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Hummingbird Lane
The healing powers of art and friendship work together in this inspiring and heartwarming novel by 'New York Times' best-selling author Carolyn Brown.
Ever since childhood, Emma Merrill and Sophia Mason were bound by a passion for painting. Like all young best friends, they promised to never lose touch. But the girls came from different worlds, and their paths diverged when Emma went to an elite college and Sophie worked her way through state school.
After a decade they’ve reconnected, both in a time of need. Emma has been struggling with depression since her college years, and she’s lost herself under the suffocating influence of her controlling and manipulative mother. Sophie, under pressure to prepare for an upcoming gallery show, whisks the fragile Emma away to a small artist’s colony in south Texas. It’s a raw and beautiful landscape where wildflowers bloom - and perhaps Emma can bloom there, too. In the company of such nurturing and creative strangers - especially Josh Corlen, the openhearted manager of the commune - Emma allows herself to breathe again.
For Sophie and Emma, it’s the perfect place for reflection and to finally share the secret burdens each has carried. Most of all it’s a chance to rediscover their true selves and to make good on the old promise that their friendship would last forever.
Running Time => 10hrs.
©2021 Carolyn Brown (P)2021 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.
Ever since childhood, Emma Merrill and Sophia Mason were bound by a passion for painting. Like all young best friends, they promised to never lose touch. But the girls came from different worlds, and their paths diverged when Emma went to an elite college and Sophie worked her way through state school.
After a decade they’ve reconnected, both in a time of need. Emma has been struggling with depression since her college years, and she’s lost herself under the suffocating influence of her controlling and manipulative mother. Sophie, under pressure to prepare for an upcoming gallery show, whisks the fragile Emma away to a small artist’s colony in south Texas. It’s a raw and beautiful landscape where wildflowers bloom - and perhaps Emma can bloom there, too. In the company of such nurturing and creative strangers - especially Josh Corlen, the openhearted manager of the commune - Emma allows herself to breathe again.
For Sophie and Emma, it’s the perfect place for reflection and to finally share the secret burdens each has carried. Most of all it’s a chance to rediscover their true selves and to make good on the old promise that their friendship would last forever.
Running Time => 10hrs.
©2021 Carolyn Brown (P)2021 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.
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Carolyn Brown
181 books4,120 followersHi! I'm twenty five years old and movie star gorgeous. The camera added thirty plus years and a few wrinkles. Can't trust those cameras or mirrors either. Along with bathroom scales they are notorious liars! Honestly, I am the mother of three fantastic grown children who've made me laugh and given me more story ideas than I could ever write. My husband, Charles, is my strongest supporter and my best friend. He's even willing to eat fast food and help with the laundry while I finish one more chapter! Life is good and I am blessed!
Reading has been a passion since I was five years old and figured out those were words on book pages. As soon as my chubby little fingers found they could put words on a Big Chief tablet with a fat pencil, I was on my way. Writing joined reading in my list of passions. I will read anything from the back of the Cheerio's box to Faulkner and love every bit of it. In addition to reading I enjoy cooking, my family and the ocean. I love the Florida beaches. Listening to the ocean waves puts my writing brain into high gear.
I love writing romance because it's about emotions and relationships. Human nature hasn't changed a bit since Eve coveted the fruit in the Garden of Eden. Settings change. Plots change. Names change. Times change. But love is love and men and women have been falling in and out of it forever. Romance is about emotions: love, hate, anger, laughter... all of it. If I can make you laugh until your sides ache or grab a tissue then I've touched your emotions and accomplished what every writer sets out to do.
I got serious about writing when my third child was born and had her days and nights mixed up. I had to stay up all night anyway and it was very quiet so I invested in a spiral back notebook and sharpened a few pencils. The story that emerged has never sold but it's brought in enough rejection slips to put the Redwood Forest on the endangered list. In 1997 Kensington bought two books for their Precious Gems line. Two years and six books later the line died with only four of those books seeing publication. But by then Avalon had bought a book and another, and another. Ten years later the list has grown to thirty nine. Last year Sourcebooks bought the Lucky Series which is in the bookstores now. They've also bought The Honky Tonk Series which will debut with I LOVE THIS BAR in June and will be followed by HELL, YEAH, MY GIVE A DAMN'S BUSTED, and HONKY TONK CHRISTMAS.
Folks ask me where I get my ideas. Three kids, fifteen grandchildren, two great grandchildren. Note: I was a very young grandmother! Life is a zoo around here when they all come home. In one Sunday afternoon there's enough ideas to keep me writing for years and years. Seriously, ideas pop up at the craziest times. When one sinks its roots into my mind, I have no choice but to write the story. And while I'm writing the characters peek over my shoulder and make sure I'm telling it right and not exaggerating too much. Pesky little devils, they are!
I have a wonderful agent, Erin Niumata, who continues to work magic and sell my work. I'm very lucky to have her and my editors who continue to believe in me.
Happy reading!
Reading has been a passion since I was five years old and figured out those were words on book pages. As soon as my chubby little fingers found they could put words on a Big Chief tablet with a fat pencil, I was on my way. Writing joined reading in my list of passions. I will read anything from the back of the Cheerio's box to Faulkner and love every bit of it. In addition to reading I enjoy cooking, my family and the ocean. I love the Florida beaches. Listening to the ocean waves puts my writing brain into high gear.
I love writing romance because it's about emotions and relationships. Human nature hasn't changed a bit since Eve coveted the fruit in the Garden of Eden. Settings change. Plots change. Names change. Times change. But love is love and men and women have been falling in and out of it forever. Romance is about emotions: love, hate, anger, laughter... all of it. If I can make you laugh until your sides ache or grab a tissue then I've touched your emotions and accomplished what every writer sets out to do.
I got serious about writing when my third child was born and had her days and nights mixed up. I had to stay up all night anyway and it was very quiet so I invested in a spiral back notebook and sharpened a few pencils. The story that emerged has never sold but it's brought in enough rejection slips to put the Redwood Forest on the endangered list. In 1997 Kensington bought two books for their Precious Gems line. Two years and six books later the line died with only four of those books seeing publication. But by then Avalon had bought a book and another, and another. Ten years later the list has grown to thirty nine. Last year Sourcebooks bought the Lucky Series which is in the bookstores now. They've also bought The Honky Tonk Series which will debut with I LOVE THIS BAR in June and will be followed by HELL, YEAH, MY GIVE A DAMN'S BUSTED, and HONKY TONK CHRISTMAS.
