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Coleman #2
Love Runs Deep
Thirty years ago, Nora Fuller lost everything -- and it's all Charlie Coleman's fault.
At seventeen, Charlie Coleman was on top of the world. He was captain of the football team, dating the smart and beautiful Shawna David, and on his way to becoming another pillar of his Nantucket community, just like his father before him.
But all that changed in the blink of an eye.
It's been thirty years since the accident, and Charlie is still overwhelmed with guilt. Why has he been blessed with so much -- a gorgeous wife, three children, and two grandchildren, while Nora is left with nothing? Why did he escape that night with his life?
Nora has spent most of the past thirty years alone, save for her great-nephew, Jax. When Jax and Charlie's daughter, Marcy, fall in love during another gorgeous Nantucket summer, Nora and Charlie aren't pleased in the least.
But Nora and Charlie must face the past, rather than be suffocated by it -- and for Charlie, that means understanding Nora's anger much more than he bargained for.
Love Runs Deep is book two of The Coleman Series, a heart-wrenching yet hopeful family drama that unfolds between the glittering shores of Nantucket Island and Martha's Vineyard.
At seventeen, Charlie Coleman was on top of the world. He was captain of the football team, dating the smart and beautiful Shawna David, and on his way to becoming another pillar of his Nantucket community, just like his father before him.
But all that changed in the blink of an eye.
It's been thirty years since the accident, and Charlie is still overwhelmed with guilt. Why has he been blessed with so much -- a gorgeous wife, three children, and two grandchildren, while Nora is left with nothing? Why did he escape that night with his life?
Nora has spent most of the past thirty years alone, save for her great-nephew, Jax. When Jax and Charlie's daughter, Marcy, fall in love during another gorgeous Nantucket summer, Nora and Charlie aren't pleased in the least.
But Nora and Charlie must face the past, rather than be suffocated by it -- and for Charlie, that means understanding Nora's anger much more than he bargained for.
Love Runs Deep is book two of The Coleman Series, a heart-wrenching yet hopeful family drama that unfolds between the glittering shores of Nantucket Island and Martha's Vineyard.
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Published May 16, 2023
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May 22, 2023
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Love Runs Deep is book 2 in the Coleman series by Katie Winters and the continuing Coleman saga.
Such intertwining stories of love, loss, grief, placing blame, carrying guilt from the past down thru the years to the present and the effects it has on family relationships, friends relationships and finding a way to have forgiveness, happiness and love…
Love Runs Deep is book 2 in the Coleman series by Katie Winters and the continuing Coleman saga.
Such intertwining stories of love, loss, grief, placing blame, carrying guilt from the past down thru the years to the present and the effects it has on family relationships, friends relationships and finding a way to have forgiveness, happiness and love…
May 16, 2023
This book focuses on heartbreak in the past and its effect on the future. It is difficult to cope with tragedy and it is easy to let it destroy one's life. I enjoyed the different groups of people and how their love stories progressed or deteriorated. Katie Winter beautifully shows the reader that love is always possible. Despite sadness, there is always hope. I loved the storyline and characters.
May 15, 2023
A lovely story of loss, grief, and carrying that guilt and grief throughout the future, and how it effects your relationships. Charlie and Nora felt the loss of Marcus deeply. Through forgiveness and love, can they have the happiness they once had? Only the magic of the Islands can guide them to a beautiful and guilt free future..
July 7, 2023
Proof reading required
Low rating because of the widespread errors. Proofreading is important story line is good for a light read but the errors are a distraction and disrespectful to the reader
Low rating because of the widespread errors. Proofreading is important story line is good for a light read but the errors are a distraction and disrespectful to the reader
May 24, 2023
Nora Fuller’s life changed when he son was tragically killed in a car wreck. The driver of the car was Charlie Coleman. Meanwhile Charlie has been haunted by feeling like the death of his friend was his fault. Charlie is not happy that his daughter Marcy is dating Jax, and relative to his friend Marcus.
Nora finally learns, reluctantly to open her heart again. A late night phone call reveals Marcy and Jax had been in a serious car wreck. Old wounds and memories are stirred up. Love, loss, grief and blame run through the book.
Thank you to the author for this ARC. This review is my honest opinion.
Nora finally learns, reluctantly to open her heart again. A late night phone call reveals Marcy and Jax had been in a serious car wreck. Old wounds and memories are stirred up. Love, loss, grief and blame run through the book.
Thank you to the author for this ARC. This review is my honest opinion.
May 19, 2023
The Coleman Family series is shaping up to be an interesting group of stories. Unfortunately…they are not my favorite family on the island. Even so, Katie Winters weaves a thought provoking and angst ridden tale of love and loss. I don’t know how she does it, but every book is simply amazing.
