Leaving November

I am loving Deborah Raney. This is only the second book I have read of hers but I know I will be reading many more. The characters are just so real and easy to fall in love with. This book is the second in the series and we get to meet more of the residents of Clayburn and find out their story. It is an easy read I would definitely take her books on a holiday where I just wanted to relax.

Clayburn, Kansas is the last place Vienne Kenney wishes to return to but with her mother stricken by a stroke she has no choice. Humiliated by her failure to pass the Bar exam for the second time, Vienne invests her time transforming her mum's cafe into a coffee bar, passing the time until she can leave Clayburn forever. \\r\\n\\r\\nDetermined to remain clean after a nine month stint in rehab, Jackson Linder returns to Clayburn to reopen his art gallery and make a better life for himself. When gossip and pressures abound, temptation follows Jackson and he can only pray he will be strong enough to resist. \\r\\n\\r\\nDeborah Raney turns the tables on her second Clayburn novel. In the first story, Remember to Forget, Clayburn was a refuge for Maggie Anderson but in Leaving November, Vienne wants nothing more than to escape. I loved returning to Clayburn for another moving portrayal of the heartache of poor choices and the beauty of restored relationships. Jackson's struggle with his addiction is agonising in its authenticity, just as Vienne's loss of faith in God and herself is all too real. Beautifully written, Deb Raney touched my heart with her characters' journey towards love and redemption