Folks ask me where I get my ideas. Three kids, fifteen grandchildren, two great grandchildren. Note: I was a very young grandmother! Life is a zoo around here when they all come home. In one Sunday afternoon there's enough ideas to keep me writing for years and years. Seriously, ideas pop up at the craziest times. When one sinks its roots into my mind, I have no choice but to write the story. And while I'm writing the characters peek over my shoulder and make sure I'm telling it right and not exaggerating too much. Pesky little devils, they are!
I have a wonderful agent, Erin Niumata, who continues to work magic and sell my work. I'm very lucky to have her and my editors who continue to believe in me.
Happy reading!
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May 13, 2021
Loved the friendship between Emma and Sophie and how they took care of each when the situation required but sometimes the story and characters seem too unrealistic.
August 10, 2021
Carolyn Brown is my go to author when I want a heartwarming story about family, love and friendships!
This one centered around Emma and Sophie's friendship. Sophie rescues her best friend Emma from the mental hospital. Emma's mother never wanted her. She is trying to get Emma permanently situated in a mental hospital. Sophie takes Emma to a little trailer park in the middle of nowhere to heal. There we meet the other trailer park residents Josh, Arty, and Filly. They are all artists that enjoy their solitude and their small little family that they have created together. Emma learns to find herself and heal. Both Sophie and Emma learn to deal with the demons in their pasts and find what truly makes them happy.
I always enjoy spending time with Carolyn's characters and come away feeling like I made some new friends!
Trigger warning ⚠️ the subject of rape is mentioned throughout the book. The author did a great job of writing about this difficult subject.
This one centered around Emma and Sophie's friendship. Sophie rescues her best friend Emma from the mental hospital. Emma's mother never wanted her. She is trying to get Emma permanently situated in a mental hospital. Sophie takes Emma to a little trailer park in the middle of nowhere to heal. There we meet the other trailer park residents Josh, Arty, and Filly. They are all artists that enjoy their solitude and their small little family that they have created together. Emma learns to find herself and heal. Both Sophie and Emma learn to deal with the demons in their pasts and find what truly makes them happy.
I always enjoy spending time with Carolyn's characters and come away feeling like I made some new friends!
Trigger warning ⚠️ the subject of rape is mentioned throughout the book. The author did a great job of writing about this difficult subject.
April 6, 2021
EXCERPT:Emma wondered if it could have been the chocolate cake that kept her from having the recurring nightmares the night before? Or was it the fact that she was so far away from that big mansion of a house and her overbearing mother, or even the many centres she'd been sent to for more than two decades? Whatever happened, it sure was nice to sleep all night without drugs and horrible dreams. If it was because she'd arrived at Hummingbird Lane, then Emma didn't ever want to leave the place.
ABOUT 'HUMMINGBIRD LANE': Ever since childhood, Emma Merrill and Sophia Mason were bound by a passion for painting. Like all young best friends, they promised to never lose touch. But the girls came from different worlds, and their paths diverged when Emma went to an elite college and Sophie worked her way through state school.
After a decade they’ve reconnected, both in a time of need. Emma has been struggling with depression since her college years, and she’s lost herself under the suffocating influence of her controlling and manipulative mother. Sophie, under pressure to prepare for an upcoming gallery show, whisks the fragile Emma away to a small artist’s colony in south Texas. It’s a raw and beautiful landscape where wildflowers bloom—and perhaps Emma can bloom there, too. In the company of such nurturing and creative strangers—especially Josh Corlen, the openhearted manager of the commune—Emma allows herself to breathe again.
For Sophie and Emma, it’s the perfect place for reflection and to finally share the secret burdens each has carried. Most of all it’s a chance to rediscover their true selves and to make good on the old promise that their friendship would last forever.
MY THOUGHTS: This is a story about the power of friendship and how sometimes, friendship can endure and transcend both distance and years of separation.
Emma and Sophie are such wonderful characters. I laughed and cried with them and got angry with them at times. They support each other and recognize each other's strengths, but fail to see their own.
Art and Filly, the elderly permanent residents of Hummingbird Lane, are the sort of people everyone needs in their lives. Wise and humourous, kind and generous.
My only criticism is the brief, one month, period of time that it takes for Emma to turn her life around. And the author makes quite a big thing about the small time frame, frequently. Perhaps if she hadn't have mentioned the time frame at all, this would have been a five star read. Her recovery was far too fast, and far too easy. It annoyed me enough to knock a star off, but not enough to put me off reading more from this wonderful author.
⭐⭐⭐⭐
#HummingbirdLane #NetGalley #carolynbrownbooks #montlakeromance @thecarolynbrown
#contemporaryfiction #domesticdrama #romance
THE AUTHOR: Hi! I'm twenty five years old and movie star gorgeous. The camera added thirty plus years and a few wrinkles. Can't trust those cameras or mirrors either. Along with bathroom scales they are notorious liars! Honestly, I am the mother of three fantastic grown children who've made me laugh and given me more story ideas than I could ever write. My husband, Charles, is my strongest supporter and my best friend. He's even willing to eat fast food and help with the laundry while I finish one more chapter! Life is good and I am blessed!
Reading has been a passion since I was five years old and figured out those were words on book pages. As soon as my chubby little fingers found they could put words on a Big Chief tablet with a fat pencil, I was on my way. Writing joined reading in my list of passions. I will read anything from the back of the Cheerio's box to Faulkner and love every bit of it. In addition to reading I enjoy cooking, my family and the ocean. I love the Florida beaches. Listening to the ocean waves puts my writing brain into high gear.
I love writing romance because it's about emotions and relationships. Human nature hasn't changed a bit since Eve coveted the fruit in the Garden of Eden. Settings change. Plots change. Names change. Times change. But love is love and men and women have been falling in and out of it forever. Romance is about emotions: love, hate, anger, laughter... all of it. If I can make you laugh until your sides ache or grab a tissue then I've touched your emotions and accomplished what every writer sets out to do.
I got serious about writing when my third child was born and had her days and nights mixed up. I had to stay up all night anyway and it was very quiet so I invested in a spiral back notebook and sharpened a few pencils. The story that emerged has never sold but it's brought in enough rejection slips to put the Redwood Forest on the endangered list.
Folks ask me where I get my ideas. Three kids, fifteen grandchildren, two great grandchildren. Note: I was a very young grandmother! Life is a zoo around here when they all come home. In one Sunday afternoon there's enough ideas to keep me writing for years and years. Seriously, ideas pop up at the craziest times. When one sinks its roots into my mind, I have no choice but to write the story. And while I'm writing the characters peek over my shoulder and make sure I'm telling it right and not exaggerating too much. Pesky little devils, they are!
