Lavender Blue by Donna Kauffman
Blue Hollow Falls #3

I love Blue Hollow Falls and the community that lives there. I can see it, feel it and want to be a member of it as I read the stories that take place within it. This was a book that warmed my heart and made me happy even though the heavy topic of loss, grieving and making one’s way forward with life after a great loss was central to this book. It was healing, good and provided a HEA...I thoroughly enjoyed it!

Hannah Montgomery and three of her friends, met at a grief group, have gone together to purchase a lavender farm in Blue Hollow Falls. Each of the women have suffered loss and bring special talents to their joint business venture. I look forward to finding out what will happen to Chey, Avery & Vivi in future books. Hannah is an artist and illustrator who lost her son and is divorced from her husband. Her way of living through the pain warmed my heart and as she shared her thoughts with others I grew to like her more and more. She was comfortable in her skin, knew what she wanted, was a good friend, willing to give and to share, enjoyed life and found humor and beauty around her.

Wilson “Will” McCall was a hunk and a half but a quiet deep sort of man. He is a widow and single parent of a fourteen year old son. In the previous book I liked him and hoped he would be able to deal with his grief and in this book he does just that...and opens himself up to what life again. I loved the way he interacted with his son and how that relationship grew, too. Will and Hannah were perfect for one another and I liked the slow growth to their relationship and the fire that entered it when they finally opened up to one another.

I loved this book and hope that this series will continue long enough for Will’s son Jake to grow up and choose what he wants to do with his life and also to find out what will happen to Bailey – she is someone I would love to see as an adult in the future.

Thank you to NetGalley and Kensginton-Zebra for the ARC – This is my honest review.

5 Stars ( )

Lavender Blue is a story about people recovering from devastating losses & learning to trust & love again. Hannah lost her son when he was only 7 years old. While she was grieving, she had to deal with the end of her marriage & her husband cheating. Now she’s in a good place in her life. She’s moving on & is interested in Will.

Will is quiet & gruff. He’s having a hard time getting over the death of his wife. His son has started playing the fiddle & singing like his mother did. Will can barely stand to hear him because he sounds just like his mother. He’s drawn to Hannah but feels guilty about that too.

These are interesting characters & a difficult subject. It was interesting that Hannah was able to help others by explaining how she overcame her grief but she had the “head in the sand” attitude when she backslid. She wasn’t sure what was going on. The supporting characters added depth to the story & additional color. This book is part of a series but can be easily read as a stand alone. Characters from the first books pop in but there isn’t anything to confuse you. ( )