Book Review: What Hope Remembers by Johnnie Alexander

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What is this book about?

When Amy Somers loses her job as a lobbyist, she moves to Misty Willow, well aware that she’s crossing bridges she’d burned years before. With all the mistakes she’s made and the uncaring things she’s done–even to her own family–she can hardly believe that happiness will find her, especially when Gabe Kendall, her first crush and her first kiss, rides back into her life atop a buckskin mare.

A former Marine, Gabe is at loose ends after serving a prison sentence for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. He sees beyond Amy’s hard exterior to the girl he once knew and loved, and he longs to see her open her heart. Yet with his vision clouded by shame for his past and fears about the future, he finds it difficult to see the path ahead.

But the memory of that long-ago kiss just may have the power to reignite a romance that brings out the best in both of them.

My review:

Amy was so unlikable in the first two books of this series and I was sure I wasn’t going to change my mind about her, but I am happy to report that this story changed my opinion. Sweet romance, love of family, and reconciliation with God turned a very selfish woman into a wonderful heroine. There were bad guys, danger and conflict, but it was tempered with strength and redemption.

What I enjoyed most about this book:

Amy’s character growth

What I didn’t like about this book:

Dark moment (so sad)

Would I recommend this book to others? Yes. Flawed but redeemable characters and sweet romance. This is the third book in a series which can be read as a standalone but Amy’s growth is more powerful if the first two books have been read first.

Where can I learn more about this author and their books?

Johnnie Alexander, author website

-Loraine Nunley

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