DISCLOSURE: Thank you to Montlake for providing me with a digital ARC of Hummingbird Lane by Carolyn Brown for review. All opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own personal opinions.
For an explanation of my rating system please refer to my Goodreads.com profile page or the about page on sandysbookaday.wordpress.com
This review and others are also published on Twitter, Amazon, Instagram and my webpage https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
ABOUT 'HUMMINGBIRD LANE': Ever since childhood, Emma Merrill and Sophia Mason were bound by a passion for painting. Like all young best friends, they promised to never lose touch. But the girls came from different worlds, and their paths diverged when Emma went to an elite college and Sophie worked her way through state school.
After a decade they’ve reconnected, both in a time of need. Emma has been struggling with depression since her college years, and she’s lost herself under the suffocating influence of her controlling and manipulative mother. Sophie, under pressure to prepare for an upcoming gallery show, whisks the fragile Emma away to a small artist’s colony in south Texas. It’s a raw and beautiful landscape where wildflowers bloom—and perhaps Emma can bloom there, too. In the company of such nurturing and creative strangers—especially Josh Corlen, the openhearted manager of the commune—Emma allows herself to breathe again.
For Sophie and Emma, it’s the perfect place for reflection and to finally share the secret burdens each has carried. Most of all it’s a chance to rediscover their true selves and to make good on the old promise that their friendship would last forever.
MY THOUGHTS: This is a story about the power of friendship and how sometimes, friendship can endure and transcend both distance and years of separation.
Emma and Sophie are such wonderful characters. I laughed and cried with them and got angry with them at times. They support each other and recognize each other's strengths, but fail to see their own.
Art and Filly, the elderly permanent residents of Hummingbird Lane, are the sort of people everyone needs in their lives. Wise and humourous, kind and generous.
My only criticism is the brief, one month, period of time that it takes for Emma to turn her life around. And the author makes quite a big thing about the small time frame, frequently. Perhaps if she hadn't have mentioned the time frame at all, this would have been a five star read. Her recovery was far too fast, and far too easy. It annoyed me enough to knock a star off, but not enough to put me off reading more from this wonderful author.
⭐⭐⭐⭐
#HummingbirdLane #NetGalley #carolynbrownbooks #montlakeromance @thecarolynbrown
#contemporaryfiction #domesticdrama #romance
THE AUTHOR: Hi! I'm twenty five years old and movie star gorgeous. The camera added thirty plus years and a few wrinkles. Can't trust those cameras or mirrors either. Along with bathroom scales they are notorious liars! Honestly, I am the mother of three fantastic grown children who've made me laugh and given me more story ideas than I could ever write. My husband, Charles, is my strongest supporter and my best friend. He's even willing to eat fast food and help with the laundry while I finish one more chapter! Life is good and I am blessed!
Reading has been a passion since I was five years old and figured out those were words on book pages. As soon as my chubby little fingers found they could put words on a Big Chief tablet with a fat pencil, I was on my way. Writing joined reading in my list of passions. I will read anything from the back of the Cheerio's box to Faulkner and love every bit of it. In addition to reading I enjoy cooking, my family and the ocean. I love the Florida beaches. Listening to the ocean waves puts my writing brain into high gear.
I love writing romance because it's about emotions and relationships. Human nature hasn't changed a bit since Eve coveted the fruit in the Garden of Eden. Settings change. Plots change. Names change. Times change. But love is love and men and women have been falling in and out of it forever. Romance is about emotions: love, hate, anger, laughter... all of it. If I can make you laugh until your sides ache or grab a tissue then I've touched your emotions and accomplished what every writer sets out to do.
I got serious about writing when my third child was born and had her days and nights mixed up. I had to stay up all night anyway and it was very quiet so I invested in a spiral back notebook and sharpened a few pencils. The story that emerged has never sold but it's brought in enough rejection slips to put the Redwood Forest on the endangered list.
Folks ask me where I get my ideas. Three kids, fifteen grandchildren, two great grandchildren. Note: I was a very young grandmother! Life is a zoo around here when they all come home. In one Sunday afternoon there's enough ideas to keep me writing for years and years. Seriously, ideas pop up at the craziest times. When one sinks its roots into my mind, I have no choice but to write the story. And while I'm writing the characters peek over my shoulder and make sure I'm telling it right and not exaggerating too much. Pesky little devils, they are!
DISCLOSURE: Thank you to Montlake for providing me with a digital ARC of Hummingbird Lane by Carolyn Brown for review. All opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own personal opinions.
For an explanation of my rating system please refer to my Goodreads.com profile page or the about page on sandysbookaday.wordpress.com
This review and others are also published on Twitter, Amazon, Instagram and my webpage https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
November 23, 2021
This is a Romance/Women's Fiction. This is the third book written by Carolyn Brown that I have read, and I have to she writes the best characters. The characters in this book is so great, and they each come to life while reading this book. The storyline of this book was so great, and I love reading this book. I love getting lost in this world with all these artist. My brother is a crazy artist type, and he is like this. He lived in his car just because he wanted for a year. I really loved reading a book with the main point of view an crazy artist type. This was a fun read, but it also covers some deep things happening to the characters. Also, The characters live to be themselves in this book. I was kindly provided an e-copy of this book by the publisher (Montlake) or author (Carolyn Brown) via NetGalley, so I can give honest review about how I feel about this book. I want to send a big Thank you to them for that.
July 28, 2021
I’m not going to lie—this book was not good. The plot drew me in, but I quickly found myself bored by the repetitiveness of the two main girls having to share their traumatic experiences with every single person they meet. It was unnecessary for the reader to see them having these conversations over and over again. The dialogue is very unoriginal, cringey, and almost robotic. The characters were all very much GOOD or BAD, leaving no room for any nuance or layers (this also made Victoria an uninteresting antagonist, as she was just straight up evil). The POV was also odd, as it was third person, but would switch randomly from following one characters thoughts to another in the middle of a scene (with no transition time in between). It was odd and jarring, and in my opinion, completely unnecessary.
One final thing I had issue with was Emma’s clear cut road to success. Sophie basically hands her a million opportunities, and Emma skates through it all without an issue (with everyone crying “oh your art is incredible!” and praising the ground she walks on). Everyone in this book is straight up rich, so it was laughable that one of Emma’s main concerns is money.
