Love
is the best medicine.
Primrose Lane
Harmony Harbor, #3
Harmony Harbor, #3
by Debbie Mason
Releasing June 27th 2017
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The Book Junkie Reads . . . Review of . . . PRIMROSE LANE
(Harmony Harbor, #3) . . . This would be the
fourth read in the Harmony Harbor
series. The third full-length read. With each new read you become more vested
in Harmony Harbor and the people that call that place home. This time up we get
a chance to see more into Olivia’s life. We find out things about her that have
had us wondering for the past year. She has things in her past she wished would
just stay there, but sometimes your past don’t want to stay buried.
Finn
was a wild card for me. When first meeting him, his harness towards Olivia set
me aback. To find that he was to be paired with her was also a small step back.
I was hoping for one of the brothers to take an interest in her. Well, that is
another story. He began to grow on me slowly as the read unfolded. He was not
my favorite male of the series to this point but he turned out to be a nice
guy. With time and understanding of Olivia the two of them become something
more.
Debbie
Mason gives me yet another sweet romance with some frustrating points for
Olivia. Her life was a road that was well traveled and difficult to repair.
Mason gave her writing skills a workout. The turbulence in Olivia’s life was
written well and the impact on Olivia’s life was felt. Sweet and emotional. I
wonder which of out small town citizens will be featured next.
Harmony Harbor series:
Mistletoe
Cottage – Harmony Harbor, #1
Christmas
with an Angel – Harmony Harbor, #1.5
Starlight
Bridge – Harmony Harbor, #2
Primrose
Lane – Harmony Harbor, #3
Love is the best medicine.
Olivia Davenport has finally gotten her life back together. She’s left her painful past behind, started over in a new town, and become Harmony Harbor’s most sought-after event planner. But her past catches up to her when Olivia learns that she’s now guardian of her ex’s young daughter. With her world spinning, Olivia must reconcile her old life with her new one. And she doesn’t have time for her new next door neighbor, no matter how handsome he is.
Olivia may act like she’s got everything under control, but Dr. Finn Gallagher knows a person in over her head when he sees one. He’d really like to be the shoulder she leans on, but Olivia makes it clear she doesn’t want his help. Since he’s returned to town, his waiting room has been full of single women feigning illness. Yet the one woman he’s interested in is avoiding him. But with a little help from some matchmaking widows and a precocious little girl, Finn might just win Olivia over.
“What
are you two still doing in the pond? You can see that we’ve rescued Miller and
George, can’t you?” his baby brother Liam asked.
Finn
was about to make a smartass comeback when his other brother shouted, “Finn, on
your six!”
The
wedding guests and waitstaff yelled, “Run!”
Finn
glanced over his shoulder. Sure enough, two swans were doing their
running-on-water thing and coming toward him with their wings spread wide.
“Liv, get out of here!” he yelled, turning to splash the big white birds in
order to distract them so she could get to shore. It didn’t feel very manly or
heroic, but he couldn’t exactly scoop Liv up and run from the pond with her in
his arms. His leg wouldn’t make it. But it’s the thought that counted. Or so he
was telling himself when he heard the sound of a warrior’s cry. If his brothers
raced into the pond to rescue him, he was going to kill them.
Somebody
brushed past him, knocking him off balance. It was Liv. Brandishing her shoes
like weapons, she made a beeline for the birds. The swan on the right dipped
forward and grabbed the shoe. . . and Liv’s hand. Finn launched himself at Liv,
wrapping an arm around her waist and dragging her away from the posturing
birds.
A piece of bread hit Finn in the side of the head.
The swan dropped Liv’s shoe and joined his three pals to glide gracefully to
where the guests were now throwing bread into the pond. Too bad someone hadn’t
thought of that earlier.
“If
I never see a swan again, it’ll be too soon,” he muttered, half-dragging Liv
out of the pond after him. It wasn’t until they’d climbed out that he realized
she hadn’t said a word. He slowly turned. She was pale and shaking. “Liv, what
is it?”
She
looked at him, stared at him really, as if she expected him to understand what
was going on. And there was definitely something going on, and it had nothing
to do with a lost shoe. It hit him then. It had to do with a loss of another
kind, a gut-wrenching, soul-crushing, heart-breaking loss that no one should
ever have to bear.
He
put his hands on her shoulders and ducked to look in her glassy eyes. “She’s
fine, Liv. She was never in any real danger. We were here.”
“What
if we hadn’t been?” she whispered, looking to where his brothers were drying
George and Miller with towels. “She wanders off all the time and won’t come
when I call. She hides from me, climbs rocks and trees, runs into the woods and
the ocean at high tide.” A tear rolled down her cheek. She wiped her face and
looked away. “If something happened to her . . .” She slowly shook her head. “I
can’t do this, Finn.”
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Debbie
Mason is the USA Today and Publisher’s
Weekly bestselling author of the Christmas, Colorado series and the
Harmony Harbor series. Her books have been praised for their "likable
characters, clever dialogue and juicy plots" (RT Book Reviews). When she
isn't writing or reading, Debbie enjoys spending time with her very own
real-life hero, their three wonderful children and son-in-law, two adorable
grandbabies, and a yappy Yorkie named Bella.
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