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Seasons of the Heart #3
Love on Mimosa Lane
Book 3 of the #1 Amazon Best-selling Seasons of the Heart Series.Recurring characters appear in the #1 Amazon Short Story, Here in My Heart, and Let Me Love You Again, the heartwarming second book in the Echoes of the Heart series releasing April 28th, 2015!Law Beaumont and Kristen Hemmings have watched each other from a distance for years. But Law, a bartender with a bad-boy past, and Kristen, an assistant principal devoted to helping her community, couldn't seem more different. When they unite to mentor a young foster child and to help Law's troubled daughter through the aftermath of her parents' ugly divorce, their attraction deepens. They face the undeniable connection between them, and a whirlwind of challenges they can only conquer together.A stirring love story and a candid look at the complexities of divorce, substance abuse, and our country's foster care system, Love on Mimosa Lane is a love song to an entire community, and a novel about the power of family--the family you've been given, the one you've chosen, and the one that can lift you up, even when the world is tearing you down.
329 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 21, 2014
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Anna DeStefano
42 books273 followersAnna DeStefano brings to life heart-warming, emotion-packed stories about community, family and second chances. Her award-winning, nationally bestselling small town romances spotlight family, friendships and the forgiveness that nurtures her characters’ dreams…as they explore the issues all contemporary families face.
Anna’s imagination is forever inspired by our ability to claim an unlimited and exciting future—by honestly confronting and bravely overcoming the setbacks of the past.
She’s the author of more than twenty-seven books, including the Echoes of the Heart and the Mimosa Lane novels that are set in Chandlerville, Georgia, and her Atlanta Heroes series.
Look for her other titles featuring the reader-favorite Dixon family: Here in My Heart, Let me Love You Again, His Darling Bride, and Book 3 of the Seasons of the Heart series, Love on Mimosa Lane.
Born in Charleston, South Carolina, Anna’s lived in the South her entire life. Her background as a care provider and adult educator in the world of crisis and grief recovery lends itself to the deeper psychological themes of every story she writes.
A wife and mother, she currently writes in a charming northeast suburb of Atlanta, Georgia, not all that different from her characters’ beloved Chandlerville.
She is also a workshop, masterclass and keynote speaker, a writing coach, and a freelance editor.
Get to know Anna at annawrites.com/blog and the Anna DeStefano: Author page on Facebook, where she shares her inspirations, her challenges, a healthy dose of honest optimism, and tidbits about upcoming projects.
Anna’s imagination is forever inspired by our ability to claim an unlimited and exciting future—by honestly confronting and bravely overcoming the setbacks of the past.
She’s the author of more than twenty-seven books, including the Echoes of the Heart and the Mimosa Lane novels that are set in Chandlerville, Georgia, and her Atlanta Heroes series.
Look for her other titles featuring the reader-favorite Dixon family: Here in My Heart, Let me Love You Again, His Darling Bride, and Book 3 of the Seasons of the Heart series, Love on Mimosa Lane.
Born in Charleston, South Carolina, Anna’s lived in the South her entire life. Her background as a care provider and adult educator in the world of crisis and grief recovery lends itself to the deeper psychological themes of every story she writes.
A wife and mother, she currently writes in a charming northeast suburb of Atlanta, Georgia, not all that different from her characters’ beloved Chandlerville.
She is also a workshop, masterclass and keynote speaker, a writing coach, and a freelance editor.
Get to know Anna at annawrites.com/blog and the Anna DeStefano: Author page on Facebook, where she shares her inspirations, her challenges, a healthy dose of honest optimism, and tidbits about upcoming projects.
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February 6, 2023
I enjoyed reading the series. I like how we see Fin found his way to allow people care and love him. And how he found a good friend and stuck with his friend no matter what.
January 16, 2014
This was a very unconventional romance. Every character was messed up and from a family that was abusive or not supportive. The main characters are Law Beaumont and Kristen Hemmings. Law is an alcoholic, an ex-con, in the midst of an acrimonious divorce and the devoted father to eight-year-old Chloe. His ex-wife Libby is doing all she can to turn Chloe and the community against Law while hiding her own alcoholism. She doesn't hesitate to create all sorts of public, messy confrontations.
Kristen is the Associate Principal at Chloe's elementary school. She has had an interest in Law since she first saw him. But she kept her distance both because he was married and because she didn't have in faith in love since her own family was distant.
However, for me, the main focus of this story was Fin who was an eight-year-old foster child who had been in the system since his drug addicted mother died when he was five. He has shifted from foster home to foster home and has not trusted anyone enough to try to fit in. Kristen has learned that he loves soccer and so she has approached Law, who is a soccer coach, to try to get him involved. Law is also trying to get his daughter to play soccer again to despite her mother's advocating for cheerleading and hanging out with the third grade mean girls.
Chloe's plight - being torn between her mother and her father - was also a large part of this story. Her desire for her family to be normal and for her parents to stop fighting was very realistic. She was trying to do what her mother wanted to try to keep her mother from being so angry. She is also covering up her mother's drinking.
Between the acrimonious divorce and Libby's outbursts, alcoholism, and various things the kids are going through, the romance definitely took the back seat in this story. Additionally, the writing style which was heavy with everyone's thoughts and feelings and light on dialog made this one different than most of the romances I read.
Readers who like angst will like this one.
Kristen is the Associate Principal at Chloe's elementary school. She has had an interest in Law since she first saw him. But she kept her distance both because he was married and because she didn't have in faith in love since her own family was distant.
However, for me, the main focus of this story was Fin who was an eight-year-old foster child who had been in the system since his drug addicted mother died when he was five. He has shifted from foster home to foster home and has not trusted anyone enough to try to fit in. Kristen has learned that he loves soccer and so she has approached Law, who is a soccer coach, to try to get him involved. Law is also trying to get his daughter to play soccer again to despite her mother's advocating for cheerleading and hanging out with the third grade mean girls.
Chloe's plight - being torn between her mother and her father - was also a large part of this story. Her desire for her family to be normal and for her parents to stop fighting was very realistic. She was trying to do what her mother wanted to try to keep her mother from being so angry. She is also covering up her mother's drinking.
Between the acrimonious divorce and Libby's outbursts, alcoholism, and various things the kids are going through, the romance definitely took the back seat in this story. Additionally, the writing style which was heavy with everyone's thoughts and feelings and light on dialog made this one different than most of the romances I read.
