Every Perfect Gift
By Dorothy Love
Reviewed by Martha Artyomenko
Book Description
Ethan and Sophie long to share a future together. But the secrets they’re not sharing could tear them apart.
Sophie Caldwell has returned to Hickory Ridge, Tennessee after years away. Despite the heartaches of her childhood, Sophie is determined to make a home, and a name, for herself in the growing town. A gifted writer, she plans to resurrect the local newspaper that so enchanted her as a girl.
Ethan Heyward’s idyllic childhood was shattered by a tragedy he has spent years trying to forget. An accomplished businessman and architect, he has built a majestic resort in the mountains above Hickory Ridge, drawing wealthy tourists from all over the country.
When Sophie interviews Ethan for the paper, he is impressed with her intelligence and astounded by her beauty. She’s equally intrigued with him but fears he will reject her if he learns about her shadowed past. Just as she summons the courage to tell him, Ethan’s own past unexpectedly and violently catches up with him, threatening not only his life, but also their budding romance.
My Review:
This is the third and final book in this series. I didn’t have access to the second book in the series, but I am going to be looking for it! Sophie is all grown up from the child she was in the first book, and she is going back to her roots. She faced a lot of prejudice in the town before, so she knew she had a battle to fight.
I struggled to understand a couple of things after reading the book though. I couldn’t understand why she was never formally adopted, and I didn’t understand her mother appearing and disappearing. I was angry with her mother and some at Wade and Ada, for them not making the adoption formal.
Ethan faced his own demons and until he was ready to stare them down, forgive and move on, he was not even free to move on with the romance that was blossoming in spite of themselves. This was a sweet story that had some historical background, but mostly was just a nice story. -Martha
This book was given to me without charge from BookSneeze. The opinions are my own.
