Lover's Lane

Lover’s Lane was not the book I was expecting. I was thinking short, hot, love story. What I go was a story about the love of a mother and a child, a child and a family, and a man and a woman. People who make up families are not always related and this book reminds us of that often. It also reminds us of hope and caring. Hoping for the best, believing in the the best of people and hoping for a good future.

Carly is raising Christopher the best she can. A small tourist town with its quirks and a steady job, trying to make ends meet is the best of what Carly can hope for, until she meets Jake. Only he is not quite what he says he is and that is a problem. Carly can only hope she can be strong enough this time to fight for her rights and her son and she is not sure that he is actually helping.

I found Lover’s Lane endearing with interesting characters. I noted that this is listed the first of a series, which makes me hopeful of other good books coming out by Jill Marie Landis.

Carly Nolan has had a hard life.After her fiancee is killed, she is left alone with her baby son. Her fiancee Ricks parents hire a lawyer,who offers Carly money for custody of the child.
Afraid of losing her son, Carly runs away fearing she will loose her son. Fast forward six years, and Carly is living in small town Twilight Cove. No one knows her secret, she keeps bags packed ready to run if the need arises. Jake Montgomery is a private investigator, he also was Ricks best friend.
Jake has been looking for Carly for years, if it wasn't for his assistant finding a painting similar to one he had in a magazine article. He would never have driven to Twilight Cove. Hunting Carly down through the gallery that sold the painting. Jake is a wonderful character who is trying to do the right thing. Not necessarily excited in the right way. His heart is in the right place. My heart went out to Carly, she had a really tough life, you cant blame her for running. I think alot of mothers would do the same in the same situation. I'm so glad they got their happy ending.
Received an advanced reader copy in exchange for a fair review.

Another great book by Jill Marie Landis, I had this on my ereader and started reading. It sounded familiar, Sure enough, I had it in a "real" book and had already read it. But I was enjoying it so much, I reread it. I always love stories with cute kids and small towns. How would you feel if someone offered you money for your baby? All you have to do is take it and go away. Or run away and hide