Love Runs Deep has a great storyline; characters you sometimes want to both love AND hate; plot twists and turns that keep you guessing; and a HEA that may or may not be a true HEA. I think you need to read this book and decide what it means to you. Grab a copy today! (I voluntarily reviewed an advance reader copy of this book and was on the borderline with it.) ❤️
Love Runs Deep has a great storyline; characters you sometimes want to both love AND hate; plot twists and turns that keep you guessing; and a HEA that may or may not be a true HEA. I think you need to read this book and decide what it means to you. Grab a copy today! (I voluntarily reviewed an advance reader copy of this book and was on the borderline with it.) ❤️
May 22, 2023
Love Runs Deep
What a wonderful story with this second Coleman Series book! The characters grow towards solving many disagreements! The story is full of adventures and love as well as problems they solve!
What a wonderful story with this second Coleman Series book! The characters grow towards solving many disagreements! The story is full of adventures and love as well as problems they solve!
May 20, 2023
wonderful saga
This is a beautifully written, realistic story of a family. A real family with enemies and angst. Resolutions complete, positively and negatively, wrapped up completely by the story’s end. Excellent descriptions and usage of vocabulary. I will be reading more from this gifted author.
This is a beautifully written, realistic story of a family. A real family with enemies and angst. Resolutions complete, positively and negatively, wrapped up completely by the story’s end. Excellent descriptions and usage of vocabulary. I will be reading more from this gifted author.
May 19, 2023
Another great read by Katie Winters. This book was more tragic than her others and the characters struggled to find peace. The subject matter was something that could have easily happened to any reader. My heart is a little heavy after finishing this book, but once again Katie Winters weaves love and family through tragedy so that the characters can find peace and begin to live again.
May 20, 2023
Love Runs Deep
I enjoyed this book. There was a lot of sadness, but love and new understanding gives hope. I think you need to read this, and apply it to your own life.
I enjoyed this book. There was a lot of sadness, but love and new understanding gives hope. I think you need to read this, and apply it to your own life.
April 1, 2024
Love Runs Deep, Indeed
Book 2 in Katie Winters's Coleman series, Love Runs Deep, tackles a more tragic story than the epidemic of marital unfaithfulness that permeated book 1, The Jessabelle House. Charlie Coleman, older brother of Samantha from book 1 and star quarterback of his high school football team, was driving his best friend and star receiver Marcus Fuller home in 1992 when they were hit by a truck with no lights. Marcus died, and Charlie blamed himself even though the truck driver was found at fault and went to prison. Most people on Nantucket also blamed him, assuming he was drunk even though he was sober and driving a very drunk Marcus.
The book shifts between 1992 and the present day, when Charlie, married to his high school sweetheart Shawna and a father of three, still suffers nightmares about the accident and shies away from telling his kids, fearing they'll see him as the murderer he thinks he is. Shawna says it's never too late to tell them the truth and set them all free from his darkness. It gets more complicated when Charlie's third child, Marcy, begins seeing Marcus's young cousin Jax. His great-aunt Nora has as many misgivings as Charlie does, and the two of them avoid each other when they meet, which happens seldom because residents of Martha's Vineyard (home of Oriana and Meghan, Charlie's grandfather's "second family") and Nantucket (home of Charlie's family and Nora, Marcus's mother) don't mix.
Nora and her husband, Jeffrey, divorced after she pushed him away. Jeffrey had had an affair with a woman from Providence, and wanted to end it so he and Nora could stay together, but she told him to go. Without Marcus, she had nothing.
In the present day, Nora meets a young woman, Alexa, in her grief support group whose son is very sick with cancer. Nora owns a shop that features local artists, and Alexa is a painter, so they meet and discuss placing her work in the shop. Alexa says her mother, Oriana, is an art dealer--sharp-eyed readers will remember Oriana as part of Charlie's grandfather's "second family", but that connection would not matter to Nora.
At a party to celebrate Alexa's son's remission, Charlie gets a call from the police. Marcy was in a car accident with Jax.
Charlie's world crumbles. He hates Jax, blaming him as much as he blamed himself in 1992. Shawna reiterates that she saw Charlie on the beach, sober, trying to tell Marcus to get in Charlie's car for a safe ride home, and tells him that everyone knows he's not to blame--the other driver went to prison. Charlie still blames himself, and Jax takes the brunt of his anger while Marcy lingers in a coma.
When Marcy wakes up, Charlie realizes that holding a grudge against Jax isn't fair to either of them, and he encourages Jax to see Marcy. Meanwhile, on Martha's Vineyard, Nora has come to the same conclusion about Charlie.
