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3.5
Strawberry Lane (Someday Valley)
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Readers have fallen in love with the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author’s Honey Creek series, set in small-town Texas and featuring an “inviting setting and quirky, good-hearted characters” (Publishers Weekly). Now Thomas sets a heart-warming and tenderly romantic new novel in the neighboring valley. Perfect for fans of Robyn Carr, Susan Mallery, Susan Wiggs, and Debbie Macomber.
Starri Knight is a big believer in fate. How else to explain the compelling connection she feels to the stranger she pulls out of a wrecked car on the very same road where her parents died twenty years earlier? Alongside Auntie Ona-May, the only mother she’s ever known, Starri saves Rusty O’Sullivan’s life—just as Ona-May once did when Starri was an orphaned babe. But convincing Rusty he has something to live for is going to take all of Starri’s faith in miracles . . .
Like a wish he hadn’t even known to make, Starri landed in Rusty’s life, filling him with a longing for a family. . . . Then Jackson Landry, a new lawyer, turns up to present a surprise that will change the direction of his life: An inheritance from the father Rusty never knew—and the promise of the family he’d never had. It’s a lot for the hard-bitten loner to
accept as love rushes into his life . . .
A sense of duty has Rusty heading to Honey Creek to deal with his father’s estate—and find his lost siblings. But having family is one thing, learning to love them is another. Good thing new friends are by his side to help him along the way.
Starri Knight is a big believer in fate. How else to explain the compelling connection she feels to the stranger she pulls out of a wrecked car on the very same road where her parents died twenty years earlier? Alongside Auntie Ona-May, the only mother she’s ever known, Starri saves Rusty O’Sullivan’s life—just as Ona-May once did when Starri was an orphaned babe. But convincing Rusty he has something to live for is going to take all of Starri’s faith in miracles . . .
Like a wish he hadn’t even known to make, Starri landed in Rusty’s life, filling him with a longing for a family. . . . Then Jackson Landry, a new lawyer, turns up to present a surprise that will change the direction of his life: An inheritance from the father Rusty never knew—and the promise of the family he’d never had. It’s a lot for the hard-bitten loner to
accept as love rushes into his life . . .
A sense of duty has Rusty heading to Honey Creek to deal with his father’s estate—and find his lost siblings. But having family is one thing, learning to love them is another. Good thing new friends are by his side to help him along the way.
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3.5
“Listening to this book took me back to summers reading my grandmothers' paperbacks. It's the kind of sprawling town saga that was everywhere in the 70's and 80's but is less common in this era of micro-targeted genre fiction. There's a little bit of mystery, some fairly PG-level romance, family drama, and absolutely no reference to any world events outside of the part of rural Texas we're visiting. Another less great thing that reminded me of that experience was that I felt a bit like I was coming into the story in the middle - this is listed as the first book in the series, but I strongly suspect that it may be a spinoff from another series' universe, since characters are introduced in ways that make it seem like the audience would already know their background. You'll eventually catch on to who's who, so just keep going. The events described in the book's summary all occur within the first few minutes - contrary to what you might expect from the description, Starri is not the main character and is in fact absent for most of the book, reappearing near the end. This is Rusty's story, with a touch of Emma, Zach, Jackson, and Amber. After the action sequence at the beginning, as described in the summary, we shift briefly to Jackson's search for the four previously unacknowledged children of the dying town drunk, then settle in for a deep dive with the two he immediately finds. Presumably the other two will be located in subsequent books.
For younger readers accustomed to stories needing to have a moral and clear conclusion, this kind of book is probably frustrating. You will smile or nod in recognition at many of the characters' feelings and actions, but there's no expectation that you will view the world differently or have any kind of life changing revelation while reading. We didn't used to expect that from every book, and while this was published more recently, it is very much of that older style. Think of it as hearing a diverting story from your aunt in a small town about the people who live there - if that is appealing, you'll enjoy this. If that makes you want to flee, it's probably not for you. :)”
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