Close to Home by Carolyne Aarsen

Michelle: This book was so good! It's about a woman, Dodie, who is about to turn thirty years old and is struggling when she comes face-to-face with her past, and the reason behind why he IS her past...She has a secret she's carried for six years, and though she thinks she's moved on, she soon discovered that what happened to her six years ago was still very painful and raw...

Of course, Jace as his questions too. Why did she suddenly leave his life? What happened six years ago? Could he light the spark they once had now that he's temporarily back?

And then when Dodie is forced to come face-to-face with the issue from her past, she can't handle it and once again pushes the man she loves out of her life...

This book is SO good! The emotions, the intensity, the drama...it's all very realistic. This is one of those stories that you really do feel satisfied and happy at the end. Jace's reaction to the truth may not be the one we hope for, but it's the human response, and it was perfect....I DO think he let the man responsible for Dodie's pain off to easily..he deserved a punch in the nose for starters...

The religious aspects in this book were very good as well. First Dodie leads Jace to Christ, then Dodie looses some of her faith. For years, she doesn't acknowledge God is still there. Then Jace helps her come back to God. The prayer her father prays after the truth comes out is very good.

READ THIS BOOK...it's Very, very, very, very good!!!