Readers who like angst will like this one.
April 8, 2015
What an amazing book! A heartwarming romance that will make you laugh and cry. Law is an alcoholic, ex-con, going through a nasty divorce with Libby. Libby has caused Law not to believe in himself and not trust anyone not even his own brother. Libby will do whatever it takes to tear Law down in public and to their 8 year old daughter Chloe and the whole time hiding the fact she is an alcoholic. She has Chloe not believing in herself and not trusting anyone either. Kristen the vice principal at Chloe's school enters the picture and she has always had feeling for Law. She tries to help Chloe and Fin a foster child to believe in themselves and to trust others. Libby fights her every step of the way. To see how it all ends read the book today. You will not be sorry. This story will touch your heart.
February 15, 2014
This is a feel-good small-town romance!
Read full review in the 2014 February issue of InD’tale Magazine.
Read full review in the 2014 February issue of InD’tale Magazine.
January 26, 2014
Some authors have the gift to infuse so much into their stories that it's so much more than just a romance story. This book told several people's stories. All the stories blend into one big heartwarming story that was realistic and tough, but also hopeful and loving too. I wasn't ready to be done when this book ended.
This is the third book in the Seasons of the Heart series. I wouldn't recommend treating it as a standalone as its moderately connected to the one before it though the main story line is not a continuation.
The story opens when Kristen Hemmings the Asst. Principal for the elementary school contacts Law Beaumont and requests a meeting. Law is a recently divorced man with a notorious past as a recovering alcoholic and ex-con. His ex makes his life miserable and he tries to hold it together for the sake of his cherished daughter. He suspects the AP wants to speak with him about how the divorce is affecting Chloe at school. He's worried about that, but there is a large part of him that is worked up by the attraction he feels toward the calm, cool and put together woman who has never looked at him like she believes any of the lies and gossip his ex-wife Libby spreads about him.
Kristen is taking a big chance calling Law to come up to the school, but she thinks her gamble is worth it if it will help Law, Chloe and the bitter and mistrustful new kid, Fin. Okay, so she's strongly attracted to the man and wanted to attempt a connection with him after staring at him playing soccer in the park every week. Law doesn't make it easy on her. She can see that he's got that 'I don't care about anything' attitude going, but she shocks him when she asks him to consider taking up coaching kid's soccer again. She's hoping to get Chloe playing again instead of hanging around with the shallow and popular mean girls that Libby pushes on her and she hopes to get foster kid and bad boy Fin involved in something that will get past his wall of mistrust. Law surprises her when he does it.
Unfortunately, this makes Libby escalate her persecution of Law and draw attention to Kristen. Libby's behavior harms Chloe too because the kids at school give her a hard time about her scene-making parents. Chloe is all knotted up inside over the messy situation with her parents and all the pushing her mom does. Her dad never smiles though she knows he cares. She just wants a normal family. Law is pushed too far by Libby and finally fights back, but he is so overwhelmed and insists on accepting as little help as possible. He's determined to pull back from everyone including Kristen because he knows he's unworthy and fears their eventual rejection because of his mess of a life always interfering with anything good.
Fin is abrasive and standoffish, but deep down wants what other people have. He is envious of Chloe of having even one parent who cares. He is terrified to accept and feel because it could all be taken away so quickly. Chloe is his friend and he'll do anything for her even if it means losing the first place where people cared and gave him a home.
The story is a romance between Kristen and Law, but it is also Chloe and Fin's story too. The themes of substance abuse, divorce, estranged family, and unconditional love play a part as four people narrate this one. These make for weighty subject matter and sad things do happen in the story, but the tone allowed me to feel hope for these hurting people.
For the first time, Kristen's past is exposed and this explains why she can be so very compassionate toward troubled kids and really understand Law. It also explains why she struggles with relationships especially the one she wants and is terrified of starting with Law. Yet, even though he rejected her, she didn't play games or get pouty. Kristen continued being there for the children and gave Law another chance. She was the most engaging heroine I've read about in a long time.
Law's past explains why he is so determined to get things right for Chloe even if he has blown his own chances. It was sad to see him so overwhelmed, but it was neat to see him really start to grow from there to reconnect with Kristen, Chloe, his brother and his friends along with getting a better perspective to deal with his ex-wife. Watching it all happen just made me fall in love with Law right along with Kristen.
The author did a wonderful job giving Chloe and Fin their own voices that told the story from their perspectives. I really felt like I was getting a child's naive, confused and troubled view of what was going on around them. The powerlessness of both the children was tough to read about, but I loved that they had some adult champions in their lives. I should mention that Fin's narration is mostly told through his experiences of being interviewed by his social worker to determine his permanent placement. It's not confusing or difficult to follow; it's just different.
So all in all, its not the sort of story that is light and fun, but it was so engaging and satisfying. I would recommend this for those who enjoy a challenging heartwarming romance that is way more than a romance when all's said and done.
My thanks to Net Galley for the opportunity to read this one in exchange for my honest review thoughts.
This is the third book in the Seasons of the Heart series. I wouldn't recommend treating it as a standalone as its moderately connected to the one before it though the main story line is not a continuation.
The story opens when Kristen Hemmings the Asst. Principal for the elementary school contacts Law Beaumont and requests a meeting. Law is a recently divorced man with a notorious past as a recovering alcoholic and ex-con. His ex makes his life miserable and he tries to hold it together for the sake of his cherished daughter. He suspects the AP wants to speak with him about how the divorce is affecting Chloe at school. He's worried about that, but there is a large part of him that is worked up by the attraction he feels toward the calm, cool and put together woman who has never looked at him like she believes any of the lies and gossip his ex-wife Libby spreads about him.
Kristen is taking a big chance calling Law to come up to the school, but she thinks her gamble is worth it if it will help Law, Chloe and the bitter and mistrustful new kid, Fin. Okay, so she's strongly attracted to the man and wanted to attempt a connection with him after staring at him playing soccer in the park every week. Law doesn't make it easy on her. She can see that he's got that 'I don't care about anything' attitude going, but she shocks him when she asks him to consider taking up coaching kid's soccer again. She's hoping to get Chloe playing again instead of hanging around with the shallow and popular mean girls that Libby pushes on her and she hopes to get foster kid and bad boy Fin involved in something that will get past his wall of mistrust. Law surprises her when he does it.
