Just Look Up (Harbor Pointe #1) by Courtney Walsh -- Review

About the Book

After tirelessly climbing the ranks of her Chicago-based interior design firm, Lane Kelley is about to land her dream promotion when devastating news about her brother draws her back home--a quaint tourist town full of memories she'd just as soon forget. With her cell phone and laptop always within reach, Lane aims to check on her brother while staying focused on work--something her eclectic family doesn't understand.

Ryan Brooks never expected to settle down in Harbor Pointe, Michigan, but after his final tour of duty, it was the only place that felt like home. Now knee-deep in a renovation project that could boost tourism for the struggling town, he is thrilled to see Lane, the girl he secretly once loved, even if the circumstances of her homecoming aren't ideal.

Their reunion gets off to a rocky start, however, when Ryan can't find a trace of the girl he once knew in the woman she is today. As he slowly chips away at the walls Lane has built, secrets from his past collide with a terrible truth even he is reluctant to believe. Facing a crossroads that could define his future with Lane and jeopardize his relationship with the surrogate family he's found in the Kelleys, Ryan hopes Lane can see that maybe what really matters has been right in front of her all along--if only she'd just look up.

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About the Author

Courtney Walsh is a novelist, artist, theater director, and playwright. Change of Heart is her fifth novel and is set in the same town as Paper Hearts. Her debut novel, A Sweethaven Summer, hit the New York Times and USA Today e-book bestseller lists and was a Carol Award finalist in the debut author category. She has written two additional books in the Sweethaven series, as well as two craft books and several full-length musicals. Courtney lives in Illinois where she and her husband own a performing and visual arts studio. They have three children.

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Review

Courtney Walsh has written a heart throbbing and captivating story that readers will absolutely not want to put down.  From page one, Walsh draws readers into her story and causes them to fall in love with and become invested in her characters.  With just the right amount of romance, this is a story that pops from the pages as if the reader were a sideline character and is one that will touch the heart and soul.  A story of family and forgiveness, readers will not soon forget this delightful, but demandingly emotional journey.
 
Series: Harbor Pointe
Genre: contemporary, romance, Christian
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers
Publication date: July 4, 2017
Number of pages: 416
 
A review copy of this book was purchased for review.  A review was not required and all views and opinions expressed are my own.