This
Heart Of Mine
Brenda
Novak
Mira, Mar 31 2015, $7.99
ISBN: 9780778316725
In Whiskey Creek single dad Riley Stinson raised his son Jacob
without any help from the teen’s mom Phoenix Fuller. Instead listening to others for years that Phoenix
is a bad seed Riley kept their child away from her; while she spent her
offspring’s entire life behind bars after a conviction for vehicular
manslaughter of his new girlfriend Lori.
Though she never faltered one iota from her insistence of innocence and
what kept her going is one day she will meet Jake; now freed from prison, Phoenix
only wants to connect with her son.
Riley has no choice but to allow Jacob to meet his mother. Worse Riley knows he still loves Phoenix who
feels the same way about him. When she
forgives him for abandoning her and mostly for keeping their child from her, he
feels like a rat; especially as he watches Jake welcomes his mom in his
life.
This Whiskey Creek tale (see The Heart of Christmas) is a fine
family drama though the audience will question the incredible forgiving nature
of the mom who spent half her life locked away from her beloved child, and the
easy acceptance and welcoming of her by her son. The storyline’s drama comes from the parents
who struggle with distrust, external pressure and love; their first encounter
in all these years is a gem that sets the tone with both feeling extremely
uncomfortable desire.
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