An emotional and heartwarming novel about forgiveness, motherhood, and how a home is nothing without the people you love inside of it.Divorced single-mom Daphne likes her life just the way it is. Her organic farm is booming. Her daughter is sassy and happy, she’s got two good friends in Delia and Alice at The Riverview, and yes, her mother is trying to convince her to get back in the dating … dating pool—but Daphne is not interested.
Daphne is done with drama.
But when all the people she loves are affected by the bombshell that gets dropped at The Riverview Inn, she can’t help but get involved.
The Mitchell brothers have been torn apart by the surprise arrival of Jonah, a brother they didn’t know they had.
A man Daphne feels an impossible attraction for.
Jonah, she realizes, isn’t what he seems. But can she convince everyone at The Riverview Inn of that before everything they’ve all worked for is ruined?
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O’Keefe excels at complicated family dynamics and this is no exception. While Daphne might be done with drama, things are never quite that easy. You will keep reading long past your bedtime with this one.
I thoroughly enjoyed this story of an estranged family trying to come together again. Ms. O’Keefe has a talent for creating characters and situations that pull you into the story and hold your attention until the very last page.
Jonah’s bitterness is understandable. When he was growing up, he longed to have a loving father and happy family like his friends had. That wasn’t to be. Now as a grown man, he is introduced to his father, but he feels it is too late. His father wasn’t there when he was a child and he certainly didn’t want or need him now. His reception by his brothers, who didn’t know of his existence before he showed up on their doorstep, is less than warm and accepting.
Daphne is a divorced mother raising her young daughter alone. She isn’t interested in a relationship. She is too busy keeping her business going and taking care of her daughter.
I recommend Home to Riverview Inn to anyone who enjoys contemporary romance novels. It can be read as a stand-alone, but I recommend reading the whole series in order to get to know the Mitchell brothers and understand the family dynamics.
ARC for honest review with no compensation
Home to Riverview Inn is book 3 in the Riverview Inn series by Molly O’Keefe
OMG…what a way to find a brother you didn’t know you had and who wants nothing to do with you.
This story has so much happening…hurts, sadness, trust issues, secrets, drama, angst, tears, protecting family and finding a love everlasting for the Mitchell family!
Hope this is not the last we see of Riverview Inn and the Mitchell’s…
Daphne and Jordan’s story in Home to the Riverview Inn by Molly O’Keefe, book 3 in the Riverview Inn series, was an emotional, enjoyable and heartwarming tale about dealing with forgiveness, motherhood, as well as how a home is nothing without the people you love inside of it. Daphne is a divorced, single-mom to a sassy and happy daughter. Her organic farm is doing well and she supplies the kitchen at The Riverview Inn with fresh herbs and vegetables. Her friends have decided that it’s time for her to get back into the dating pool, not that Daphne is interested. When the Mitchell brothers’ mother left them thirty years ago she had a secret; she was pregnant and never used that information for leverage to return. Jonah is the brother that the Mitchells never knew they had. Daphne is drawn to Jonah, as he is to her; sharing an undeniable attraction. Daphne recognizes that Jonah is not what he seems, but is unsure how to convince everyone, brothers and their wives, at The Riverview Inn to find forgiveness as well as acceptance in their hearts.
Ms. O’Keefe wrote an emotional, second chance romance that should not be missed. This tale abounds with emotions, sexual chemistry, humor, wonderful dialogue, and endearing characters giving Daphne and Jonah a chance at love, a family, and forever. I highly recommend Home to the Riverview Inn to other readers.
I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book.
Once again, Molly O’Keefe seduced my every available moment into reading Home to the Riverview Inn. I adore every one of these characters. They are all flawed and fighting their own demons but genuinely have hearts of gold and an undying love of family.
The newest Riverview Inn story features Jonah the rich, handsome city slicker and Daphne the organic farmer. Jonah, the Mitchell mystery brother, is bitter to the bone toward the family he never knew. After reluctantly promising his mother, Iris, that he will make a Riverview Inn showing to meet his father, Patrick, and his brothers, Jonah finds himself intrigued by the neighboring organic farmer.