Unfortunately, this makes Libby escalate her persecution of Law and draw attention to Kristen. Libby's behavior harms Chloe too because the kids at school give her a hard time about her scene-making parents. Chloe is all knotted up inside over the messy situation with her parents and all the pushing her mom does. Her dad never smiles though she knows he cares. She just wants a normal family. Law is pushed too far by Libby and finally fights back, but he is so overwhelmed and insists on accepting as little help as possible. He's determined to pull back from everyone including Kristen because he knows he's unworthy and fears their eventual rejection because of his mess of a life always interfering with anything good.
Fin is abrasive and standoffish, but deep down wants what other people have. He is envious of Chloe of having even one parent who cares. He is terrified to accept and feel because it could all be taken away so quickly. Chloe is his friend and he'll do anything for her even if it means losing the first place where people cared and gave him a home.
The story is a romance between Kristen and Law, but it is also Chloe and Fin's story too. The themes of substance abuse, divorce, estranged family, and unconditional love play a part as four people narrate this one. These make for weighty subject matter and sad things do happen in the story, but the tone allowed me to feel hope for these hurting people.
For the first time, Kristen's past is exposed and this explains why she can be so very compassionate toward troubled kids and really understand Law. It also explains why she struggles with relationships especially the one she wants and is terrified of starting with Law. Yet, even though he rejected her, she didn't play games or get pouty. Kristen continued being there for the children and gave Law another chance. She was the most engaging heroine I've read about in a long time.
Law's past explains why he is so determined to get things right for Chloe even if he has blown his own chances. It was sad to see him so overwhelmed, but it was neat to see him really start to grow from there to reconnect with Kristen, Chloe, his brother and his friends along with getting a better perspective to deal with his ex-wife. Watching it all happen just made me fall in love with Law right along with Kristen.
The author did a wonderful job giving Chloe and Fin their own voices that told the story from their perspectives. I really felt like I was getting a child's naive, confused and troubled view of what was going on around them. The powerlessness of both the children was tough to read about, but I loved that they had some adult champions in their lives. I should mention that Fin's narration is mostly told through his experiences of being interviewed by his social worker to determine his permanent placement. It's not confusing or difficult to follow; it's just different.
So all in all, its not the sort of story that is light and fun, but it was so engaging and satisfying. I would recommend this for those who enjoy a challenging heartwarming romance that is way more than a romance when all's said and done.
My thanks to Net Galley for the opportunity to read this one in exchange for my honest review thoughts.
July 30, 2017
Really good
Anna DeStefano writes a nice romance. However, it's the in the details in her characters and the very real issues she sea especially into her stories that make her books really good reads.
Anna DeStefano writes a nice romance. However, it's the in the details in her characters and the very real issues she sea especially into her stories that make her books really good reads.
September 10, 2017
A story about loving and caring.
This s such a good story. I could feel the caring, the sadness, the concern and caring of family and friends. Also, the arguments and hurts caused by another person who has an addiction. I giggled and I cried. So much of it I related to.
This s such a good story. I could feel the caring, the sadness, the concern and caring of family and friends. Also, the arguments and hurts caused by another person who has an addiction. I giggled and I cried. So much of it I related to.
March 9, 2018
Number three in the series!
This book took me wait longer to get drawn in. But, the more I read, the more I couldn't put it down. It makes you think about how your past creates who you are and the huddles you have to jump to thrive in your future.
This book took me wait longer to get drawn in. But, the more I read, the more I couldn't put it down. It makes you think about how your past creates who you are and the huddles you have to jump to thrive in your future.
December 31, 2018
Another fantastic book in this series, all three of these stories were lovely and the characters and town were really nice to be a part of. The story was again sad in parts however it was lovely to see how the community all helped and enabled these characters to find there happiness.
July 18, 2018
It was an easy to listen story with great characters.
January 13, 2014
Love on Mimosa Lane is a heartwarming story of love, family and friendship. This latest installment in Anna DeStafano's extremely popular Seasons of the Heart series is sure to be a hit with old and new fans of the series.
Chandlerville is a tight-night community where the residents look out for one another. So when assistant principal Kristen Hemmings needs help with one of her new students, she is quick to ask Law Beaumont to help mentor the young man. Law is no stranger to trouble and while he is at first hesitant to become involved, he soon sees an opportunity to not only help Fin Robinson, but his young daughter Chloe as well.
Both Law and Kristen have complicated family histories that continue to plague them even though they are now adults. They each tend to keep an emotional distance and while Law has been married, Kristen ends her relationships long before they get serious. Kristen's issues are fairly easy to overcome whereas Law's are going to take a lot of work and most of the novel to fully resolve.
Law thought his problems with his wife Libby would end once they were divorced. Unfortunately Libby is bitter, vindictive and out to ruin not only his reputation, but his relationships too. Their daughter Chloe is caught in the middle until Law finally starts to listen some of the advice from his friends and his brother, Dan and begins to take control of his life.
All of the characters in Love on Mimosa Lane have a lot of emotional baggage and some of them are dealing with some pretty serious problems. Law and Libby have substance abuse issues, both in the past and present, and Law has a prison record. Chloe is caught between doing what she wants and trying to please her mother. Fin has been in the foster care system for most of his young life and he is having trouble adjusting to his new foster home. Ms. DeStafano does an exemplary job of handling each of these topics with sensitivity and the story never feels overwhelmed by the various conflicts. It is not a light, fluffy read, but it is not bleak or depressing either.
There is a romantic element to Love on Mimosa Lane but this part of the storyline is very understated. Instead, most of the novel centers around Law and the various obstacles he is facing. He has a lot a demons in his past and before he can have a successful relationship with Kristen, Law needs make peace with his mistakes and change how he deals with adversity.
While I liked Love on Mimosa Lane, it is fairly slow paced for the first half of the novel. Some of the sentences are a little awkwardly written. I really liked Fin and Chloe but they seemed a lot older than third graders. Libby's character has no redeeming qualities and her maliciousness becomes predictable and grating.
Despite these minor issues, I really enjoyed Love on Mimosa Lane. The characters are likable with genuine problems that are realistically resolved. The storylines are compelling and the novel's conclusion is emotionally satisfying. This powerful story of healing is a fascinating addition to Anna DeStafano Seasons of the Heart series.
Chandlerville is a tight-night community where the residents look out for one another. So when assistant principal Kristen Hemmings needs help with one of her new students, she is quick to ask Law Beaumont to help mentor the young man. Law is no stranger to trouble and while he is at first hesitant to become involved, he soon sees an opportunity to not only help Fin Robinson, but his young daughter Chloe as well.
