The Road Before Us by Janine RoscheMy rating: 💛💛💛
Rating 3.5
This road trip story made me want to plan my own Route 66 or similar road trip soon!
This road trip was filled with memories, old love stories and fun moments. The author brought together three different periods, present day, 1956 and 2003, and three different stories and memories together through one road, Route 66.
Though there was quite a few difficult topics in this story, dementia, kidnapping, Ponzi schemes just being some, it was told in a sensitive manner through the lives of the characters.
I loved Benny, and how she brought so many people together. Jade’s story was sad and only at the end was revealed could have been so much worse. Bridger had so much to overcome and enjoyed his prodigal son story.
The connection between Jade and Bridger added fun, banter, and some swoony kisses.
I enjoyed my journey along route 66, together with Benny, Bridger, and Jade.
*I received a complimentary copy from the publisher. All opinions expressed are my own.*
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About the book:
How far would you go to fix the mistakes you've made and regain the trust you lost? For Jade Jessup, the answer is 2,448 miles. Once one of Chicago's significant financial advisors, Jade lost her credibility when her fiancé (and coworker) stole millions of dollars from their clients in a Ponzi scheme. Now she's agreed to help one of them--an aging 1960s Hollywood starlet named Berenice "Benny" Alderidge--seek financial restoration.
Jade sets off along Route 66 with Benny and her handsome adult foster son, Bridger, who is filming a documentary retracing the 1956 trip that started the love story between Benny and her recently deceased husband, Paul. Listening to Benny recount her story draws Jade into memories of her own darker association with Route 66, when she was kidnapped as a child by a man the media labeled a monster--but she remembers only as daddy.
Together, all three of these pilgrims will learn about family, forgiveness, and what it means to live free of the past. But not before Jade faces a second staggering betrayal that changes everything.
Jade sets off along Route 66 with Benny and her handsome adult foster son, Bridger, who is filming a documentary retracing the 1956 trip that started the love story between Benny and her recently deceased husband, Paul. Listening to Benny recount her story draws Jade into memories of her own darker association with Route 66, when she was kidnapped as a child by a man the media labeled a monster--but she remembers only as daddy.
Together, all three of these pilgrims will learn about family, forgiveness, and what it means to live free of the past. But not before Jade faces a second staggering betrayal that changes everything.
About the author:
My name is Janine Rosche (rhymes with “crochet”), and I write stories that celebrate life, love, and family without shying away from the struggles and heartache we experience along the way. I find inspiration for my novels from my travels to rustic yet breathtaking destinations all across the United States.
My name is Janine Rosche (rhymes with “crochet”), and I write stories that celebrate life, love, and family without shying away from the struggles and heartache we experience along the way. I find inspiration for my novels from my travels to rustic yet breathtaking destinations all across the United States.
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