Review: When all would lead you astray, the heart will always lead you home
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 24, 2014
What a wonderful example of how a little bit of courage can bring about wonderfully unexpected rewards!  While you can live life in the slow lane and be content and happy, is it worth missing out on surprise blessings that are ours if we would just reach out and grab them? Sometimes doing what we should do is even better than doing what we want to do. Who really knows what treasures are hidden just behind the door that we fear to open?Lydia spent her summer in her friend’s condo in Charlotte, North Carolina in order to have the adventure that she has always dreamed of. She has lived a safe and small life in Bridger with her family, and now she is finally ready to spread her wings and fly except she has fallen flat on her face instead of soaring through the clouds. Her courage was only short lived, and now she must go back home and bury her disappointment deep inside. Blake is a successful lawyer on the fast track to becoming a partner in his firm. He has no idea why he is following his grandfather’s wishes from the grave and setting out on an adventure to find his inheritance. His search turns up nothing, and he too is on his way home with a heart full of disappointment and confusion as to why he even came to Charlotte while risking his job. When these two lonely souls collide, the unexpected become reality and the unlikely becomes possible. Will they find the courage and the missing part of themselves that they are desperately in search of, or will they settle for what they are used to and risk losing something irreplaceable?The happenstance meeting of Lydia and Blake was so incredibly cute and forever memorable. There was no reason whatsoever for these two to form a quick friendship when they should have just parted ways as the strangers they were and went back home with their tails between their legs. Instead, Lydia was tired of always feeling like she was letting life pass her by, and she resolutely decided to take the road less traveled and help Blake on his personal quest. After all, his adventure was a lot more interesting than what she had planned once she arrived home. Blake was very surprised to say the least at her offer, but what did he honestly have to lose since his partnership was already on shaky ground at this point. He welcomed the intriguing help, and he also welcomed the foreign but pleasing presence of this beautiful female who was somewhat interested in him or at least in his little task.Watching both Lydia and Blake open up and get to know each other was like watching a well-tended and nurtured seed bloom into a beautiful flower. While their meeting and time spent together was rushed and very unconventional, it was nonetheless true and honest. Two people who have found themselves wandering this world in search of something they can’t name or put words literally stumble upon exactly what they need and want in each other. You can never go wrong when you speak truth and encouragement from the heart. When all would lead you astray, the heart will always lead you home.I am extremely impressed with Karey White’s incredible talent in weaving such a sweet and endearing story of two people who have lost their focus on what is most important. There was never a time when I was not able to feel the healing and the transformation that took place within and between Lydia and Blake. Their belief and persistence in a simple yet challenging mission cultivated the belief that they were worthy of something greater then what they had settled for. They resolutely put aside what was worthless and temporary and replaced it with something that was permanent and priceless.