Both Law and Kristen have complicated family histories that continue to plague them even though they are now adults. They each tend to keep an emotional distance and while Law has been married, Kristen ends her relationships long before they get serious. Kristen's issues are fairly easy to overcome whereas Law's are going to take a lot of work and most of the novel to fully resolve.
Law thought his problems with his wife Libby would end once they were divorced. Unfortunately Libby is bitter, vindictive and out to ruin not only his reputation, but his relationships too. Their daughter Chloe is caught in the middle until Law finally starts to listen some of the advice from his friends and his brother, Dan and begins to take control of his life.
All of the characters in Love on Mimosa Lane have a lot of emotional baggage and some of them are dealing with some pretty serious problems. Law and Libby have substance abuse issues, both in the past and present, and Law has a prison record. Chloe is caught between doing what she wants and trying to please her mother. Fin has been in the foster care system for most of his young life and he is having trouble adjusting to his new foster home. Ms. DeStafano does an exemplary job of handling each of these topics with sensitivity and the story never feels overwhelmed by the various conflicts. It is not a light, fluffy read, but it is not bleak or depressing either.
There is a romantic element to Love on Mimosa Lane but this part of the storyline is very understated. Instead, most of the novel centers around Law and the various obstacles he is facing. He has a lot a demons in his past and before he can have a successful relationship with Kristen, Law needs make peace with his mistakes and change how he deals with adversity.
While I liked Love on Mimosa Lane, it is fairly slow paced for the first half of the novel. Some of the sentences are a little awkwardly written. I really liked Fin and Chloe but they seemed a lot older than third graders. Libby's character has no redeeming qualities and her maliciousness becomes predictable and grating.
Despite these minor issues, I really enjoyed Love on Mimosa Lane. The characters are likable with genuine problems that are realistically resolved. The storylines are compelling and the novel's conclusion is emotionally satisfying. This powerful story of healing is a fascinating addition to Anna DeStafano Seasons of the Heart series.
January 20, 2014
Both Law Beaumont and Kristen Hemmings were aware of each other for some time. Both kept their distance as well. Law didn’t need any complications heaped onto the disintegration of his marriage nor further stress complicating the relationship he needed to re-establish with his beloved young daughter.
Kristen, Assistant Principal at his daughter’s school, didn’t need problems with Law’s bitterly outspoken ex-wife. However, all feelings aside, Kristen needed to do all she could to save a young troubled foster child from being sent back into the system. From information gathered from the foster parents Kristen thought Law might be the key in helping her to save one a child from a shattered childhood, and with any luck just might help Law with his own remote daughter.
With love, patience, and understanding author DeStefano writes a powerful love story using real life complexities from divorce, substance abuse and an often defective foster care system. This novel candidly touches on flawed family dynamics; from families one is born into and the families one wished they could have been part of, if given a choice.
*** In spite of the seriousness of the subject matter, there are some moments of lightheartedness where I did smile to myself or even have a chuckle or two. Obviously, anytime there are children involved in divorce, whether amicable or not, the child is usually the one who suffers. However, when there are secrets, bitterness, and alcoholism involved the toll on a child is often insurmountable.
Kristen knows that Law’s ex-wife Libby has made his life a misery and if Libby is to be believed, Law is too damaged to be of use to anyone including his own daughter. However, Kristen still feels that Law could be a great influence in helping to save a young foster child before he need back into the system. The lad, Fin, needs desperately to have something to ground him and convince him to stop running away. If Kristen can persuade Law to commit and coach the schools soccer team, specifically young Fin, his tutelage might be the one thing to help Fin believe in himself and accept the love his foster family wants to give him.
Basically, while I expected more of a romance, I felt the romance was secondary to the issues that were at the root of the problems the protagonists needed to overcome. Both leads had their individual survival issues from their own dysfunctional childhoods. Where they had ended up as adults today were a direct result that dysfunction adding to the angst of the problems both needed to overcome for a happily ever after.
Bottom line: I love happy endings and most issues were more or less resolved by the end of this story, so that I did enjoy the book. However, it turned out to be a bit slower read for me because of the reality of the issues which I found somewhat disturbing.
Marilyn Rondeau, for www.ck2skwipsandktiques.com
Kristen, Assistant Principal at his daughter’s school, didn’t need problems with Law’s bitterly outspoken ex-wife. However, all feelings aside, Kristen needed to do all she could to save a young troubled foster child from being sent back into the system. From information gathered from the foster parents Kristen thought Law might be the key in helping her to save one a child from a shattered childhood, and with any luck just might help Law with his own remote daughter.
With love, patience, and understanding author DeStefano writes a powerful love story using real life complexities from divorce, substance abuse and an often defective foster care system. This novel candidly touches on flawed family dynamics; from families one is born into and the families one wished they could have been part of, if given a choice.
*** In spite of the seriousness of the subject matter, there are some moments of lightheartedness where I did smile to myself or even have a chuckle or two. Obviously, anytime there are children involved in divorce, whether amicable or not, the child is usually the one who suffers. However, when there are secrets, bitterness, and alcoholism involved the toll on a child is often insurmountable.
Kristen knows that Law’s ex-wife Libby has made his life a misery and if Libby is to be believed, Law is too damaged to be of use to anyone including his own daughter. However, Kristen still feels that Law could be a great influence in helping to save a young foster child before he need back into the system. The lad, Fin, needs desperately to have something to ground him and convince him to stop running away. If Kristen can persuade Law to commit and coach the schools soccer team, specifically young Fin, his tutelage might be the one thing to help Fin believe in himself and accept the love his foster family wants to give him.
Basically, while I expected more of a romance, I felt the romance was secondary to the issues that were at the root of the problems the protagonists needed to overcome. Both leads had their individual survival issues from their own dysfunctional childhoods. Where they had ended up as adults today were a direct result that dysfunction adding to the angst of the problems both needed to overcome for a happily ever after.
Bottom line: I love happy endings and most issues were more or less resolved by the end of this story, so that I did enjoy the book. However, it turned out to be a bit slower read for me because of the reality of the issues which I found somewhat disturbing.
