I know Amy Clipston best by her Amish Fiction that she writes with great mastery. This is not Amish Fiction, This is a contemporary romance novel that is clean, sweet, and in parts, fun to read. The characters have some depth to them that make them relatable.
Christine Sawyer runs an antique mall that is about to be swallowed up by rent increases on her building. She is making ends meet at the moment, but she won't be able to afford the rent increase without help.
Brent Nicholson is helping his aunt Midge get her house ready to sell and finds a lot of treasures that Christine can use in her store. This helps Christine some and she appreciates it. The more the two of them spend time together, the closer they become.
The fly in the Brent/Christine ointment is Christine's twin sister, Britney, who dated Brent in high school. Britney claims that Brent cheated on her but never got his side of the story.
Brent and Christine have some issues to overcome with feelings of inadequacy stemming from real and perceived slights from their own families.
I truly enjoyed this book, but I missed one thing that Amy usually includes in her books, and that is the faith of the characters. There is no mention of faith in the book at all. When Amy writes her Amish fiction, she weaves the faith of the characters into the warp and weft of the book seamlessly.
Overall, a four-star read.
Thomas Nelson FICTION provided the copy I read for this review. All opinions expressed are solely my own.
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