Thank you to NetGalley and Montlake for the eARC.
One final thing I had issue with was Emma’s clear cut road to success. Sophie basically hands her a million opportunities, and Emma skates through it all without an issue (with everyone crying “oh your art is incredible!” and praising the ground she walks on). Everyone in this book is straight up rich, so it was laughable that one of Emma’s main concerns is money.
Thank you to NetGalley and Montlake for the eARC.
June 12, 2021
Unrealistic and cheesy
I hardly ever write reviews, but this book was So Hard for me to get through.
The characters were so juvenile and there wasn’t a lot of flow. Who really talks out-loud to themselves THAT much??? Every single one of this books characters. That’s who. It was just unbelievable.
The author touched on very serious subjects, but not in a meaningful, realistic way. It wrapped up too quick and neat - again, not realistic.
And, if you listen to the audio… ugh. Sickly sweet and… just, no. NOBODY talks like that or uses those types of sentences. I’m not even sure there was a contraction in the book. It was just weird and unnatural. I have NO idea how this book has such great reviews, but I was very disappointed.
I did make it to the end though, so I gave it two stars.
I hardly ever write reviews, but this book was So Hard for me to get through.
The characters were so juvenile and there wasn’t a lot of flow. Who really talks out-loud to themselves THAT much??? Every single one of this books characters. That’s who. It was just unbelievable.
The author touched on very serious subjects, but not in a meaningful, realistic way. It wrapped up too quick and neat - again, not realistic.
And, if you listen to the audio… ugh. Sickly sweet and… just, no. NOBODY talks like that or uses those types of sentences. I’m not even sure there was a contraction in the book. It was just weird and unnatural. I have NO idea how this book has such great reviews, but I was very disappointed.
I did make it to the end though, so I gave it two stars.
September 26, 2023
Actually changed my rating on this back to 3 instead of 3 and a half.
Both Emma and Sophie had, from childhood, a passion for painting. The two of them were best friends, though from different worlds. Emma was part of the privileged rich. Sophie was the daughter of Rebel, Emma’s mother’s cleaning lady. Emma went off to an elite college, while Sophie was at the state school. They lost touch over the years. Then ten years later they meet again. Sophie is a famous artist. Thanks to her mother, Emma has been in various institutions as she struggled with severe depression after the horrific events at college. Emma’s mother is a nasty, controlling and manipulative woman.
Sophie comes to Emma’s rescue whisking her away from the latest institution and taking her to a trailer park, home to a small artists’ colony on Hummingbird Lane in Texas. As well as Sophie, permanent residents consist of older couple Arty and Filly, and Josh who owns the trailer park and is about the same age as Emma. They live in a starkly beautiful desert landscape. Sophie hopes she and the land can help Emma to heal and finally expose the burden she has been carrying since those college days that derailed her life spiralling her into depression.
For those of us who have never experienced anything like what Emma goes through it is hard to understand how Emma could allow her mother, Victoria, to have the power she has. But the writer makes it very clear how these events happened and how Victoria’s attitudes and actions destroyed Emma’s self confidence completely. This made it easy to sympathise with Emma.
Sophie, Arty, Filly and Josh are all lovely characters. Can they all help Emma to heal? And will Emma ever be able to paint again or is that just another thing that has been taken from her over the years? Will Sophie be able to move past issues from her past and the secret she has kept too?
I was involved in the story which covers some intense topics and handles them sensitively. A little repetitive at times as Emma, Sophie and Josh all work through issues and past hurts, but it certainly kept me reading. Loved all the different types of art practised by the group, the evocative descriptions of the desert and its plants, and the sense of caring community. Loved the positive picture of the relationship between Sophie and her mother. A good balance to that between Emma and Victoria. Victoria is just an evil person with no redeeming features.
A couple of things struck me as unrealistic though with issues carried for years resolved too quickly. Plus, I found it a bit hard to believe all these artists were so incredibly talented to make enough money to live on. So often in real life artists and creative people can struggle to earn a decent living from their talents. Those points aside I still enjoyed reading it.
Both Emma and Sophie had, from childhood, a passion for painting. The two of them were best friends, though from different worlds. Emma was part of the privileged rich. Sophie was the daughter of Rebel, Emma’s mother’s cleaning lady. Emma went off to an elite college, while Sophie was at the state school. They lost touch over the years. Then ten years later they meet again. Sophie is a famous artist. Thanks to her mother, Emma has been in various institutions as she struggled with severe depression after the horrific events at college. Emma’s mother is a nasty, controlling and manipulative woman.
Sophie comes to Emma’s rescue whisking her away from the latest institution and taking her to a trailer park, home to a small artists’ colony on Hummingbird Lane in Texas. As well as Sophie, permanent residents consist of older couple Arty and Filly, and Josh who owns the trailer park and is about the same age as Emma. They live in a starkly beautiful desert landscape. Sophie hopes she and the land can help Emma to heal and finally expose the burden she has been carrying since those college days that derailed her life spiralling her into depression.
For those of us who have never experienced anything like what Emma goes through it is hard to understand how Emma could allow her mother, Victoria, to have the power she has. But the writer makes it very clear how these events happened and how Victoria’s attitudes and actions destroyed Emma’s self confidence completely. This made it easy to sympathise with Emma.
Sophie, Arty, Filly and Josh are all lovely characters. Can they all help Emma to heal? And will Emma ever be able to paint again or is that just another thing that has been taken from her over the years? Will Sophie be able to move past issues from her past and the secret she has kept too?
I was involved in the story which covers some intense topics and handles them sensitively. A little repetitive at times as Emma, Sophie and Josh all work through issues and past hurts, but it certainly kept me reading. Loved all the different types of art practised by the group, the evocative descriptions of the desert and its plants, and the sense of caring community. Loved the positive picture of the relationship between Sophie and her mother. A good balance to that between Emma and Victoria. Victoria is just an evil person with no redeeming features.
A couple of things struck me as unrealistic though with issues carried for years resolved too quickly. Plus, I found it a bit hard to believe all these artists were so incredibly talented to make enough money to live on. So often in real life artists and creative people can struggle to earn a decent living from their talents. Those points aside I still enjoyed reading it.
May 13, 2021
4.5 True and Accepting Stars
* * * * 1/2 Spoiler Free-A Quick Review
It is so important to be able to look at yourself, see things as clearly as we can, and then go forward. Because, if we keep holding onto the past, we can never go and experience the future of our own making.
