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Three Reasons You Should Read This Sweet Small Town Romance:
- Juliet’s Journey to Love by Elsie Davis is a story of redemption, forgiving yourself, and following your calling.
- Juliet is such a sweetheart, but a hard-headed one. She won’t take no for an answer when it comes to taking care of others
- Jake has an old soul and I loved watching him find his feet and his path again.
About Juliet’s Journey to Love by Elsie Davis
Title: Juliet’s Journey to Love
Author: Elsie Davis
Series: The Great Smoky Mountain Getaways #1
Genre: Sweet, Small Town Romance
Escape to the Great Smoky Mountains…
Juliet isn’t sure of God’s plan for her life, but the opportunity to serve as the leader of the Freedom and Faith small group, helps her to feel needed, like she belongs. The group plans to hike sections of the Appalachian Trail, using the back to nature approach to grow closer to God. Determined to succeed, Juliet leads two other women on a hike, but when she falls ill and they’re days away from the exit point of their planned journey, her friends must call911.
When a man shows up looking more like a grizzly bear than a rescuer, she’s forced to accept his help. Loner extraordinaire, Jake wants them gone. Except when Juliet and her friends are ready to leave, it’s Jake who succumbs to the illness, and this time it’s Juliet to the rescue.
In the process, she discovers a man with a heart and a past. Her failure to lead the group
prompts her to renew her efforts to be needed, and she’s determined to help Jake get
through more than his illness. When she learns of an opening at the medical clinic in Hollow
Creek, she applies, knowing it would give her a reason to stick around town and give her
time to help Jake get his life back on track.
Her methods aren’t always squeaky clean, but her heart is in the right place. When Jake
finds out the truth, the walls come tumbling down. Can the two of them muddle through the
past and their own issues to work out their differences?
My review of Juliet’s Journey to Love:
At first, you might not think that Juliet and Jake have much in common. The grumpy mountain man that lives all alone and the sociable nurse looking to find a home and a family don’t sound too much alike. But this is truly a case where two people find that they are exactly what each other needs – even if they didn’t know it’s what they were looking for.
Juliet is a huge caretaker, and she struggles to accept the fact that she may need care when she falls sick on the trail. While she and Jake take turns caring for each other, they bump heads and build grudging respect for each other. This forms the basis for their relationship, but they both have a lot of caring to do for themselves as well.
Throughout the whole story, God’s hand can be felt gently guiding Juliet and Jake towards each other and back to his light. His hand was lightly seen, but definitely there. Juliet and Jake’s friends and community may have had a little something to do with it as well. I hope I get a chance to come back and visit as the series continues.
**I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book**
