From the publisher:
When the fun-loving and spontaneous artist Willow West meets buttoned-up, retired English teacher George Emerson, it's not exactly love at first sight. Though she does find the obsessive-compulsive man intriguing. Making it her mission to get him to loosen up and embrace life, she embarks on what seems like a lost cause--and finds herself falling for him in the process.
A confirmed bachelor, George vacillates between irritation and attraction whenever Willow is around--which to him seems like all too often. He's not interested in expanding his horizons or making new friends; it just hurts too much when you lose them.
But as the summer progresses, George feels his defenses crumbling. The question is, will his change of heart be too late for Willow?
With her signature heart and touches of humor, fan favorite Melody Carlson pens a story of two delightfully eccentric characters who get a second chance at life and love.
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Melody Carlson introduces this book as if it is a light-hearted romantic comedy (which certainly there are parts of that!) but then becomes a much richer and deeper book. In this book George and Willow must work through such areas as denial, grief, being an atheist, and other difficult issues. In real life we know that everything doesn't perfectly work out and this book (while it definitely has a satisfying ending) is not one that ignores the hard in the lives of the characters.
This book is engaging and enjoyable. It also is a way to learn about certain issues or to work through them with the characters.
I received this book from the publisher. All opinions are my own.
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