me. Not because the
other character was a coward but because how this character's courage
took shape in more ways than one. No, that is not right for really I
would have to say that both of the character's showed a great deal of
courage just in very different ways.
By the title one might think this is
about second chances, and it is, but there is more to it as well.
This is also about forgiveness for some deep hurts have been
inflicted and when discoveries are made things are not all that easy
in that forgiveness department. I have to say this one was one of
the better forgiveness stories I have read in a long time for there
was more than just saying the words but working through the feelings.
We may not see all the details in that path to forgiveness but we do
see that it is not an easy road, and I know that from personal
experience. I would have to say that this seemed to be a pretty
realistic story on the forgiveness, and I felt the emotions of
dealing with the graduates of the school of hard knocks though I don't have any personal
experience with that.
Annie is a woman with a past and trying
to make things right now. She has a lot of help even from places
and people that she didn't even expect. We get to see her regret but while she
is not sitting around feeling sorry for herself but instead she is doing everything she can to rebuild her life, while reaching out to
those around her. Her strength and courage is something that is seen
in little pieces here and there, and built upon in each
instance. Though at times it seems her courage falters some, she
still continues forward which shows her strength.
Ian is a man who has his own secrets
and would rather keep them that way. He is a man who only wants to
help those who need his help with the law. His heart is for those
who are struggling to put their lives back together or who just need
the help in general. He has some issues to resolve himself and he
seems to struggle through them, but at the end of course, things right
themselves out. Ian is a man who is confident in the job he does, but
there are areas in his life that he is still uncertain about.
There may not have been any external
conflict in the story but the internal conflict was enough to keep
this reader turning the page. My adult son who tried to interrupt me
once during the book received a sound “leave me alone until I am
done” statement for I just couldn't put the book down for any
reason. The emotions in the story was written so well that I
couldn't help myself feel what the character's were feeling. Of
course there is a happy ending (after all that is why I read the
romance stories) but there is nothing easy about this couple getting
together.
I hope all who read this book enjoy it
as much as I do.
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