On The Right Path

Home to Heather Creek #11

by Diann Hunt

School’s out for the summer, and Charlotte is doing her best to try to keep the kids occupied and out of trouble. After much prodding, Sam gets a job at a day care, but it’s his part-time gig at the airport that captures his interest—and has his grandparents worried. Christopher is hard at work trying to teach an old dog new tricks, and Emily and her friend Ashley get roped into visiting an elderly woman in town who needs help around the house. As they clean, they uncover mementos that unravel a painful story from the woman’s past, which changes everything they know about forgiveness.

Meanwhile, Charlotte and Hannah start training for a walkathon, and Bill and Anna have a secret—and the timing couldn’t be worse. As the lazy days of summer settle over Heather Creek Farm, will Charlotte be able to keep them all on the right path?

Genres: Christian, Christian Fiction, Fiction

276 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

Diann Hunt wrote romantic comedy and humorous women's fiction targeted to Christian women of the Baby Boomer generation. She'd lived in Indiana forever, had been happily married forever, loved her family, chocolate, her friends, her dog, and, well, chocolate. Her book "For Better or For Worse" is being made into a Hallmark movie, with production beginning in November, 2013.

After a four-year battle with ovarian cancer, Diann went home to be with her Lord and Saviour just after Thanksgiving, 2013. She leaves behind a legacy of words of blessing, love for her Lord, her family, her close friends, and fans the world over who have come to know and love her and call her their friend.

Reviews

[Cheryl · Rating 4 out of 5]

School’s out and Charlotte wants to keep the kids busy, she sets up a job for Emily, cleaning a 90 year old woman’s house, gets Christopher interested in training their dog and hopes Sam can find a job. Sam does find a job working at a daycare in the afternoon, which he hates, and working at the airport learning about flying. She also starts a walking program training for a walkathon for diabeties to help support her husband. Emily isn’t happy about cleaning, Christopher can’t get the dog to cooperate and Charlotte is worried about both her sons.

[patricia · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's summer in Heather Creek and Charlotte wants her grandchildren to occupied. Each one has to find their path. Christopher wants to enter Toby in the dog show so he has to train her and it isn't easy.H learns the lesson, keep on trying. Emily and her friend Ashley get a job helping Miss Middleton, she is in her eighties and needs housekeeping work. Emily is resentful but Emily discovers a friend who understands loss and being uprooted. Miss Middleton tells the story of the orphan train. Emily has been keenly missing her mom. Sam takes a job in a daycare and he hates it. But he learns the importance of being responsible. He also might have discovered what he'd like to do with his life when he gets a second job at the local airport. Charlotte starts training for a diabetic walk to support Bob. Bob surprises Charlotte with an anniversary present. But can Charlotte keep them all On The Right Path, Diann Hunt is this book's author.

[Jacquie Stricklind · Rating 5 out of 5]

This so far, is my favorite book of the series. Charlotte hurts her back and she is training with he r friend Hannah to walkathon, Emily and Sam get summer jobs, Emily starts cleaning an elderly woman's house, and she later becomes friends with Miss Middleton, Sam gets a job at a daycare and at an airport where he finds out that he really wants to be a pilot, Christopher decides he wants to train Toby their dog. Meanwhile, Charlotte and Bob's anniversary is coming up, do they have a surprise in store for each other? What is Anna and Bill's secret, and how does Pete help his brother out? Read the book to find out!

[Lavender · Rating 4 out of 5]

As always, a good read. I really enjoy this series.

[Amy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm having to skip books as my local library doesn't have the entire series. I'm considering purchasing the ones they don't and donating them. Excellent read!!

[PottWab Regional Library]

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[Ane Mulligan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this warm tale of family relations. Grandparents raising grandchildren is a reality in this generation, and Hunt has applied her humor in subtle ways throughout this story as Charlotte struggles to cope with teenaged angst, when she should be enjoying her golden years. Hunt delivers real characters in very real situations. No plastic angels in this tale, just kids who mess up, and grandparents who hope they're doing it right.

Hunt makes farm life comes so alive I wonder if she spent some time in a chicken coop doing research. Note to self: write no books containing chickens (unless it's a cookbook.)

Numerous authors write Guideposts Books' Home to Heather Creek series, yet each book keeps the same main characters, and while the characters retain their personalities, each book has a unique feel to it. Warm and witty, Diann Hunt's On the Right Path is one of the best.

[Elaine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Summer is finally here...

Bob and Charlotte have an anniversary coming up and so is the walk for diabetes.

Emily found a new friend in unexpected places. She learns to crochet.

Sam lands a job or two and learns a huge lesson.

Christopher is busy training the dog.

Bill has some worries that cause Charlotte concern.

[Elaine]

Another great story of the adaptation of Charlotte's grandkids to life on the farm without their mom.

[Suzanne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great

[Juli Rice]

It was interesting, but at the end of the series. I wish I had read the first books before reading this one.