Driftwood Bay

(Hope Harbor #5)

by 

Irene Hannon

Paperback, 368 pages

Publication: April 2nd 2019 by Fleming H. Revell Company 

ISBN

0800728815 (ISBN13: 9780800728816)

After tragedy upends her world, Jeannette Mason retreats to the tiny Oregon seaside town of Hope Harbor to create a new life. Vowing to avoid emotional attachments, she focuses on running her lavender farm and tea-room—until a new neighbor with a destructive dog and a forlorn little girl invades her turf. But she needn't worry. Dr. Logan West is too busy coping with an unexpected family, a radical lifestyle change, and an unruly pup to have any interest in his aloof and disagreeable neighbor.

Yet when both Jeanette and Logan find themselves pulled into the life of a tattered Christian family fleeing persecution in war-torn Syria, might they discover that love sometimes comes calling when it's least expected?

Bestselling and award-winning author Irene Hannon invites readers back to the charming seaside town of Hope Harbor, where they are sure to find peace, healing, and a second chance at happiness. 

My thoughts: DRIFTWOOD BAY is Irene Hannon's fifth book in this popular Hope Harbor series, but it easily stands alone. I couldn't help but fall in love with the characters, all suffering from loss--such huge losses--and struggling to find themselves in their new home, their new normal.

Logan is a dear, and going all out to show his niece love, but she wants none of it.  But in reality its far different.

Charlie - the fish taco guy - I am convinced is an angel in disguise. So wise.   We all need a Charlie in our lives.

The Syrian refugees is another storyline yet ties into the main one.  I cried with parts of this story.

DRIFTWOOD BAY is slow-paced, but it held my interest and I had to keep reading. If you like romance you will love DRIFTWOOD BAY.

I was given a copy free. All opinions are my own.