Like a Silver Bell by Lindsay HarrelMy rating: 💛💛💛💛
This was such a heartwarming and comforting story about learning to find yourself and to trust again after experiencing physical abuse from the person who should love and protect you. I feel that the author did a great job of making Kara's emotional struggles and fear feel realistic.
This is the third book in the Novella series, but the fourth book set in Port Willis, and unfortunately the first I've read for my OCD with reading series in order. This one can be read as a standalone, but I will definitely go back and read the rest of the series soon.
I appreciated how the author took a difficult subject, one a lot of people have to deal with, and highlighted this struggle in this sensitive and warm Christmas theme story.
*I received a complimentary copy from the author. All opinions expressed are my own.*
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About the book:
Kara Elise Gentry’s trust in men is shattered...
...especially wealthy ones.
But after spending seven years as the wife of a powerful CEO—a praiseworthy man on the outside, but a monster behind closed doors—who can blame her?
Now, three years after finding the courage to leave him, Kara is trying to make a life for herself and her young daughter. She’s moving forward, working a job she loves at Boston-based New Dawn Women’s Council, the very non-profit that made her second chance possible.
That job lands her overseas in the quaint village of Port Willis just two weeks before Christmas. As the special events coordinator for New Dawn’s main office in Boston, Kara is overseeing the fundraiser that will help to finance and launch their London office.
And, like every good fundraiser should, this one includes a three-night stay at a historic English estate and a Winter Ball.
Kara has planned for every contingency—except Warren Kensington.
The handsome president of the charity’s board of directors seems like a good guy. Then again, so did Kara’s ex until they got married.
Still, there’s something about Warren that draws Kara to him. Can she let down her walls and trust again, or will they both return to Boston broken hearted this Christmas?
Lose yourself in the magic of this modern-day Austen-esque romance, where the friendships are sweet and the kisses are sweeter.
...especially wealthy ones.
But after spending seven years as the wife of a powerful CEO—a praiseworthy man on the outside, but a monster behind closed doors—who can blame her?
Now, three years after finding the courage to leave him, Kara is trying to make a life for herself and her young daughter. She’s moving forward, working a job she loves at Boston-based New Dawn Women’s Council, the very non-profit that made her second chance possible.
That job lands her overseas in the quaint village of Port Willis just two weeks before Christmas. As the special events coordinator for New Dawn’s main office in Boston, Kara is overseeing the fundraiser that will help to finance and launch their London office.
And, like every good fundraiser should, this one includes a three-night stay at a historic English estate and a Winter Ball.
Kara has planned for every contingency—except Warren Kensington.
The handsome president of the charity’s board of directors seems like a good guy. Then again, so did Kara’s ex until they got married.
Still, there’s something about Warren that draws Kara to him. Can she let down her walls and trust again, or will they both return to Boston broken hearted this Christmas?
Lose yourself in the magic of this modern-day Austen-esque romance, where the friendships are sweet and the kisses are sweeter.
About the author:
Lindsay Harrel is a lifelong book nerd with a B.A. in journalism and M.A. in English. She lives in Arizona with her young family and two golden retrievers in serious need of training. Lindsay has held a variety of jobs, including curriculum editor for two universities, medical and business writer, and copywriter for a digital marketing agency. Now she juggles stay-at-home mommyhood with working freelance jobs, teaching college English courses online, and—of course—writing novels.
When she actually has time to do other things, she loves to sing, read, and sip passion iced teas from Starbucks. She loves to watch God work in ordinary lives to create something extraordinary, and she writes to bring hope to those who may have lost it along the way. Connect with her at www.LindsayHarrel.com and any other place she hangs out online, including Facebook and Twitter.
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