After reading the end of this book, there are technically 5
titles associated with this series. The
first three are novels: A Promise Kept, Love Without End and Whenever You Come Around. Then there’s a novella called I
Hope You Dance. This title ends up being
the fifth “story” in the series. Or,
according to the author, A Promise Kept isn’t considered #1 in the series,
leaving Love Without End, Whenever You Come Around and Keeper of the Stars as
the trilogy. Amazon labels it as Kings Meadow #4. It's all a bit confusing, but
fortunately, reading these alone or out of order doesn’t mess you up. Since it's so confusing, I didn't put a number on it.
Penny is angry and bitter.
Her brother was killed in a tragic car accident, and she blames Trevor
Reynolds. He’s the one responsible for
luring her brother away from what could have been a “real” career instead of
him following his passion and becoming a drummer for Trevor's band. Now that Trevor has shown up in Kings Meadow, Penny
wants nothing more than for him to leave.
Trevor made a promise to his dying friend, Brad, that he’d go
to Kings Meadow and be there for his friend’s dad and sister. While Penny wants nothing to do with him,
Brad’s father welcomes him with open arms.
The older man feels God’s hands in the situation and wants to see what
will happen.
This book is a mixture of healing and romance. The first half of the book didn’t seem to
have much to do with romance. It was the
thoughts of Penny, Trevor and Penny’s dad, each trying to heal from their own
hurt. Sprinkled in there are random
thoughts from Brad, who we already know has died, so having those in there
really brought down the mood for me.
Things would start to get better, then we’d read more about Brad. It was somewhat depressing.
Overall, it’s a good book, just not what I was
expecting. The romance in the second
half of the book seemed to develop quickly, maybe too quickly, but it was a
cute tale and perfect to read around Christmas time. As with other books in the series, you get
mentions of characters from the previous books, but not enough of their stories
that you’ll miss anything reading them out of order. Good Book!
*I received a copy of this book from Thomas Nelson through
NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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