Have the tissues ready!
This book also has a sweet romance between Linn and Adam, a young soon-to-be-pastor. And there is also a wonderful gospel summary. Also, this book continues the redemption theme from the previous two books about forgiving oneself.
But I teared up a couple of times during Paula's story. It's kind of ... dark. Difficult to hear. (Tough for me, anyway. But then again, fertility is a trigger for me. I RAVED about the first book, "Mending Places," ... and that book was also gritty, except it dealt more with child abuse and victim of rape.)
HOWEVER! I STILL LOVE DENISE HUNTER!
Now I'll be moving on to the second book in the Riverbend series ... I LOVED "Riverbend Gap," the sweet first romance and am eager to (ahem, put the tissue box away!) get back to that series after finishing this one :)