Summer By the Tides

Denise Hunter is an expert at pulling at heartstrings. Summer by the Tides is a contemporary christian fiction, of three estranged sisters who unexpectedly find themselves brought together. The sisters need to work togehter to find reconciliation and forgivness. Maddy has been hurt by a recent betrayal and this along with a painful history finds herself laking trust in herself and men. The characters are complex and diverse, this is a book you will find you want to read in one sitting.

I love Denise Hunter's books, and Summer by the Tides certainly lived up to her usual standard. There's simply nothing to fault with Summer by the Tides. It's a great book, with complex interrelational crises, more than a few dramatic surprises, beautiful peaceful coastal setting until it's not, spiritual growth in many of the major characters, and a slow-brewing romance to top it all off. I enjoyed seeing the story from numerous points of view, and watching the three sisters experience the giving and receiving of forgiveness. The telling of the past was done very cleverly, transporting us back in time. I recommend this book to all lovers of contemporary Christian romance reading.

When Grandma goes missing her neighbour, Connor Murphy, can't get ahold of any of her grand-daughters. \\r\\n\\r\\nAs the girls, Maddy, Emma and Nora start to arrive Conner starts to see the fractures in the family but it's not until he needs Maddy's help that she starts to see him differently and begins to share her life and the families break points. \\r\\n\\r\\nGrandma is sneaky, will this time together get the girls talking and reunite the family? \\r\\n\\r\\nA story that weaves and heals and finds love.