Welcome to the Honey B&B by Melody Carlson: Book Review

 **ARC received via Netgalley for consideration. All opinions are my own. 

The Book

When life feels like it's closing in around you, sometimes the solution is to open the doors wide and invite others in . . .

Jewel McKerry is on the brink of unraveling as she heads home to Oregon to help care for her father who has early-onset dementia. Her thirteen-year-old daughter is upset about the move. Her beekeeper dad is a humorous handful. Her mom is overworked and overwhelmed. Finances are stretched tight. And, according to her father, the neighbors are nothing but trouble.

Despite all of these challenges, Jewel takes on one more when she convinces her parents to turn their decrepit farmhouse into a B&B in order to make some needed money. Her old high school flame turned contractor steps in to help, but Jewel isn't sure she can really trust him. And those "troublesome" neighbors? The handsome widower and his teenage daughter just might be the key to making all this work.

Get ready for a summer filled with family, good humor, and new beginnings!

The Author

Melody Carlson is the award-winning author of more than 250 books with sales of more than 7.5 million, including many bestselling Christmas novellas, young adult titles, and contemporary romances. She received a Romantic Times Career Achievement Award, her novel All Summer Long has been made into a Hallmark movie, and the movie based on her novel The Happy Camper premiered on UPtv in 2023. She and her family live in central Oregon.

Book Review

When I pick up a Melody Carlson book, I have no doubts that I am in for a beautiful story that is filled with so much heart... and that was absolutely the case with this one, though admittedly it wasn't quite what I expected either. In many ways, this was a tough story to read--- let's be honest, dementia is not an easy topic to read about. And yet, Melody created this story that was both humorous and heartfelt, not shying away from the difficult reality of FTD that so many face in a really genuine way. Those lighter hearted moments kept it from feeling too heavy overall, while still being very informative. You could certainly see the author's heart in this story. While this book was listed as romance, I would say it really does read more like women's fiction than romance in many ways. There is definitely some romance there still (and I loved this example of a true love story in CT and Honey), but I didn't feel like it was as much at the center of the story. If you're looking for a beautiful Christian fiction read, this is certainly one to check out. 



You can purchase your copy here: https://amzn.to/3CpU6EF