Carolyn Brown takes these ideas and creates an amazing story.
A gifted copy was provided by Montlake via NetGalley for an honest review
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* * * * 1/2 Spoiler Free-A Quick Review
It is so important to be able to look at yourself, see things as clearly as we can, and then go forward. Because, if we keep holding onto the past, we can never go and experience the future of our own making.
Carolyn Brown takes these ideas and creates an amazing story.
A gifted copy was provided by Montlake via NetGalley for an honest review
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April 11, 2021
I really enjoyed the story, the friendships, and the characters.
February 27, 2021
"Own it and let it make you stronger."
I wasn't sure how this was going to go as soon as I started it. It's a bit slow to start - Emma's in a care facility and can't seem to do anything herself. She's overly cautious, talks almost little kid like, and can't seem to make a decision even though she's in her mid 30's. It's odd.
From there, Emma's life slowly unravels and you discover why she acts the way she does. And although I was entertained by the story, it was just okay. There didn't seem to be anything to really make it stand out from just your average story. The conversations were okay but a but unrealistic at times. The mother was over-the-top awful. Sophie and Rebel were the two that maybe felt the most realistic. Meh, it was just okay.
An e-ARC was provided to me by the author and publishing via Netgalley. This does not affect my opinion regarding the book.
I wasn't sure how this was going to go as soon as I started it. It's a bit slow to start - Emma's in a care facility and can't seem to do anything herself. She's overly cautious, talks almost little kid like, and can't seem to make a decision even though she's in her mid 30's. It's odd.
From there, Emma's life slowly unravels and you discover why she acts the way she does. And although I was entertained by the story, it was just okay. There didn't seem to be anything to really make it stand out from just your average story. The conversations were okay but a but unrealistic at times. The mother was over-the-top awful. Sophie and Rebel were the two that maybe felt the most realistic. Meh, it was just okay.
An e-ARC was provided to me by the author and publishing via Netgalley. This does not affect my opinion regarding the book.
February 21, 2021
I can always count on a Carolyn Brown book to whisk me away for several hours of reading pleasure. Hummingbird Lane is a tranquil trailer park near Big Bend National Park where calmness and acceptance prevail. Emma heals there in the presence of other artists and finds inspiration after allowing her mother to rule her life. Arty and Filly were my personal,favorites. Their banter and bickering kept a smile on my face. I love the setting since I’ve visited the area and Brown has the desert beauty painted just right. I love how everything gets sorted out satisfactorily. I love the cover and wish I could visit Hummingbird Lane personally. Thanks to NetGalley and Montlake for the early copy.
April 15, 2021
I really struggled to get into this. I wanted to like the main characters, but didn’t believe in them enough (and the dreadful mother wasn’t a convincing character). The dialogue didn’t flow well either, so I gave up after a few chapters.
May 19, 2022
It was a good book to read at night before going to sleep as there wasn't anything too deep or profound in the writing. In fact, it seemed a bit trite, considering the content matter.
June 6, 2022
Secret pain might have left a woman on the brink of sanity, but a shared deep-in-the-soul friendship and her art has the strength to restore color and vitality to her life. The country charm and easy connections of her characters make this author’s books comfy reads that take the reader to a good place.
Leaving the ranching world behind, Carolyn Brown takes this book to a small trailer park in the gorgeous Big Bend area and among artists who have different mediums, but allow the closeness to nature around their isolated location to influence them. Sophie and Emma are best buds from childhood, but they are reuniting after years of being separated. Emma has repressed memories, but Sophie knows full well what bruised her spirit years ago. They help each other face their own demons with one being strong when the other is weak and vice versa. They share the narration of the story and I enjoyed both of them as main characters.
But, the friendship of the women expands to include the two older neighbors, Arty and Filly, and young shy owner of the property, Josh. They are beautiful, warm, simple-living people who help both women heal. The story is gently-paced and is about healing and facing the past so they don’t miss the happiness waiting for them in the present. Sophie seems to lead a charmed life with a vivacious supporting single mom, Rebel, her successful world-renowned art career, and a deeply satisfying relationship with a man who gets her while Emma’s world has been stark and miserable with a domineering mother and a dad who was also bullied by her mother and then she faced a painful event that her mind blocked out until Sophie gets her away where she can quietly heal. I appreciated how the author didn’t make the healing seem like some sort of miracle and Emma has much to work out with therapy even after her big breakthrough. But, after Emma’s life starts to come together, that is when Sophie’s demons pop up.
It was their friendship that was the key though they both had strong supporting men and friends to support them. Josh was shy and awkward, but just the sort of man Emma needed after what she’d been through and Sophie’s Teddy didn’t let her down when she started to struggle.
I enjoyed the focus on art, but also the location of desert beauty that inspired the art. And, man oh man do I want to live on Hummingbird Lane so I can enjoy Arty and Filly’s nightly dinner and dessert offerings at the community picnic table.
For my re-read, I listened to the excellent Brittany Pressley narrate and enjoyed it thoroughly. She does the tone and pacing well as well as the multi-generational cast of characters.
All in all, it was heartwarming and simply charm, friendship, healing, and a bit of romance. Perhaps it was a little far-fetched, but in a wonderful, dreamy way that one wishes the world worked. Those who enjoy gently-paced, low-angst women’s fiction should grab this one up.
I rec’d an eARC from Net Galley to read in exchange for an honest review.
Leaving the ranching world behind, Carolyn Brown takes this book to a small trailer park in the gorgeous Big Bend area and among artists who have different mediums, but allow the closeness to nature around their isolated location to influence them. Sophie and Emma are best buds from childhood, but they are reuniting after years of being separated. Emma has repressed memories, but Sophie knows full well what bruised her spirit years ago. They help each other face their own demons with one being strong when the other is weak and vice versa. They share the narration of the story and I enjoyed both of them as main characters.
But, the friendship of the women expands to include the two older neighbors, Arty and Filly, and young shy owner of the property, Josh. They are beautiful, warm, simple-living people who help both women heal. The story is gently-paced and is about healing and facing the past so they don’t miss the happiness waiting for them in the present. Sophie seems to lead a charmed life with a vivacious supporting single mom, Rebel, her successful world-renowned art career, and a deeply satisfying relationship with a man who gets her while Emma’s world has been stark and miserable with a domineering mother and a dad who was also bullied by her mother and then she faced a painful event that her mind blocked out until Sophie gets her away where she can quietly heal. I appreciated how the author didn’t make the healing seem like some sort of miracle and Emma has much to work out with therapy even after her big breakthrough. But, after Emma’s life starts to come together, that is when Sophie’s demons pop up.