There’s a secondary story involving Patrick and Iris that cannot be understated. It’s beautiful!
As for Daphne and Jonah, you’ll have to turn the pages to see how a country gal schools a city boy about family, home, and loyalty.
This book is a complex blend of intense emotions, drama, angst, tension, turmoil, baggage, family, unexpected attraction and lots of feels. Daphne and Jonah’s starts off very slowly, which does fit well with the trust issues these two have but at times the this pace was almost painful and frustrating. I am happy to say that things do pick up and then it is quite easy to become invested in the pair getting that HEA. Overall this is a enjoyable read that packs a solid emotional punch and a very satisfying way to wrap up this series.
I thought the first two books were amazing, but this one ramped that up another notch. At the end of the last book, we discovered there was another son who was just as sexy as his brothers. Never being able to say no his mother, Jonah agrees to go to Riverview Inn to meet the father and brothers that knew nothing about him. When he meets Daphne, she breaks through all his barriers and sees the good in him even when he doesn’t want her to. He agrees to be her “date” for a picnic so that she won’t have to go show up alone in front of her ex-husband, and in return she agrees to be his “date” to a gala. Jonah finds out that he can have fun, he learns how to open up to someone and trust them, but most importantly, he realizes that he has the ability to open his heart and fall in love. But when his previous life and decisions threaten to derail his relationship with Daphne, Jonah must make the decision to go back to his old life or fight for the love of his life.
With Home to the Riverview Inn, Molly O’Keefe has ramped up the feels tenfold. I thought I was in love with the prior two books, but omgoodness, this one literally stole my breath. These Mitchell men and the women who literally bring them to their knees, are addictive. And with the newest member in Jonah and the immediate but confusing attraction he has for Daphne, I couldn’t help but get lost in their story.
This love story has a world of hurt and pain attached to it. I felt such sadness at how closed off Jonah had become and with Daphne’s fear of never finding someone who would truly stay by her side, the slow start to anything more between them was at times truly brutal. But that undeniable spark that both wanted to desperately deny couldn’t help but be present any time they were near one another. And for both the dirty developer and the organic farmer, their fear almost ruined everything.
What is also beyond wonderful is how O’Keefe keeps the rest of the Mitchell crew close at hand. The the troubles of the heart between Patrick and Iris is brimming with angst. You never knew when it might be good for both of them or if Iris’s grand plans would go up in smoke. The guessing game as to how it will all turn out is tightly held until the end and all I will say is that I was in tears at the touching conclusion. Jonah proves himself a true Mitchell and Daphne, with her adorable daughter Helen prompting her when it mattered most, find that happy and so much more.
This entire series has exceptional characters, who love fiercely and protect one another at any and all costs. The true sense of family is clearly at the heart of it all and I can honestly say that I will each and every one of them.
Molly O’Keefe always delivers what I crave to read and Home to the Riverview Inn is proof positive of that once more and is worth all the stars and more.
Daphne, who we met in book one of the series, gets her HEA! But man oh man, what a winding path it was to get there. Jonah, so stubborn, just like Patrick, who is also so stubborn. Both blind to what is right in front of them. Patrick has been ignoring it for years, at least Jonah has never felt this before, so his confusion is understandable. Daphne, and little Helen, so aware of what is going on, but so used to being strong, letting it go. Iris, so used to being hurt, and letting it go. When Patrick and Jonah finally, finally, get it together, these women need to be prepare themselves, because these Mitchell men are on a mission!
Man, I thought the first two books in this series was full of angst, Jonah just took the prize for providing tons of angst and heartache throughout this story. I really enjoyed the author pairing up Jonah and Daphne, both have trust issues, both don’t realize how much love they have to give, and both are two very passionate people, the New York scene was off the charts! Loved how this series came to a close with the whole family gathered around each other, sarcasm included, Helen was adorable, but yet another very well written book to tie everything up into a nice neat package. I enjoyed this book very much, well worth the read.
I voluntarily reviewed an ARC copy of this book.