At the cemetery, Nora runs into Jeffrey while clearing leaves from Marcus's headstone, and they decide to catch up every so often to talk about Marcus and their lives. Jeffrey married his mistress, had children, became a grandfather, and got divorced. Nora, after 30 years alone with her garden, has begun seeing Oriana's neighbor, a widower. His zest for life has given her a reason to look forward rather than back.
Love Runs Deep explores guilt and grudge-bearing from the viewpoint of the victim's family and the survivor who feels judged. It refers to an upcoming wedding that the bride, Marcy's sister, no longer wants to plan, and it takes a trip back to 1994, when an engaged Charlie and Shawna learn they're expecting their first child. It ends on a note of hope, and as sad as the original accident was, it seems Charlie and Nora both realize the power of forgiveness, which runs as deep as love. Katie brings her characters to life, and I highly recommend Love Runs Deep!
Book 2 in Katie Winters's Coleman series, Love Runs Deep, tackles a more tragic story than the epidemic of marital unfaithfulness that permeated book 1, The Jessabelle House. Charlie Coleman, older brother of Samantha from book 1 and star quarterback of his high school football team, was driving his best friend and star receiver Marcus Fuller home in 1992 when they were hit by a truck with no lights. Marcus died, and Charlie blamed himself even though the truck driver was found at fault and went to prison. Most people on Nantucket also blamed him, assuming he was drunk even though he was sober and driving a very drunk Marcus.
The book shifts between 1992 and the present day, when Charlie, married to his high school sweetheart Shawna and a father of three, still suffers nightmares about the accident and shies away from telling his kids, fearing they'll see him as the murderer he thinks he is. Shawna says it's never too late to tell them the truth and set them all free from his darkness. It gets more complicated when Charlie's third child, Marcy, begins seeing Marcus's young cousin Jax. His great-aunt Nora has as many misgivings as Charlie does, and the two of them avoid each other when they meet, which happens seldom because residents of Martha's Vineyard (home of Oriana and Meghan, Charlie's grandfather's "second family") and Nantucket (home of Charlie's family and Nora, Marcus's mother) don't mix.
Nora and her husband, Jeffrey, divorced after she pushed him away. Jeffrey had had an affair with a woman from Providence, and wanted to end it so he and Nora could stay together, but she told him to go. Without Marcus, she had nothing.
In the present day, Nora meets a young woman, Alexa, in her grief support group whose son is very sick with cancer. Nora owns a shop that features local artists, and Alexa is a painter, so they meet and discuss placing her work in the shop. Alexa says her mother, Oriana, is an art dealer--sharp-eyed readers will remember Oriana as part of Charlie's grandfather's "second family", but that connection would not matter to Nora.
At a party to celebrate Alexa's son's remission, Charlie gets a call from the police. Marcy was in a car accident with Jax.
Charlie's world crumbles. He hates Jax, blaming him as much as he blamed himself in 1992. Shawna reiterates that she saw Charlie on the beach, sober, trying to tell Marcus to get in Charlie's car for a safe ride home, and tells him that everyone knows he's not to blame--the other driver went to prison. Charlie still blames himself, and Jax takes the brunt of his anger while Marcy lingers in a coma.
When Marcy wakes up, Charlie realizes that holding a grudge against Jax isn't fair to either of them, and he encourages Jax to see Marcy. Meanwhile, on Martha's Vineyard, Nora has come to the same conclusion about Charlie.
At the cemetery, Nora runs into Jeffrey while clearing leaves from Marcus's headstone, and they decide to catch up every so often to talk about Marcus and their lives. Jeffrey married his mistress, had children, became a grandfather, and got divorced. Nora, after 30 years alone with her garden, has begun seeing Oriana's neighbor, a widower. His zest for life has given her a reason to look forward rather than back.
Love Runs Deep explores guilt and grudge-bearing from the viewpoint of the victim's family and the survivor who feels judged. It refers to an upcoming wedding that the bride, Marcy's sister, no longer wants to plan, and it takes a trip back to 1994, when an engaged Charlie and Shawna learn they're expecting their first child. It ends on a note of hope, and as sad as the original accident was, it seems Charlie and Nora both realize the power of forgiveness, which runs as deep as love. Katie brings her characters to life, and I highly recommend Love Runs Deep!
May 16, 2023
This was a beautiful story - I really enjoyed the flashbacks from both Nora and Charlie. There was a huge tragedy when Charlie was 17 - where his best friend Marcus was killed. Nora, was Marcus' mom, and this changed her life dramatically. This story is about her re-awakening and discovering her life and love again after so many years. It's also about Marcey, Charlie's daughter and their relationship as it changes after another life altering accident. I loved seeing Charlie become less guilty and more comfortable talking to his children about his past. It was just a lovely story and I really like this Coleman family series. Interested to see who the next story focuses on.
