A sweet, easy "beach read" with a bit of suspense. I had figured out what nana's secret was early on but was reading to see how it played out. I was also curious to what Brook and Rachel's secrets were, although they were fixed pretty quickly after finding out. I wish there had been a bit more to Alex and Jill's story. A bit more romance would've been a nice addition.

*Sigh* I really wanted to like this book. I really wanted my boredom of the story to pass and the plot suddenly change to be exciting and drawing me in completely. I really wanted to be able to give a review for a Lake Union Publishing book that I enjoyed recently. There are have been many in the past but that was before I found NetGalley. But none of what I really wanted was going to happen during this book. I'm so disappointed. The story just fell. I could never figure out why the characters did or didn't do things or even why some characters were part of the story. I gave up before I had even finished the book.
I seem to be finding many unenjoyable books recently. I hope my dry spell changes soon!

When I read the blurb about this book on NetGalley, I was intrigued. Tabitha's husband disappears and the suspense of the goodbye note: "“I’ll tell them what you did.” So I thought I would give it a try. My intrigue ended there though and I ended my relationship with this book early without completing it. I just could not put up with Tabitha. Why so many lies? Avoiding the truth? Difficulty in finding a job? Stealing?
I found so many of the situations in the story so hard to believe. She wouldn't be the first to have a spouse leave them in a bad way. Why would you not share with your friends and look for help? The feeling of "shame" really should not have kept her from getting help for her children, at least!
I am sorry Lake Union Publishing, I just could not finish this story. Thank you for giving me the opportunity though.

Wasn’t my fav. I couldn’t be bothered to finish it.

Nope... can’t get into this one. A few chapters in is as far as I got. It’s way too churchy and there hasn’t been one character yet that I like.
I also found myself confused by the story. It often didn’t make sense. There was random things written that didn’t fit in, for example when Beverly had a chance Garett’s after thanksgiving supper. It had no relevance to the story.
Robyn Carr is a favourite author but this book is not her best work. I miss the Virgin River and Thunder Point stories. I wish there were more.

I couldn’t get past the 1st chapter. Just another story about an “almost 30” immature woman. I’ve had enough with this age group. My daughters are that age. I want to read more stories of grown up women who are 40 and up. I really wish more authors wrote in that age bracket

I’m sorry to say that I just could not get into this one. I tried many times but I’ve given up. It sounds like it would be a good premise for a book but once I got reading, that grab I needed to keep going was just not found. Nothing seemed to happen and too much seemed over the top of unbelievable. And I think my biggest issue was that I did not like any of the characters.
I’m a fan of all of Catherine McKenzie’s earlier books and I’m sure I’ll like more in the future. Just not this one.