Ozark Dawn

Rating:
Summary: second chance at love
Review: In Sunrise, Arkansas, Dr. Will Bradley sees the woman he has loved since college, Jolene Spencer for the first time in five years. She left for the coast after telling him she does not love him. In California, Jolene has become a reporter for the Sacramento beacon and does TV too.

Jolene fled to because her mother refused to believe that her abusive stepfather made overtures and told her he will have her one day. She has returned because her beloved grandfather said her teenage sister and mother needed her. Jolene and Will realize they still love one another, but she refuses to hang around once she helps her family as she has not forgiven her mom. Making his second attempt to keep Jolene by his side forever even more complex is his past returns with a little one that is probably his.

Fans of second chance at love tales starring the same two protagonists will want to read the warm OZARK DAWN. The story line contains serious undertones centering on the long-term impact of abuse, but also provides a delightful tale of love. Bonnie Drury engages her audience with a fine tale of two people who respect and love one another, but must overcome the past, especially the haunting reminders of her stepfather that Jolene sees in Sunrise.

Harriet Klausner

Rating:
Summary: second chance at love
Review: In Sunrise, Arkansas, Dr. Will Bradley sees the woman he has loved since college, Jolene Spencer for the first time in five years. She left for the coast after telling him she does not love him. In California, Jolene has become a reporter for the Sacramento beacon and does TV too.

Jolene fled to because her mother refused to believe that her abusive stepfather made overtures and told her he will have her one day. She has returned because her beloved grandfather said her teenage sister and mother needed her. Jolene and Will realize they still love one another, but she refuses to hang around once she helps her family as she has not forgiven her mom. Making his second attempt to keep Jolene by his side forever even more complex is his past returns with a little one that is probably his.

Fans of second chance at love tales starring the same two protagonists will want to read the warm OZARK DAWN. The story line contains serious undertones centering on the long-term impact of abuse, but also provides a delightful tale of love. Bonnie Drury engages her audience with a fine tale of two people who respect and love one another, but must overcome the past, especially the haunting reminders of her stepfather that Jolene sees in Sunrise.

Harriet Klausner

Rating:
Summary: Can you ever go back home?
Review: The past is what drives the future. So Jolene Springer found out when she returned to her home town of Sunrise nestled in the Ozarks.
Jolene believes it is time to confront the troubles of her past that followed her into adulthood and drove her from home. But there are parts of the past that won't go quietly and one of them is her old boyfriend, Will Bradley, who wants her to stay in Sunrise.

She finds the decision to be more difficult that she'd thought. New troubles have cropped up to be added to the old. Her little sister is nearly grown and fancies herself in love with Will.

Torn between hurting the people she loves and protecting her battered heart, Jolene struggles to find a way to safety.

This is a book with much more to it than the basic romance plot. The very talented author, Bonnie Drury, has created a world where the reader will feel at home with a great cast of characters. It isn't a place one leaves willingly and it will long linger in your memory even after the last page is read. Highly recommended as a very satisfying and pleasant read.

-Anne K. Edwards, All About Murder