July 20, 2023
Love Runs Deep: Coleman Series Book 2 is by Katie Winters. This book continues the story from The Jessabelle House.
Roland Coleman and his brother, Grant, and their families have reconciled with their father, Charlie Coleman. Years ago, Charlie had an affair which resulted in the birth of his two daughters. They lived on Nantucket with their mother and knew of his other family; but the two men decided to keep the Nantucket family from their own family. It wasn’t until Samantha found the diaries that the truth came out. Now will the families meet or will the Coleman’s led by Roland and Grant keep up the pretense that the other family doesn’t exist?
Roland Coleman and his brother, Grant, and their families have reconciled with their father, Charlie Coleman. Years ago, Charlie had an affair which resulted in the birth of his two daughters. They lived on Nantucket with their mother and knew of his other family; but the two men decided to keep the Nantucket family from their own family. It wasn’t until Samantha found the diaries that the truth came out. Now will the families meet or will the Coleman’s led by Roland and Grant keep up the pretense that the other family doesn’t exist?
January 26, 2024
Reconciliation
after a,loss can be very difficult. Sometimes it never happens, but when it does, everyone involved is blessed. This book is about reconciliation. Loss of a child is something I cannot imagine, but the author has handled it in a gracious way. Thirty years later, after life has been lost and families ripped apart, a woman is finally able to deal with the tragedy of death. And when she does, life begins again.
This book has been beautifully written, and the author has taken a sensitive subject and dealt with it in a loving manner. Thanks to her for a wonderfully goodread.
after a,loss can be very difficult. Sometimes it never happens, but when it does, everyone involved is blessed. This book is about reconciliation. Loss of a child is something I cannot imagine, but the author has handled it in a gracious way. Thirty years later, after life has been lost and families ripped apart, a woman is finally able to deal with the tragedy of death. And when she does, life begins again.
This book has been beautifully written, and the author has taken a sensitive subject and dealt with it in a loving manner. Thanks to her for a wonderfully goodread.
June 28, 2023
Excellent book 2 by Katie Winters.
History has a way of repeating itself sometimes and in this case Marcy and Jax , young people in love are involved through family ties that go way back. Family skeletons come out of the closet between Marcy's dad and Nora who is Jax's great aunt. After a accident it is revealed what had happened when Charlie and his best friend Marcus graduated from high school and how Nora who was the mother of Marcus blamed Charlie for a accident which resulted in Marcus dying.
History has a way of repeating itself sometimes and in this case Marcy and Jax , young people in love are involved through family ties that go way back. Family skeletons come out of the closet between Marcy's dad and Nora who is Jax's great aunt. After a accident it is revealed what had happened when Charlie and his best friend Marcus graduated from high school and how Nora who was the mother of Marcus blamed Charlie for a accident which resulted in Marcus dying.
July 2, 2023
I love to read "feel-good" generational family stories, and this series surely fits the bill. Can't lay them down and can't wait for the next storyline. All the characters are likeable despite their flaws. I do find it somewhat difficult keeping track of the relationship between them. The setting in the Cape area has always intrigued me as I have only managed a very short visit there. Good reading; I highly recommend this series.
October 25, 2023
Good book, albeit confusing at times.
I really enjoyed the first book of the series. Thurs, second book, didn't quite meet the same standard. While, in the first book, Chuck, Charles, and Charlie Coleman were introduced. This book delved more into their story and, while I understand, family names, this led to quite a bit of confusion and re-reading, as the names followed to closely in the writing. That said, I finally got caught up and it ended on a nice note. On top book #3!
I really enjoyed the first book of the series. Thurs, second book, didn't quite meet the same standard. While, in the first book, Chuck, Charles, and Charlie Coleman were introduced. This book delved more into their story and, while I understand, family names, this led to quite a bit of confusion and re-reading, as the names followed to closely in the writing. That said, I finally got caught up and it ended on a nice note. On top book #3!
August 3, 2023
the families brought alive in the first and second books continue to grow, to love, living real live
This book takes you through joy and heartache, as the families brought alive in the first and second books continue to grow, to love, living real lives, complicated by the circumstances life brings. Old prejudice shift, as do loyalties. This series is a great binge read!
This book takes you through joy and heartache, as the families brought alive in the first and second books continue to grow, to love, living real lives, complicated by the circumstances life brings. Old prejudice shift, as do loyalties. This series is a great binge read!
