Chasing happiness and finding joy are two very different things–as Jaynie Highsmith has discovered. Can she give up searching for the one and reclaim the other? Or is she fated to repeat the mistakes her mother made? Jaynie Highsmith grows up in Cub Creek on Hope Road acutely aware of the irony of its name, Hope, because she wants nothing more than to escape from it and the chaos of her … chaos of her childhood. Desperate to leave her past behind and make a new life, she is determined to become the best version of herself she can create. But when she does take off, she also leaves ~ and forgets ~ important parts of her past and herself.
The new life is everything she wants, or so she thinks until she finds herself repeating the same mistakes her mother made. Is Jaynie destined for unhappiness? Is it like mother, like daughter? Did running away only delay the unhappiness she fears she is destined for?
Seventeen years after leaving home, Jaynie needs a new fresh start and returning to Cub Creek is critical, but she promises herself that the visit will be as short as possible and then she’ll be out and free again. However, a longer stay may be vital to her future because if she has any hope of changing her destiny, Jaynie must reconcile the past she turned her back on with her present.
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I pick this book up and didn’t put it down until I finished it! It enveloped me..from the first word I was hooked, but Grace Greene has that kind if writing talent. The writing just flows, the plot grabs you from the beginning and the characters are full of life and believable.
I cant say enough about how I love this book! 5 stars
No one tells a more beautiful story than Grace Greene. Always exceeds my expectations. Such a beautiful story. Certainly now my most favorite book of hers ! And I have read a lot of them. Her characters are always so interesting and you can’t help but falling in love with them and rooting for absolute happiness for them. This book is full of love, hope and everything beautiful.
I can relate to some of what Jayne went through. She was a strong child growing up and thank goodness for Ruth. I know her life was much better for having her friendship and guidance. Sometimes life throws us curve balls and I think Bella just didn’t know how to cope with what was thrown her way. This, of course, made Jayne and Mitch’s lives more complicated. It was interesting to see how these two grew and handled their lives. They certainly had some complications to deal with. This was a great story dealing with growth, learning, and forgiving. I very much enjoyed following their lives, and I hope you do too. I received this book from NetGalley, but my opinion is my own.