“As my abuela used to say when I was a boy in Mexico, coincidence is nothing more than a small miracle in which God chooses to remain anonymous.”
Charley, his tacos, and his timely wisdom are back in Irene Hannon’s eighth Hope Harbor novel, Sea Glass Cottage. It is no coincidence when Christi Reese arrives in Hope Harbor to find Jack Colby and ask him for a loan. The glitch? Jack hates Christi and she deserves it. She broke his heart and threw him under the bus long ago; never mind the heartbreak and shame that have shaped her into an altogether different person. All Jack knows is that Christi has invaded the sanctuary of his new life. Then again, the invasion of the girl who hurt him terribly so long ago pales in comparison to learning that one error in judgement ten years ago has come back to him in the form of a daughter who now desperately needs her father.
Charley’s insights are not reserved for Jack and Christi as they learn to heal beyond the hurt. He is full of sage advice and some overt nudges as Beth Adams begins to gingerly try on the idea of shedding her anger with her husband, Steve. Still reeling from their teen son’s sudden death, anger with Steve for failing to embrace their boy’s passion and for pushing him to be someone different has been the armor that kept Beth upright through her grief. Coincidence is the small miracle that brings a very special little boy into Steve’s life and opens the door to reconciliation with Beth. And frankly, if Noah doesn’t make you want to go hug every special kid in your life, you need to check your pulse.
Bringing back characters we’ve grown to know and love, as well as introducing us to some new ones, Irene Hannon brings home another great Hope Harbor novel. Check out Sea Glass Cottage to see how coincidences work to nudge our characters toward the miracles God has in store for them.
Sea Glass Cottage by Irene Hannon is available now from your favorite local bookseller or online:
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Thank you to the author and publisher for allowing me a copy to read and review. All opinions expressed here are my own and are completely genuine.
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