April 14, 2024
A beautiful story of love, pain and forgiveness. Holding onto anger and blame can destroy one if they don’t move through the grief process and into a new path. Charlie’s story is an example of repressed feelings of guilt which continued to affect his future happiness with his friends and family. Learning to forgive oneself is often a crucial component of redemption and recovery.
April 15, 2024
Very interesting book!
This is a very interesting and heartwarming story of the Coleman family. Charlie is burdened with a past mistake. His Great Grandfather seems to be in the same situation. Nora is in a similar situation that has hindered her life for thirty years. You must read this wonderful book to find out each story. You will not regret reading this book.
This is a very interesting and heartwarming story of the Coleman family. Charlie is burdened with a past mistake. His Great Grandfather seems to be in the same situation. Nora is in a similar situation that has hindered her life for thirty years. You must read this wonderful book to find out each story. You will not regret reading this book.
January 11, 2025
💖💖💖
This book was just as fantastic as the one before it. I could feel Nora's sorrow about her son death many years. I felt Charlie's guilt over the lost of his best friend. There is family drama which comes from betrayal and guilt. So glad that Charlie & Nora got over their differences and are moving on to a happier place in their lives.
This book was just as fantastic as the one before it. I could feel Nora's sorrow about her son death many years. I felt Charlie's guilt over the lost of his best friend. There is family drama which comes from betrayal and guilt. So glad that Charlie & Nora got over their differences and are moving on to a happier place in their lives.
April 28, 2025
Love Runs Deep
This is a fantastic story of healing and new things. Things can never stay the same if you want to heal and this book touches on this topic beautifully. I enjoying the younger characters with the older more wise are great examples of healing and second chances life can hold for the future. A must read series that keeps you well engaged from start to the end. Enjoy
This is a fantastic story of healing and new things. Things can never stay the same if you want to heal and this book touches on this topic beautifully. I enjoying the younger characters with the older more wise are great examples of healing and second chances life can hold for the future. A must read series that keeps you well engaged from start to the end. Enjoy
June 7, 2023
Love Runs Deep
This was a good continuation in the serirs.It had many life truths in it. The characters were very real and insightful. A good beach read with some with life truths inside.
This was a good continuation in the serirs.It had many life truths in it. The characters were very real and insightful. A good beach read with some with life truths inside.
June 29, 2023
Book #2
I like that I category back to the years before when the characters were younger, and then overturned to the present day in the next chapter. The story kept me interested in what would transpire next!
I like that I category back to the years before when the characters were younger, and then overturned to the present day in the next chapter. The story kept me interested in what would transpire next!
November 21, 2023
Love can overcome grief
As a grieving widow of two years, I was especially blessed to see the happy conclusions of so many lives that had been torn apart by bad and impossible decisions. Kudos to the author!
As a grieving widow of two years, I was especially blessed to see the happy conclusions of so many lives that had been torn apart by bad and impossible decisions. Kudos to the author!
January 24, 2024
Love Runs Deep
This book really taught me a lot about forgiveness. All of the sad events that happened and how the people worked through them. Look forward to reading the next one.
This book really taught me a lot about forgiveness. All of the sad events that happened and how the people worked through them. Look forward to reading the next one.
May 19, 2024
The Beauty of Love
It’s a story of life, with its highs and lows, and the strength required to make it through. Always the metaphor of the garden, producing vegetables and fruits, born of live. Great read. Have a tissue with you.
It’s a story of life, with its highs and lows, and the strength required to make it through. Always the metaphor of the garden, producing vegetables and fruits, born of live. Great read. Have a tissue with you.
March 12, 2025
Great read!
I'm enjoying this series so much....meeting all the relatives in this family is a little confusing, however, I am enjoying getting to know who each one is individually, and liking them all. On to the next book in is enjoyable series!😀
I'm enjoying this series so much....meeting all the relatives in this family is a little confusing, however, I am enjoying getting to know who each one is individually, and liking them all. On to the next book in is enjoyable series!😀
April 8, 2025
Second in series
I'm really enjoying the Coleman family series. I like that the story continues and widens the cast of characters with each successive book. Endearing characters and well rounded personalities.
I'm really enjoying the Coleman family series. I like that the story continues and widens the cast of characters with each successive book. Endearing characters and well rounded personalities.
November 11, 2025
Love Runs Deep
Wow! This story runs deep and long in time span. It is about how our lives change in an instant, a wreck, best friend died, and even though not Charley’s fault, the guilt, was hard to live with. How this affected family and friends.
Wow! This story runs deep and long in time span. It is about how our lives change in an instant, a wreck, best friend died, and even though not Charley’s fault, the guilt, was hard to live with. How this affected family and friends.
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