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WHEN YOU WISH UPON
A STAR Reviewed by: Nancy
Mehl for MyShelf.Com Paige Brookhart and her two daughters, Becky and Jess, are running from a nightmare of abuse. Paige's husband, Justin, has made their lives a living hell for too long. Paige seeks peace, but she's brought some of her own demons with her. When her car breaks down, a man stops to see if he can help. Paige is instantly drawn to the handsome rancher, Lance Parish. She and her daughters go back to Lance's ranch and are offered a job and a place to live. But, Paige's fears force her to say no. Instead, she and the girls end up in a women's shelter in Denver. Her experience there starts her healing process. She also discovers something she never knew. Justin married someone else before Paige. Her marriage to him isn't legal. Her growth at the shelter, her parents' rejection, and the knowledge that Justin no longer has a claim on her, brings her a sense of freedom. She contacts Lance and accepts the job as his housekeeper. She and the girls move out to his ranch in Estes Park. Lance and Paige begin to have deep feelings for each other, but ghosts from both their pasts whisper words of warning to them that keep them tied in knots of fear. Although Paige prays that her life with Justin is over, Justin is not so forgiving. He is searching for her - with the goal of exacting revenge. When he finally finds Paige and the girls, the story climbs to a harrowing climax that ends with a final and fatal finish. WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR is a beautiful and moving story about the pain of abuse and the hope of recovery. Its characters are well defined and real. I found myself yelling out loud when Paige and Lance faced Justin's deadly anger on the mountain where life and death met in a breathless confrontation. This complex and intriguing novel is one of the best I've ever read. Nancy Marie is an accomplished author with an important story to tell. I recommend it highly. ----- |
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