AUTUMN SKIES
Facing the past is easier if you have to face it alone.
The Bluebell Inn is turning a profit, and it's time for the Bennett siblings to sell it and move on. Only Grace has plans to stay in the small lake town of Bluebell, North Carolina, where she hopes her growing outfitters business will save her from the loneliness of her siblings' departure and the persistent sense of unworthiness in her life.
A gunshot wound resurrects the past for Secret Service agent Wyatt Jennings, and a mandatory leave of absence lands him in Bluebell. There he must come to grips with the tragedy that altered his life fourteen years ago.
When Wyatt books a room at the Bluebell Inn, sparks fly between him and Grace. She volunteers to be his mountain guide, and he soon opens up to her, drawn to her strength and sense of humor. But both are reticent to talk about the survivor's guilt they each carry, and when their pasts finally collide, their budding romance might not survive the truth.
My Review:
Sssssooooobbbbb!!!! I'm a sniveling mess because this the last of the Bluebell Inn series and I am not ready to let the Bennetts go about their lives without me looking over their shoulders! Mind, you, as far as last books in a series go, Autumn Skies is a real humdinger!
I take some solace in the dedicated page time given to all the siblings. With Levi still rocking that meddling older brother vibe and Molly being...well...enthusiastically Mollyish! :-) And there's even a wedding. Eeeep!
Of course, it's really Grace and Wyatt who captured my attention. Mostly opposites, especially when it comes to life experience but the one thing they share is gobsmackingly shattering. And the way Hunter builds up to that revelation is what reading frenzies are made for.
I laughed. I cried. I laughed some more and then hyperventilated my way through some toe-curling kisses. Phew! But Denise Hunter knows how to perfectly pace a love story. There's as much forcing them apart as there is drawing them together and only Grace and Wyatt can ultimately decide whether they can make the pieces of their lives fit together.
I listened to the audible edition narrated by by Jessica Holtan and I loved every blissful listening second!
GIVEAWAY OPPORTUNITY:
This giveaway is available in either paperback or ebook -- winner's choice
If you would like a chance to win a copy of Autumn Skies, leave a comment below or email me at kavluvstoreadATyahooDOTca. If you add an email to your comment, remember to use AT and DOT instead of @ and . in order to protect yourself from spammers. If you enter the draw via email, please add the title to the subject line so it's easy to spot your entry. Draw will be held and winner announced on Saturday November 21 2020. Offer open to International Readers. Good luck!
Please don't enter me as I was an early reader for Autumn Skies. I just love your fun, descriptive review! This was my favorite book in the series btw and Wyatt?...big sigh. All I can say is Grace is one lucky young lady! Another big sigh... Can't wait to read Bookshop by the Sea -- a stand alone novel releasing in April! Spring & a Denise Hunter novel set by the ocean go together quite nicely. :-)
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Very autumn-ish. Good luck, Jana Leah!
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You're welcome, Linda. Good luck!
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DeleteOoo I have been waiting for this one!! I both want to read it and don't want to read it.. because if I read it, then I can no longer look forward to it.lol I'm a hot mess when it comes to picking books on my tbr pile!
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I'm with you Lea.....
DeleteHa! That was me too. I was all hurry up and read...s-l-o-w-l-y! lol Good luck, Lea!
DeleteI am in SUCH a reader dilemma....I have this one on my Kindle, and had pre-ordered it before the release date. I've been anticipating Autumn Skies since the first Bluebell Inn story....BUT....I don't want to read it because then it's really over & I don't WANT it to be over....but yet I want to read it....because I want to see Grace get her happily-ever-after....and back & forth I go....
ReplyDeleteYou see my quandary? GAH!
(Obviously I'm not entering)
Bwahahaha! I hear ya! I actually bought the audible book a couple of weeks before I finally started listening to it -- which is me exercising major restraint for the same reason. I knew it would be good but I didn't want it to be over.
DeleteLOL ... what a review. Can't help but want to read this now, but this author is a good one too.
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Definitely a not to be missed one. Good luck, Becky!
DeleteWonderful author, fabulous story and great cover (I mean don't you want to just sit on that bench)! It all has this book on my TBR list already. Then reading your review I was like Oh My Gosh I NEED to read this - the sooner the better!
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Yes you do! Good luck, Kay!
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You're welcome, Mindy. Good luck!
DeleteAudible! Great review; I haven't listened to a book being read. I would like a paperback if I am a winner of this third book! Kathleen ~ Lane Hill House
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I've been enjoying a lot of audible books lately. Love listening while I work or exercise. Good luck, Kathleen.
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She is such an amazing author! Good luck, Lucy!
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Good luck, Susanne!
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You absolutely can't and you can still read this book as a standalone though it will whet your appetite for the rest of the series. Good luck, Patty!
DeleteVery behind this week getting to read and enjoy your reviews or anything fun! Is therapeutic to read books and learn about books! This sounds so good - such a pretty cover, too. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThe whole series is sublime but this is the icing on the cake. Good luck, CC!
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Good luck, LSA!
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lol Good luck, Terrill!
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