Melanie runs away. From conflict – from pain – from reality. She is a writer and lives in a make-believe world rather than in the real world. Craig, her husband, owns a development company. The company is in financial difficulty, but every time Craig tried to discuss it with Melanie, she just simply shuts down and walks away.
Home
By Ginny L. Yttrup
Shiloh Run Press
April 2017
Craig is building a custom-made house for one of his clients. He is spending a lot of time at the job site. Melanie becomes very concerned when she discovers who the client is. She has these thoughts – what if he falls for the beautiful widow, but like everything else she simply puts it out of her mind and tries to concentrate on her writing.
Melanie it’s on a strict deadline. Things at the house are distracting and she isn’t writing her daily word count. A friend of hers owns a house in Lake County. She suggests Melanie use it so she can write without any distractions. Melanie accepts and simply packs a bag and leave without discussing it with Craig. This is so like her – never considering anyone but herself.
Craig is so in over his head financially. He is almost to the point of losing his business and their home. He had tried discussing this with Melanie, but she simply tunes him out and walks away. He sells his boat and tools just to make the house payment. As a last resort he puts the house on the market even though the market is slow and he will not get the price the house is worth. When he sends Melanie a picture of the for sale sign in the yard she finally comes to realize what he’s been trying to tell her all along – they are in deep financial trouble.
Melanie needs to meet her deadline, return home to Greg and help him salvage his business. Selling their custom-made house will be hard, but for once in her life she needs to live in the real world instead of her make-believe world.
Will they be able to salvages the business or will they lose everything? Will they come to realize that home is not a house but where the heart is?
I enjoyed the book and highly recommend it.
Mary Asher, the Golden Reviewer, is a founding book blogger for BookGateway.com and has generously provided this review. She describes herself as “an 88 year young great-grandmother and an avid reader.”
This book was provided by the publisher for review.