This book is a sweet, squeaky clean romance and is faith positive (although it isn't promoted as Christian). Hope McKnight is a single mom of a 17 year old living in the small town of Sweet Home, Alaska. She is struggling to make ends meet and daughter Ella has issues of her own. Donovan Stone left Sweet Home after a car accident killed his brother Beau and Hope's sister. Hope was driving and he has blamed her ever since. He returns to fix up his grandparents lodge to sell. And to his surprise he learns he has a daughter he never knew about.

The main characters were great but I wished they had talked to each other more. There is a lot of inner dialogue that isn't shared with each other. For example, they never really talk about the main thing that drove them apart. Ella is decent as the moody teen (I'm not fond of teens in romances). And Boomer, the Bernese dog, steals his scenes. There is a lot of manipulation by a friend and either spiritual or paranormal help, getting the MC's to their HEA. The forgiveness and healing is very sweet and the benefits extend beyond the main family. Quilters will also especially enjoy this book.

Having an unknown child from a past love was a common trope when I read romances decades ago but I haven't read another similar storyline in ages. Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing Group for an ARC ebook in exchange for an honest review.

This is the first book I have read by this author. I did not know going in that it would be a sweet/clean, Christian romance. These are not my cup of tea.

The writing itself was good. The storyline was good. I felt a lot could have been better if the MC spoke about what they had gone through in their lives. There was a lot of inner dialogue about feelings and decisions but no words. This made the story feel not "real".

Hope is thirty fourth years old and has a daughter ella. She lives in remote alaska ith a sixteen years old daughter. I liked the characters., atmosphere,dialogue,and descriptions. I liked the relationship between Ella and Hope. The pace was good. I loved this story.