Memory Lane by Becky Wade Series: Sons of Scandal #1
on February 23, 2023
Genres: Fiction / Christian / Romance / General
Format: Audiobook
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After surviving a trauma several years back, Remy Reed relocated to a cottage on one of Maine’s most remote islands. She’s arranged her life just the way she wants it, spending her time working on her wood sculptures and soaking in the beauty of nature. It’s quiet and solitary—until the day she spots something bobbing in the ocean.
Her binoculars reveal the “something” to be a man, and he’s struggling to keep his head above water. She races out to save him and brings him into her home. He’s injured, which doesn’t detract from his handsomeness nor make him any easier to bear. He acts like a duke who’s misplaced his dukedom . . . expensive tastes, lazy charm, bossy ideas.
Remy would love nothing more than to return him to his people, but he has no recollection of his life prior to the moment she rescued him. Though she’s not interested in relationships other than the safe ones she’s already established, she begins to realize that he’s coming to depend on her.
Who is he? What happened that landed him in the Atlantic Ocean? And why is she drawn to him more and more as time goes by?
There’s no way to discover those answers except to walk beside him down memory lane.
I came to read this book almost on accident but somewhat on purpose. I decided to join the Christian Fiction Reading Challenge this year. The book for January (I know it’s February but I’m being realistic of what I can accomplish!) was Becky Wade’s Uneasy Street. However, it’s the 3rd in a series and while it can completely be read as a stand alone I just don’t operate that way . . . queue in the first two books in the series!
I’m coming to learn that romance is not my genre. Maybe because I’m old? I’m jaded? Maybe both. I am really a mystery, historical fiction, or coming of age kinda gal. I don’t mind romance in my reading as a part of the story just not the story. What I loved about this book is just that, yes it’s romance but there’s so much more going on. Well developed characters (even the supporting cast), side story lines that build the story and not distract from the story and a subtle romance that really helps develop the story progression but also is real to the characters. I’ve read Becky Wade before, in the wayback machine, but this book really did it for me. It drew me in and kept all the story lines perfectly interwoven from start to finish. Literally engaged with imperfect people with believable baggage even if some of their lives seem so foreign to me (hello generational wealth) to the very end. Waiting impatiently until I would have a chance to listen to just one more chapter. However, if I hear hydration is key one more time I may throw things because I can.
I do want to add a caution, just trying to be careful to set it up without giving away a part of the story. But I’ll just do it and rip the bandaid. While not graphic or super detailed there is a sexual assault that has happened (not actively in the story but history that comes up) that does build a character story line throughout the book once it’s revealed. There is also a side story line that someone passing away that references to the potential that someone took their own life that does play throughout the book. Both carry the promise of growth throughout the book but for those sensitive about those topics please keep that in mind.
About Becky Wade
During her childhood in California, Becky frequently produced homemade plays starring her sisters, friends, and cousins. These plays almost always featured a heroine, a prince, and a love story with a happy ending. She’s been a fan of all things romantic ever since.
Becky and her husband lived overseas in the Caribbean and Australia before settling in Dallas, Texas. It was during her years abroad that Becky’s passion for reading turned into a passion for writing. She published three historical romances for the general market, put her career on hold for many years to care for her kids, then eventually returned to writing. She loves penning sweet contemporary romances laced with sizzling chemistry, mystery, faith, banter, and humor. Her novels have been recognized with Carol Awards, INSPY awards, and a spot in the Christy Award Hall of Fame.
When she’s not at her computer, you’ll find her power-walking her neighborhood, driving carpool, eating chocolate, doing yoga, or admiring her Cavalier spaniel.
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