Muskoka Shores + Giveaway

Serena Williamson loves working at Muskoka Shores, the fancy resort on Lake Muskoka, and making couples dreams come true. But after returning from a celebrity wedding to find her own hopes crumbling to dust, she sets out for self-improvement, and to prove her ex was wrong. But when a misunderstanding concerning the new assistant church minister leads to more self-doubt, can she ever really trust a man again?

Joel Wakefield is looking forward to a fresh start for himself and his sister in this beautiful small town beside Lake Muskoka. He hadn’t counted on meeting a curvy cutie with a gift for hospitality and a gracious heart. Can he show her that it’s what is inside that truly counts?

My Review:

This love story is for every woman who has struggled with not feeling good enough. So emotional and funny and hard-hitting with a wonderful, uplifting faith thread about being ‘enough’ in the eyes of our Father in Heaven. And the power our words hold — to build up or tear down. So impactful!

An enemies to more trope plays out to perfection as misunderstandings abound. I laughed out loud and winced in sympathy and shed a tear or two by the end. So relatable all the way through!

Fans of Carolyn Miller’s Original Six Hockey series will get a thrill over the wedding in the first chapter. I haven’t read all the books in that series (yet) so I couldn’t fully appreciate the romantic glow but there are some lovely details as Serena oversees the wedding reception and makes for a nice bridge between the series.

Of course, I adore the iconic Canadian setting and the fact that the we get to visit through two seasons. Lots of time for our hero and heroine to get sorted while readers get to appreciate the beauty in my part of the world. 🙂

I listened to the audiobook, expertly narrated by Andrea Kummer and hoping the rest of the series comes out in audio as well. Otherwise I’ll have to mix and match with paperbacks! Gasp!

12 thoughts on “Muskoka Shores + Giveaway”

  1. Love everything about this book – the cover, the description and the fact that you are “enough”, your review and the prospect of winning a copy. And can we take another look at that gorgeous cover!

    Super excited about this book on my TBR and can’t wait for the opportunity to read and review it. Thank you for the chance to win a copy!
    2clowns at arkansas dot net

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  2. I think I’ve only read a novella in a Christmas collection by Carolyn Miller. I do get her newsletter, and saw about this new release, and love the beautiful cover!

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  3. Even though I’ve only read two of her contemporary books in the Independence Islands series and have a couple of her Regency paperbacks on my shelf, I’ve missed SO many of her books!! I don’t know why I hesitate to read them because they all sound fantabulous. PLUS, I did actually meet her & her lovely husband a few years back.

    I’d love to come visit your area of Canada Kav, even if it’s through Carolyn’s magical pen in the pages of this wonderful sounding book 😊

    teamob4 (at) gmail (dot) com

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