I really enjoyed this book. It's a fulfilling, slow-burn read—one of those books that sneaks up on you. Its pages are filled with love, forgiveness, healing, heartache, and compassion that's layered in depth but so gradual it's not overpowering, but satisfying.

The main character, May Taylor, is a woman in her thirties. She's a wedding planner who has never been married, with a little girl, Kylie, who has an uncanny sixth sense.

May meets Martin Cartier on a plane in a most unusual way. Martin is a pro hockey player with a wounded heart and complicated past.

The little girl helps to bring them together with the help of her special gifts. Her visions started after coming across skeletal remains hanging from a tree. With these visions she innocently and gently helps to make things happen.

Even though this story dabbles a bit in the mystical, it's done in such a way that it's more spiritual and healing than anything else. It adds to the story quite nicely.

May is a strong-willed woman who is determined to make things right and help guide them all to be more whole, and help them heal past hurts.

The story goes at a nice pace and keeps you happily turning the pages. It's a book about second chances and strong characters with a quiet strength. If this sounds like the kind of book you'd be interested in, I highly recommend it.

slow-burn fans, women's fiction, contemporary romance fans

The layers of depth in the characters and the story itself.

The ending was good, but it would have been nice to have a couple of changes

Check out other books by Luanne Rice. This is the first book of hers I have read.

Luanne Rice is the New York Times bestselling author of 35 novels, which have been translated into 25 languages. The author of Last Day, Dream Country, Beach Girls, Pretend She's Here and others, Rice often writes about love, family, nature, and the sea. She received the 2014 Connecticut Governor’s Arts Award for excellence and lifetime achievement in the Literary Arts category.

Several of Rice's novels have been adapted for television, including Crazy in Love for TNT, Blue Moon for CBS, Follow the Stars Home and Silver Bells for the Hallmark Hall of Fame, and Beach Girls for Lifetime. Rice's four cats are her muses, and she speaks their language. She lives in Old Lyme, Connecticut.

496 Pages
May 1, 2002
4.5 Rating

290 Words

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