Some Bright Someday

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RANDOM RETRO READ DAY

TAGG, MELISSA

SOME BRIGHT SOMEDAY

Lucas Danby has always regretted the end of his Army career -- and he's never stopped trying to redeem his honor. He's spent the past decade as an elite private soldier, but the high-risk work never cures his shame. Now he's stuck stateside, mentoring a new recruit. Worse, he's sick of lying to the people he cares about -- including the woman he's secretly loved for years.

Jenessa Belville is the last Belville left -- and if she had her way, she'd leave the name and all its painful memories behind. Which is exactly what she hopes to do once she sells Belville Park, the massive estate she inherited from her parents. But on the same day she puts up the 'For Sale' sign, she discovers three children hiding in the caretaker's cottage.

Struggling to mentor a young man with scars nearly as piercing as his own, Lucas offers to help Jenessa restore the Belville grounds. Though drawn together by a trio of kids who tug on their hearts, past secrets and current sorrows threaten to pull them apart. Only the brightest love and hardest sacrifice can turn the house Jenessa never wanted into the home she and Lucas have always longed for.

My Review:

published in 2020

"You can trust God and still wish things were different. Faith doesn't mean you stop dreaming about the future or desiring something you don't yet have. God cares about the things that matter to you." (p 333)

The kind of novel that begs to be savoured -- from the exquisite prose to the captivating friendships and especially for the emotional love story. 

And the trio of kids!!! Oh my heart, they gutted me and made me smile and tugged at every last one of my heart strings. I'm an emotional basket case now that the read is completed and I'm left luxuriating in all the after-read warm fuzzies. And that's a pretty cozy place to be.

Tagg knows how to create characters that come to life and take over mine! And the way she wove myriad plot threads that cocooned Lucas and Jen's unique love story...well, just, wowzers! I hung on every word. Swooned over Lucas in all his stubborn, save-the-people-he-loves-from-himself misguided glory. My, but that man has a heart for service that conflicts with a fear that he will never be worthy. And while Jen draws people to her, she keeps her broken pieces hidden. Their emotionally fraught journey to their happily-ever-after made my heart sing!

A rich and vibrant story with boundless depths. The perfect autumnal read.

GIVEAWAY OPPORTUNITY:

This giveaway is for an ebook copy.

If you would like a chance to win a copy of Some Bright Someday, leave a comment below or email me at kavluvstoread AT yahoo DOT ca. If you add your email to a 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 27 2021. Offer open to International Readers. Good luck