Helpful Score: 1
I loved this book. It was interesting to read of a woman starting over and finding love a second time in life...
Carly Spencer, weeks away from the Big 40, finds herself and smart-mouth 15 year old daughter Tiffany on their way to her childhood home, Chatsworth-by-the-Sea, a Bed & Breakfast on the Northern CA coast. Her marriage of 17 years is over, her soon-to-be ex-husband needs to find himself, at least that's what he says. Plan A - The good life in Santa Monica with Neil, a successful executive is gone. Now on to Plan B Carly's going to run the B&B with her mother, Rhonda, for the next 2 years then Rhonda will retire to Las Vegas. Cathsworth has been in Carly's family for at least 150 years her many-greats grandfather had the English manor brought over and reconstructed after striking it rich in the gold fields. The house is haunted by a young woman, Mary, she was Carly's friend when Carly still lived at Chatsworth. The B&B and Rhonda are not in the best shape now so it's up to Carly to put Plan B into motion. A younger than Carly ghost-buster and a former teacher both would like to be her new love interest but she's not sure. With wonderful humor and wit Ms Mallery has created a great story.
Such a thoroughly enjoyable book about a divorcee, a survivor who refused to go down w/o a fight. She had a teen daughter to parent & an ex-husband who wanted to sail the world, leave all responsibility behind. How do we find new reservoirs of grit & determination at our darkest moment? Carly fought back, faced her own early years & prepared to survive all life was throwing at her & found it to be a minute by minute challenge - who would stand by her, plot against her & who would be her ally. When failure is not an option, how do you meet an overwhelming challenge?
A tale about rebuilding a life and home, courtesy of friends, family and a good wrench.
Widow starts over with her 15 year old daughter restoring a bed and breakfast that has been in her family for over 100 years.
A nice story about a single mother with a positive attitude and strong will to get her family's lives back on track after her divorce.
