Abigail’s Secret Book Review
About the book
Newly widowed mother Abby Baker goes home to Hope Harbor to help her ailing mother and restart her life. Weighed down by grief and fear of failure, she wishes she had the strength of her grandmother, who raised a young child alone while taking on the role of lighthouse keeper after her husband drowned. What was the secret of Granny Abigail’s strength?
Carson Stevens is a lighthouse enthusiast who has bought the deteriorating Hope Island lighthouse to restore it and turn it into a bed-and-breakfast. When he meets Abby, he wants the attractive granddaughter of the former keepers to be part of the restoration.
As Abby and Carson work together, they uncover clues to a family secret that threatens to change Abby’s life forever. But someone is trying to sabotage their efforts at restoration.
Renovating the old lighthouse is Abby and Carson’s goal, but as they grow closer, they discover that what they’ve really needed is a renovation of their hearts.
My Thoughts
I always love stories set in the present that give me a glimpse from the past. That’s exactly what I experienced when reading Abigail’s Secret. Fortunately, it doesn’t take too long to discover what the secret is, although there are two Abigails in the story and the secret belonged to the one I didn’t expect.
As another reviewer stated, this was an easy read. Light on the romance with more focus on the lighthouse restoration and the older Abigail’s secret diary. I would have liked the storyline regarding the yacht owner to have occurred a little earlier in the story. The explanation for his interest in the younger Abigail happened more quickly than I liked. There was not enough time to flesh out his connection to Abigail and her mother. Likewise, her connection to Carson was all wrapped up in the epilogue. It’s probably just my preference that both scenes had been expanded further.
Although this was a miss for me, I am reading something else by this author as part of a novella collection and enjoying it much more.
3 Stars
*Many thanks to the author for providing a copy for review.
*Jewelry will be coming for this book! I can’t resist making some lighthouse designs, so check back soon for a Jewelry Stories post. 🙂
