A novel of hope and renewal by the author of the bestselling Sweeney Sisters series.Faith Neilson, survivor of an abusive marriage, has finally discovered her life’s passion. She’s established a shelter for women in crisis. Not only for homeless women but also for those who are suffering from abuse, dealing with addiction, or coping with grief over the loss of a loved one. Faith’s mission, when … Faith’s mission, when she opens her doors, is to help the residents mend their broken hearts. In the midst of that challenge, she struggles to find additional funding to keep her program afloat while balancing the demands of career and home.
This standalone spinoff of the bestselling Sweeney Sisters series presents a cast of memorable characters. Tilda, who is convinced she has Alzheimer’s. Molly, a street-smart homeless woman who has an endearing childlike quality. Caroline, whose gardening hobby has become an obsession since the death of her son. And Jenny, a young woman whose anger at her husband for having an affair with her best friend has spiraled out of control
Join these women in their day-to-day lives as they endeavor to move from uncertainty toward independence. When the actions of a young resident’s abusive stepfather threaten the residents’ lives as well as the future of the shelter, tension mounts and bonds of friendship are tested in a dramatic conclusion.
A Sweeney Sisters Series standalone spinoff.
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This new novel takes the reader back into the lives of the Sweeney sisters – mostly Faith. Note – even though it’s part of a series, this one can be read as a standalone with no confusion but if you want to read a fantastic series, go ahead and read them all.
Faith has lived through an abusive marriage and is now happily married when she decides to open up a home for women with problems – homeless, abuse, anger issues, depression, etc. Any woman who needs some help to get back on her feet and become a functioning member of society is welcome. The shelter has just opened and the first women are in residence. Among them is Molly who has been homeless for years but is also hiding an even more hurtful secret, Caroline who has been unable to accept the loss of her son and Jenny a young woman with real anger management issues. As Faith and her staff work to help these women, they are plagued with funding issues along with the women’s problems. Following these woman on a day to day basis gave me the whole gamut of emotions – I laughed with them and cried with them but all along I was rooting for their success.
This was a wonderful novel based on women who needed a little help to get back on track again and live fulfilling lives. Ashley Farley has such a wonderful talent of creating characters that these women seemed like women that I know. It was wonderful to visit with the Sweeney family and I hope that there are more books about them in the future., I’d love to read more about Molly and Caroline and the rest of the group to find out how they are doing in their new lives.
Thanks to the author for a copy of this book to read and review. All opinions are my own.
HOME FOR WOUNDED HEARTS is a beautifully written, heartwarming story about Faith Neilson as she’s opening the doors to Lovie’s House. Lovie’s is a home for women who need a safe place to live as they find their way and get their lives back on track. You will grow to love Molly, Caroline, Tilda, Jenny and everyone at Lovie’s as they get to know and care about each other. And if you’ve read The Sweeney Sisters books, you’ll be excited to catch up with not only Faith but some of her family members as well.
Ashley Farley continues to write books that are so real and inspirational. I’m very grateful to be on her advanced reader team. Thank you for the ARC in exchange for my review.
This book pulled me right in and kept me wanting more until the very end. It’s a wonderful story of a “home” for anyone that is suffering from almost anything. Be it spousal abuse, loss of a child, drug/alcohol addiction/abuse or something else. The women are so realistic and likable. You will feel like you know them or they are some of your dearest friends. You will laugh with them and cry with them. Fear for them. Root for them to succeed. From a rocky beginning to a bond that will last a lifetime, these women take you on a ride that you won’t soon forget. There was one that I could really relate to. They are all amazing woman from different backgrounds and ages.
Each woman has a story and the author did a great job of writing this so you knew exactly what was happening and why. Ashley Farley is a great story teller and this book is just one of her wonderful, feeling stories that will make you happy that you read it.. I look forward to the other Sweeney Sister books now for sure. I have not read any of them yet but have read books by Ms Farley and loved them.
Thank you for an ARC of this book. It was wonderful from start to finish.
I have to give it a big 5 stars!!
The characters in this book are AMAZING! The “home” mentioned in the title is a safe place of peace and recovery for women who have suffered tragedies such as domestic abuse, death of a loved one, or substance abuse. The characters in this book are so real, they could be the reader’s best friend or loved one. Although they start off as strangers, the ladies come together to overcome a threatening situation, resulting in a happily ever after. Farley consistently produces stories that speak to the reader’s heart and soul and this one is no exception.
Before I started reading Home for Wounded Hearts, I hadn’t realized how much I missed the Sweeney sisters. It was so wonderful to reconnect with them again and find out what was going in their lives. Listen to me, I sound like I was revisiting old friends, but that’s how I’ve come to feel about all of them. I’ve been through the ups and downs of each of the sisters.
Home for Wounded Hearts is the story of Faith and what she has done with her life—creating a loving and safe place for women with wounded hearts and souls, much like what her life was before things turned around for her.
Ashley’s stories are always full of love and kindness, even as her characters go through their trials and tribulations. And they always seem to come back to the importance of being surrounded by family—families related by love or just simply by caring for one another. The women who come to live at the Home form a strong family bond as they discover the true meaning of family.