Marilyn Rondeau, for www.ck2skwipsandktiques.com
February 25, 2014
4.5 Stars
As she has in her two earlier Seasons of the Heart novels, Christmas on Mimosa Lane (2012) and Three Days on Mimosa Lane (2013), DeStefano combines richly layered characterization with contemporary problems and a small-town setting that portrays a community with heart but also with its share of troubled souls and shattered lives. In addition to an emotionally powerful romance between two complex people with complicated pasts, this third novel in the series looks at the effects of divorce on children, the sometimes volatile situation between former spouses, and the foster care system. I was particularly impressed that the author showed both the damage the system can do to children who are moved from home to home to home and the selfless, heroic efforts of the best foster parents to love their foster children and make a lasting, positive difference in their lives. Love on Mimosa Lane is about romantic love, but it is also about the love between parent and child, between friends, and within a community that cares for its own.
If you are a fan of small-town romances but sometimes feel that the towns are just too good to be true, DeStefano’s Mimosa Lane books are the perfect antidote. Chandlerville experiences all the problems that are being faced in most real small towns. It is a town with its share of self-indulgence, shallow values, and mean spirits, a town that is not exempt from violence, substance abuse, and materialism, but it is also a town with a core of decent people who want to protect their children, care for their neighbors, and nurture the real sense of community that exists there. In other words, it is a town in which the reader can believe.
My only quibble with the books is that Chloe and Fin and their classmates thought and behaved in ways that seemed older and more sophisticated than typical third graders to me. Still, that is a small complaint in what I found to be a compelling story with engaging characters. I recommend this book. I think DeStefano is something of a buried treasure.
See full review at Just Janga:
http://justjanga.blogspot.com/2014/01...
As she has in her two earlier Seasons of the Heart novels, Christmas on Mimosa Lane (2012) and Three Days on Mimosa Lane (2013), DeStefano combines richly layered characterization with contemporary problems and a small-town setting that portrays a community with heart but also with its share of troubled souls and shattered lives. In addition to an emotionally powerful romance between two complex people with complicated pasts, this third novel in the series looks at the effects of divorce on children, the sometimes volatile situation between former spouses, and the foster care system. I was particularly impressed that the author showed both the damage the system can do to children who are moved from home to home to home and the selfless, heroic efforts of the best foster parents to love their foster children and make a lasting, positive difference in their lives. Love on Mimosa Lane is about romantic love, but it is also about the love between parent and child, between friends, and within a community that cares for its own.
If you are a fan of small-town romances but sometimes feel that the towns are just too good to be true, DeStefano’s Mimosa Lane books are the perfect antidote. Chandlerville experiences all the problems that are being faced in most real small towns. It is a town with its share of self-indulgence, shallow values, and mean spirits, a town that is not exempt from violence, substance abuse, and materialism, but it is also a town with a core of decent people who want to protect their children, care for their neighbors, and nurture the real sense of community that exists there. In other words, it is a town in which the reader can believe.
My only quibble with the books is that Chloe and Fin and their classmates thought and behaved in ways that seemed older and more sophisticated than typical third graders to me. Still, that is a small complaint in what I found to be a compelling story with engaging characters. I recommend this book. I think DeStefano is something of a buried treasure.
See full review at Just Janga:
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July 20, 2016
The third in the Seasons of the Heart series by Anna DeStefano, this is my first introduction to both this series and her writing. While there is a romance that is slowly forming in the background; this story is focused more on the trials and struggles that the characters experience, or are overcoming, as the story progresses.
Characters are well developed, with a few moments that felt inconsistent, or were more tell than show. Fin and Chloe both seem older than their years; easily explained by the rougher patches that they have endured, but their speech patterns often feel stilted and the dialogue with them, in many places is awkward. Kristen, while dedicated to her job and wanting to help seems to have a reserve of fear and tendency to run that is just unlikable. Yes, it mostly works out in the end, and we do see her reserve comes from her fear of connection and commitment should she be hurt, but she often had moments that pulled me completely out of the intended emotion I feel the author was looking to create.
Law is struggling to prove himself worthy, and his ex-wife is a bit over the top and too successful in her agenda to destroy Law, for a community repeatedly mentioned as being ‘close knit and supportive’. While Law is struggling, he also finds serenity in helping others: his conversations and interactions with both of the children is accurate and heartwarming. Both he and Kristen are broken and battered by life, with Pullman carloads of baggage trailing behind them, and mountainous obstacles that will not lessen until they take a risk. And several times I saw them starting to let go, but never quite achieving what they claimed to have achieved.
I enjoyed this story, the pacing irregularities and the occasional inconsistent behaviors of the characters were momentary blips: the book passed reasonably quickly and had me curious about more from this little town.
I received an eArc copy from the publisher from NetGalley for purpose of honest review. I was not compensated for this review: all conclusions are my own responsibility.
Characters are well developed, with a few moments that felt inconsistent, or were more tell than show. Fin and Chloe both seem older than their years; easily explained by the rougher patches that they have endured, but their speech patterns often feel stilted and the dialogue with them, in many places is awkward. Kristen, while dedicated to her job and wanting to help seems to have a reserve of fear and tendency to run that is just unlikable. Yes, it mostly works out in the end, and we do see her reserve comes from her fear of connection and commitment should she be hurt, but she often had moments that pulled me completely out of the intended emotion I feel the author was looking to create.
Law is struggling to prove himself worthy, and his ex-wife is a bit over the top and too successful in her agenda to destroy Law, for a community repeatedly mentioned as being ‘close knit and supportive’. While Law is struggling, he also finds serenity in helping others: his conversations and interactions with both of the children is accurate and heartwarming. Both he and Kristen are broken and battered by life, with Pullman carloads of baggage trailing behind them, and mountainous obstacles that will not lessen until they take a risk. And several times I saw them starting to let go, but never quite achieving what they claimed to have achieved.
I enjoyed this story, the pacing irregularities and the occasional inconsistent behaviors of the characters were momentary blips: the book passed reasonably quickly and had me curious about more from this little town.
I received an eArc copy from the publisher from NetGalley for purpose of honest review. I was not compensated for this review: all conclusions are my own responsibility.
August 9, 2014
LOVE ON MIMOSA LANE is more than just another romance. It is about the foster care system, alcoholism and the toll it takes on family life, and about bullies. It is a book filled with interesting characters, some to love, and one not so much. The descriptions are rich and the story moves quickly.
Law is a bad-boy type with a soft heart that he guards closely. His past and his divorce from Libby have left him afraid to trust anyone, His desire to protect his daughter Chloe from the ugliness of his divorce, her mother’s drunkenness, and the rumors about his life, have caused him to build a wall around himself.
