TITLE: Coming Home For Christmas
SERIES #: Haven Point #10
CHARACTERS: Elizabeth & Luke
AUTHOR: RaeAnne Thayne
PUBLICATION DATE: 09/24/19
ORDER LINKS: Amazon | B&N
BOOK SYNOPSIS:
Hearts are lighter and wishes burn a little brighter at Christmas…
Elizabeth Hamilton has been lost. Trapped in a tangle of postpartum depression and grief after the death of her beloved parents, she couldn’t quite see the way back to her husband and their two beautiful kids…until a car accident stole away her memories and changed her life. And when she finally remembered the sound of little Cassie’s laugh, the baby powder smell of Bridger and the feel of her husband’s hand in hers, Elizabeth worried that they’d moved on without her. That she’d missed too much. That perhaps she wasn’t the right mother for her kids or wife for Luke, no matter how much she loved them.
But now, seven years later, Luke finds her in a nearby town and brings Elizabeth back home to the family she loves, just in time for Christmas. And being reunited with Luke and her children is better than anything Elizabeth could have imagined. As they all trim the tree and bake cookies, making new holiday memories, Elizabeth and Luke are drawn ever closer. Can the hurt of the past seven years be healed over the course of one Christmas season and bring the Hamiltons the gift of a new beginning?
REVIEW:
4.25 Hearts This is a different kind of holiday story. Elizabeth is suffering from postpartum depression after the birth of her youngest so she does the only thing she thinks she can. She leaves her family behind.
When Elizabeth’s family comes looking for her she doesn’t know how to tell them what she is feeling and explain the help she needs to more than just talking to a counselor.
But as always the holidays can bring families together.
The thing I liked about this story is that it addresses the very real problem of postpartum depression. This is not talked about as often as it should be or explained to pregnant women that it can be extreme. Yes it usually isn’t but women can and have killed their own children because of this condition. And this story brings the seriousness to light.
While I will not say this is a feel good put you in the mood for Christmas story this is a story that is a roller coaster of emotions.
Disclaimer:
I received a complimentary copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.
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