Ginny Frost
Finding Home
Again by Darlene Fredette fulfilled the category “Book that takes Place
During my Favorite Season” for the PopSugar 2022 Reading Challenge. I’m a fall
girl through and through. The cool, crisp weather, the start of school, and
Halloween thrill me to no end. I’m not a fanatic about any one thing. I love it
all.
Finding Home
Again takes us to Redford Falls, Nova Scotia, as the leaves are turning.
Jordan McKenzie is working for her friend, Pearl Foster, in her large home as a
helper. They do not reveal immediately the exact nature of her job, as she and
Pearl have cooked up a plan to solve some past issues.
Together, they
are converting the friend’s home into a bed-and-breakfast. Pearl’s family
believes the two are restoring the building to its former glory. The
transformation is part of Pearl’s big plan for her siblings, Jordan, and her
town. Jordan plans to help run the place for Pearl. They’ve told Pearl’s kin
and the community that the woman suffered from a life-threatening heart attract.
Pearl hides, as she is supposed to be in intensive care.
As the book
unfolds, we learn Pearl has a mystery from the past she needs to solve. She further
wants to correct some wrongs with her nephew. Jordan gets caught in the middle.
And there she discovers truths from her history
and the possibility of a new future.
Okay, “caught in
the middle” is an understatement. The poor woman becomes the target of an
assassin! Well, more like a person trying to hide their past. Jordan’s dog is
kidnapped, and she is almost poisoned. (Though we find out later that it was an
accident.)
The family
returning for the reunion each have their own issues to deal with. Logan Crane,
our hero, wishes to reconnect with his aunt after a painful parting. He and
Jordan begin a romance that is fueled by all the drama and danger happening
around the inn. Logan learns the truth about his relationship with Pearl and
realizes his dreams of owning an architecture firm might not really be what he
wants.
Finding Home
Again is the fifth book in the Redford Falls series. I read the title as a
standalone. It was great all by itself. I mean, honestly, I do not know how Ms.
Fredette wrote a romantic mystery with elements of women’s fiction and family
drama in only 162 pages. The book had it all. The story was concise and wanted
for nothing. If the rest of the series is anything like this one, I need to grab
them ASAP.
I give Finding
Home Again by Darlene Fredette Five Husky Puppies (because we all deserve
puppies).