Kristen, the assistant principal at Chloe’s school, is dealing with her own demons, but recognizes the personal battle Law is fighting. She recruits him to help Fin, a foster child who is troubled and lonely, to play soccer. The deal is that if Law helps Fin, she will convince Fin to recruit Chloe, who loves soccer but was convinced by her mother, that rather than playing soccer, she should concentrate on being like the popular girls.
There is, needless to say, a romantic attraction between Law and Kristen, but neither can get beyond the wounds of their pasts to let love in. They both grew up in dysfunctional families where love was rationed out, rather than given freely.
This story has a lot going on in it, but it is expertly pulled together by DeStefano. I loved that there were so many loose threads that needed to come together before the book’s end. There was a lot to pique my interest. The characters were well crafted, and I fell in love with them right away.
This is the third book in the Seasons of the Heart series. I have not read the other two yet, but I felt this book could stand on its own without reading all of them. I would definitely recommend LOVE ON MIMOSA LANE to anyone who doesn’t mind a bit of romance, but enjoys reading books that touch on some of society’s sad issues.
To learn more about Anna DeStefano, check out her webpage Anna DeStefano, her blog Anna DeStefano, on FaceBook, Twitter, and on Pinterest.
Law is a bad-boy type with a soft heart that he guards closely. His past and his divorce from Libby have left him afraid to trust anyone, His desire to protect his daughter Chloe from the ugliness of his divorce, her mother’s drunkenness, and the rumors about his life, have caused him to build a wall around himself.
Kristen, the assistant principal at Chloe’s school, is dealing with her own demons, but recognizes the personal battle Law is fighting. She recruits him to help Fin, a foster child who is troubled and lonely, to play soccer. The deal is that if Law helps Fin, she will convince Fin to recruit Chloe, who loves soccer but was convinced by her mother, that rather than playing soccer, she should concentrate on being like the popular girls.
There is, needless to say, a romantic attraction between Law and Kristen, but neither can get beyond the wounds of their pasts to let love in. They both grew up in dysfunctional families where love was rationed out, rather than given freely.
This story has a lot going on in it, but it is expertly pulled together by DeStefano. I loved that there were so many loose threads that needed to come together before the book’s end. There was a lot to pique my interest. The characters were well crafted, and I fell in love with them right away.
This is the third book in the Seasons of the Heart series. I have not read the other two yet, but I felt this book could stand on its own without reading all of them. I would definitely recommend LOVE ON MIMOSA LANE to anyone who doesn’t mind a bit of romance, but enjoys reading books that touch on some of society’s sad issues.
To learn more about Anna DeStefano, check out her webpage Anna DeStefano, her blog Anna DeStefano, on FaceBook, Twitter, and on Pinterest.
January 13, 2014
Love on Mimosa Lane is a sweet romance between a dedicated assistant principal and the bad-boy father of one of her students. I enjoyed it very much.
Though Kristen Hemmings, the daughter of a mother who abandoned her and a diplomat who left her care to others, has made a place for herself in the small-town community of Chandlerville, she still fears giving her heart to a man. But she and Law Beaumont, an ex-con whose third-grade daughter attends Kristen's school, have been circling around each other from afar ever since Law moved to Chandlerville three years earlier. Then Kristen asks the now-divorced Law to coach a troubled boy with a natural talent for soccer, in an effort to break through the boy's walls. The chemistry blossoms instantly, both between Kristen and Law, and between Law and the troubled Fin.
While Kristen and Law begin to explore their feelings for each other, Law's ex-wife--who has primary custody of his daughter--spirals out of control, and the real casualties of the piece are Fin and Law's daughter Chloe.
The characterization is clear and solid; I particularly appreciated that Law came across as male in his thinking, at least to me. The characters acted the way people really act. The only faults I find in it result from my own tendency not to look at chapter headings--I spent the beginning of the book a little confused because I didn't see the "Before" and "Now" at the start of certain chapters. My own fault, I admit, but still, my aging eyes have trouble with great swaths of italicized print.
I'm not one who cries easily, but I did choke up a little at the end. The story is very evocative.
Definitely recommend it.
Though Kristen Hemmings, the daughter of a mother who abandoned her and a diplomat who left her care to others, has made a place for herself in the small-town community of Chandlerville, she still fears giving her heart to a man. But she and Law Beaumont, an ex-con whose third-grade daughter attends Kristen's school, have been circling around each other from afar ever since Law moved to Chandlerville three years earlier. Then Kristen asks the now-divorced Law to coach a troubled boy with a natural talent for soccer, in an effort to break through the boy's walls. The chemistry blossoms instantly, both between Kristen and Law, and between Law and the troubled Fin.
While Kristen and Law begin to explore their feelings for each other, Law's ex-wife--who has primary custody of his daughter--spirals out of control, and the real casualties of the piece are Fin and Law's daughter Chloe.
The characterization is clear and solid; I particularly appreciated that Law came across as male in his thinking, at least to me. The characters acted the way people really act. The only faults I find in it result from my own tendency not to look at chapter headings--I spent the beginning of the book a little confused because I didn't see the "Before" and "Now" at the start of certain chapters. My own fault, I admit, but still, my aging eyes have trouble with great swaths of italicized print.
I'm not one who cries easily, but I did choke up a little at the end. The story is very evocative.
Definitely recommend it.
April 17, 2014
I loved this book!!!
Law Beaumont is seriously struggling and he has no one, but his daughter. He has no one that he can lean on. His ex-wife is a disease. He disowned his parents and doesn't talk to his brother even though they live in the same town. He's been to jail and is a recovering alcoholic. He's working as a bartender - the only job he could get - and testing himself daily. His whole goal in life is to make his daughter have a happy life and he's failing. His wife is pulling all of the strings and even though his daughter knows he loves her, she is messed up but her minipulative mother. Kristen Hemmings is also estranged from her family. As the assistant principal at Chloe's school, she's trying to help Chloe deal with her parents' divorce. She appeals to Law to start a soccer program to help not only Chloe but Fin, a foster child with a difficult past who doesn't believe in anything or anyone. Apparently this is the one of many in a series, but I was not aware of the others and read this as a standalone. I had no issues. You get different perspectives and I loved this entire book. Completely heartwarming to see this man accept himself and others. To see the good in him and the kids.
