Publisher: Forever
Published: July 6, 2021
Source: Netgalley via Publisher
Summary:
Fans of Lori Foster and Maisey Yates won’t be able to put down this heartwarming, multi-generational story about three sisters’ search to reunite their family and the love they find along the way.
The Buchanan sisters share everything—including their inherited Juniper Inn. But when their mother won’t let go of a decades-long feud with their Aunt Sassy to attend the inn’s grand re-opening, the sisters decide a family reunion is long overdue.
Youngest sister Rose is determined to put together an extravagant celebration. Only she needs to convince a certain surly hardware store owner to help finish the inn’s renovations.
After a heartbreaking end to her marriage, Dahlia and her kids are just starting to rebuild their lives. Dahlia’s even considering opening herself up to love again, but will that upset the stability she’s worked so hard to give her children?
Sassy McGrath has never stopped missing her sister, Lillian, and though they’ve both been too stubborn to reconcile, some shocking news might finally change everything. As family bonds are tested, will these two very different generations of women find the strength to believe in themselves and each other?
My thoughts:
This is the second book in Sara Richardson’s Juniper Springs series and I was so glad to be reunited with the Buchanan sisters. I really enjoyed the first book in this series, Home for the Holidays, though at the time I’m not quite sure I realized there was going to be a sequel.
This second book picks up shortly after the first one ends and finds us back in Colorado with two of the sisters having relocated to Juniper Springs. I love that this time around we hear more from the girls’ Aunt Sassy and really dive into the fractured relationship she has with her own sister, the girls’ mother Lillian. Again, as in the first book, the relationships between sisters is at the heart of this book, among other themes, and this is always one I’m drawn to.
I may not read a ton of romance books, but these books just warm my heart. There is just something about the way Sara Richardson writes that puts a smile on my face and I loved that time time around, we not only have love in the younger generation, but also in the older generation. I also appreciated that there is such a strong sense of family throughout the book. I felt that in the previous book, and it really comes across in this one.
I highly recommend adding this to your reading list. This can be read as a stand-alone, though if you haven’t read Home for the Holidays yet, you’ll definitely want to pick it up after reading this one! And hopefully this isn’t our last time visiting Juniper Springs.
Books in this series:
- Home for the Holidays
- The Summer Sisters