It was their friendship that was the key though they both had strong supporting men and friends to support them. Josh was shy and awkward, but just the sort of man Emma needed after what she’d been through and Sophie’s Teddy didn’t let her down when she started to struggle.
I enjoyed the focus on art, but also the location of desert beauty that inspired the art. And, man oh man do I want to live on Hummingbird Lane so I can enjoy Arty and Filly’s nightly dinner and dessert offerings at the community picnic table.
For my re-read, I listened to the excellent Brittany Pressley narrate and enjoyed it thoroughly. She does the tone and pacing well as well as the multi-generational cast of characters.
All in all, it was heartwarming and simply charm, friendship, healing, and a bit of romance. Perhaps it was a little far-fetched, but in a wonderful, dreamy way that one wishes the world worked. Those who enjoy gently-paced, low-angst women’s fiction should grab this one up.
I rec’d an eARC from Net Galley to read in exchange for an honest review.
March 27, 2021
Emma Merrill has had an incredibly challenging life. She has been living in a fog since her late teen years, and is feeling hopeless about her future. Sophia Mason, her childhood best friend, comes back into her life at an opportune time and the two set off together on a journey of self discovery.
The two rekindle their once deep bond while staying in a trailer on the vast plains of south Texas, reconnecting over their shared love of art. While it seems at first a one way street, with Emma nedding Sophia to help her begin to finally heal, it becomes clear that these two need each other in equal measure. Both are weighed down by secrets, and rediscovering their friendship helps both finally speak their truths and look forward to the future.
Told from multiple points of view, I found the premise of Carolyn Brown’s latest story interesting, but this book did not draw me in. The descriptions of the surroundings and people were well written and provided colorful imagery, but I found the early conversations incredibly stilted. The amount of internal dialogue spoken out loud was unnatural and affected the flow of the story.
While I found some of the minor characters to be very well written and enjoyable, I struggled connecting to the main characters. One was able to let go of severe trauma very quickly, and the other struggled with deeply rooted feelings years after the fact from an event much more minor in comparison. Romance as a genre often asks the reader to suspend their disbelief, but I was completely unconvinced by the major arc of the story.
The two rekindle their once deep bond while staying in a trailer on the vast plains of south Texas, reconnecting over their shared love of art. While it seems at first a one way street, with Emma nedding Sophia to help her begin to finally heal, it becomes clear that these two need each other in equal measure. Both are weighed down by secrets, and rediscovering their friendship helps both finally speak their truths and look forward to the future.
Told from multiple points of view, I found the premise of Carolyn Brown’s latest story interesting, but this book did not draw me in. The descriptions of the surroundings and people were well written and provided colorful imagery, but I found the early conversations incredibly stilted. The amount of internal dialogue spoken out loud was unnatural and affected the flow of the story.
While I found some of the minor characters to be very well written and enjoyable, I struggled connecting to the main characters. One was able to let go of severe trauma very quickly, and the other struggled with deeply rooted feelings years after the fact from an event much more minor in comparison. Romance as a genre often asks the reader to suspend their disbelief, but I was completely unconvinced by the major arc of the story.
July 30, 2021
This book really reminded me of a Rated R Hallmark Movie. It was a little too cheesy for my taste. And I wasn’t a fan of the main character Emma.
It was a quick read and overall entertained me, but I wouldn’t recommend unless you were looking for a cheesy romance and best friend kind of book.
It was a quick read and overall entertained me, but I wouldn’t recommend unless you were looking for a cheesy romance and best friend kind of book.
March 25, 2021
Hold on to your heartstrings. Author Carolyn Brown has another heartwarming, deeply emotional treat in store for her readers.
Sophia Mason and Emma Merrill were best friends growing up even though they came much different backgrounds. Emma lived in a mansion, the mansion where Sophia's mother, Rebel, had been hired as the cleaning lady. Different stations in life made no difference to Sophie and Emma. They loved spending time together when Rebel brought Sophia along on house-cleaning days. They both had a love of art and dreamed of one day being renowned artists. Emma's mother, Victoria, is a cold, controlling, manipulative woman who has mico-managed Emma's life and even told her that she never wanted Emma. Victoria very much did not approve of Emma's friendship with Sophia. Victoria fired Rebel and sequestered Emma at home being tutored and ended all communication between the two best friends.
Many years later the two best friends finally reunited. Sophia had been leading a good life. Her paintings were very well received in the art world. When Sophia was told by her mother that Emma was confined in Oak Lawn Wellness Center due to depression Sophia knew she had to do something. Sophia was distressed upon seeing her friend. A spur of the moment decision lead Sophia to have Emma sign herself out of the institution and off they went to Sophia's retreat location, Hummingbird Trailer Park near Big Bend National Park. It's where Sophia always had great inspiration for her art and she hoped Emma would be inspired to take up her painting again there. And heal from her emotional wounds. What neither one would have guessed was that they both needed healing and that began with being there for each other.
This was a deeply emotional read for me. But, then again, Carolyn Brown always stirs my emotions with her women's fiction stories. In this case two best friends found each other again and gave each other the strength to heal from past wounds and move on to happy lives. I loved these two characters, along with Rebel, Sophia's mother and all the other characters at the trailer park, Josh, Filly, Arty and Sophia's long-time boyfriend Teddy. These characters are all totally genuine people who reached out and touched my heart.
The beginning of this story was so very powerful. It made me ache with sympathy for Emma and later that sympathy extended to Sophia. I just wanted to wrap Emma and Sophia up in a big group hug and make everything better for them. I loved how Carolyn Brown brought them both peace and happiness.
I received an ARC in exchange for a honest review.
Sophia Mason and Emma Merrill were best friends growing up even though they came much different backgrounds. Emma lived in a mansion, the mansion where Sophia's mother, Rebel, had been hired as the cleaning lady. Different stations in life made no difference to Sophie and Emma. They loved spending time together when Rebel brought Sophia along on house-cleaning days. They both had a love of art and dreamed of one day being renowned artists. Emma's mother, Victoria, is a cold, controlling, manipulative woman who has mico-managed Emma's life and even told her that she never wanted Emma. Victoria very much did not approve of Emma's friendship with Sophia. Victoria fired Rebel and sequestered Emma at home being tutored and ended all communication between the two best friends.
