Review: Great novel will be a great series
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 26, 2013
The Review:The great thing is I was in on book one, the bad is..Where the hell is book 2. How long do I need to wait? The torture! The book started out so nice and fluffy. I was as happy as a clam, then the angst set in. Martha poor Martha! She married a schmuck named Blaine. How they lived in Vermont I don't know, I would have stuffed his ass on a chair lift in St Johnsbury and pushed play!  Maybe when mud season arrived in April they would find him. He was a plastic surgeon who "did" his office assistant. Typical d bag. The spoiler is here, I won't say a peep! Anyways the story was one of redemption and healing. Poor Martha  I knew she was fragile and in need. She just picked up to go to North Carolina and started a new life. Well maybe not so new, she expected Blaine the big *** to follow and move his practice.In other words she was HOPEFUL.The small town feel of New Hope and the towns people who befriend her were so sweet. I loved the Inn keeper Keely and Laurel who ran the fave lunch spot in town. When she gets there and begins to get a feel of the town, quickly decides that she wants to buy a house and move there. Now feeling inspired and somewhat HOPEFUL she begins a new venture. She meets Joe the local lady's man and they form a working relationship. Joe is totally HOPELESS and probably in just as much need. The reason why he lives there and how he got his house are spoilers and I have HOPE it will come as a surprise.It was a touching story with four, count them 4, reveals. One is sort of sad, but funny and that is where the title comes from. You will feel New Hope gives HOPE. I loved it and I am going to read the author's other books for sure. Now I am so in love with Hope and being HOPEFUL I am giving away a few copies of Stormy Surrender the New HOPE Series. I will of course ask that Laurel and Keely get their books.I liked them both so much and their no-nonsense approach to Joe was a high point for me. Enjoy