The Last Way Home by Liz Johnson
Wednesday, September 07, 2022
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About:
When Eli Ross left Prince Edward Island to join the NHL, he left a broken family behind. More than a decade later, he's broke and headed home to an uncertain welcome. He wants to make things right with the family he wronged, but his mom's business partner isn't making it easy. To top it off, the coaching job he's accepted turns out to be far more difficult than he anticipated.
For years, Violet Donaghy has put everything she had into making Eli's mom's ceramics shop a success, and she's not eager to forgive the man who hurt the family that's taken her in as one of their own. But when the kiln at the shop starts a fire that nearly destroys the studio, she'll need all the help she can get to save the business and their summer income.
Can these two strong-willed people come together to mend the broken pieces of the Ross family? Or will the ghosts of the past continue to haunt them?
Return to Prince Edward Island for a romantic story of family, forgiveness, and the power of love.
For years, Violet Donaghy has put everything she had into making Eli's mom's ceramics shop a success, and she's not eager to forgive the man who hurt the family that's taken her in as one of their own. But when the kiln at the shop starts a fire that nearly destroys the studio, she'll need all the help she can get to save the business and their summer income.
Can these two strong-willed people come together to mend the broken pieces of the Ross family? Or will the ghosts of the past continue to haunt them?
Return to Prince Edward Island for a romantic story of family, forgiveness, and the power of love.
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My Review:
♥♥♥♥= four out of five hearts
Eli messed up. Bad. He let everyone he loves down, and now he's back- but not to hurt Mama Potts again, or the rest of the family that he left behind. Not if Violet has anything to say about it, anyway. She claimed Mama Potts, Oliver, and Levi as her own years after Eli left, and no one is going to hurt her found family.
Eli and Violet appear outwardly to be the classic pairing of good girl + prodigal son, but each of them has their secrets, and layers of character depth that are revealed throughout the novel. One thing that made me enjoy them even more as characters was their flaws- both were not without scars, whether self-inflicted or otherwise, and that made them so much more relatable.
Cozy, down-home stories set on the beautiful shores of Prince Edward Island are Liz Johnson's trademark, but I love how her books aren't all fluff and comfort. Her characters and situations are realistic and journeying with them is always a pleasure.
I absolutely adored the previous book in the series, and if you did as well, The Last Way Home is a must-read! It also includes a tantalizing snippet of Levi's story, which I've been anticipating ever since he (very quietly) stepped into the pages of Beyond the Tides.
I voluntarily received this book from the publisher in order to write an honest review. All opinions are truly my own.
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