Where Promises Remain

By Heidi Chiavaroli

Hannah Martin thought she was about to have an empty nest . . . until the illegitimate daughter of her late husband shows up on her doorstep.

Five years after her husband's death, Hannah Martin runs a successful inn and serves the needy in her community. Despite a house full of guests, she's worried about the loneliness that will come with an empty nest. Now that no one needs her for anything other than serving her famous five-course breakfasts and retrieving fresh towels, she throws herself into winning Camden's Hospitality Grant. With the help of the grant, the bed and breakfast will bring in even more customers and Hannah won't have time to think about what she's missing.

But when a handsome lumberjack named Kevin moves in next door, Hannah's attraction to the widowed bachelor knocks her off-kilter. Just as she begins to think about dating again, a young woman arrives at the bed and breakfast claiming to be the illegitimate daughter of Hannah's late husband.

When the Orchard House's chances at the Hospitality grant is threatened, Hannah's children oppose her "new" daughter moving in, and Kevin's problems start to bleed over into her own, she must decide what matters most-before she loses the grant, the bed and breakfast's reputation, and perhaps, her second chance at love.

This is Book 7 in The Orchard House Bed and Breakfast Series, a contemporary twist on the well-loved classic, Little Women. Readers will fall in love with the Martin family-Maggie, Josie, Lizzie, Bronson, Amie, and their mother Hannah-each trying to find their own way in the world and each discovering that love, home, and hope are closer than they appear.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1957663065
• ISBN13: 9781957663067
• Release Date: April 2023
• Publisher: Hope Creek Publishers
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

heart-warming

"One only had the preciousness of each sunrise to build their legacy." I didn't realize how much I've missed Heidi Chiavaroli's lyrical voice until I started reading. This is book 7 of the series but can be read as a stand-alone; I have not read the previous books but didn't feel lost. The author does a great job of integrating the history of the Martin family from the past six books into this new plot to make it all seamless. Within the grounds of a beautiful bed and breakfast located in the picturesque Camden, Maine, path to true and lasting forgiveness, hard work of acceptance, and gift of belonging are discovered and shared. It's a heart-warming story that makes me want to go back and read the entire series. I loved Hannah's generous, compassionate, honest first person voice sharing her motherly wisdom and joys of falling in love again. Kevin's down-to-earth and practical personality fit Hannah well and his dedication to his nephew made him a great hero. Hannah and Kevin's faith journeys dove deep and were thought-provoking. And Hannah's large family was such a pleasure to get to know. If you've never read Heidi Chiavaroli's contemporary series, it's time you picked up these books. I received the book from the publisher via JustRead Tours and was under no obligation to post a positive comment. All opinions are my own.