Melanie runs away. From conflict. From pain. From
reality.
When novelist Melanie Vander faces a looming
deadline, she decides it’s time for an escape to an inspiring, novel-worthy
locale. She’s not running away. Really. She just needs time to focus. But as
she disappears into her writing, she encounters a man whose tenderness leaves
her reeling. Engaging and wise, psychologist Elliot Hammond tempts Melanie to
question everything, including her marriage.
But that’s ridiculous. Dr. Hammond isn’t
even…real.
Melanie’s husband, Craig, has his own problems,
including a recession that’s threatening his business. Waning finances, a
looming home foreclosure, and a wife who’s checked out emotionally, has Craig
feeling as though he’s carrying his burdens alone. When his client, the
beautiful and single Serena Buchanan, offers him a solution to his financial
woes, he’s tempted by more than her offer of a business solution.
At a crossroads, Melanie and Craig seem headed in
opposite directions.
As Melanie runs away from her problems by
escaping into her own fictional world, Craig dives into his struggles, seeking
God for strength and healing for his marriage. Ultimately, Melanie must choose
whether she’ll check out completely, or allow her characters to lead her home.
My Thoughts:
Ms.Yttrup's new book evoked all kinds of emotions, not only as I read, but after I finished the book. I am not a first person type of reader, however Ms.Yttrup wrote it so skillfully that I was captivated after the first chapter. Each chapter alternates between, Melanie, Craig, and Jill. I felt like I was experiencing everything they were, and my emotions were riding the roller coaster each of them were experiencing. I have only one place I want drama and that is between the pages of a good book or movie, and Ms. Yttrup places it perfectly between those pages.
This is a must read!
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