I loved Home for Wounded Hearts and I loved visiting the Sweeney Sisters again. I highly recommend this ‘feel good’ story.
Home for Wounded Hearts is an amazing story of determination, friendship and new beginnings! This was such a motivational and moving story!
When Faith opened Lovies Home for Wounded Hearts she hoped to help others find hope and healing, however, she was given so much more from the many of the amazing women who came to stay.
This is a must read book that I could not seem to put down. Author Ashley Farley did an outstanding job at capturing me from page one and not letting me go until the last page!
This is a genuine, warm and loving story.
Faith has learned first hand that life is not always fair.
Yet given a chance, and with guidance, people can thrive and move forward.
Faith decides to “pay it forward” and creates a special “shelter”.
This home is for women who have suffered physically and or emotionally and need a stable place to regroup. Everyone has their own story that has brought them to Lovie’s home.
Yet, one thing that they all lack is friendship and the confidence to trust once more.
I loved this book and found myself cheering as each resident begins to realize their dreams and learns to help one another. The bonds of “sisters” were created!
This is well written and will definitely leave you with a smile!
BEAUTIFUL & HEARTWARMING!
Ashley Farley is known for her skillful way of approaching relationships between family members as well as relationships between women. Home for Wounded Hearts proves she is a master at this genre! This novel is a beautiful story of women who feel as though they have lost everything, some who have truly lost every family member, some who are lost from family due to estrangement and some who are lost as to who they are and who they could become with love, encouragement and guidance.
Farley brings back members of her beloved Sweeney family, mainly Faith, to begin a new story using Lovie’s home as a shelter for women needing a second start in life. Faith knows that need all too well as she is the survivor of an abusive first marriage and has been blessed with a second marriage to an ER doctor that supports her in her endeavors to help these women. Faith has an excellent staff in place & opens the doors for her first group of women. As you can imagine, it’s as eclectic a group as could be possibly gathered under one roof. Women of all ages and each dealing with their own demons. A few of the women have been referred to Faith and a few just end up there and as the plot unravels, you know that deep down, regardless of their main issue, the deepest longing of their souls is to be truly LOVED by someone and recognized individually as a person of worth. Isn’t that the longing of all our souls?
Faith’s rehabilitation program is built on building a sense of family by requiring roommates, giving everyone rotating chores to allow everyone to feel a sense of accomplishment and potentially find a new skill set. They women are also involved in personal and group therapy. The things the women find out about themselves and and each other is astonishing and rewarding. It is evident they will leave changed and will continue to change the lives of people they encounter in the future.
I was provided an ARC of this novel by the author. The opinions expressed here are completely my own and without influence.
Ashley Farley has created PERFECTION in a spin-off of her series, The Sweeney Sisters. It can be read as part of the series or as a stand-a-lone. There is romance in the continuing marriage of Mike and Faith, compassion, mystery, and love between friends. It has an excellent plot with well-developed characters. The characters’ personalities are real, not the figment of an author’s imagination. The only thing wrong with it is one does not want to think I can start this before I sleep, because at 4 a..m when you finish the book, you’ll realize the time. While you are reading, you are engaged in the story and won’t even think about putting it down. I highly recommend this story, plus all the others Ms. Farley has written.
I loved the Sweeney Sister books and this story of Faith and the Home for wounded hearts was wonderful. I loved the characters and the concept of the home. I wish there was more of this kind of love in the real world.
Great listen. This was a wonderful story. Life is filled with all kinds of good, bad and all things in between. Sometimes we flounder and if we are very very lucky we encounter some women like these smart and brave women.
This is part of the Sweeney Sister series. I did not read the previous books. I honestly did not know this was part of a series when the title called to me, and I then requested it from the library. My library was only able to purchase the audio version for some reason, and I would have rather read he book than listen to it. Regardless of my preference, I did enjoy the reading of the book. The narrator did a great job using different voices for the characters.
While not knowing the history of the characters, since I did not read the previous books, I did understand all that was happening, but I do feel like I missed some of the story’s emotions not knowing what had happened to the characters before this point.
In this story, Faith is completing the set up (and the opening and operation) for a home for women in any kind of trouble to come to for help. The environment is very loving, but also pushes the women to find out the root of their problems to heal and then be able to go on and have goals for their future life.
The casts of characters are varied and each have their own issues and the beginning of healing takes place in this book. The world Ashley Farley has created is what the world should be like. Each person helping each other grow and succeed. It was a nice place to be for a while.
I enjoyed this book of inspiration and faith in a good future, for those that have hard issues in their lives.
Beautiful story!!
I so loved this new installment of the Sweeney Sisters! This installment focuses more on Faith and her new business Lovie’s Home for women who are troubled, homeless, or no where to go. She knows first hand what it’s like to be an abused wife. Now her dream has come true and she can help those who are less fortunate. With the love and support of her second husband, family, and friends she opens the doors to the next chapter of their lives…
This story was so uplifting and enjoyable. As always, Ashley Farley knows how to weave a lot of emotion into her story as well as a gripping story line that keeps you waiting for what will happen next. The Sweeney sisters are my favorite and Ashley didn’t disappoint me with this book! Beautiful story that makes you think about what you could do for those struggling through life. Beautiful, emotional, funny and touching! Thank you for another amazing novel!
