So happy to say I am hosting a stop for Bookouture on the book tour for Lily’s Secret Inheritance by Kristin Harper. Thanks to Bookouture for my invite and for the ARC of the book.
Turning off the winding coastal road and seeing the old farmhouse surrounded by cranberry vines ahead, Lily’s breath catches in her throat. It’s just how she remembers it. But pushing open the wooden front door for the first time in decades, it’s clear everything has changed…
When her estranged aunt Dahlia dies, single mother Lily Lindgren is surprised to inherit the family home and cranberry farm. Returning to Dune Island for the first time since Dahlia admitted to a terrible betrayal that shattered Lily’s trust in her family, she’s ready to sell up and finally create a stable future for her little boy. But her high-school crush and farm manager Jake Benson is determined to stop Lily’s plan…
After helping Dahlia turn part of the house into a local produce store, Jake shared her dream of making the cranberry farm a community hub for the island. His stories about Dahlia, and how much she had missed Lily all these years, make Lily question if she was wrong to never forgive her aunt. And when Jake joins her long walks over the sand dunes, there’s an undeniable spark… could a move to Dune Island be the key to her and her son’s happiness?
But then, clearing out Dahlia’s bedroom, Lily finds an old picture of Dahlia that stops her in her tracks. Just when she was making peace with Dahlia’s memory and learning to trust again, Lily’s heart is shattered to find she was keeping another secret. Can Lily trust Jake to tell her the painful truth—or will she run from Dune Island again for good?
An utterly beautiful beach read about family secrets, finding yourself, and learning the true meaning of home. Perfect for fans of Carolyn Brown, Barbara O’Neal and Mary Alice Monroe
Kristin Harper is an author who, when I see a new tour for her latest release, I have to accept that invitation. I have read a few of her books and always find she writes so well about emotions we all feel and situations we can find ourselves in everyday.
Lily’s Secret Inheritance is a well written story of returning home, family and secrets too. A dual timeline story told from Lily’s point of view. We discover her past, growing up on Dune Island. What looks like a perfect childhood wasn’t always what it seemed, not to Lily anyway.
The present day we see her planning to sell Cranberry Farm, then as she starts to go through some stuff her Aunt Dahlia left for her and she begins to rethink her plans for her life. Will Cranberry Farm be a memory or part of her future?
I connected with Lily, her issues were so real, I could easily relate to her. I always find Krisitn Harper’s characters so good. She always makes them well rounded and you can imagine them straight away. I got so caught up in Lily’s life and problems that I was transported to Dune Island. It did help that the descriptions of the setting were so detailed too.
I love how Kristin Harper shows how it can only take one small thing to change everything and cause a ripple effect to so many people. Forgiveness and moving forward are a great part of this book. We see Lily’s journey through the story. My heart was with her all the way, almost breaking at times too.
Another page turner that transported me from my chair to Dune Island so easily. Characters that made me feel like I knew them and a story that captivated me from start to finish. Kristin Harper is definitely on my lost of go-to authors, Lily’s Secret Inheritance helped put her there.
A highly recommended read from me today.
Buy Link
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Author Bio:
Ever since she was a young girl, there were few things Kristin liked more than creative writing and spending time on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, with her family. Eventually (after a succession of jobs that bored her to tears), she found a way to combine those two passions by becoming a women’s fiction author whose stories occur in oceanside settings. While Kristin doesn’t live on the Cape year-round, she escapes to the beach whenever she can.
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