Sweetwater Gap
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Life doesn’t give do-overs. She’s sure of it. But then she goes home again.
Josie Mitchell’s sister Laurel thinks she’s come home to pitch in with the apple harvest and save the family orchard. Her brother-in-law Nate thinks she’s there to talk the overworked, very pregnant Laurel into finally selling the family business. The orchard’s new manager Grady Mackenzie just thinks she’s trouble with a capital T. They’re all right . . . and all wrong. Because no one really knows what drove Josie from home in the first place. Why she’s never come home before, even for her own father’s funeral. Why she pushes herself so hard . . . and what she’s running from. And nobody, not even Josie, is prepared for the surprising new fruit she’ll find on her last trip home.
Denise Hunter
Denise Hunter is the internationally published, bestselling author of more than forty books, three of which have been adapted into original Hallmark Channel movies. She has won the Holt Medallion Award, the Reader’s Choice Award, the Carol Award, the Foreword Book of the Year Award, and is a RITA finalist. When Denise isn’t orchestrating love lives on the written page, she enjoys traveling with her family, drinking chai lattes, and playing drums. Denise makes her home in Indiana, where she and her husband raised three boys and are now enjoying an empty nest and three beautiful grandchildren. DeniseHunterBooks.com; Facebook: @AuthorDeniseHunter; Twitter: @DeniseAHunter; Instagram: @deniseahunter.
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Reviews for Sweetwater Gap
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5sweet water gap by denise hunterjosie mitchelle has to go home to SC to run the family orchard. She wished she could have a do over.Grady thinks she's trouble and others think she's there for other reasons. She has many conversations with the others in the family about what to do with the orchard that is failing, year after year now she learns.Love hearing how the apples are picked, the technique they follow.Josie does learn the truth why her father is sad on her birthday...there are also secrets about the boy who saved her life that nobody knows about...Love the chat of the photography and where it takes her..Will her faith be restored in God after Grady talks to her to set her straight?
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Guilt can be a powerful emotion and can fuel the flames of self-punishment. In Sweetwater Gap, Josie Mitchell knows all about how the mistakes of one's past can have lasting consequences, even when no one else is aware that they exist. Josie's friends and family know that she is running from something, but no one knows what it is. All they know is that Josie has finally come home and that they want her to be a part of the family again.Grady Mackenzie, a new-comer to the area, does not trust Josie and fears she will only bring tears to those who love her. But when he learns her deepest secrets, he becomes her closest confidante. A bittersweet story of finding love when you feel you least deserve it, Sweetwater Gap will make your heart break and your heart soar as you get caught up in the love story that is Grady and Josie's.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Josephine (or Josie, as she's referred to in the book) was a tough character to like. Even when it's revealed what she's "running from" I still can't get on board with how she acted. I think the point the author was trying to drive home was to seek God for forgiveness but I don't think that any rational person, God fearing or not, would have taken the route that Josie chose.Otherwise, the characters were fun, if not predictable. The love story that unfolded was obvious from the beginning, but I still enjoyed seeing it played out.This wasn't my favorite book by Hunter, but I will certainly read more from her.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Denise Hunter has written another great story. I enjoyed reading this very much. It is a story of how someone's guilt can affect the way they live their life and how they treat the ones they love. Until someone can understand God's redeeming love, guilt can take away all joy.Josie Mitchell has traveled everywhere but back home, to their families apple orchard business. Until her brother-in-law calls her one day and tells her her sister Laurel needs her to come home and help run the orchard so that Laurel can take care of herself and her pregnancy. Josie has no choice but to go home to help out, but facing what happened years ago at the orchard, is something she can't do, and keeping her health a secret is something she must do. She also wasn't counting on Grady Mackenzie, the orchard's new manager. They of course don't hit it off at first, but both of them end up sharing the hurts from their past and falling for each other. Grady's feeling for Josie near the end of the book were precious to read. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this story and think you will too!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Sometimes the person most difficult to forgive is yourself. This is the case with Josie, the protagonist, as she hides a guilty secret. This is an enjoyable read; in addition, a lesson on harvesting is included.I learned a bit about growing apples with this romance novel. Sometimes, I almost felt as if I was standing on the ladder; smelling the apples; falling into the rhythm of "grab, twist, pull, bag;" and listening to the Mexican workers singing a happy tune. What a beautiful place an apple orchard must be!I like the analogy drawn between two sacrifices. I can't say much more, or I'll give it away. I wouldn't want to ruin it for you. Happy reading.