I received an ARC copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
Law Beaumont is seriously struggling and he has no one, but his daughter. He has no one that he can lean on. His ex-wife is a disease. He disowned his parents and doesn't talk to his brother even though they live in the same town. He's been to jail and is a recovering alcoholic. He's working as a bartender - the only job he could get - and testing himself daily. His whole goal in life is to make his daughter have a happy life and he's failing. His wife is pulling all of the strings and even though his daughter knows he loves her, she is messed up but her minipulative mother. Kristen Hemmings is also estranged from her family. As the assistant principal at Chloe's school, she's trying to help Chloe deal with her parents' divorce. She appeals to Law to start a soccer program to help not only Chloe but Fin, a foster child with a difficult past who doesn't believe in anything or anyone. Apparently this is the one of many in a series, but I was not aware of the others and read this as a standalone. I had no issues. You get different perspectives and I loved this entire book. Completely heartwarming to see this man accept himself and others. To see the good in him and the kids.
I received an ARC copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
January 10, 2014
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. Elizabeth Barrett Browning said it best, when she penned her classic poem. In Love on Mimosa Lane, you'll fall in love in the third installment of the Seasons of the Heart series. Read in part of the series or stand alone, this one will pull at your heart strings for sure. Chandlerville is a small close-knit community in Georgia, still recovering and healing from a school shooting, months ago. All Lawrence "Law" Beaumont wants is a safe place to raise his daughter and to bring them together. When Kristen Hemmings, the assistant principal at his daughter's school asks him to coach a troubled student in his soccer team. From there, the love affair starts from the residents. Trust, love, friendship, honesty and faith are the keys for the essential key ingredients in this beautiful contemporary romance. There's love in the air between Kristen and Law, when it's not easy with his vindictive ex-wife Libby making threats. There's love of a community who sticks and comes together. A love between parents, biological and foster, to their kids. This novel pulls at your heartstrings, when you fall in love with Law and Kristen's romance and root them on to belong together.
June 27, 2014
I love books where there's lots of angst and this provided a great read. Kristen has been attracted to Law since she arrived in town, but kept quiet about it because he was dealing with an imploding marriage. Law and his ex-wife had an explosive, destructive marriage, dealing with drugs and alcohol, until his daughter was born. Even then, there was an accident caused by drinking and Law went to jail for it. Now he's back in his hometown where his brother lives with his family but he keeps everyone away, only living for his daughter. One day Kristen calls him to school to ask for his help with a foster child, knowing he has the elements to help this child come out of his shell. They start to interact, and thereon a love is born. They have to deal with Law's vindictive ex, Chloe's loyalty issues regarding her mom and Law's lack of combative attitude towards his ex's abuse. Fin, the foster boy, is front and center in this story, as Kristen and Law try to make him feel at home in this town by forming a soccer team around him. Each chapter begins with a recollection of an interview with a social worker in which we see Fin's frustration and desire to belong, also his hopelesness. We cheer for Tim and want Law to succeed. It was a great, enthralling read.
January 7, 2014
Kristen Hemmings, the principal of Chandler Elementary has a student that needs a mentor. She has been watching Law from afar for a while now and thinks that he would be perfect for the task. Law Beaumont is a good guy with a shady past who is trying to help his daughter cope with the aftermath of a nasty divorce while just trying to keep his head above water. When Kristen calls on him for help, they both notice the connection. Together they unite to help the kids. Will they be able to help each other too?
Mimosa Lane is a beautiful place with amazing families. I haven't met one family yet that I didn't like. These characters have been through many real life issues and come out united as a community.
This story is about community, friendship, and the power of love and family.
Love on Mimosa Lane was a beautiful story with characters so true to life you feel like you know them and a community everyone wishes they were lucky enough to live in.
Ms. DeStefano did it again.. I can't wait to see who she introduces me to next!
Mimosa Lane is a beautiful place with amazing families. I haven't met one family yet that I didn't like. These characters have been through many real life issues and come out united as a community.
This story is about community, friendship, and the power of love and family.
Love on Mimosa Lane was a beautiful story with characters so true to life you feel like you know them and a community everyone wishes they were lucky enough to live in.
Ms. DeStefano did it again.. I can't wait to see who she introduces me to next!
January 10, 2014
Love on Mimosa Lane written by Anna DeStefano
Law Beaumont has been hurt when he tried so hard to make a marriage work without Love for his wife. When she told him a child was coming they married and he loved his little girl...he would do anything to make her life a joy. His wife divorced him after many years but did not want him to have a life of his own, she was a vindictive mean woman with a love of alcohol that she seemed unable to change.
Kristen Hemmings was the assistant principal at school and she had always had feelings for Law but she never acted on them, knowing he was married and had a child. Now there was a young boy( a troubled one) in the school that she felt Law could help so she enlisted his help.
You will enjoy the story that unfolds between Kristen-Law and the children Fin and Chloe. Anna has made a wonderful story of forgiveness and Love that will keep you reading to the end wanting more of these characters.
thanks to Writerspace for an advanced copy of this book to read, I enjoyed the story and will look for more of this author Anna DeStefano..
Law Beaumont has been hurt when he tried so hard to make a marriage work without Love for his wife. When she told him a child was coming they married and he loved his little girl...he would do anything to make her life a joy. His wife divorced him after many years but did not want him to have a life of his own, she was a vindictive mean woman with a love of alcohol that she seemed unable to change.
Kristen Hemmings was the assistant principal at school and she had always had feelings for Law but she never acted on them, knowing he was married and had a child. Now there was a young boy( a troubled one) in the school that she felt Law could help so she enlisted his help.
You will enjoy the story that unfolds between Kristen-Law and the children Fin and Chloe. Anna has made a wonderful story of forgiveness and Love that will keep you reading to the end wanting more of these characters.
thanks to Writerspace for an advanced copy of this book to read, I enjoyed the story and will look for more of this author Anna DeStefano..
January 21, 2014
I loved this book - Law Beaumont is struggling...estranged from his dysfunctional family he's trying to hold his life together. Now that he's divorced he's working in a bar to prove to himself he won't drink. He's divorced from his vindictive wife, and struggling to make sure that his daughter, Chloe, can find some happiness on the days she spends with him. All while his ex-wife spreads rumors around about him all over town hoping to completely take Chloe away from him.
