Not as interesting as some of her other books (The Tending Roses series), but I just noticed this was book three in a series. I liked all the supporting characters, so I guess I better look up books one and two! The love story between the young couple quickly turns into a mystery, which I really got tired of. I suppose it was the whole point of the book, but I could have done without it! Lisa Wingate is a Christian writer, so there are a few passages in there with her religious beliefs.
This is the third book in the series, but the first one that I have read. I believe the book stands on it's own very well since Wingate does an impeccable job of giving the reader enough backstory in the beginning. I found the protagonist, Mallory, instantly likable. I was so excited for her when the man she loved asked her to marry him and his little boy. Uprooting from everything you know to start fresh, on top of a new relationship, seems imposing, but Mallory does it with charm. Even though she has her own insecurities, she laughs most of them off and I enjoyed the new bonds she made. There is a bit of a mystery though, when on the island, she sees lights sparkling at night. What are they and where do they come from? What do they mean? If you enjoy a clean romance with memorable characters, pick up Firefly Island. I loved it!
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With a hook at the beginning that shows a bit from the future, the reader is quickly taken into the past and through the entire story to find out how this young woman goes from a single lady working in DC to a married woman in rural Texas. From the beginning, I was rooting for Mallory and wanted to know not only where she was going to end up but how she would get there.
With a hook at the beginning that shows a bit from the future, the reader is quickly taken into the past and through the entire story to find out how this young woman goes from a single lady working in DC to a married woman in rural Texas. From the beginning, I was rooting for Mallory and wanted to know not only where she was going to end up but how she would get there.
