Katherine Osborne is a young widow who is struggling with making her business,
she manages an orange grove, a success. For years she's been estranged from her
parents. While the gap has mended slightly, she still feels intimated by her
mother. When her father and her long time friend, Andrew Townsend, arrive in
Florida with the purpose of bringing Katherine back to the family's summer
vacation spot on Raquette Lake in New York's Adirondack Mountains, she resists
at first but comes to an agreement with her father - spend the summer at the
lake and he will loan her the funds to bring in the harvest. She arrives hoping
to find peace and solitude to contemplate her next step regarding her business
and her late husband's actions. Her mother is determined to see Katherine make a
good marriage to a suitable young man while she's still young. As Katherine
confides more and more into Andrew, both come to realize that they love each
other. Will Katherine make a choice that could ruin three lives forever? Or will
she find the courage to stand up to her parents and follow the path God wants
her to?
Set at the turn of the century, I found the book to be rather
slow moving. I've read several books by Cara Lynn James before and enjoyed them.
I felt that it took a while to get into the meat of the story. And then once I
was in it, it still moved slow. While Katherine is very generous, I found myself
wishing that she had a bit more of a backbone. Andrew seemed too perfect. My
favorite character was Aunt Letty. Aunt Letty encouraged Katherine to find true
love and to seek God first. While the book was an ok read, it won't make my
to-read-again list.
I received this book from the publisher, Thomas
Nelson's booksneeze program, for free in exchange for my review. My thoughts and
opinions are my own
