Blessed Homecoming by Lorraine Nelson
Wendy Danforth goes back home to her parents after getting a divorce. Arriving home her parents find out the Wendy had neglected to mention they would be grandparents in the very near future. Whilst Wendy settles back into her childhood home and prepares to become a mother herself she also has to contend with a drifter her parents have taken in to do odd jobs. Is Jake taking advantage of her parents good nature, and what is he running from? All becomes clear as Wendy finds her ex husband doesn't want to take the divorce lying down!
One thing I need to tell readers is that this is quite a Christian
book with frequent references to God. If you are not a believer (like
me) or have a different religion this may not be for you. Although I
have to say I did enjoy the story, yes there were a few parts that were
just slightly too much of a co-incidence, or the hand of God, depending
or your beliefs, but sometimes you have to let these go, it is fiction. I
like the character of Wendy, you might think that moving home, pregnant
with a failed marriage makes her a weak person but actually I think it
took a lot of strength and she shows that. Especially when when
threatened by her ex-husband. And Jake's character is also very
interesting, he has lost his faith in God and tries very hard to keep
his attraction to Wendy a secret, scared of reliving his past, and it
does take quite a lot of the book for the full story to come out so I am
trying not to give things away. You might also be forgiven for thinking
that this is a nice cosy romance and although to some extent it is, and
I was definitely left with warm fuzzy feelings, there was also a good
bit of drama and I was left wondering until quite late how Jake would
decide he wanted to go on with his life.
A good read 4 out of 5 stars
Petra
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