Review: Another great read for Jillian Hart fans!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 29, 2014
This was a very sweet story, in more ways than one. Readers of Jillian Hart's The McPhee Clan have been waiting for Penelope and Nathaniel's story and here it is.Penelope has come to Bluebell, Montana from Boston to be the school teacher. She loves her students and the chance to be around people she enjoys. The McPhee sisters have welcomed her into their little circle and she has enjoyed getting to know these quirky sisters. She misses Boston and her family, but since things didn't work out there, she's happy to have found a new home.Nathaniel is the town lawyer. He's fallen for a lady or two in town before, but he's never been able to get one to fall for him. Until now. He finds himself spending time with Penelope when his niece, Evie, shows up on his doorstep, silent, malnourished and obviously ill treated. He has to try to figure out how to get through to Evie and help her to see that she is loved and important. Together, Nathaniel and Penelope show Evie that she has a new place to start over and someone wants her for more than the chores that she can do.But Nathaniel also has to convince Penelope that she too is wanted for more than what she can gain for him. And he's got his work cut out for him. Especially since at every turn, the town gossips are causing trouble for her with the school superintendent.I loved this story and the main characters, Nathaniel, Penelope and Evie.  Evie will pull at your heartstrings and you'll find yourself smiling at the easy, gentle love that develops quickly between Nathaniel and Penelope. And the story is full of the humor we have come to expect in these stories from Jillian Hart. Happy reading.