One Perfect Spring: A Novel
After a long winter comes spring, during which blossoms can either thrive or wither and fade. Claire Summers has long let her heart go untended, but when her daughter, Haley, sets into motion an unanticipated chain of events, Claire must choose whether to allow the seeds of love to grow or to remain safe and untouched. Meanwhile, Claire’s neighbor, Maureen, is struggling with cancer and regrets over the child she gave up for adoption years ago. Keith Watson has residual issues over his own childhood, so when he is asked to help Maureen track down her son, each of them is forced to confront things they had hoped were relegated permanently to the past. However, as the past comes to light and wounds are healed, each learns the value of forgiveness. Hannon’s (Trapped, 2013) latest is a story of the hopeful aspect of love, in which she introduces readers to characters just as real and broken as each of us and shows how, through a bit of faith, grace, and trust, people can blossom too. --Carolyn Richard