PUBLISHER DESCRIPTION:
“Sometimes treasure can be found where you least expect it.
In the decade since high school graduation, Christine Sawyer has realized her dream of opening Treasure Hunting Antique Mall, the place where shoppers find gems that are new to them. Between her store, her house, and her role as a doting aunt, she’s happy with her life—if a bit lonely. But she’s used to being less lucky in love than her fraternal twin sister. Britney was always the popular one, the head cheerleader who dated the homecoming king and quarterback, while Christine stayed in the shadows.
Brent Nicholson is still trying to come to grips with the shambles his life has become. After leading his football team to a state championship, he suffered a career-ending injury. Now he’s lost his construction business thanks to his so-called best friend. So when his great-aunt Midge asks for his help readying her home to put it on the market, the opportunity to spend time with his biggest fan is a balm to his bruised soul.
But the antiques Brent finds in his aunt’s house lead him to an unexpected partnership with Christine. After being blind to her for so many years, is it too late for the former high school jock to win the heart of the self-proclaimed “nerdy twin”?
As they shift through items of the past, Christine and Brent learn to let go of the pieces they don’t want to bring into the future—and realize the value of what’s in front of them today.”
“Hometown charm and swoon-worthy second chances make this a must read.” —Kristen Mckanagh, author of Snowball’s Christmas
- Sweet, stand-alone contemporary romance
- Book length: approximately 90,000 words
- Includes discussion questions for book clubs
- More contemporary romance to love by Amy Clipston:?The Heart of Splendid Lake andThe View from Coral Cove
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My Review:
I loved the theme of “something old, something new” that’s carried out in the storyline of this sweet story. Both of the main characters, Christine Sawyer and Brent Nicholson, realize that life has not turned out the way they first imagined when they graduated from high school. Due to an injury, Brent lost his football career, and finds himself trying to establish another career. Christine had expected that she’d be married with a family by this point in her life, yet that dream had not come true for her. As Brent returns to his home town, his past with Christine’s twin sister seem to keep them apart. Can the “something old” of the past turn into “something new” for Christine and Brent?
I enjoyed reading this book with its “second chance” theme. I also enjoyed reading about the antiques that Christine sold in her antique shop. The setting of the small town of Flowering Grove, North Carolina, made a nice backdrop to the story and the secondary characters of the town added to the storyline. Amy Clipston’s books always have great characters and interesting storylines, and she does not disappoint with this new book.
I voluntarily received a copy of this book from the publisher. All opinions are my own.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Amy Clipston has been writing for as long as she can remember. Her fiction writing “career” began in elementary school when she and a close friend wrote and shared silly stories. She has a degree in communications from Virginia Wesleyan University and is a member of the Authors Guild, American Christian Fiction Writers, and Romance Writers of America. She has sold more than a million books and is the author of the bestselling Kauffman Amish Bakery series, Hearts of the Lancaster Grand Hotel series, Amish Heirloom series, Amish Homestead series, and Amish Marketplace series with HarperCollins Christian Publishing. Amy works full-time for the City of Charlotte, NC, and lives in North Carolina with her husband, two sons, mother, and six spoiled rotten cats. You can find Amy at AmyClipston.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/AmyClipstonBooks, and on Twitter at @AmyClipston.