Review: A winning book with heart and soul
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 9, 2012
Jillian Hart's wonderful book, No One But You brings the topic of domestic violence into her love story between Mariah and Wyatt with great sensitivity. (Fair Warning: If you are anything like me, don't read this book without having tissues handy!) This story was especially poignant for me because I used to counsel women victims of abuse after I got out of my own abusive marriage.Mariah and Wyatt were high school sweethearts but that was eighteen years ago when they meet at a fundraising drive for the shelter where Mariah is the executive director. It turns out that Wyatt is the owner of the corporation that donated the land for the shelter's expansion. Although Mariah has all her defenses up, Wyatt strikes up a friendship with her teenage son, Jake. Over time, Wyatt works through his own tragic past and Mariah learns that Wyatt is a man she can trust.This story was very well written with only a few editing mistakes that didn't take away from the flow of the story. All the characters had well-rounded personalities and the imagery was vivid and realistic. The story did have more message in it than plot but it was done so well that it didn't matter.I definitely recommend this book to anyone who doesn't mind learning about an important issue while reading a lovely love story.