The Promise of Forgiveness by Marin Thomas

Sometimes forgiveness is a tough nut to crack especially when it comes to family. Sometimes family is easier to forgive than others but then sometime family is tough to think about forgiving. This new release that I was able to review takes on the topic of forgiveness in a family situation and it made for an entertaining read. Here are my thoughts on this new book.

The Promise of Forgiveness by Marin Thomas
Publisher: NAL (March 1, 2016)
ISBN-13: 978-0451476296

About THE PROMISE OF FORGIVENESS:

A novel of love, forgiveness, and the unbreakable bonds of family from award-nominated author Marin Thomas . . .

When it comes to family, Ruby Baxter hasn’t had much luck. The important men in her early life abandoned her and any time a decent boyfriend came along, she ran away. But now Ruby is thirty and convinced she is failing her teenage daughter. Mia is the one good thing in her life, and Ruby hopes a move to Kansas will fix what’s broken between them.

But the road to redemption takes a detour. Hank McArthur, the biological father Ruby never knew existed, would like her to claim her inheritance: a dusty oil ranch just outside of Unforgiven, Oklahoma.

As far as first impressions go, the gruff, emotionally distant rancher isn’t what Ruby has hoped for in a father. Yet Hank seems to have a gift for rehabilitating abused horses—and for reaching Mia. And if Ruby wants to entertain the possibility of a relationship with Joe Dawson, the ranch foreman, she must find a way to open her heart to the very first man who left her behind.

My Thoughts

Finding out you’re adopted is probably a difficult situation especially if you have no idea and you’re now an adult. Finding out that your biological parent is trying to get in touch with you that’s got to be a trying time as well.

The author introduces us to Ruby who is a struggling single parent. She is having difficulty with her own child and now she’s being called home to a parent she didn’t know existed. Smack in the middle of the barren heart of Oklahoma is ranch and a dying town where everyone knows your business. This is where Ruby and her daughter try to figure out life, learn to accept, and eventually come to deal with a new family.

The author includes a blossoming romance, a bit of mystery and intrigue, and growing acceptance that learning about your family can bring. This book was a very easy read, enlightening, endearing, and very entertaining. The author crafted lovely clean read that will leave you with a sense of forgiveness that may make you want to pick up the phone and make right anything that that you have going on in your life.

Highly enjoyable and a delight to read. Perfect for a weekend retreat you have been dying for!

Disclaimer: Chris has personally reviewed the product listed above. She has not received any monetary compensation for her review but did receive a free product to try out so she could evaluate and use it for this post. Her thoughts & opinions in this review are unbiased & honest and your opinions may differ.