About the book:
Rivers Sullivan bears both visible and invisible scars—those on her shoulder from a bullet wound and those on her heart from the loss of her fiancé during the same brutal attack. Not even her background as an art therapist can help her regain her faith in humanity. Still, she scrapes together the courage to travel to St. Simons Island to see the beach cottage and art gallery she’s inherited from her fiancé. When she stumbles upon recovering addicts running her gallery, she’s forced to reckon with her own healing.
After the tragic drowning of his cousin, James Cooper Knight spends his days trying to make up for his past mistakes. He not only dedicates his life to addiction counseling, but guilt drives him to the water, searching for others who’ve been caught unaware of the quickly rising tides of St. Simons. When he rescues a peculiar blond woman and her sketch pad from a sandbar, then delivers this same woman to his deceased grandmother’s properties, he knows things are about to get even more complicated.
Tragic circumstances draw Cooper and Rivers closer, but they fight their growing feelings. Though Cooper’s been sober for years, Rivers can’t imagine trusting her heart to someone in recovery, and he knows a relationship with her will only rip his family further apart. Distrust and guilt are only the first roadblocks they must overcome if they take a chance on love.
My review:
I enjoyed this story featuring a topic I haven't read much about. I felt like we really got into an addict's head as we see how much Cooper struggled with the shame and guilt of his choices and still struggled with his addiction even after five years of being clean. I admired him a lot for all that he overcame and for all he was doing to help others. I liked Rivers as well and admired her strength and willingness to forgive. I liked the strong faith message as the gospel is clearly given and Rivers, Cooper and others encourage each other with Scripture and prayer. Davis especially has a funny, direct way of encouraging a person and telling it like it is at the same time. I also like how they knew they were fighting a spiritual battle. There was some sweet romance and I thought there was going to be more suspense than there was but the story went in a different direction. I liked how the past was brought in by the journal Rivers found and read that belonged to Cooper's grandmother but I wish more would have been done with it. I liked the gorgeous setting of St. Simons Island. I really liked the focus on art and art therapy. I hadn't read the first two books in the series but I didn't feel lost at all. Overall, I liked this story and it kept my interest. I would recommend it if you like stories with more spiritual depth or that deal with issues.
I received this book from JustRead Tours. I was not compensated for this review. All opinions are my own.
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