Jessica Mason isn’t looking for love when she meets Ridley
Chesterfield. Instead she is still reeling from the tragic, unexpected
loss of her husband and daughter—and awaiting the arrival of her unborn
child. Harboring the secret of her husband’s betrayal, her pain is
deeper than anyone knows.
Ridley Chesterfield is hiding out in
Hope Springs, Idaho, avoiding a political scandal and the barrage of
false media headlines that have tarnished his good name. The last thing
Ridley wants is a relationship—but when fate leads Ridley to form a
friendship with his reclusive and pregnant neighbor, he wonders if this
small-town hideout might be more of a long-term destination.
When
Jessica begins to read her great-grandfather’s Bible, she finds a
connection with a man she never knew. Somehow the verses he marked and
the words he wrote in the margins open her heart to healing. And as
Ridley and Jessica help each other forgive the people who have wronged
them, they must decide if the past will define them or if they will
choose to love again.
To me this book is about forgiveness. Jessica has to forgive her husband for his deceit and herself for per perceived fault in the car accident that claimed her husband and daughters lives. Ridley has to forgive those who should have stood up for him and those who wronged him and ruined his reputation. Then you go back to the 1930's and visit Jessica's great grandparents. Her great grandfather had a lot of things to forgive. I can't say I'm a fan of books that skip back and forth between periods. I did enjoy reading the book and seeing how Jessica and Ridley worked things out.
I was give this book by Thomas Nelson Publishing by way of NetGalley for an honest review. I was not compensated in any way.
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