Kristin Hannah's novels are rich with emotion, exploring the depths of human relationships while always reaching for hope. Having read her book The Women several months ago, which also blew me away, I was drawn to this novel about a female helicopter pilot deployed to the front lines of the war in Iraq.
With her marriage already on shaky ground, and then returning home wounded, Jolene has a long recovery ahead, both physically and emotionally. Her journey is described with both gritty realism and tender compassion as the family comes to terms with the past and seeks a path to move with hope into a future none of them had expected.
"Home Front is Hannah's crowning achievement."—The Huffington Post
In this powerhouse of a novel, Kristin Hannah explores the intimate landscape of a troubled marriage with this provocative and timely portrait of a husband and wife, in love and at war.
All marriages have a breaking point. All families have wounds. All wars have a cost. . . .
Like many couples, Michael and Jolene Zarkades have to face the pressures of everyday life—children, careers, bills, chores—even as their twelve-year marriage is falling apart. Then a deployment sends Jolene deep into harm's way and leaves defense attorney Michael at home, unaccustomed…
Grace Greene's novels always sweep me away on a deeply emotional journey. Sandra struggles to be believed, to be understood, and to carve out a fresh start free of the two-times ex-husband who doesn't comprehend the word NO.
Mystery, danger, romance, and hope are expertly woven into the story, and with every turn of the page I found myself holding my breath in hopes Sandra would make the right decisions—and that she'd find the support and validation she desperately needed. The ending is both fitting and emotionally satisfying.
Everyone needs a second chance at some time ~ sometimes they need more than one second chance ~ and that's exactly what Sandra Hurst is hoping for.
Sandra did all the right things growing up, but after she left home for college her choices always went wrong, especially choosing to marry Trent Hurst. Now, she's left him for the second and final time, but she has nowhere to go except to the old family homeplace in rural Cub Creek, Virginia. Her aunt is going on a trip and needs someone to house sit and dog sit. For now, it will…
Another sweetly inspiring romance from Deborah Raney! A former resident of North Carolina, I especially enjoyed revisiting the state through the characters' perceptions. It's a story about healing, moving on after a loss, finding new joy in one's calling, and being open to change—all with the help of God through difficult and challenging times.
Traveling all across the country is exciting…until it isn’t anymore.Liesl Bachman enjoys success as a travel writer, but that success comes at a price. Now she feels isolated and stuck in a way she never expected in the “cool” job she always wanted. Zach Freylan is bound by an unspoken promise he made to his beloved wife before her death in a mysterious one-car crash. For two years, he’s run The Inn at Rosebud Lane that belonged to Jenny's grandparents, but he finds little joy in maintaining what was always her dream. From the moment Liesl checks in for an…
He’s barely holding his family together. She’s trying to rebuild hers from the ashes. When heartbreak threatens their tentative romance, will they fall apart—or fall into something more?
Luke Daniels never wanted sole responsibility for managing his family’s Montana cattle ranch, but his hard-drinking father has pretty much checked out. It infuriates Luke that while he’s busting his tail to pick up the slack, his sister’s loyalty to their father keeps her from building a meaningful life of her own.
Five years ago, the tragic death of Shannon Halsey’s husband sent her spiraling into a depression, but her faith and the gift of their precious newborn carried her through. Never completing the college journalism degree she’d been aiming for, she’s stuck in a dead-end receptionist job while trying to be the best mother possible for her precocious little boy.
When Luke stumbles upon Shannon in dire straits, he finds himself drawn to making sure the pretty widow doesn’t give up on the life she deserves like his sister has. Shannon tells herself she can’t fall for her wannabe hero while her late husband still has claim on her heart, but how can she resist Luke’s kindness or the attention he offers her fatherless son?
As friendship inches toward romance, a shocking discovery threatens their dreams of a happily-ever-after. Luke and Shannon must decide if they’re willing to risk falling again—into love, into healing, and into the hands of a God who never lets go.
If I Fall for You is an emotionally rich Christian romance about second chances, hard-won forgiveness, and love that mends the deepest wounds.
