Hurricane Season: A Southern Novel of Two Sisters and the Storms They Must Weather by Lauren K. Denton
I really enjoyed this story! Good steady plot and characters. The chapters alternate between Ty, Betsy and Jenna point of view; so readers get a feel of each character and how they are feeling and experiencing.
I could relate to Betsy’s heartache of not being able to have children, while still having to take care of her nieces and other children visiting the farm. I could also relate to Jenna’s frustration of having children at a young age and not knowing what to do with her life and trying to provide for her family and do what she thinks would be best.
I liked reading the family interactions between the 2 girls and Aunt Betsy and Uncle Ty. They were so patient with teaching the girls the chores of the dairy farm and gardening. I also liked how Betsy and Ty used prayer and communication to work thru their marriage struggles.
Christian romance and general fiction book-the characters and story line was down to earth and relatable for readers. I enjoyed this story from start to finish!
I received a copy of this book complimentary for blog and social media review. All opinions are my own.
About the Book:
Betsy and Ty Franklin, owners of Franklin Dairy Farm in southern Alabama, have long since buried their desire for children of their own. While Ty manages their herd of dairy cows, Betsy busies herself with the farm’s day-to-day operations and tries to forget her dream of motherhood. But when her free-spirited sister, Jenna, drops off her two young daughters for “just two weeks,” Betsy’s carefully constructed wall of self-protection begins to crumble.
As the two weeks stretch deeper into the Alabama summer, Betsy and Ty learn to navigate the new additions in their world—and revel in the laughter that now fills their home. Meanwhile, record temperatures promise to usher in the most active hurricane season in decades.
Attending an art retreat four hundred miles away, Jenna is fighting her own battles. She finally has time and energy to focus on her photography, a lifelong ambition. But she wonders how her rediscovered passion can fit in with the life she’s made back home as a single mom.
When Hurricane Ingrid aims a steady eye at the Alabama coast, Jenna must make a decision that will change her family’s future, even as Betsy and Ty try to protect their beloved farm and their hearts. Hurricane Season is the story of one family’s unconventional journey to healing—and the relationships that must be mended along the way.
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About the Author
Born and raised in Mobile, Alabama, Lauren K. Denton now lives with her husband and two daughters in Homewood, just outside Birmingham. In addition to her fiction, she writes a monthly newspaper column about life, faith, and how funny (and hard) it is to be a parent. On any given day, she’d rather be at the beach with her family and a stack of books. Website: LaurenKDenton.com; Facebook: LaurenKDentonAuthor; Twitter: @LaurenKDenton.
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