Many years later the two best friends finally reunited. Sophia had been leading a good life. Her paintings were very well received in the art world. When Sophia was told by her mother that Emma was confined in Oak Lawn Wellness Center due to depression Sophia knew she had to do something. Sophia was distressed upon seeing her friend. A spur of the moment decision lead Sophia to have Emma sign herself out of the institution and off they went to Sophia's retreat location, Hummingbird Trailer Park near Big Bend National Park. It's where Sophia always had great inspiration for her art and she hoped Emma would be inspired to take up her painting again there. And heal from her emotional wounds. What neither one would have guessed was that they both needed healing and that began with being there for each other.
This was a deeply emotional read for me. But, then again, Carolyn Brown always stirs my emotions with her women's fiction stories. In this case two best friends found each other again and gave each other the strength to heal from past wounds and move on to happy lives. I loved these two characters, along with Rebel, Sophia's mother and all the other characters at the trailer park, Josh, Filly, Arty and Sophia's long-time boyfriend Teddy. These characters are all totally genuine people who reached out and touched my heart.
The beginning of this story was so very powerful. It made me ache with sympathy for Emma and later that sympathy extended to Sophia. I just wanted to wrap Emma and Sophia up in a big group hug and make everything better for them. I loved how Carolyn Brown brought them both peace and happiness.
I received an ARC in exchange for a honest review.
April 30, 2021
This being my first experience with this author, I had no expectations when I started this book. After finishing, I'm conflicted about how to review it...even whether I liked it or not.
I enjoyed the friendship between the two young women and the family-style relationship between those at the trailer park. The idea of overcoming your past and moving no with a positive mindset is something I can definitely get behind. So what's not to like, right?
Okay, here are my issues. First, everyone is a fabulous artist and all are able to make a very nice living from their art. Second, I've never encountered so many people who are left trust funds or received inheritances that made them independently wealthy. I've also never met women who have been through trauma, repressed it, and then felt the need to share it with EVERY SINGLE PERSON they come in contact with. Next (I think we're on four) for someone so damaged and non-trusting, to fall in love and desire to have children with a man after a month of knowing him should be a red flag. But I think the extremely unrealistic dialogue is what caught my attention the most. I've never encountered anyone who speaks as the character do, unburdening and sharing their hearts in almost every scene with language worthy of a truly inspiring life coach.
So...did I like it or not? I'm still undecided, so it's getting a middle-ground three stars from me.
I enjoyed the friendship between the two young women and the family-style relationship between those at the trailer park. The idea of overcoming your past and moving no with a positive mindset is something I can definitely get behind. So what's not to like, right?
Okay, here are my issues. First, everyone is a fabulous artist and all are able to make a very nice living from their art. Second, I've never encountered so many people who are left trust funds or received inheritances that made them independently wealthy. I've also never met women who have been through trauma, repressed it, and then felt the need to share it with EVERY SINGLE PERSON they come in contact with. Next (I think we're on four) for someone so damaged and non-trusting, to fall in love and desire to have children with a man after a month of knowing him should be a red flag. But I think the extremely unrealistic dialogue is what caught my attention the most. I've never encountered anyone who speaks as the character do, unburdening and sharing their hearts in almost every scene with language worthy of a truly inspiring life coach.
So...did I like it or not? I'm still undecided, so it's getting a middle-ground three stars from me.
April 5, 2021
Carolyn Brown, the author of “Hummingbird Lane” has written a heartwarming, memorable, and captivating story. The genres for this book are Fiction and Women’s Fiction. I love the way that Carolyn Brown describes the characters, the scenery, and the art. This is an amazing story about friends that are like sisters, that save each other. The author describes her characters as complex and complicated. Some are courageous and learning to be independent. There is one mean-spirited character, that is flawed and dysfunctional as well as toxic.
After some tragic events in college, Emma Merrill is depressed and finds herself in a facility for people with mental problems. Her mother is unsympathetic and threatens Emma. Sophia Mason was once Emma’s best friend. Both girls come from different backgrounds. Emma was wealthy, and Sophia’s mother cleaned Emma's mother’s house. Emma’s mother didn’t want Emma and Sophia to be friends and fired Sophia’s mother. They did try to keep in contact later on. Both girls had the love of art in common.
Sophia rescues Emma and they go to Hummingbird Lane, a small trailer community where the scenery is just perfect for artists. In this gorgeous setting, Emma starts feeling hope and paints again. Both girls are friends and feel like sisters. I would highly recommend this thought-provoking book.
After some tragic events in college, Emma Merrill is depressed and finds herself in a facility for people with mental problems. Her mother is unsympathetic and threatens Emma. Sophia Mason was once Emma’s best friend. Both girls come from different backgrounds. Emma was wealthy, and Sophia’s mother cleaned Emma's mother’s house. Emma’s mother didn’t want Emma and Sophia to be friends and fired Sophia’s mother. They did try to keep in contact later on. Both girls had the love of art in common.
Sophia rescues Emma and they go to Hummingbird Lane, a small trailer community where the scenery is just perfect for artists. In this gorgeous setting, Emma starts feeling hope and paints again. Both girls are friends and feel like sisters. I would highly recommend this thought-provoking book.
April 21, 2021
Difficult topics, poorly addressed
I am baffled that this book has 4.5 stars on Amazon. The primary character’s turnaround is abrupt and absurd, the villain is cardboard (and so are pretty much all the other characters), her downfall is also abrupt — and offstage — and the dialogue is awkward and amateurish. Emma, Josh, and Sophie have the sentence structure and vocabulary of young teens, and it really doesn’t flow. And what are the chances that in twelve years EVERY therapist before the last was willing to violate every oath and law on patient confidentiality? I understand that Carolyn Brown is more of a romance author, but if she is going to tackle such meaty topics she should give them the depth they deserve.
I am baffled that this book has 4.5 stars on Amazon. The primary character’s turnaround is abrupt and absurd, the villain is cardboard (and so are pretty much all the other characters), her downfall is also abrupt — and offstage — and the dialogue is awkward and amateurish. Emma, Josh, and Sophie have the sentence structure and vocabulary of young teens, and it really doesn’t flow. And what are the chances that in twelve years EVERY therapist before the last was willing to violate every oath and law on patient confidentiality? I understand that Carolyn Brown is more of a romance author, but if she is going to tackle such meaty topics she should give them the depth they deserve.
April 12, 2021
Carolyn Brown always writes the best characters! This was a terrific story about friendship and healing. I just loved it.
