Following the sudden death of his parents, Levi Bennett left his life in Denver to return to his hometown of Bluebell, North Carolina. There he has two critical jobs: take care of his younger sisters and turn the Bluebell Inn—their parents’ retirement dream—into a success. And things are not going well on either front. Grace is dragging her feet on her college applications, Molly is rushing headlong into another serious relationship, and the inn . . . Well, it’s not doing half as well as Levi has led his sisters to believe.
After a public breakup with her fiancé, rising star Mia Emerson has finally scored the role of her career. But when a scandal arises, falsely casting her as “the other woman” to one of Hollywood’s leading married men, Mia flees to Bluebell—the location of her would-be honeymoon—to lick her wounds.
Mia and Levi have seemingly few things in common. But when they discover that an old heirloom necklace is hidden somewhere in the inn, the search draws them together . . . and they soon find themselves falling in love.
Could they have more in common than they’d ever imagined? And can Levi handle yet one more responsibility in his already overextended life?
Carolina Breeze by Denise Hunter
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I was sent a copy of this book for review purposes. I was not financially compensated, and all opinions are 100 percent mine.
First of all, I don’t think there has ever been a book written by Denise Hunter that I have rated less than five stars. Unfortunately, that means that when I find a book that is so dynamically charming and well-written, I can’t rate it higher than five stars! This is definitely my favorite book by this author so far, and I cannot recommend it highly enough. It is a Christian book, but it is not a preachy book in any way. Denise has this phenomenal way of weaving in the message of the gospel and Biblical principles that makes the reading enjoyable and inspirational. Readers will not find anything that offends them in any way.
For those who read my reviews regularly, you will know how much I adore the film and TV industry, especially Hallmark. This book read just like a perfect Hallmark movie, and I found myself casting it while I read it. Very often, I have read books that I believe with a bit of tweaking would make a good Hallmark movie. But this is one where very little alteration would need to occur to make this the ideal feel-good movie.
I do not want to give anything away, so I’ll just state that this book is charming, and the characters are delightful. Denise nailed the film industry in so many ways, and I honestly didn’t want the book to end. I could have read another three hundred pages about this couple and still not be satisfied!
Denise Hunter is the internationally published bestselling author of more than 35 novels, three of which have been made into Hallmark movies. She has appeared on the The 700 club and won awards such as The Holt Medallion Award, The Carol Award, The Reader’s Choice Award, The Foreword Book of the Year Award, and is a RITA finalist.
Denise writes heartwarming, small-town love stories. Her readers enjoy the experience of falling in love vicariously through her characters and can expect a happily-ever-after sigh as they close the pages of her books.
In 1996, inspired by the death of her grandfather, Denise began her first book, writing while her children napped. Two years later it was published, and she’s been writing ever since. Her husband says he inspires all her romantic stories, but Denise insists a good imagination helps too!
When Denise isn’t orchestrating love lives on the written page, she enjoys traveling with her family, drinking coffee, and playing drums. Denise makes her home in Indiana where she and her husband are currently enjoying an empty nest.
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