"The Dandelion Field" by Kathryn Springer

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Ginevieve Lightly has spent her life doing two things: running from various situations, and trying to make sure her daughter Raine will have more options in life than she did. Now Raine is a senior in high school, and when their car breaks down in a small Wisconsin town Gin promises her they will stay in Banister Falls until the end of the school year. Gin is working as a waitress and counting down the months until they can move on, until Raine makes a startling announcement that changes everything.

Fireman Dan Moretti has helped raise Cody since the day his best friend, Cody's father, died in a fire they were both fighting. Dan loves Cody and his mother, and has been waiting for the right moment to ask Evie to marry him. It has been his joy to watch Cody grow into an upstanding young man who loves the Lord, and it rocks Dan and Evie to the core when Cody reveals that his girlfriend Raine is pregnant and he is the baby's father.

Knowing from personal experience how long and hard the road is for a young single mother, Gin is ready to cut all ties and whisk Raine away, but Raine and Cody want time to make a decision that is best for them and the future of the baby. Dan tries to play intermediary between Gin and Evie, two women who are vastly different from each other in personality but both fiercely protective of their children.

God has gifted Dan with the ability to see Gin's heart needs rather the front she likes to show the world, and as he gets to know her he realizes that even though he thought he knew how his life would play out, God may have different plans for him. Gin is meanwhile taken by surprise at the compassion shown to her family when everyone should hate them for the turn of events in their golden boy's life. She's always felt it was best to be the first to leave and to burn all bridges behind her, but the hands now extended to her hint that not all relationships have to end in pain and loss.

This book was beautifully written and completely captivating, and the themes were covered with grace and sensitivity. This is one of those stories that has a lot of real life in it, and at times will leave you frustrated and aching at the decisions the characters make, unable to resist reading one more chapter to see if Gin, Dan, Raine, and Cody can find a way to overcome obstacles and stand in love and support of each other in less than ideal circumstances. I'd recommend this book for anyone looking for their next good read.

I received my copy from LitFuse Publicity in exchange for this honest review. All opinions are my own.


Get ready for Valentine's Day with a new story of romance and falling in love in Kathryn Springer's The Dandelion Field. The handsome firefighter makes a living “coming to the rescue,” but Gin is used to fighting her own battles. Can a woman who doesn't believe in happy endings take a chance on a new beginning?


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