Review: Three Chautona Havig books in one
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 25, 2013
The Rockland Chronicles is a collection of three stand alone novels by Chautona Havig.  The setting of the books is the city of Rockland and the smaller towns surrounding it. Several characters from many of this authors' books will be seen visiting the characters in other books.  It's always nice to see what these "friends" are up to in the different stories. At last count, the author has about 15 books that are located in the Rockland area (more if you include the episodes/volumes of Past Forward).Noble Pursuits:  Nolan has it all.  He is handsome, wealthy, successful in his career and has close friends.  But he wants more - a wife and children.  And while lots of women pursue him, he hasn't found the woman he is looking for.  Grace is intelligent, college educated, fun to be around, loves kids and is a single homemaker by choice.  Nolan moves across the street from her. Grace doesn't look like the woman Nolan is looking for and Grace's over-protective brother is sure Nolan isn't for her either. And there is a mystery to be solved, too.Discovering Hope: College students Hope Senior and Sanjay "Jay" Brown meet and become friends.  She is a Christian, American, and fun-loving.  Jay is serious,his family is from India and of Hindu background although he is a citizen having been in America since he was eight. The story follows their friendship, the exploration of their faiths, coping with the death of one of Hope's family, and to love and the uniting of their families/cultures.Argosy Junction:  Boy (Matt) from the inner city visits Montana sheep ranch where he meets the ranchers' daughter (Lane).  He is Christian. She hates Christians.  He says he isn't a Christian by her definition of it. She (and her family) struggle with their past involvement with a church that turned into a cult that shunned them.  This is a story of forgiveness, redemption and love. This is one of my favorite books.