Help me congratulate Colleen and Rick on their newest release! Here’s the blurb:
USA TODAY bestselling romantic suspense
author Colleen Coble and Rick Acker deliver the final book in their beloved
Tupelo Grove series: Hez and Savannah Webster have survived storms that would
bury others without a love as strong as theirs--but can they withstand the
final battle in the deadly Legare-Willard feud that threatens to sweep away
everything they've fought for?
Hezekiah "Hez" Webster and his fiancée, Savannah,
stand on the brink of a new life, but their dreams are haunted by specters of
the past. Just as they're getting ready to adopt her nephew, two other
petitioners also file for custody--both of whom only want Simon for their own
gains.
Between the financial company that Hez outmaneuvered to save
the university from ruin and the bad blood from the head of the Willard family,
it's hard to say who wants them out of the way more. Hez and Savannah's quest
for justice leads them through a labyrinth of family law, where loyalties are
tested and trust is a dangerous luxury when every decision could be their last.
With the clock ticking, Hez and Savannah must confront the
ghosts of their past and their deepest fears to secure a future for Simon. But
with every secret revealed, the stakes grow higher. Can they build the family
they've always dreamed of, or will their enemies succeed in tearing them apart
forever?
The Tupelo Grove series reaches its breathtaking
conclusion as an enemy's agenda for revenge runs darker than swamp water and
justice remains as precarious as quicksand in this heart-pounding narrative
that underscores the power of redemption and forgiveness.
REVIEW
This is book three in the Tupelo Grove, a trilogy, where
readers meet Savannah and Hez. In this one, there are so many underlying
stories going on, something I quite enjoyed and didn’t find difficult to keep
up with. It’d probably make sense to read these in order to understand some of
the whys and get a better sense of the characters, but still I found it easy to
follow.
Savannah and Hez are rekindling their relationship. They are
both dealing with some pretty heavy grief and rely on their faith to get them
through.
Pierre and Michael are not good fathers, even to their adult
children. They both have ulterior motives.
Simon. The little boy caught in the middle. There is one
scene in this book that made me want to tear up just a bit. That doesn’t happen
often, so kudos to the authors.
Helen, a mother, a grandmother, a great-grandmother. There’s
more to Helen than one might think.
I tore through this book in three days, I was that
intrigued. The family dynamics in these two families played well against each
other. For a duo author team, they did an amazing job in blending their two
writing styles to make it sound like one consistent voice. That is something I
appreciate in author duos.
I enjoyed the fact that Hez started what is called the
Justice Chamber, giving college students a chance to find out how the law
works.
Overall, I thought this was a good story and, again, I
enjoyed all the smaller stories mixed in with the big picture. If you’re
interested in short book series and like a lot of family dynamics and
second-chance romances, give this one a shot. I don’t think you’ll be
disappointed.
