Review: ExCELLENT BOOK THAT I COULDN'T PUT DOWN
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 16, 2013
This book is a romance novel but, as another reviewer said, it is so much more.  Annie Gerhard is a single mother with an alcoholic ex-husband, a dysfunctional birth-family and a very difficult job in Silicone Valley.  Annie holds life together by taking care of everyone and everything without a thought for herself and her own needs and wants.  When the economy takes a downturn and Annie is told that she will be laid off if she doesn't uproot herself and her son and move to New Jersey, she faces a life-changing crisis.  With the help of a life coach (therapist), a massage therapist, a best friend, an aunt that she never knew and a new love, Annie takes charge of her own life.  I truly enjoyed this book and its descriptions of the California Coast that I know and love and the details of Annie's life both past and present, some of which I could honestly identify with.I believe that this is Ms. Dawes' first book and, in my opinion, it is excellent.  Her characters are believable, likable, easy to identify with and her story unfolds smoothly.  I read the book in a little more than one day and couldn't put it down.  I have ordered her next book, California Wine for my Kindle and look forward to many more books from this gifted author.