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Book Review of Heaven Knows

Heaven Knows
Heaven Knows
Author: Elaine Coffman
Genre: Romance
Book Type: Paperback
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This is such a complex plot that it kept me reading until I finished it. First, let me say that I don't enjoy (as much) novels that keep the main characters apart for long periods of time. The first separation was almost eight years and the second was two-and-a-half years.

Tavis Mackinnon has been the focus of Elizabeth Robinson thoughts since she was eleven (and Tavis was twenty-one). She loves Tavis with all of her young soul. Eventually, the couple marries, even though Tavis does not believe in love. This book did not spend much time reminding the reader of the early (devastating) years of the Mackinnon sons. It is completely possible that Tavis did not understand love because he did not see it in his life.

This novel has many twists and turns. The author warns in the early chapters that the Brewster women have a hard time with love. Lizzie is a case that proves the point. Tavis is a happy-go-lucky guy who never intends to marry. However, as he becomes more involved with Lizzie, he sees that he is out of his depth with a woman of her complexity.

I enjoyed this story even though at times I thought it was all-over-the-map with emotions.

MacKinnon Brothers Series
1. Angel in Marble (1991)
2. For All the Right Reasons (1991)
3. Somewhere Along the Way (1992)
4. So This Is Love (1993)
**5. Heaven Knows (1994)
6. When Love Comes Along (1995)
7. If You Love Me (1997)