Finding Hope by Pamela Gossiaux
TriCat Publishing, 231 pp, May 12, 2020; available after May 26 on BN
$4.99 ebook
$14.95 print
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About the Book:
An introverted horse-whisperer, a famous equine artist, and
the mare who brings them together.
Tori Reynolds has never liked the term “breaking” horses to
ride. Instead, she earns their trust, and can climb aboard a wild mustang the
same day she meets it. Her farm, an historic bed and breakfast, sits along the
beautiful shores of Lake Michigan in the small town of St. Ives, and her life
as a B&B owner and sought-after horse whisperer is pretty much perfect.
Until a visit to New York City changes everything.
Matt Cheval is a handsome, nationally-known artist. When
Tori steps into his Manhattan art show, she unexpectedly finds herself and her
horse in his paintings. Angry and frightened, she is now faced with the memory
of a day she has spent years trying to forget.
Tori flees back to the security of her farm and the comfort
of her horse, but Matt follows to apologize for a wrong he isn't sure he knows
how to fix. Torn between anger and her growing feelings for Matt, she wonders
if she has wrongly judged this sensitive artist. Maybe some wounds can be
healed.
But when tragedy strikes, will their hope in the future, and
their faith in God hold their relationship together? Or will they lose each
other forever?
My review:
Finding Hope is for horse-loving, artsy romantics everywhere.
Set primarily in Michigan’s windy upper west coast, an artist and a B&B
hostess never forgot their perfect day. Except she was married horse trainer
and farmer, and he was getting his art career underway.
Four years later, things have changed drastically. Tori, farm
B&B owner, now widowed an author of several books on horse training, and
Matt, the painter, have hit new highs. Tori is stunned to find herself and her
beloved farm the as-yet-unidentified subject of Matt’s most famous traveling
art show when she runs across him in New York where she’s come to demonstrate
horse training and sign books. The mystery woman and her horse become a hot
topic in the five-minute limelight world of the insatiably curious public, and
when Tori’s worst nightmares come true, both Tori and Matt’s worlds fall apart.
Told in alternating points of view, Finding Hope is a story of healing, both from the past and from
present wounds, and learning to forge new paths with the ones we can trust. Lovingly
framed by Tori’s beloved horse, Hope, the characters learn to recognize their
strengths and weaknesses, especially through the lens of their Christian faith.
Horse lovers and painters, and those who enjoy Michigan’s
historic west coast will enjoy this sweet romance with a slight twist in the
happily-ever-after.
About the Author
Pamela Gossiaux the international bestselling author of the
books Ordinary Girl, Good Enough, Why Is There a Lemon in My Fruit Salad? How
to Stay Sweet When Life Turns Sour, and A Kid at Heart: Becoming a Child of Our
Heavenly Father, as well as the highly acclaimed inspirational Russo Romantic
Mystery series.
Pamela has been writing and working with writers for several decades. She has a
dual BA degree from the University of Michigan in Creative Writing and English
Language and Literature, and over 20 years of journalism writing experience.
She teaches writing workshops and has been the editor for published books in a
wide variety of genres, both fiction and non-fiction, including best sellers.
An avid horse enthusiast, she enjoys being outdoors and working in her garden.
She also loves chocolate, and prefers to curl up with a good book in her
downtime. Pamela lives in Michigan with her husband, two sons, and three cats.
Visit her website at PamelaGossiaux.com.
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