One of the best books I've read this year!!!From the start up to the last, I was hooked on this book!The story and the characters are great!
The story is about a woman who gave up her daughter for her to have a life she can't give despite her not want to give her away and the daughter who will learn on what she truly wants in life. The characters, Bella, Destiny and Gavin are amazing. They are easy to relate with and like. Bella, a woman who wants to meet the daughter she gave away years ago. But as the years go by, she became an independent woman with a kind heart and an understanding person.
Destiny, a woman who became somewhat rebellious but an amazing woman who is sweet and wants to make a life on her own and be independent.
Gavin, a man who I want to punch when I first met him in the story but as the story goes, I fell in love with him. He has a bad experience in a relationship that made him swore off having another one, a mistake. But when he met Bella, things changed.
As the story goes, these characters will have an amazing and interesting adventure in their life that will make you cry, fall in love and laugh. Ms. Kate nailed it!!!! I'm looking forward to reading more of her books in the future!
When sixteen year old Bella gave up her baby, Destiny, for adoption her agreement with the adoptive parents was to send pictures and letters yearly to Bella, but after 5 years the letters stopped. Bella is now in her 30’s and she still wonders about what happened to Destiny.
When Destiny’s adoptive father contacts Bella the mystery to why they stopped writing to her becomes clear. She wants to contact Destiny and she hopes she will be able to see her. At the same time, Bella who is a librarian is trying to help out a local bookstore owned by a grandfatherly man named Henry. Henry is in poor health, and his handsome nephew Gavin thinks the store is too much for him and he wants to close it because it is also losing money.
Bella needs to convince Gavin to keep the store, but Gavin is a complication she doesn’t need right now. She feels stretched between her job, her need to see her daughter and her friendship with Henry.
I read this book because my mom was adopted, and I wanted to understand her feelings and those of her birth mom, whom she never found; and the feelings of her adoptive mother, my grandmother.
Kate Vale touched on all those feelings, and I got the impression that my grandmother may have been more like Destiny’s adoptive mother. So for me personally this novel held some eye opening revelations.
As I finished reading Destiny’s Second Chance I kept thinking it was really Bella’s second chance. I enjoyed reading it so I’m giving it 4 stars. My only caution to readers is that there is some sexual content.
I got this book from the author. She is amazing. She brings characters to life. You can really relate to the characters as everyone knows someone adopted. And a love story to boot. She can make you laugh and cry throughout the book. It's a ten out of ten! Can't wait to see your next book, Kate!
I found the story of Destiny's Second Chance so heartwarming. I have relatives and friends who have adopted children and wonder how their future will play out. The characters are so real in this book, I was laughing and crying along with them.
Not only does the book portray the story of Bella having to give her child up for adoption it also has a beautiful love store intertwined.
Bella got pregnant as a teenager and was forced by her parents to put her baby up for adoption. Twenty one years later she is contacted by the father and told now that Destiny is of age, Bella may contact her. So Bella sends a letter. The two share phone calls, emails, texts and decide to meet. The two end up staying together for a little bit of time, where Destiny gets to know her birth mother, realizes what she wants to do as a career and she can finally understand her adoptive mother and fix their failing relationship. Bella has many friends but can't seem to find the right man to spend her life with. While getting to know her daughter, a man comes into her life. Is Gavin really a guy she should get to know? Do long distance relationships work out? Is there a possibility he would move to Washington? Will she give him a chance or has her heart been damaged for good?
I absolutely fell in love with this story. I immediately connected with the characters and didn't want to put the book down until I knew how it ended.
You get drawn into the characters lives. Lots of obstacles thrown in. But love wins in the end. A feel good read.
I loved the story and its characters,i am reading crossing paths and i love this book,i will pass these books on to friends,waiting to get next book and to check out other books.
Pretty good story of a man and woman who fall in love but are from different financial backgrounds. Then the man find out he has stomach cancer and the woman finds secrets in her mothers diary. I enjoyed wondering if the characters would end up together and if there would be a happy ending.
Without giving away what the characters struggle with and overcome, I just have to say that I found myself rooting for Danni and Ben and hoping everything would work out! It does have some hard parts to read (for me anyway) Like any good book I found myself feeling sympathetic for Danni and the decisions she is faced with! Looking forward to more books by Kate Vale!
Family Bonds is a story about a young girl who's life has been far from perfect. Her dad died while she was young and her mother died before she could graduate from college. Jane meets a young man named Chet, who has quite the reputation of a bad boy around town and also college. She spends awhile trying to get rid of him, but he won't give up and eventually she goes on a date with him.
This is a story of two young people trying to find themselves and make a future in this crazy world. What they have to go through to get there is amazing. I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a wholesome love story!