



The cover of this book completely sucked me in right off the bat. And soon she wonders if she and Nick might help each other find the courage to embrace life, happiness, and true love. Nick suffered from a stroke a year ago, and while there's no physical reason for him not to recover, he is struggling to overcome the paralyzing fear that has kept him a prisoner in his own home.ĭespite her promise to herself not to get involved, Annabelle finds herself irresistibly drawn to Nick. Annabelle is shocked when she finally meets Nick and discovers that he's her age and uses a wheelchair. Based on the cranky, handwritten notes Nick Daire leaves her, she assumes he is an old, rich curmudgeon. When she arrives in the Valley of the Sun, Annabelle is instantly intrigued by her anonymous landlord. When she's offered her dream job as creative director at a cutting-edge graphic design studio in Phoenix, she jumps at the opportunity to start over. She's not even thirty years old, twice-divorced, and has just dodged a marriage proposal. Stuck in a dreary Boston winter, Annabelle Martin would like nothing more than to run away from her current life. Published by Penguin Random House on August 10, 2021Ī woman looking for a new lease on life moves to Arizona where she rents a guest house on a gorgeous property with a mysterious owner-a man who teaches her about resilience, courage, and ultimately true love, in this funny, bighearted novel about hope and healing from New York Times bestselling author Jenn McKinlay. I promise that this does NOT affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. I received this book for free (hey, thanks!) in exchange for an honest review.