Kristen Hemmings is also estranged from her family. As the assistant principal at Chloe's school, she's trying to help Chloe deal with her parents' divorce. She appeals to Law to start a soccer program to help not only Chloe but Fin, a foster child with a difficult past who doesn't believe in anything or anyone.
This is the third of three books so far about Mimosa Lane. I've read the first one and loved it. I really liked this book too.
I received this book from the author in exchange for an honest review.
Kristen Hemmings is also estranged from her family. As the assistant principal at Chloe's school, she's trying to help Chloe deal with her parents' divorce. She appeals to Law to start a soccer program to help not only Chloe but Fin, a foster child with a difficult past who doesn't believe in anything or anyone.
This is the third of three books so far about Mimosa Lane. I've read the first one and loved it. I really liked this book too.
I received this book from the author in exchange for an honest review.
July 12, 2014
This series keeps surprising me more with each new story. She tackles some pretty tough subjects in this one like bitter divorce, alcoholism, addiction and recovery. Nothing worse than a child caught in the middle of a bitter divorce and feeling lost. When the past can't be forgotten even for adults it is hard to move forward with your life. The writing was superb, and emotions raw at times and the characters realistic. What's interesting is that there is a romance developing in the middle of this mayhem. In addition is a young boy finding his place in foster care after a difficult beginning. Fin and Chloe help each other find their place and deal with their emotions. Its hard to believe that they are both 9 years old because they are so much older due to their circumstances.
This series has been a treasure to read and I'm so glad I found it.
This series has been a treasure to read and I'm so glad I found it.
February 11, 2014
Love On Mimosa Lane is a well written and well edited romance novel. It is the third book in a series about the people in a small southern town outside of Atlanta.
I could tell within the first few chapters that this is supposed to be the story of the characters recovering from addiction, overcoming childhood traumas and learning to stop enabling behavior. Unfortunately, these negative behaviors kept repeating themselves without change throughout the whole book.
There is a side story that I enjoyed about a foster family and their son. It's the only area where true growth took place.
The epilogue was supposed to be a feel good HEA, but instead I saw the same negative enabling behavior being repeated, albeit more subtly than earlier in the book. I just found myself feeling disappointed at the end of this book.
ARC provided by the publisher via Netgalley.
I could tell within the first few chapters that this is supposed to be the story of the characters recovering from addiction, overcoming childhood traumas and learning to stop enabling behavior. Unfortunately, these negative behaviors kept repeating themselves without change throughout the whole book.
There is a side story that I enjoyed about a foster family and their son. It's the only area where true growth took place.
The epilogue was supposed to be a feel good HEA, but instead I saw the same negative enabling behavior being repeated, albeit more subtly than earlier in the book. I just found myself feeling disappointed at the end of this book.
ARC provided by the publisher via Netgalley.
August 27, 2016
This novel is a heart-wrenching look at some very heavy topics. Even though I, luckily, have not had any experience with these situations, Ms. DeStefano did an amazing job illustrating the pain, heartbreak, and turmoil that go along with substance abuse, divorce, and the foster-care system. I found myself shedding tears, clinging to the moments of joy, and praying for peace for these characters.
I was a bit confused when I began reading this book, but I chalked that up to missing the second installment of this series- I will be going back to Three Days on Mimosa Lane, to fill in the gaps. That being said, the strength of emotion and the complexity of the characters quickly help to fill in the gaps, and seep into your heart.
I was a bit confused when I began reading this book, but I chalked that up to missing the second installment of this series- I will be going back to Three Days on Mimosa Lane, to fill in the gaps. That being said, the strength of emotion and the complexity of the characters quickly help to fill in the gaps, and seep into your heart.
September 8, 2014
I was granted this book to read by Amazon Publishing via Net Galley.
I hadn't realised this was the third book in the series as I was some what confused at times.
This is definitely not a stand alone book, you need to read the previous ones.
There is a lot of emotional angst going on in this family due to all sorts of problems, one of them being drug abuse.
Its very well told however, there are at times some inconsistent regions going on which threw me out of the story with me wondering what was going on at times.
I would say, read the previous books in this series first, then it should all piece together.
I hadn't realised this was the third book in the series as I was some what confused at times.
This is definitely not a stand alone book, you need to read the previous ones.
There is a lot of emotional angst going on in this family due to all sorts of problems, one of them being drug abuse.
Its very well told however, there are at times some inconsistent regions going on which threw me out of the story with me wondering what was going on at times.
I would say, read the previous books in this series first, then it should all piece together.
April 28, 2015
This is a love story about Law and Kristen but it is so much more. It is about a small town and the people who live there. It is a story about two children, Fin and Chloe, and their struggles, families and friends. It is about love, redemption, traditional and non-traditional families but it is also about finding out that you are not alone in your struggles. Law Beaumont struggles with supporting his daughter while dealing with his wife's lack of sobriety. It is about Fin and the Dixons who foster him.
I loved this book and could not put it down. It is one of those books that stays with you long after you have read the last page.
I loved this book and could not put it down. It is one of those books that stays with you long after you have read the last page.
January 22, 2014
For those who love books by Robin Carr, Sheryl Woods and Susan Wiggs, Anna DeStefano may be a new addition to your go-to list. Love on Mimosa Lane has an abundance of heart-tugging moments, wonderfully crafted characters and a tender look at what really makes up a family – a reminder about the importance of the entire community and giving yourself up to love. It’s a complex story and one that will touch your heart, even as it makes you shed a tear or two. Full review available at http://romanticreadsandsuch.wordpress...
February 7, 2014
This is the third installment in the Seasons of the heart series. I have not read the others, but didn't feel that held me back. Anna DeStefano has given readers a romance that is surrounded by many dark and heavy subjects. At times I felt that the romance took a back seat to the social issues and character struggles going on. Her characters seemed well drawn, the story well plotted, I just had a hard time with the subject matter.
*I received my copy from NetGalley.com in exchange for an honest review.
*I received my copy from NetGalley.com in exchange for an honest review.
March 5, 2014
This is a great story about how a family survives, changes, expands and adjusts. It deals with some heavy issues, including alcoholism, divorce, child custody and foster care. Law is a man trying to keep his daughter happy, after his divorce. He's now sober and working hard. His ex-wife is a closet alcoholic and making trouble. Law is volunteering with the local soccer team and has befriended a boy in the local foster care program after being asked by an old friend Kristin, the vice principal at his daughters school. A great read, and happily, an ending that satisfies the story.
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