April 7, 2021
The girls had known each other since they were little girls, until Emma’s mother splits them up when she fired Sophie’s mother as her cleaning lady and would not let Emma go back to the public school she attended. She was home schooled until collage. The girls saw each other a few times, but then something horrific happens to Emma one night and she returns home and nightmares and repressed memories haunt her and her mother keeps putting her in different institutions tellling everyone that Emma is unstable. Until years later Sophia rescues her and takes her to her trailer on Hummingbird Lane and she begins a journey back to remembering what happen that fateful night. With the help of the other residents on Hummingbird Lane, Emma begins to heal and she and Sophie begin the road back to their friendship. Both of the girls are going to go through big changes and they help each other through these changes, because they are more than just friends, they are sister of the heart.
As always with a Carolyn Brown book, I go through a gauntlet of emotions when reading her books. And this book was no exception. I laughed, I cried and I disliked a character so much I was angry... But most of all I loved this story of friendship and sisterhood that Sophie and Emma had.
It’s a wonderful and amazing story about friendship, resilience and most of all finding peace, hope and love. I am giving this 5+++ Stars... I have never been disappointed when reading a Carolyn Brown book. She always leaves me wanting more.
As always with a Carolyn Brown book, I go through a gauntlet of emotions when reading her books. And this book was no exception. I laughed, I cried and I disliked a character so much I was angry... But most of all I loved this story of friendship and sisterhood that Sophie and Emma had.
It’s a wonderful and amazing story about friendship, resilience and most of all finding peace, hope and love. I am giving this 5+++ Stars... I have never been disappointed when reading a Carolyn Brown book. She always leaves me wanting more.
July 14, 2021
I couldn’t get through much of this book. I think my 6th grade daughter could write better dialog. The description says the two girls were “bound by a passion for painting” when in the book they draw together with glitter pens one day, one makes a realistic cat and one makes a “Colorful lizard because artists do what they want”. That’s it. That’s their mutual passion for art. Emma went to “the best art college in Texas”…. I went to art school and to be honest, I’m not sure there are any art schools in Texas, and is the author too lazy to research the name of one art school? Emma’s mother changes their phone number so her friend can’t call anymore…. Mom doesn’t like her friend because she’s poor. I kept waiting for more layers to the story but that was it. Really? I’m baffled by how many good reviews this book has. I’m glad I only paid $1.99 for it on Amazon.
April 5, 2021
Emma and Sophia are childhood friends who love art. When they reconnect years later,each has gone through changes and Emma has a crisis. Sophia rescues Emma. That's what friends do. They show up no matter the problems or how many years it's been. A remarkable story of friendship,hope and healing. I loved this.
July 28, 2021
1.5. I can’t imagine someone who has had deep seated issues and repressed memories like Em making such a miraculous recovery in one short month. Just too much of a stretch for any imagination.
August 2, 2023
Obviously I chose this book based on the title. :) I loved the quirky characters and the family that they made on Hummingbird Lane. Sweet story, however, the writing was a bit trite and dialgue somewhat cheesy.
May 4, 2021
I really enjoyed this book. Both Emma and Sophie overcome so much turmoil from their pasts. Their friendship is one that lasts a lifetime and is so rare to find these days. This book gives the reader a sense of hope as well as peace. Hope that no matter what tragedies life throws at you, you can overcome it and find yourself at peace. All the characters were really wonderful. I especially loved the closeness of everyone that lives on Hummingbird Lane. Filly and Arty are two people that just make the place all warm and homey. Josh laid the foundation for the place. Emma and Sophie learn what it takes to overcome the past to be able to move on to a brighter future. They learn to let go, stand strong, and open themselves up to love and be loved.
If someone asked me to compile a list of my favorite authors I would definitely put Carolyn Brown on that list. She tells stories that come from the heart and has so much soul in them. She writes so beautifully that you can feel the emotions of the characters jump off the page. Her love for Texas is shown so vividly as she describes the landscapes in her books. Hummingbird Lane is a book I will always cherish and hold dear to my heart.
If someone asked me to compile a list of my favorite authors I would definitely put Carolyn Brown on that list. She tells stories that come from the heart and has so much soul in them. She writes so beautifully that you can feel the emotions of the characters jump off the page. Her love for Texas is shown so vividly as she describes the landscapes in her books. Hummingbird Lane is a book I will always cherish and hold dear to my heart.
April 6, 2021
Hummingbird Lane is a fictional place, but in reality, we all need a place like this. Emma and Sophie befriended each other in childhood when Sophie’s mom Rebel was the housekeeper for Emma’s mother Victoria. Separated by Victoria’s determination to control Emma’s life, the story begins when the two women are re-united because Sophie wants to rescue Emma from an institution and whisk her away to her hideaway at Hummingbird Lane. A place with tiny trailers and a landscape that was breathtaking, it awakened in Emma a new desire to not just to survive but to thrive. Everyone needs a friend like Sophie and a place like Hummingbird Lane! I loved the realistic characters, each one portrayed with their own secrets and weaknesses which made them even more endearing. I wanted to visit Hummingbird Lane and see the views, sitting in the stillness of a place that seemed to speak to hearts. This book teaches a lesson and touched my heart with the simplicity of relationships that you can count on and places you can escape to. With a plot that had many surprises and a lot of energy, this book was one that I was happy to read because it made me think of my friends and my special places and gave me things to consider about life’s choices and how we can change things in mid-stream and be better for that decision. Fans of the author and women’s fiction with strong female protagonists will thoroughly enjoy this book.
Disclaimer
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received a complimentary copy of this book from the author. I was not required to write a positive review. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255, “Guides Concerning the Use of Testimonials and Endorsements in Advertising.”
Disclaimer
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received a complimentary copy of this book from the author. I was not required to write a positive review. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255, “Guides Concerning the Use of Testimonials and Endorsements in Advertising.”
February 8, 2021
Author Carolyn Brown has written another masterpiece that will touch both heart and soul of the reader! Growing up in two very different households, best friends Emma and Sophia promise to remain friends for life. Through a set of unfortunate circumstances, the young friends lose touch with each other until Sophia learns that her friend Emma needs her now more than ever. Reconnecting with each other after so many years apart not only makes the young friends happy, it also gives them both the chance to open up about their past and begin healing. This is a novel that will fill you with hope and the power of friendship. Author Carolyn Brown continues to mesmerize me with her talented writing and leaves me longing for the completion of her next novel!
May 14, 2021
Really, really, really bad writing. I kept thinking it would get better, not really sure why I finished it
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