Another winner from Ashley Farley! I love anything about the Sweeney Sisters and this one left me satisfied with a touch of them plus some fantastic new characters! I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review!!
It was amazing. I love the whole concept of a Home for Wounded Hearts. Faith opens up a home for not just abused women but for women who are homeless, dealing with addictions, or suffering from the loss of a loved one…she helps anyone that needs it.
She opens up a home for these women and the estate is already having money problems trying to get government grants and such…
The women at the home have to help out…they are planting a garden and Faith’s nephew teaches the women how to fish and catch crabs out of the inlet on the estate.
Each woman has her problems and Faith has her patience tested by each one but Faith helps the women deal with their problems…
This story is beautiful and amazing…perfection to say the least…I have not read the rest of the Sweeney sisters books but I plan on it! If they are anything like this one where I was captured from the start I believe I will enjoy the series. This is a stand alone book…you don’t have to read The Sweeney Sisters to understand Home for Wounded Hearts…I absolutely loved this book.
Lovely!!
Although this is a continuation of the Sweeney Sisters’ story, it can be read as a stand-alone as the author brings back into this book the memories from prior books that are relevant to this story.
I love the characters in this book, their bond is a special one not only because they are sisters but because they are strong women who overcame together tragedy, loss and heartbreak and who also celebrated love, friendship and success.
This story is such an inspiration. We should always remember that there are always others that are less fortunate than us whose lives will change when shown kindness and understanding.
It was great to see what one of the Sweeney sister’s was doing and catch up with some of the family members. This was another great heart-touching novel by Ashley Farley (written as only she can). She takes us back to Lovie’s home which has now been turned into a home for women who are going through problems in their lives. I found myself drawn into this story more so when I recently visited my son in L.A. Coming from a small town in the Midwest I took so much for granted. Seeing the people actually living on the streets was a real eye opener! Then women suffering from losses in their lives and physical abuse – I found myself truly hurting for each one. How Faith and Dr. Robins reached out to the ladies; and how each resident connected and helped each other was so touching. What I appreciated about the book was that it pointed out that there is help for those women that are experiencing difficulty. They don’t have to live in fear or embarrassment. This was such a moving book that I hated to see it come to end. It all was so real and I wished I could be there overlooking the inlet and beautiful gardens. I hope there is more to come. I received this book as a ARC.
If you are looking for a warm-hearted book with a cast of interesting characters and a compelling storyline…look no further. Home for Wounded Hearts is a riveting book of hope, survival, healing, and unexpected friendships. I’ve loved all of the books in the Sweeney’s Sisters series, and every new book is like coming home. This book works perfectly as a stand-alone, but I encourage you to read then all!
Home for Wounded Hearts chronicles the establishment of Lovie’s House by Faith. It is a stand alone book or possibly an epilogue for the Sweeney Sisters series. Faith is a survivor of an abusive marriage and establishes the home as a way of honoring her mother, paying it forward and acknowledging the fact that people sometimes need help and may not know it or, if they know they need it, don’t know where to find help. Her goal was to have a safe place for women to stay while sorting things out in their lives. We meet the first residents of the home – Molly who has been homeless for several years, Caroline who struggles with the loss of her son and subsequently her husband who moves on, Tilda who struggles to find her way as a widow following a full life as the wife of a politician, and Jenny who is dealing with anger management issues. Together they form tenuous at times bonds, but when the situation presents itself, act like the team they have become.
Ashley Farley has a gift for crafting stories whose characters are realistic and thoughtfully portrayed. If you have never read any of her books, start with this one – her newest; then go back and read her Sweeney Sisters series. After that, she has ten other books including her Magnolia series.
I was lucky enough to receive an ARC of this book to review.
This book pulled at my heart strings from the very beginning pages. It’s the story of a group of women who have come from difficult and terrible places in their lives. They find themselves in a home for “wounded hearts” called Lovie’s Home. Faith has a heart to help the women who have found themselves in her home and who have been in different types of terrible situations. They come to the home for healing and to find their way back to fulfilling lives through love, compassion, understanding and unity with other women.
I fell in love with these characters. Each one opened a place in my heart for them. I felt the fears, anger, frustrations, desperation, anxiety and hopelessness. The pain they were going through was excruciating and made my heart hurt for them. Ms. Farley has such a great skill at bringing emotions out through her characters and also in creating a story that draws me in and doesn’t let go.
I love the way the characters bonded and were there for each other. It wasn’t easy but they connected and helped each other heal and have hope. Their journey together created “healed hearts”. This book also made my heart happy.
I want to thank Ms. Farley and I am so honored to have been given the opportunity to read an ARC of this wonderful book. I have read several other of Ms. Farley’s books and I have enjoyed every one of them.